53 fever left him. So the father knew that it was the very time when Jesus said to him, Thy son liveth, and he and his whole 54 family believed. This second miracle Jesus performed on his second coming from Judea to Galilee.

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After this there was a festival of the Jews, and Jesus went 2 up to Jerusalem. Now there is in Jerusalem at the sheep gate, a pool, which is called in Hebrew Bethesda, having five por3 ticos, in which lay a great multitude of infirm persons, blind, lame, and withered, waiting for the moving of the water. For from time to time an angel came down into the pool and moved 4 the water. He therefore, who went in first after this movement 5 of the water, was cured of whatever disease he had. Now there was a certain man there who had been in his infirmity thirty eight 6 years. Jesus seeing him lying there, and knowing that he had been in that condition now a long time, saith to him, Hast thou a de7 sire to be healed? The infirm man answered him, Sir, I have no one to put me in the pool when the water is moved. And 8 while I am going another steppeth down before me. Jesus 9 saith to him, Rise; take up thy couch and walk about. Uponwhich the man was instantly well, and took up his couch and walked about.

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Now there was a sabbath on that day; therefore the Jews said to him who was cured, It is a sabbath: It is not lawful for 11 thee to carry the couch. He answered them, He who made 12 me well, even he said to me, Take up thy couch and walk

about. Thereupon they asked him, Who is the man who said to thee, take up thy couch and walk about? But he who was 13 cured did not know who it was; for as there was a crowd in the 14 place, Jesus had glided away. After this Jesus findeth him

in the temple, and said to him, Behold thou art made well. Sin no more, lest something worse befal thee. The man went 15 and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had cured him. And 16 for this cause the Jews persecuted Jesus and sought to kill him, 17 because he did these things on a sabbath. Thereupon Jesus answered them, My Father worketh even now, and I also work.

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For this therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only broke the sabbath, but called God peculiar19 ly his father, likening himself to God. Upon which Jesus ad

*Literally, when he again came.

dressed them, and said, Verily, verily I say to you, The son can of himself do nothing, unless indeed he see the Father doing it; for whatever things He doth, these the Son doth like20 wise. For the Father loveth the Son, and sheweth him all that he himself doth. And he will shew him greater works than these, that you may wonder. For as the Father raiseth the 21 dead and restoreth to life, so the Son restoreth to life, whom he 22 pleaseth. For the Father judgeth no one, but hath committed

the whole act of judging to his Son, that all may honour the 23 Son, as they honour the Father. He who honoureth not the 24 Son, doth not honour the Father, who sent him. Verily, verily I say to you, He who heareth my word, and believeth on him who sent me, hath an everlasting life, and doth not incur condemnation, but hath passed from death to that life. Verily, 25 verily I say to you, a time is coming, nay is now come, when

the dead will hearken to the voice of the son of God, and they 26 who hearken shall live. For as the Father hath life in himself,

so he hath granted to the son to have life also in himself, and 27 hath also given him authority to execute judgment, because 28 he is a son of man. Wonder not at this; for a time is coming 29 when all that are in the graves shall hearken to his voice, and come forth; they who have done good, to a resurrection of life, and they who have done evil, to a resurrection of condemna30 tion. I can do nothing of myself. As I hear, I judge. And my judgment is just; for I do not seek mine own will, but the will of the Father who sent me.

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“If I testify of myself my testimony is not true! *”

There is another who testifieth concerning me; and I know 33 that the testimony which he giveth concerning me is true. 34 You sent to John, and he gave a testimony to the truth. But

as for me, I do not receive human testimony, but mention 35 this that you may be saved. He was the lighted and shining

lamp; and for a while you were disposed to exult with joy 36 at his light. But I have a greater testimony than John's. For

the works which my father hath given me to perform-these very works, which I do, testify concerning me, that the father

*These I take to be repetitions of objections made by some of the audience, to which our Lord makes the following replies.

37 hath sent me. Indeed the father who hath sent me hath him. self given a testimony concerning me.

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"You have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen a visible appearance of him!"

Indeed you have not his word abiding in you, because you do not believe him whom he hath sent.

"You search the scriptures because you think have by

means of them everlasting life!"

you

Now these are the very writings which testify concern41 ing me; yet you will not come to me that you may have life. 42 I do not receive glory from men. But I know you that you 43 have not the love of God in you. I have come in my father's

name and you do not receive me; if another come in his own 44 name, him you will receive. How can you believe while you

court honour one from another, and do not seek the glory 45 which is from God alone? Do not imagine that I will accuse

you to the father. There is one who is your accuser, namely, 46 Moses, in whom you have trusted. For if you had believed Moses, you would believe me; for he hath written concerning me. Now if you have not believed his writings, how will you believe my words? After these things Jesus went

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VI. On the coast of the sea, that of Galilee, that of Tiberias, 2 he was also followed by a great multitude, because they saw 3 the miracles which he performed on the diseased. And Jesus 4 went up to the mountain, and sat down there with his dis

ciples. Now the passover, the festival of the Jews, was nigh. 5 Jesus therefore lifting up his eyes, and seeing a great multi

tude coming to him, saith to Philip, Whence can we buy 6 bread to feed these people. Now this he said to try him, for 7 he himself knew what he was going to do. Philip answered

him, Two hundred deniars would not purchase bread enough 8 for every one of them to take a morsel. One of his disciples,

namely Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, saith to him, 9 There is a lad here who hath five barley loaves, and two small 10 fishes; but what are they among so many? Then Jesus said, Cause the men to arrange themselves on the ground. Now there was much grass in the place. The men therefore, to the number of about five thousand, arranged themselves on the

11 ground. Then Jesus took the loaves and having given thanks, distributed to the disciples; and the disciples distributed to them who were on the ground; and in like manner of the 12 fishes, as much as they chose. And when they were satisfied, he saith to his disciples, Gather up the fragments which re13 main, that nothing may be lost. So they gathered, and with the fragments, which the people after eating had left of the 14 five barley loaves, they filled twelve panniers. When these men saw the miracle which Jesus had done, they said, This is certainly the prophet*-He who is coming into the world. 15 Jesus therefore knowing that they were about to come and take him by force to make him king, withdrew again to the moun16 tain himself alone. And as the evening was coming on, his 17 disciples went down to the sea, and having gone on board the vessel, they coasted along towards Capernaum. Darkness had now come on and Jesus had not come to them, and the sea 18 ran high by reason of the wind, which blew hard. So when 19 they had rowed about twenty five or thirty furlongs, they saw

Jesus walking on the sea, and approaching the vessel; and 20 they were terrified. Whereupon he said to them, It is 1; be 21 not afraid. They wished therefore to take him into the vessel; and immediately the vessel was at the land to which they were going.

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On the day following the people who continued on the sea side, having seen that there was no vessel there besides that one in which his disciples had embarked, and that Jesus did not go on board the vessel with his disciples, but that his dis 23 ciples had gone away alone.-Other vessels however came 24 from Tiberias, nigh to the place where they had eaten bread

after the Lord gave thanks-when the people therefore saw that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they went on board these vessels and came to Capernaum, seeking Jesus; 25 and having found him on that coast of the sea, they said to him, 26 Rabbi, when didst thou come hither. Jesus in reply said to them, Verily, verily I say to you, You seek me; not because you have seen miracles; but because you have eaten of the

*Deut. 18. 15.

27 loaves and were satisfied. Labour not to procure the food which perisheth, but the food which endureth for an everlasting life, which the son of man will give you; for him the Fa28 ther, namely God, hath sealed. Thereupon they said to him,

What must we do that we may work the works of God? Je29 sus answered and said to them, This is the work of God that 30 you believe in him whom he hath sent. Then they said to him,

What miracle dost thou perform that we may see and believe 31 in thee? What workest thou? Our fathers ate manna in the 32 wilderness, as it is written, "He gave them bread from heaven

my

to eat." Upon this Jesus said to them, Verily, verily I say to you, Moses did not give you the bread from heaven; but Father giveth you the true bread of heaven: for the bread 33 of God is that which cometh down from heaven and giveth life 34 to the world. Thereupon they said to him, Master, give us 35 evermore that bread. Then Jesus said to them, I am the bread

of that life. He who cometh to me, shall never hunger; and he 36 who believeth in me, shall never thirst. But I have told you 37 that though you have seen me, you do not believe. All that

the Father giveth me, will come to me. And him who com38 eth to me I will not reject. For I am come down from heaven 39 not to do mine own will, but the will of him who sent me. And

this is the will of the Father, who sent me that of all which he hath given me, I should lose nothing, but raise it up at the last 40 day. And this is the will of him who sent me, that every one

who seeth the son, and believeth in him, may have an everlast41 ing life, and that I raise him up at the last day. The Jews then

murmured at him, because he said, I am the bread which came 42 down from heaven, and they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How then doth he 43 say, I came down from heaven? Therefore Jesus answered and 44 said to them, Murmur not among yourselves. No one can come to me, unless the Father, who hath sent me, draw him. And as 45 for me, I will raise him up at the last day. It is written in the

prophets, They shall be all taught of God.* Every one there. fore who hath heard and learned from the Father, cometh to

* Es. 54. 13. see also Es. 28, 2, 5. Jer. 31. 34.

Mich. 4, 1, 4.