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After this there was a feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
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Soon another Feast came around and Jesus was back in Jerusalem.
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Some time later, Jesus went up to Jerusalem for a feast of the Jews.
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After this there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
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Afterward Jesus returned to Jerusalem for one of the Jewish holy days.
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Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches.
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Near the Sheep Gate in Jerusalem there was a pool, in Hebrew called Bethesda, with five alcoves.
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Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate a pool, which in Aramaic is called Bethesda and which is surrounded by five covered colonnades.
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Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool, which is called in Hebrew, Bethesda, having five porches.
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Inside the city, near the Sheep Gate, was the pool of Bethesda, with five covered porches.
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In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water.
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Hundreds of sick people--blind, crippled, paralyzed--were in these alcoves.
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Here a great number of disabled people used to lie--the blind, the lame, the paralyzed.
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In these lay a great multitude of sick people, blind, lame, paralyzed, waiting for the moving of the water.
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Crowds of sick people--blind, lame, or paralyzed--lay on the porches.
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For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and troubled the water: whosoever then first after the troubling of the water stepped in was made whole of whatsoever disease he had.
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One man had been an invalid there for thirty-eight years.
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For an angel went down at a certain time into the pool and stirred up the water; then whoever stepped in first, after the stirring of the water, was made well of whatever disease he had.
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And a certain man was there, which had an infirmity thirty and eight years.
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When Jesus saw him stretched out by the pool and knew how long he had been there, he said, "Do you want to get well?"
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One who was there had been an invalid for thirty-eight years.
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Now a certain man was there who had an infirmity thirty-eight years.
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One of the men lying there had been sick for thirty-eight years.
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When Jesus saw him lie, and knew that he had been now a long time in that case, he saith unto him, Wilt thou be made whole?
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The sick man said, "Sir, when the water is stirred, I don't have anybody to put me in the pool. By the time I get there, somebody else is already in."
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When Jesus saw him lying there and learned that he had been in this condition for a long time, he asked him, "Do you want to get well?"
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When Jesus saw him lying there, and knew that he already had been in that condition a long time, He said to him, "Do you want to be made well?"
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When Jesus saw him and knew how long he had been ill, he asked him, "Would you like to get well?"
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The impotent man answered him, Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool: but while I am coming, another steppeth down before me.
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Jesus said, "Get up, take your bedroll, start walking."
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"Sir," the invalid replied, "I have no one to help me into the pool when the water is stirred. While I am trying to get in, someone else goes down ahead of me."
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The sick man answered Him, "Sir, I have no man to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up; but while I am coming, another steps down before me."
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"I can't, sir," the sick man said, "for I have no one to help me into the pool when the water is stirred up. While I am trying to get there, someone else always gets in ahead of me."
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Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk.
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The man was healed on the spot. He picked up his bedroll and walked off. That day happened to be the Sabbath.
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Then Jesus said to him, "Get up! Pick up your mat and walk."
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Jesus said to him, "Rise, take up your bed and walk."
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Jesus told him, "Stand up, pick up your sleeping mat, and walk!"
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And immediately the man was made whole, and took up his bed, and walked: and on the same day was the sabbath.
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The Jews stopped the healed man and said, "It's the Sabbath. You can't carry your bedroll around. It's against the rules."
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At once the man was cured; he picked up his mat and walked. The day on which this took place was a Sabbath,
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And immediately the man was made well, took up his bed, and walked. And that day was the Sabbath.
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Instantly, the man was healed! He rolled up the mat and began walking! But this miracle happened on the Sabbath day.
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The Jews therefore said unto him that was cured, It is the sabbath day: it is not lawful for thee to carry thy bed.
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But he told them, "The man who made me well told me to. He said, "Take your bedroll and start walking.'"
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and so the Jews said to the man who had been healed, "It is the Sabbath; the law forbids you to carry your mat."
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The Jews therefore said to him who was cured, "It is the Sabbath; it is not lawful for you to carry your bed."
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So the Jewish leaders objected. They said to the man who was cured, "You can't work on the Sabbath! It's illegal to carry that sleeping mat!"
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He answered them, He that made me whole, the same said unto me, Take up thy bed, and walk.
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They asked, "Who gave you the order to take it up and start walking?"
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But he replied, "The man who made me well said to me, 'Pick up your mat and walk.'"
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He answered them, "He who made me well said to me, "Take up your bed and walk."'
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He replied, "The man who healed me said to me, 'Pick up your sleeping mat and walk.'"
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Then asked they him, What man is that which said unto thee, Take up thy bed, and walk?
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But the healed man didn't know, for Jesus had slipped away into the crowd.
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So they asked him, "Who is this fellow who told you to pick it up and walk?"
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Then they asked him, "Who is the Man who said to you, "Take up your bed and walk'?"
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"Who said such a thing as that?" they demanded.
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And he that was healed wist not who it was: for Jesus had conveyed himself away, a multitude being in that place.
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A little later Jesus found him in the Temple and said, "You look wonderful! You're well! Don't return to a sinning life or something worse might happen."
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The man who was healed had no idea who it was, for Jesus had slipped away into the crowd that was there.
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But the one who was healed did not know who it was, for Jesus had withdrawn, a multitude being in that place.
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The man didn't know, for Jesus had disappeared into the crowd.
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Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee.
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The man went back and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well.
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Later Jesus found him at the temple and said to him, "See, you are well again. Stop sinning or something worse may happen to you."
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Afterward Jesus found him in the temple, and said to him, "See, you have been made well. Sin no more, lest a worse thing come upon you."
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But afterward Jesus found him in the Temple and told him, "Now you are well; so stop sinning, or something even worse may happen to you."
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The man departed, and told the Jews that it was Jesus, which had made him whole.
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That is why the Jews were out to get Jesus--because he did this kind of thing on the Sabbath.
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The man went away and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well.
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The man departed and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well.
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Then the man went to find the Jewish leaders and told them it was Jesus who had healed him.
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And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbath day.
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But Jesus defended himself. "My Father is working straight through, even on the Sabbath. So am I."
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So, because Jesus was doing these things on the Sabbath, the Jews persecuted him.
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For this reason the Jews persecuted Jesus, and sought to kill Him, because He had done these things on the Sabbath.
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So the Jewish leaders began harassing Jesus for breaking the Sabbath rules.
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But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and I work.
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That really set them off. The Jews were now not only out to expose him; they were out to kill him. Not only was he breaking the Sabbath, but he was calling God his own Father, putting himself on a level with God.
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Jesus said to them, "My Father is always at his work to this very day, and I, too, am working."
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But Jesus answered them, "My Father has been working until now, and I have been working."
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But Jesus replied, "My Father never stops working, so why should I?"
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Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God.
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So Jesus explained himself at length. "I'm telling you this straight. The Son can't independently do a thing, only what he sees the Father doing. What the Father does, the Son does.
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For this reason the Jews tried all the harder to kill him; not only was he breaking the Sabbath, but he was even calling God his own Father, making himself equal with God.
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Therefore the Jews sought all the more to kill Him, because He not only broke the Sabbath, but also said that God was His Father, making Himself equal with God.
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So the Jewish leaders tried all the more to kill him. In addition to disobeying the Sabbath rules, he had spoken of God as his Father, thereby making himself equal with God.
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Then answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise.
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The Father loves the Son and includes him in everything he is doing. "But you haven't seen the half of it yet,
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Jesus gave them this answer: "I tell you the truth, the Son can do nothing by himself; he can do only what he sees his Father doing, because whatever the Father does the Son also does.
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Then Jesus answered and said to them, "Most assuredly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of Himself, but what He sees the Father do; for whatever He does, the Son also does in like manner.
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Jesus replied, "I assure you, the Son can do nothing by himself. He does only what he sees the Father doing. Whatever the Father does, the Son also does.
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For the Father loveth the Son, and sheweth him all things that himself doeth: and he will shew him greater works than these, that ye may marvel.
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for in the same way that the Father raises the dead and creates life, so does the Son. The Son gives life to anyone he chooses.
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For the Father loves the Son and shows him all he does. Yes, to your amazement he will show him even greater things than these.
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For the Father loves the Son, and shows Him all things that He Himself does; and He will show Him greater works than these, that you may marvel.
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For the Father loves the Son and tells him everything he is doing, and the Son will do far greater things than healing this man. You will be astonished at what he does.
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For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will.
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Neither he nor the Father shuts anyone out. The Father handed all authority to judge over to the Son
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For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, even so the Son gives life to whom he is pleased to give it.
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For as the Father raises the dead and gives life to them, even so the Son gives life to whom He will.
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He will even raise from the dead anyone he wants to, just as the Father does.
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For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son:
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so that the Son will be honored equally with the Father. Anyone who dishonors the Son, dishonors the Father, for it was the Father's decision to put the Son in the place of honor.
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Moreover, the Father judges no one, but has entrusted all judgment to the Son,
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For the Father judges no one, but has committed all judgment to the Son,
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And the Father leaves all judgment to his Son,
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That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him.
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"It's urgent that you listen carefully to this: Anyone here who believes what I am saying right now and aligns himself with the Father, who has in fact put me in charge, has at this very moment the real, lasting life and is no longer condemned to be an outsider. This person has taken a giant step from the world of the dead to the world of the living.
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that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father, who sent him.
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that all should honor the Son just as they honor the Father. He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.
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so that everyone will honor the Son, just as they honor the Father. But if you refuse to honor the Son, then you are certainly not honoring the Father who sent him.
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Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.
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"It's urgent that you get this right: The time has arrived--I mean right now!-when dead men and women will hear the voice of the Son of God and, hearing, will come alive.
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"I tell you the truth, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned; he has crossed over from death to life.
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"Most assuredly, I say to you, he who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not come into judgment, but has passed from death into life.
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"I assure you, those who listen to my message and believe in God who sent me have eternal life. They will never be condemned for their sins, but they have already passed from death into life.
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Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live.
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Just as the Father has life in himself, he has conferred on the Son life in himself.
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I tell you the truth, a time is coming and has now come when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God and those who hear will live.
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Most assuredly, I say to you, the hour is coming, and now is, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God; and those who hear will live.
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"And I assure you that the time is coming, in fact it is here, when the dead will hear my voice--the voice of the Son of God. And those who listen will live.
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For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself;
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And he has given him the authority, simply because he is the Son of Man, to decide and carry out matters of Judgment.
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For as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son to have life in himself.
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For as the Father has life in Himself, so He has granted the Son to have life in Himself,
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The Father has life in himself, and he has granted his Son to have life in himself.
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And hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man.
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"Don't act so surprised at all this. The time is coming when everyone dead and buried will hear his voice.
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And he has given him authority to judge because he is the Son of Man.
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and has given Him authority to execute judgment also, because He is the Son of Man.
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And he has given him authority to judge all mankind because he is the Son of Man.
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Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice,
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Those who have lived the right way will walk out into a resurrection Life; those who have lived the wrong way, into a resurrection Judgment.
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"Do not be amazed at this, for a time is coming when all who are in their graves will hear his voice
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Do not marvel at this; for the hour is coming in which all who are in the graves will hear His voice
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Don't be so surprised! Indeed, the time is coming when all the dead in their graves will hear the voice of God's Son,
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And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.
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"I can't do a solitary thing on my own: I listen, then I decide. You can trust my decision because I'm not out to get my own way but only to carry out orders.
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and come out--those who have done good will rise to live, and those who have done evil will rise to be condemned.
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and come forth--those who have done good, to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of condemnation.
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and they will rise again. Those who have done good will rise to eternal life, and those who have continued in evil will rise to judgment.
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I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.
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If I were simply speaking on my own account, it would be an empty, self-serving witness.
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By myself I can do nothing; I judge only as I hear, and my judgment is just, for I seek not to please myself but him who sent me.
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I can of Myself do nothing. As I hear, I judge; and My judgment is righteous, because I do not seek My own will but the will of the Father who sent Me.
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But I do nothing without consulting the Father. I judge as I am told. And my judgment is absolutely just, because it is according to the will of God who sent me; it is not merely my own.
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If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true.
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But an independent witness confirms me, the most reliable Witness of all.
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"If I testify about myself, my testimony is not valid.
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"If I bear witness of Myself, My witness is not true.
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"If I were to testify on my own behalf, my testimony would not be valid.
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There is another that beareth witness of me; and I know that the witness which he witnesseth of me is true.
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Furthermore, you all saw and heard John, and he gave expert and reliable testimony about me, didn't he?
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There is another who testifies in my favor, and I know that his testimony about me is valid.
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There is another who bears witness of Me, and I know that the witness which He witnesses of Me is true.
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But someone else is also testifying about me, and I can assure you that everything he says about me is true.
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Ye sent unto John, and he bare witness unto the truth.
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"But my purpose is not to get your vote, and not to appeal to mere human testimony. I'm speaking to you this way so that you will be saved.
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"You have sent to John and he has testified to the truth.
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You have sent to John, and he has borne witness to the truth.
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In fact, you sent messengers to listen to John the Baptist, and he preached the truth.
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But I receive not testimony from man: but these things I say, that ye might be saved.
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John was a torch, blazing and bright, and you were glad enough to dance for an hour or so in his bright light.
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Not that I accept human testimony; but I mention it that you may be saved.
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Yet I do not receive testimony from man, but I say these things that you may be saved.
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But the best testimony about me is not from a man, though I have reminded you about John's testimony so you might be saved.
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He was a burning and a shining light: and ye were willing for a season to rejoice in his light.
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But the witness that really confirms me far exceeds John's witness. It's the work the Father gave me to complete. These very tasks, as I go about completing them, confirm that the Father, in fact, sent me.
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John was a lamp that burned and gave light, and you chose for a time to enjoy his light.
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He was the burning and shining lamp, and you were willing for a time to rejoice in his light.
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John shone brightly for a while, and you benefited and rejoiced.
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But I have greater witness than that of John: for the works which the Father hath given me to finish, the same works that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me.
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The Father who sent me, confirmed me. And you missed it. You never heard his voice, you never saw his appearance.
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"I have testimony weightier than that of John. For the very work that the Father has given me to finish, and which I am doing, testifies that the Father has sent me.
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But I have a greater witness than John's; for the works which the Father has given Me to finish--the very works that I do--bear witness of Me, that the Father has sent Me.
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But I have a greater witness than John--my teachings and my miracles. They have been assigned to me by the Father, and they testify that the Father has sent me.
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And the Father himself, which hath sent me, hath borne witness of me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his shape.
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There is nothing left in your memory of his Message because you do not take his Messenger seriously. [JC]
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And the Father who sent me has himself testified concerning me. You have never heard his voice nor seen his form,
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And the Father Himself, who sent Me, has testified of Me. You have neither heard His voice at any time, nor seen His form.
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And the Father himself has also testified about me. You have never heard his voice or seen him face to face,
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And ye have not his word abiding in you: for whom he hath sent, him ye believe not.
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"You have your heads in your Bibles constantly because you think you'll find eternal life there. But you miss the forest for the trees. These Scriptures are all about me!
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nor does his word dwell in you, for you do not believe the one he sent.
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But you do not have His word abiding in you, because whom He sent, Him you do not believe.
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and you do not have his message in your hearts, because you do not believe me--the one he sent to you.
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Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.
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And here I am, standing right before you, and you aren't willing to receive from me the life you say you want.
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You diligently study the Scriptures because you think that by them you possess eternal life. These are the Scriptures that testify about me,
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You search the Scriptures, for in them you think you have eternal life; and these are they which testify of Me.
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"You search the Scriptures because you believe they give you eternal life. But the Scriptures point to me!
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And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life.
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"I'm not interested in crowd approval.
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yet you refuse to come to me to have life.
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But you are not willing to come to Me that you may have life.
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Yet you refuse to come to me so that I can give you this eternal life.
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I receive not honour from men.
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And do you know why? Because I know you and your crowds. I know that love, especially God's love, is not on your working agenda.
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"I do not accept praise from men,
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"I do not receive honor from men.
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"Your approval or disapproval means nothing to me,
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But I know you, that ye have not the love of God in you.
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I came with the authority of my Father, and you either dismiss me or avoid me. If another came, acting self-important, you would welcome him with open arms.
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but I know you. I know that you do not have the love of God in your hearts.
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But I know you, that you do not have the love of God in you.
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because I know you don't have God's love within you.
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I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive.
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How do you expect to get anywhere with God when you spend all your time jockeying for position with each other, ranking your rivals and ignoring God?
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I have come in my Father's name, and you do not accept me; but if someone else comes in his own name, you will accept him.
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I have come in My Father's name, and you do not receive Me; if another comes in his own name, him you will receive.
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For I have come to you representing my Father, and you refuse to welcome me, even though you readily accept others who represent only themselves.
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How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that cometh from God only?
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"But don't think I'm going to accuse you before my Father. Moses, in whom you put so much stock, is your accuser.
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How can you believe if you accept praise from one another, yet make no effort to obtain the praise that comes from the only God?
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How can you believe, who receive honor from one another, and do not seek the honor that comes from the only God?
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No wonder you can't believe! For you gladly honor each other, but you don't care about the honor that comes from God alone.
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Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father: there is one that accuseth you, even Moses, in whom ye trust.
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If you believed, really believed, what Moses said, you would believe me. He wrote of me.
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"But do not think I will accuse you before the Father. Your accuser is Moses, on whom your hopes are set.
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Do not think that I shall accuse you to the Father; there is one who accuses you--Moses, in whom you trust.
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"Yet it is not I who will accuse you of this before the Father. Moses will accuse you! Yes, Moses, on whom you set your hopes.
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For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me: for he wrote of me.
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If you won't take seriously what he wrote, how can I expect you to take seriously what I speak?"
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If you believed Moses, you would believe me, for he wrote about me.
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For if you believed Moses, you would believe Me; for he wrote about Me.
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But if you had believed Moses, you would have believed me because he wrote about me.
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But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words?
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But since you do not believe what he wrote, how are you going to believe what I say?"
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But since you do not believe what he wrote, how are you going to believe what I say?"
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But if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe My words?"
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And since you don't believe what he wrote, how will you believe what I say?"
