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YOḤANAN
JOHN

1 In the beginning was the Word,

and the Word was with Elohim, and the
did receive, and favour upon favour,
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for the Torah was given through
Mosheh – the favour and the truth
Word was Elohim. came through OSwhy Messiah.
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He was in the beginning with Elohim.
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No one has ever seen Elohim. The
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All came to be through Him, and only brought-forth Son, who is in the
without Him not even one came to be bosom of the Father, He did declare.
that came to be.
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Now this was the witness of
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In Him was life, and the life was the Yoḥanan when the Yahuḏim sent from
light of men. Yerushalayim priests and Lĕwites to ask
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And the light shines in the darkness, him, “Who are you?”
and the darkness has not overcome it.
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And he confessed and did not deny,
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There was a man sent from Elohim, but confessed, “I am not the Messiah.”
whose name was Yoḥanan.
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And they asked him, “What then,
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This one came for a witness, to bear are you Ĕliyahu?” So he said, “I am
witness of the Light, that all might not.” “Are you the Prophet?” And he
believe through him. answered, “No.”
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He was not that Light, but that he
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Therefore they said to him, “Who are
might bear witness of that Light. you, so that we give an answer to those
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He was the true Light, which who sent us? What do you say about
enlightens every man, coming into the yourself?”
world.
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He said, “I am a voice of one crying
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He was in the world, and the world in the wilderness, ‘Make straight
came to be through Him, and the world the way of HWHY,’ as the prophet
did not know Him. Yeshayahu said.”
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He came to His own and His own did
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And those sent were of the Pharisees,
not receive Him.
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and they asked him, saying,“Why
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But as many as received Him, to then do you immerse if you are not
them He gave the authority to become the Messiah, nor Ĕliyahu, nor the
children of Elohim, to those believing in Prophet?”
His Name,
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Yoḥanan answered them, saying, “I
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who were born, not of blood nor of immerse in water, but in your midst
the desire of flesh nor of the desire of stands One whom you do not know,
man, but of Elohim.
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the One coming after me, who has
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And the Word became flesh and become before me, whose sandal strap I
pitched His tent among us, and we am not worthy to loosen.”
saw His esteem, esteem as of an only
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This took place in Bĕyth Anyah
brought-forth of a father, complete in beyond the Yardĕn, where Yoḥanan was
favour and truth. immersing.
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Yoḥanan bore witness of Him and
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The next day Yoḥanan saw OSwhy
cried out, saying, “This was He of coming toward him, and said, “See, the
whom I said, ‘He who comes after me Lamb of Elohim who takes away the
has become before me, because He was sin of the world!
before me.’ ” 30
“This is He of whom I said,‘After me
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And out of His completeness we all comes a Man who has become before
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me, for He was before me.’ And Nethanĕ’l said to him, “Is it
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“And I did not know Him, but that possible for any good matter to come
He might be revealed to Yisra’ĕl, out of Natsareth?” Philip said to him,
therefore I came immersing in water.” “Come and see.”
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And Yoḥanan bore witness, saying, “I 47
OSwhy saw Nethanĕ’l coming
have seen the Spirit coming down from toward Him, and said of him, “See,
heaven like a dove and remain on Him. truly a Yisra’ĕlite, in whom is no
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“And I did not know Him, but He deceit!”
who sent me to immerse in water said 48
Nethanĕ’l said to Him, “From where
to me, ‘Upon whom you see the Spirit do You know me?” OSwhy answered
coming down and remaining on Him, and said to him, “Before Philip called
this is He who immerses in the Set- you, when you were under the fig tree, I
apart Spirit.’ saw you.”
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“And I have seen and have witnessed 49
Nethanĕ’l answered and said to Him,
that this is the Son of Elohim.” “Rabbi, You are the Son of Elohim!
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Again the following day, Yoḥanan You are the Sovereign of Yisra’ĕl!”
was standing with two of his taught 50
OSwhy answered and said to him,
ones, “Because I said to you, ‘I saw you under
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and looking at OSwhy walking, he the fig tree,’ do you believe? Greater
said, “See the Lamb of Elohim!” than that you shall see.”
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And the two taught ones heard him 51
And He said to him, “Truly, truly, I
speaking and they followed OSwhy. say to you, from now on you shall see
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And OSwhy turning, and seeing the heaven opened and the messengers
them following, said to them, “What of Elohim ascending and descending
do you seek?” And they said to Him, upon the Son of Aḏam.”
“Rabbi” (which means Teacher), “where
are You staying?”
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He said to them, “Come and see.”
They went and saw where He was
2 And on the third day there was a
wedding in Qanah of Galil, and the
staying, and remained with Him that mother of OSwhy was there.
day. Now it was about the tenth hour. 2
And both OSwhy and His taught
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Andri, the brother of Shim‛on Kĕpha, ones were invited to the wedding.
was one of the two who heard from 3
And when they were short of wine,
Yoḥanan, and followed Him. the mother of OSwhy said to Him,
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First he found his own brother “They have no wine.”
Shim‛on and said to him, “We have 4
OSwhy said to her, “Woman, what
found the Messiah” (which means the is that to Me and to you? My hour has
Anointed). not yet come.”
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And he brought him to OSwhy. And 5
His mother said to the servants,
looking at him, OSwhy said,“You are “Do whatever He says to you.”
Shim‛on, the son of Yonah, you shall be 6
And there were six stone water-jugs
called Kĕpha” (which means A Stone). standing there, according to the mode of
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On the following day OSwhy wished cleansing of the Yahuḏim, each holding
to go to Galil, and He found Philip and two or three measures.
said to him,“Follow Me.” 7
OSwhy said to them, “Fill the water-
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And Philip was from Bĕyth Tsaiḏa, jugs with water.” And they filled them
the city of Andri and Kĕpha. up to the brim.
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Philip found Nethanĕ’l and said 8
And He said to them,“Now draw out
to him, “We have found Him whom and take it to the master of the feast.”
Mosheh wrote of in the Torah, and the So they took it.
prophets: OSwhy of Natsareth – the son 9
But when the master of the feast had
of Yosĕph.”
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tasted the water that had become wine, believed the Scripture and the word
and did not know where it came from which OSwhy had said.
– though the servants who had drawn 23
And when He was in Yerushalayim
the water knew – the master of the feast at the Passover, at the festival, many
called the bridegroom, believed in His Name when they saw
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and said to him, “Every man at the the signs which He was doing.
beginning sets out the good wine and, 24
But OSwhy was not entrusting
when they have drunk, then that which Himself to them, because He knew all
is poorer. You have kept the good wine men,
until now.” 25
and had no need that anyone should
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This, the beginning of the signs, witness of man, for He knew what was
OSwhy did in Qanah of Galil, and in man.
manifested His esteem. And His taught
ones believed in Him.
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After this He went down to Kephar 3 And there was a man of the
Pharisees, Naḵdimon was his name, a
Naḥum, He and His mother, and His
brothers, and His taught ones. And ruler of the Yahuḏim.
there they stayed not many days. 2
This one came to OSwhy by night
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And the Passover of the Yahuḏim and said to Him, “Rabbi, we know that
was near, and OSwhy went up to You are a teacher come from Elohim,
Yerushalayim. for no one is able to do these signs You
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And He found in the Set-apart Place do if Elohim is not with him.”
those selling oxen and sheep and doves, 3
OSwhy answered and said to him,
and the moneychangers sitting. “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is
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And having made a whip of cords, born from above, he is unable to see the
He drove them all out of the Set-apart reign of Elohim.”
Place, with the sheep and the oxen, and 4
Naḵdimon said to Him, “How is a
poured out the moneychangers’ coins man able to be born when he is old? Is
and overturned the tables. he able to enter into his mother’s womb
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And He said to those selling doves, a second time and be born?”
“Take these away! Do not make 5
OSwhy answered, “Truly, truly, I
the house of My Father a house of say to you, unless one is born of water
merchandise!” and the Spirit, he is unable to enter into
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And His taught ones remembered the reign of Elohim.
that it was written, “The ardour for 6
“That which has been born of the
Your house has eaten Me up.” flesh is flesh, and that which has been
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And the Yahuḏim answered and said born of the Spirit is spirit.
to Him, “What sign do You show to us, 7
“Do not marvel that I said to you,
since You are doing these?” ‘You have to be born from above.’
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OSwhy answered and said to them,
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“The Spirit breathes where it wishes,
“Destroy this Dwelling Place, and in and you hear the sound of it, but do not
three days I shall raise it.” know where it comes from and where it
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Then the Yahuḏim said, “It took goes. So is everyone who has been born
fortysix years to build this Dwelling of the Spirit.”
Place, and You are going to raise it in
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Naḵdimon answered and said to
three days?” Him, “How is it possible for this to take
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But He spoke about the Dwelling place?”
Place of His body.
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OSwhy answered and said to him,
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So, when He was raised from the “Are you the teacher of Yisra’ĕl, and do
dead, His taught ones remembered not know this?
that He said this to them. And they
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“Truly, truly, I say to you, We speak
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what We know and witness what We prison.
have seen, and you do not receive Our 25
Then a dispute arose between some of
witness. Yoḥanan’s taught ones and the Yahuḏim
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“If you do not believe when I spoke about cleansing,
to you about earthly matters, how are
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and they came to Yoḥanan and said
you going to believe when I speak to to him, “Rabbi, He who was with you
you about the heavenly matters? beyond the Yardĕn, to whom you have
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“And no one has gone up into the witnessed, see, He is immersing, and all
heaven except He who came down are coming to Him!”
from the heaven – the Son of Aḏam.
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Yoḥanan answered and said, “No man
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“And as Mosheh lifted up the serpent is able to receive any matter unless it is
in the wilderness, even so the Son of given to him from the heaven.
Aḏam has to be lifted up,
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“You yourselves are witnesses for me
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so that whoever is believing in that I said, ‘I am not the Messiah but I
Him should not perish but possess am sent ahead of Him.’
everlasting life.
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”He that has the bride is the
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“For Elohim so loved the world bridegroom, but the friend of the
that He gave His only brought-forth bridegroom, who stands and hears him,
Son, so that everyone who believes rejoices greatly because of the voice of
in Him should not perish but possess the bridegroom. So this joy of mine is
everlasting life. complete.
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“For Elohim did not send His Son 30
“It is right for Him to increase, but
into the world to judge the world, but me to decrease.
that the world through Him might be 31
”He who comes from above is over
saved. all, he who is from the earth is of the
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”He who believes in Him is not earth and speaks of the earth. He who
judged, but he who does not believe comes from the heaven is over all.
is judged already, because he has 32
“And what He has seen and heard,
not believed in the Name of the only that He witnesses. And no one receives
brought-forth Son of Elohim. His witness.
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“And this is the judgment, that the
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”He who receives His witness has set
light has come into the world, and men his seal that Elohim is true.
loved the darkness rather than the light,
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“For He whom Elohim has sent
for their works were wicked. speaks the Words of Elohim, for
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“For everyone who is practising evil Elohim does not give the Spirit by
matters hates the light and does not measure.
come to the light, lest his works should
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“The Father loves the Son, and has
be exposed. given all into His hand.
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“But the one doing the truth comes
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”He who believes in the Son
to the light, so that his works are clearly possesses everlasting life, but he who
seen, that they have been wrought in does not obey the Son shall not see life,
Elohim.” but the wrath of Elohim remains on
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After this, OSwhy and His taught him.”
ones came into the land of Yahuḏah, and
He remained there with them, and was
immersing. 4 So when the Master knew that
the Pharisees had heard that OSwhy
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And Yoḥanan was also immersing
in Ayin near Salim, because there was made and immersed more taught ones
plenty of water there. And they were than Yoḥanan –
coming and were being immersed, 2
although OSwhy Himself did not
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for Yoḥanan had not yet been put into immerse, but His taught ones –
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He left Yahuḏah and went away again 18
for you have had five husbands, and
to Galil. the one whom you now have is not your
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And He had to pass through husband. What you have said is true.”
Shomeron. 19
The woman said to Him, “Master, I
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So He came to a city of Shomeron, see that You are a prophet.
called Sheḵem, near the piece of land
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“Our fathers worshipped on this
Ya‛aqoḇ gave to his son Yosĕph. mountain, but you people say that in
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And Ya‛aqoḇ’s fountain was there. Yerushalayim is the place where one
So OSwhy, being wearied from the needs to worship.”
journey, was sitting thus at the fountain.
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OSwhy said to her, “Woman,
It was about the sixth hour. believe Me, the hour is coming when
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A woman of Shomeron came to draw you shall neither on this mountain, nor
water. OSwhy said to her, “Give Me in Yerushalayim, worship the Father.
to drink.”
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“You worship what you do not know.
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For His taught ones had gone off into We worship what we know, because the
the city to buy food. deliverance is of the Yahuḏim.
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The woman of Shomeron therefore
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“But the hour is coming, and now
said to Him, “How is it that You, being a is, when the true worshippers shall
Yahuḏite, ask a drink from me, a woman worship the Father in spirit and truth,
of Shomeron?” For Yahuḏim do not for the Father also does seek such to
associate with Shomeronites. worship Him.
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OSwhy answered and said to her,
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“Elohim is Spirit, and those who
“If you knew the gift of Elohim, and worship Him need to worship in spirit
who it is who says to you, ‘Give Me to and truth.”
drink,’ you would have asked Him, and
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The woman said to Him, “I know
He would have given you living water.” that Messiah is coming, the One who is
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The woman said to Him, “Master, called Anointed. When that One comes,
You have no vessel, and the well is He shall announce to us all.”
deep. From where, then, do You have
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OSwhy said to her, “I who am
living water? speaking to you am He.”
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“Are You greater than our father
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And upon this His taught ones came,
Ya‛aqoḇ, who gave us the well, and and they were marvelling that He was
drank from it himself, and his sons, and speaking with a woman, however, no
his cattle?” one said, “What do You seek?”or,
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OSwhy answered and said to her, “Why do You speak with her?”
“Everyone drinking of this water shall
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The woman then left her water-jug,
thirst again, and went away to the city, and
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but whoever drinks of the water I give said to the men,
him shall certainly never thirst. And the
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”Come, see a Man who told me all
water that I give him shall become in that I have done. Is this not the
him a fountain of water springing up into Messiah?”
everlasting life.”
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They went out of the city and were
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The woman said to Him, “Master, coming to Him.
give me this water, so that I do not thirst,
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But in the meantime His taught ones
nor come here to draw.” were asking Him, saying, “Rabbi, eat.”
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OSwhy said to her, “Go, call your
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And He said to them, “I have food to
husband, and come here.” eat of which you do not know.”
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The woman answered and said, “I
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Then the taught ones said to each
have no husband.” OSwhy said to her, other, “Did anyone bring Him
“You have well said,‘I have no husband,’ food to eat?”
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OSwhy said to them,“My food is to
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do the desire of Him who sent Me,and people do not see signs and wonders,
to accomplish His work. you do not believe at all.”
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“Do you not say, ‘There are still four 49
The nobleman said to Him, “Master,
months, and the harvest comes’? See, I come down before my child dies!”
say to you, lift up your eyes and see the
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OSwhy said to him, “Go, your son
fields, for they are white for harvest – lives.” And the man believed the word
already! that OSwhy spoke to him, and went.
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”He who is reaping receives a reward
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And while he was going down, his
and gathers fruit for everlasting life, so servants met him and reported, saying,
that both he who is sowing and he who “Your son lives!”
is reaping rejoice together.
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He then asked from them the hour in
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“For in this the word is true, ‘One which he became better, and they said to
sows and another reaps.’ him, “Yesterday at the seventh hour the
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“I sent you to reap that for which you inflammation left him.”
have not laboured. Others have laboured,
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Then the father knew that it was at
and you have entered into their labours.” the same hour in which OSwhy said to
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And many of the Shomeronites of him, “Your son lives.” And he himself
that city believed in Him because of the believed, and all his household.
word of the woman who witnessed, “He
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Again this was the second sign
told me all that I have done.” OSwhy did, when He had come from
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Therefore when the Shomeronites Yahuḏah into Galil.
came to Him, they were asking Him to
stay with them, and He stayed there two
days. 5 After this there was a festival of
the Yahuḏim, and OSwhy went up to
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And many more believed because Yerushalayim.
of His word. 2
And in Yerushalayim at the Sheep
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And they said to the woman, “We no Gate there is a pool, which is called
longer believe because of what you said, in Heḇrew, Bĕyth Zatha, having five
for we ourselves have heard, and we porches.
know that this is truly the Messiah, the 3
In these were lying a great number
Saviour of the world.” of those who were sick, blind, crippled,
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And after the two days He left there paralysed, waiting for the stirring of the
and went to Galil. water.
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For OSwhy Himself witnessed that 4
For a messenger was going down
a prophet is without appreciation in his at a certain time into the pool and was
own country. stirring the water. Whoever stepped in
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Therefore when He came to Galil, the first, then, after the stirring of the water,
Galileans received Him, having seen became well of whatever disease he had.
all that He had done in Yerushalayim 5
And a certain man was there who had
at the festival, for they also went to the a sickness thirty-eight years.
festival. 6
When OSwhy saw him lying there,
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Then OSwhy came again to Qanah and knowing that he already had been
of Galil where He had made the water a long time, He said to him, “Do you
wine. And there was a certain nobleman wish to become well?”
whose son was sick at Kephar Naḥum. 7
The sick man answered Him,
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When he heard that OSwhy had “Master, I have no man to put me into
come from Yahuḏah into Galil, he went the pool when the water is stirred, but
to Him and was asking Him to come while I am coming, another steps down
down and heal his son, for he was about before me.”
to die. 8
OSwhy said to him,“Rise, take up
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OSwhy then said to him, “If you your bed and walk.”
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And immediately the man became 22
“For the Father judges no one,but has
well, and he took up his bed and was given all the judgment to the Son,
walking. Now it was Sabbath on that 23
that all should value the Son even as
day. they value the Father. He who does not
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The Yahuḏim therefore said to value the Son does not value the Father
him who had been healed, “It is the who sent Him.
Sabbath, it is not right for you to take
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“Truly, truly, I say to you, he who
up the bed.” hears My word and believes in Him
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He answered them, “He who made who sent Me possesses everlasting life,
me well said to me, ‘Take up your bed and does not come into judgment, but,
and walk.’ ” has passed from death into life.
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Therefore they asked him,“Who is the
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“Truly, truly, I say to you, the hour
Man who said to you,‘Take up your bed is coming, and now is, when the dead
and walk’?” shall hear the voice of the Son of
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But the one who was healed did Elohim. And those having heard shall
not know who it was, for OSwhy live.
had moved away, a crowd being in that
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“For as the Father possesses life in
place. Himself, so He gave also to the Son to
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Afterward OSwhy found him in the possess life in Himself,
Set-apart Place and said to him, “See,
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and He has given Him authority also
you have been made well. Sin no more, to do judgment, because He is the Son
so that no worse matter befalls you.” of Aḏam.
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The man went away, and told the
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“Do not marvel at this, because the
Yahuḏim that it was OSwhy who made hour is coming in which all those in the
him well. tombs shall hear His voice,
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And because of this the Yahuḏim
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and shall come forth – those who
persecuted OSwhy, and were seeking have done good, to the resurrection of
to kill Him, because He was doing these life, and those who have practised evil
healings on the Sabbath. matters, to a resurrection of judgment.
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But OSwhy answered them, “My
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“Of Myself I am unable to do any
Father works until now, and I work.” matter. As I hear, I judge and My
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Because of this, then, the Yahuḏim judgment is righteous, because I do not
were seeking all the more to kill Him, seek My own desire, but the desire of
‘because not only was He breaking the the Father who sent Me.
Sabbath, but He also called Elohim His
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“If I bear witness of Myself, My
own Father, making Himself equal with witness is not true.
Elohim.’
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“There is another who bears witness
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Therefore OSwhy responded and of Me, and I know that the witness
which He witnesses of Me is true.
said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to 33
“You have sent to Yoḥanan, and he
you, the Son is able to do none at all by
bore witness to the truth.
Himself, but only that which He sees 34
“But I do not receive witness from
the Father doing, because whatever He man, but I say this in order that you
does, the Son also likewise does. might be saved.
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“For the Father loves the Son, and 35
”He was the burning and shining
shows Him all that He Himself does. lamp, and for a while you wished to
And greater works than these He is rejoice in his light.
going to show Him, in order that you 36
“But I have a greater witness than
marvel. that of Yoḥanan, for the works that the
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“For as the Father raises the dead Father gave Me to accomplish, the
and makes alive, even so the Son makes works that I do, bear witness of Me,
alive whom He wishes. that the Father has sent Me.
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“And the Father who sent Me, 6
And this He said, trying him, for He
He bore witness of Me. You have Himself knew what He would do.
neither heard His voice at any time, 7
Philip answered Him, “Two hundred
nor seen His form. pieces of silver worth of bread is not
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“And you do not have His Word sufficient for them, for every one of
staying in you, because you do not them to receive a little.”
believe Him whom He sent. 8
One of His taught ones, Andri, the
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“You search the Scriptures, because brother of Shim‛on Kĕpha, said to Him,
you think you possess everlasting life in 9
“Here is a boy who has five barley
them. And these are the ones that bear loaves and two fish, but what are these
witness of Me. for so many?”
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“But you do not desire to come to Me 10
And OSwhy said, “Make the people
in order to possess life. sit down.” Now there was much grass in
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“I do not receive esteem from men, the place, and the men, numbering about
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but I know you, that you do not have five thousand, sat down.
the love of Elohim in you.
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And OSwhy took the loaves and
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“I have come in My Father’s Name having given thanks He distributed
and you do not receive Me, if another them to the taught ones and the taught
comes in his own name, him you would ones to those sitting down. And the
receive. same with the fish, as much as they
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“How are you able to believe, when wished.
you are receiving esteem from one
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And when they were filled, He said
another, and the esteem that is from the to His taught ones, “Gather the broken
only Elohim you do not seek? pieces that are left over, so that none gets
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“Do not think that I shall accuse you wasted.”
to the Father. There is one who accuses
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So they gathered them and filled
you: Mosheh, in whom you have set twelve baskets with broken pieces of the
your expectation. five barley loaves which were left over
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“For if you believed Mosheh, you by those who had eaten.
would have believed Me, since he wrote
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Then the men, having seen the sign
about Me. that OSwhy did, said, “This is truly
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“But if you do not believe his the Prophet who is coming to the
writings, how shall you believe My world.”
words?”
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Then OSwhy, knowing that they
were about to come and seize Him,

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that they might make Him sovereign,
After this OSwhy went away to withdrew again to the mountain, alone
the other side of the Sea of Galil, that is by Himself.
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And when evening came, His taught
Lake Kinnereth. ones went down to the sea,
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And a large crowd was following 17
and entering into the boat, they
Him, because they saw His signs which were going over the sea toward Kephar
He did on those who were sick. Naḥum. And it had already become dark,
3
And OSwhy went up on a mountain, and OSwhy had not yet come to them.
and there He sat down with His taught 18
And the sea was rising because a
ones. great wind was blowing.
4
And the Passover was near, the 19
When they had rowed about five
festival of the Yahuḏim. or six kilometers, they saw OSwhy
5
Then OSwhy, lifting up His eyes walking on the sea and coming near the
and seeing a large crowd coming toward boat, and they were afraid.
Him, said to Philip, “Where shall we 20
And He said to them,“It is I, do not be
buy bread for them to eat?” afraid.”
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21
They wished therefore to take Him gives life to the world.”
into the boat, and at once the boat was at 34
So they said to Him, “Master, give us
the land where they were going. this bread always.”
22
On the next day, the crowd that was 35
And OSwhy said to them, “I am
standing on the other side of the sea saw the bread of life. He who comes to Me
that there was no other boat there except shall not get hungry at all, and he who
that one into which His taught ones believes in Me shall not get thirsty at
had entered, and that OSwhy had not all.
entered the boat with His taught ones, 36
“But I said to you that you have seen
but His taught ones went away alone – Me, and still do not believe.
23
but other boats came from Kinnereth, 37
“All that the Father gives Me shall
near the place where they ate bread come to Me, and the one who comes to
after the Master had given thanks – Me I shall by no means cast out.
24
therefore when the crowd saw that 38
“Because I have come down out of
OSwhy was not there, nor His taught the heaven, not to do My own desire, but
ones, they themselves also entered into the desire of Him who sent Me.
the boats and came to Kephar Naḥum, 39
“This is the desire of the Father who
seeking OSwhy. sent Me, that all He has given Me I
25
And having found Him on the other should not lose of it, but should raise it
side of the sea, they asked Him, “Rabbi, in the last day.
when did You come here?” 40
“And this is the desire of Him who
26
OSwhy answered them and said, sent Me, that everyone who sees the
“Truly, truly, I say to you, you seek Son and believes in Him should possess
Me, not because you saw signs, but everlasting life. And I shall raise him
because you ate of the loaves and were up in the last day.”
satisfied. 41
Therefore the Yahuḏim were
27
“Do not labour for the food that grumbling against Him, because He
is perishing but for the food that is said, “I am the bread which came down
remaining to everlasting life, which out of the heaven.”
the Son of Aḏam shall give you, for the 42
And they said, “Is not this OSwhy,
Father, Elohim, has set His seal on the son of Yosĕph, whose father and
Him.” mother we know? How is it then that
28
So they said to Him, “What should He says,‘I have come down out of the
we do to work the works of Elohim?” heaven’?”
29
OSwhy answered and said to them, 43
Then OSwhy answered and said to
“This is the work of Elohim, that you them, “Do not grumble with one another.
believe in Him whom He sent.” 44
“No one is able to come to Me unless
30
So they said to Him, “What sign the Father, who sent Me draws him.
then would You do, so that we see and And I shall raise him up in the last day.
believe You? What would You do?
45
“It has been written in the prophets,
31
“Our fathers ate the manna in the ‘And they shall all be taught by
wilderness, as it has been written, ‘He HWHY.’ Everyone, then, who has heard
gave them bread out of the heaven to from the Father and learned, comes to
eat.’ ” Me.
32
Therefore OSwhy said to them,
46
“Not that anyone has seen the Father,
“Truly, truly, I say to you, Mosheh except He who is from Elohim – He has
did not give you the bread out of the seen the Father.
heaven, but My Father gives you the
47
“Truly, truly, I say to you, he who
true bread out of the heaven. believes in Me possesses everlasting
33
“For the bread of Elohim is He who life.
comes down out of the heavens and
48
“I am the bread of life.
49
“Your fathers ate the manna in the
YOḤANAN 6 1132
wilderness and they died. said to you that no one is able to come
50
“This is the bread which comes down to Me unless it has been given to him by
out of the heaven, so that anyone might My Father.”
eat of it, and not die. 66
From then on many of His taught
51
“I am the living bread which came ones withdrew and were not walking
down out of the heaven. If anyone eats with Him any more.
of this bread, he shall live forever. And 67
OSwhy therefore said to the
indeed, the bread that I shall give is My twelve, “Do you also wish to go away?”
flesh, which I shall give for the life of 68
Then Shim‛on Kĕpha answered Him,
the world.” “Master, to whom shall we go? You
52
The Yahuḏim, therefore, were striving possess words of everlasting life.
with one another, saying, “How is this 69
“And we have believed and we know
One able to give us His flesh to eat?” that You are the Messiah, the Son of the
53
OSwhy therefore said to them, living Elohim.”
“Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you 70
OSwhy answered them, “Have I not
eat the flesh of the Son of Aḏam and chosen you, the twelve, and one of you
drink His blood, you possess no life in is a devil?”
yourselves. 71
He was now speaking of Yahuḏah
54
“He who eats My flesh and drinks My from Qerioth, the son of Shim‛on, for he,
blood possesses everlasting life and I one of the twelve, was about to deliver
shall raise him up in the last day. Him up.
55
“For My flesh is truly food, and My
blood is truly drink.
56
“He who eats My flesh and drinks My
blood stays in Me and I in him.
7 And after this OSwhy was
walking in Galil, for He did not wish to
57
“As the living Father sent Me, and walk in Yahuḏah, because the Yahuḏim
I live because of the Father, so he who were seeking to kill Him.
feeds on Me shall live because of Me. 2
And the festival of the Yahuḏim was
58
“This is the bread which came down near, the Festival of Booths.
out of the heaven, not as your fathers ate 3
So His brothers said to Him, ‘Get
the manna and died. He who eats this away from here and go into Yahuḏah,
bread shall live forever.” so that Your taught ones also see the
59
He said this in a congregation, while works that You are doing.
teaching in Kephar Naḥum. 4
“For no one acts in secret while he
60
Therefore many of His taught ones himself seeks to be known openly. If
having heard, said,“This word is hard, You do these works, show Yourself to
who is able to hear it?” the world.”
61
But OSwhy knowing within 5
For even His brothers did not believe
Himself that His taught ones were in Him.
grumbling about this, said to them, 6
OSwhy therefore said to them, “My
“Does this make you stumble? time has not yet come, but your time is
62
“What if you see the Son of Aḏam always ready.
going up where He was before?” 7
“It is impossible for the world to hate
63
“It is the Spirit that gives life, the you, but it hates Me because I bear
flesh does not profit at all. The words witness of it, that its works are wicked.
that I speak to you are Spirit and are 8
“You go up to this festival. I am not
life. yet going up to this festival, for My
64
“But there are some of you who do time has not yet been filled.”
not believe.” OSwhy knew from the 9
And having said this to them, He
beginning who they were who did not stayed in Galil.
believe, and who would deliver Him up. 10
But when His brothers had gone up to
65
And He said, “Because of this I have the festival, then He also went up,
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not openly, but as it were in secret. say none at all to Him. Could it be that
11
The Yahuḏim, therefore, were seeking the rulers truly know that this is truly
Him at the festival, and said,“Where is the Messiah?
He?” 27
“But we know where this One is
12
And there was much grumbling about from. And when the Messiah comes, no
Him among the crowd. Some were one knows where He is from.”
saying, “He is good,” but others were 28
OSwhy therefore cried out in the
saying, “No, but He is leading the crowd
astray.” Set-apart Place, teaching and saying,
“You both know Me, and you know
13
However, no one spoke openly of where I am from. I have not come of
Him for fear of the Yahuḏim. Myself, but He who sent Me is true,
14
And about the middle of the festival whom you do not know.
OSwhy went up into the Set-apart 29
“But I know Him, because I am from
Place, and He was teaching.
15
And the Yahuḏim were marvelling, Him and He sent Me.”
saying, “How does this Man know
30
So they were seeking to seize Him,
letters, not having learned?” but no one laid a hand on Him, because
16
OSwhy answered them and said, His hour had not yet come.
“My teaching is not Mine but His who
31
And many of the crowd believed
sent Me. in Him, and said, “When the Messiah
17
“If anyone desires to do His desire, comes, shall He do more signs than
he shall know concerning the teaching, these which this One did?”
whether it is from Elohim, or whether I
32
The Pharisees heard the crowd
speak from Myself. muttering these matters concerning Him
18
“He who speaks from himself is and the Pharisees and the chief priests
seeking his own esteem, but He who sent officers to seize Him.
seeks the esteem of the One who sent
33
Therefore OSwhy said to them,
Him is true, and no unrighteousness is “Yet a little while I am with you, then I
in Him. go to Him who sent Me.
19
“Did not Mosheh give you the
34
“You shall seek Me and you shall not
Torah? Yet not one of you does the find Me, and where I am you are unable
Torah! Why do you seek to kill Me?” to come.”
20
The crowd answered and said, “You
35
The Yahuḏim, therefore, said to
have a demon, who seeks to kill You?” themselves, “Where is He about to
21
OSwhy answered and said to them, go that we shall not find Him? Is He
“I did one work and you all marvel. about to go to the Dispersion among the
22
“Because of this Mosheh has given Greeks, and to teach the Greeks?
you the circumcision – though it is not
36
“What is this word which He said,
from Mosheh, but from the fathers – and ‘You shall seek Me and you shall not
you circumcise a man on the Sabbath. find Me and where I am you are unable
23
“If a man receives circumcision to come’?”
on the Sabbath, so that the Torah of
37
And on the last day, the great day
Mosheh should not be broken, are you of the festival, OSwhy stood and cried
wroth with Me because I made a man out, saying, “If anyone thirsts, let him
entirely well on the Sabbath? come to Me, and let him who believes
24
“Do not judge according to in Me drink.
appearance, but judge with righteous
38
“As the Scripture said, out of His
judgment.” innermost shall flow rivers of living
25
Therefore some of them from water.”
Yerushalayim said, “Is this not He whom
39
And this He said concerning the
they are seeking to kill? Spirit, which those believing in Him
26
“And see! He speaks boldly, and they were about to receive, for the Set-apart
YOḤANAN 7 1134
Spirit was not yet given, because adultery.
OSwhy was not yet esteemed. 5
“And in the Torah Mosheh
40
Many from the crowd, when they commanded us that such should be
heard the word, then said, “This truly stoned. What then do You say?”
is the Prophet.”
6
And this they said, trying Him,
41
Others said, “This is the Messiah,” so that they might accuse Him. But
but others said, “Does the Messiah then OSwhy, bending down, wrote on the
come out of Galil? ground with the finger, as though He did
42
“Did not the Scripture say that the not hear.
Messiah comes from the seed of Dawiḏ 7
But as they kept on questioning Him,
and from the village of Bĕyth Leḥem, He straightened up and said to them,
where Dawiḏ was?” “He who is without sin among you, let
43
So a division came about among the him be the first to throw a stone at her.”
people because of Him. 8
And bending down again, He wrote
44
And some of them wished to take on the ground.
Him, but no one laid hands on Him. 9
And when they heard it, being
45
The officers therefore came to the reproved by their conscience, went out
chief priests and Pharisees. And they one by one, beginning from the older
said to them, “Why did you not bring ones until the last. And OSwhy was left
Him?” alone, and the woman standing in the
46
The officers answered, “Never has middle.
any man spoken like this Man!” 10
And OSwhy, straightening up and
47
The Pharisees, therefore, answered seeing no one but the woman, said to
them, “Have you also been led astray? her, “Woman, where are those accusers
48
“Has anyone of the rulers or of the of yours? Did no one condemn you?”
Pharisees believed in Him? 11
And she said, “No one, Master.”
49
“But this crowd that does not know And OSwhy said to her, “Neither do I
the Torah is accursed.” condemn you. Go and sin no more.”
50
Naḵdimon - he who came to OSwhy
12
Therefore OSwhy spoke to them
by night, being one of them - said to again, saying, “I am the light of the
them, world. He who follows Me shall by no
51
“Does our Torah judge the man means walk in darkness, but possess the
unless it hears first from him and light of life.”
knows what he is doing?”
13
The Pharisees, therefore, said to Him,
52
They answered and said to him, “Are “You bear witness about Yourself, Your
you also from Galil? Search and see that witness is not true.”
no prophet has arisen out of Galil.”
14
OSwhy answered and said to them,
“Even if I witness concerning Myself,
53
And each one went to his own house.
My witness is true, for I know where

8
I came from and where I am going. But
And OSwhy went to the Mount you do not know from where I come, or
where I go.
of Olives. 15
“You judge according to the flesh,
2
And at dawn He came again into the I judge no one.
Set-apart Place, and all the people were 16
“But even if I do judge, My judgment
coming to Him. And having sat down, is true, because I am not alone in it, but
He was teaching them. I and the Father who sent Me.
3
And the scribes and Pharisees brought 17
“In your Torah also, it has been
to Him a woman caught in adultery. written that the witness of two men is
And having set her in the midst, true.
4
they said to Him, “Teacher, this 18
“I am One who witnesses concerning
woman was caught in the act of
 1135 YOḤANAN 8
Myself, and the Father who sent Me servants to no one at any time. How do
witnesses concerning Me.” you say, ‘You shall become free’?”
19
Therefore they said to Him, “Where 34
OSwhy answered them, “Truly,
is Your Father?” OSwhy answered, truly, I say to you, everyone doing sin is
“You know neither Me nor My Father. a servant of sin.
If you knew Me, you would have 35
“And the servant does not stay in the
known My Father also.” house forever – a son stays forever.
20
These words OSwhy spoke in the 36
“If, then, the Son makes you free, you
treasury, teaching in the Set-apart shall be free indeed.
Place. And no one laid hands on Him, 37
“I know that you are the seed of
because His hour had not yet come. Aḇraham, but you seek to kill Me
21
Therefore OSwhy said to them again, because My word has no place in you.
“I am going away, and you shall seek 38
“I speak what I have seen with My
Me and you shall die in your sin. Where Father, and you do what you have heard
I go you are unable to come.” from your father.”
22
Then the Yahuḏim said, “Shall He 39
They answered and said to Him,
kill Himself, because He says, ‘Where I “Aḇrahim is our father .” OSwhy
go you are unable to come’?” said to them, “If you were Aḇraham’s
23
And He said to them, “You are from children, you would do the works of
below, I am from above. You are of this Aḇraham.
world, I am not of this world. 40
“But now you seek to kill Me, a Man
24
“Therefore I said to you that you who has spoken to you the truth which
shall die in your sins. For if you do not I heard from Elohim. Aḇraham did not
believe that I am He, you shall die in do this.
your sins.” 41
“You do the works of your father.”
25
Then they said to Him, “Who are Then they said to Him, “We were not
You?” And OSwhy said to them, born of whoring, we have one Father:
“Altogether that which I even say to Elohim.”
you! 42
OSwhy said to them, “If Elohim
26
“I have much to say and to judge were your Father, you would love Me,
concerning you. But He who sent Me is for I came forth from Elohim, and am
true, and what I heard from Him, these here. For I have not come of Myself, but
Words I speak to the world.” He sent Me.
27
They did not know that He spoke to 43
“Why do you not know what I say?
them of the Father. Because you are unable to hear My
28
So OSwhy said to them, “When Word.
you lift up the Son of Aḏam, then you 44
“You are of your father the devil, and
shall know that I am He, and that I do the desires of your father you wish to do.
none at all of Myself, but as My Father He was a murderer from the beginning,
taught Me, these words I speak. and has not stood in the truth, because
29
“And He who sent Me is with Me. there is no truth in him. When he speaks
The Father has not left Me alone, for I the lie, he speaks of his own, for he is a
always do what pleases Him.” liar and the father of it.
30
As He was speaking these words, 45
“And because I speak the truth, you
many believed in Him. do not believe Me.
31
So OSwhy said to those Yahuḏim 46
“Who of you proves Me wrong
who believed Him, “If you stay in My concerning sin? If I speak the truth,
Word, you are truly My taught ones, why do you not believe Me?
32
and you shall know the truth, and 47
“He who is of Elohim hears the
the truth shall make you free.” Words of Elohim, therefore you do not
33
They answered Him, “We are hear because you are not of Elohim.”
the seed of Aḇraham, and have been
YOḤANAN 8 1136
48
The Yahuḏim answered and said to the works of Elohim might be made
Him, “Do we not say well that You are a manifest in him.
Shomeronite and have a demon?” 4
“It is necessary for Me to work the
49
OSwhy answered, “I do not have a works of Him who sent Me while it is
demon, but I value My Father, and you day – night is coming, when no one is
do not value Me. able to work.
50
“And I do not seek My own esteem, 5
“While I am in the world, I am the
there is One who is seeking and is light of the world.”
judging. 6
Having said this, He spat on the
51
“Truly, truly, I say to you, if anyone ground and made clay with the saliva,
guards My Word he shall never see and applied the clay to the eyes of the
death at all.” blind man.
52
The Yahuḏim said to Him, “Now we 7
And He said to him, “Go, wash in the
know that You have a demon! Aḇraham pool of Shiloaḥ” (which means Sent). So
died, and the prophets. And You say, ‘If he went and washed, and came seeing.
anyone guards My Word he shall never 8
Therefore the neighbours and those
taste death at all.’ who saw him before, that he was blind,
53
“Are You greater than our father said, “Is not this he who was sitting and
Aḇraham, who died? And the prophets begging?”
died. Whom do You make Yourself?” 9
Others said, “This is he.” Others said,
54
OSwhy answered, “If I esteem “He is like him.” He said, “I am.”
Myself, My esteem is none at all. It is 10
So they said to him, “How were your
My Father who esteems Me, of whom eyes opened?”
you say that He is your Elohim. 11
He answered and said, “A Man called
55
“And you have not known Him, but I OSwhy made clay and applied it to
know Him. And if I say, ‘I do not know my eyes and said to me, ‘Go to the pool
Him,’ I shall be like you, a liar. But I do of Shiloaḥ and wash.’ And I went and
know Him and I guard His Word. washed and I received sight.”
56
“Your father Aḇraham was glad that 12
And they said to him, “Where is He?”
he should see My day, and he saw it and He said,“I do not know.”
did rejoice.” 13
They brought to the Pharisees the one
57
The Yahuḏim, therefore, said to Him,
who was once blind.
“You are not yet fifty years old, and have 14
Now it was a Sabbath when OSwhy
You seen Aḇraham?”
made the clay and opened his eyes.
58
OSwhy said to them, “Truly, truly, I
say to you, before Aḇraham came to be,
15
Therefore the Pharisees also asked
I am.” him again how he had received his sight.
59
Therefore they picked up stones to He said to them, “He put clay on my
throw at Him, but OSwhy was hidden eyes, and I washed, and I see.”
and went out of the Set-apart Place,
16
Therefore some of the Pharisees said,
going through the midst of them, and so “This Man is not from Elohim, because
passed by. He does not guard the Sabbath.”
Others said, “How is a man who is a

9
sinner able to do such miracles?” And
And passing by, He saw a man, there was a division among them.
blind from birth.
17
So they said to the blind one again,
2
And His taught ones asked Him, “What do you say about Him because
saying, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man He opened your eyes?” And he said,
or his parents, that he should be born “He is a prophet.”
blind?”
18
However, the Yahuḏim did not believe
3
OSwhy answered, “Neither this concerning him, that he had been blind
man nor his parents sinned, but that and received his sight, til they called
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the parents of him who had received his He could have done none at all.”
sight. 34
They answered and said to him, “You
19
And they asked them, saying,“Is this were completely born in sins – and are
your son, who you say was born blind? you teaching us?” And they cast him
How then does he now see?” out.
20
His parents answered them and said, 35
OSwhy heard that they had cast him
“We know that this is our son, and that out, and when He had found him, He
he was born blind, said to him, “Do you believe in the Son
21
but how he now sees we do not know, of Elohim?”
or who opened his eyes we do not know.
36
He answered and said, “Who is He,
He is of age, ask him, he shall speak Master, that I might believe in Him?”
concerning himself.”
37
And OSwhy said to him, “You have
22
His parents said this because they both seen Him and He who speaks with
were afraid of the Yahuḏim, for the you is He.”
Yahuḏim had already agreed that if
38
And he said, “Master, I believe,” and
anyone confessed that He was Messiah, bowed before Him.
he should be put out of the congregation.
39
And OSwhy said, “For judgment I
23
Because of this his parents said, “He have come into this world, that those not
is of age, ask him.” seeing might see, and those seeing might
24
So for the second time they called become blind.”
the man who was blind, and said to him,
40
And those of the Pharisees who were
“Give esteem to Elohim, we know that with Him heard these words, and said
this Man is a sinner.” to Him, “Are we blind, too?”
25
Then he answered and said, “Whether
41
OSwhy said to them, “If you were
He is a sinner, I do not know. I only blind, you would have no sin, but now
know that I was blind, now I see.” you say, ‘We see,’ therefore your sin
26
And they asked him once more, remains.
“What did He do to you? How did He

10
open your eyes?”
27
He answered them, “I have told you “Truly, truly, I say to you, he
already and you did not hear. Why do
who does not enter through the door into
you wis,h to hear it again? Do you wish
the sheepfold, but climbs up by another
to become His taught ones too?”
way, that one is a thief and a robber.
28
Then they abused him and said, “You 2
“But he who enters through the door
are His taught one, but we are taught
is the shepherd of the sheep.
ones of Mosheh. 3
“The doorkeeper opens for him, and
29
“We know that Elohim has spoken to
the sheep hear his voice. And he calls
Mosheh, but this One, we do not know
his own sheep by name and leads them
where He is from.”
out.
30
The man answered and said to them, 4
“And when he has brought out his
“Why, this is a wonder! You do not
own sheep, he goes before them. And the
know where He is from, yet He opened
sheep follow him, because they know
my eyes!
his voice.
31
“And we know that Elohim does 5
“And they shall by no means follow
not hear sinners. But if anyone fears
a stranger, but shall flee from him,
Elohim and does His desire, He hears
because they do not know the voice of
him.
strangers.”
32
“From of old it has never been heard 6
OSwhy used this figure of speech,
that anyone opened the eyes of one who
but they did not know what He had been
was born blind.
saying to them.
33
“If this One were not from Elohim,
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7
OSwhy therefore said to them blind?”
again, “Truly, truly, I say to you, I am 22
At that time the Ḥanukkah came to be
the door of the sheep. in Yerushalayim, and it was winter.
8
“All who came before Me are thieves 23
And OSwhy was walking in
and robbers, but the sheep did not hear the Set-apart Place, in the porch of
them. Shelomoh.
9
“I am the door. Whoever enters 24
So the Yahuḏim surrounded Him and
through Me, he shall be saved, and said to Him, “How long do You keep us
shall go in and shall go out and find in suspense? If You are the Messiah, say
pasture. to us plainly.”
10
“The thief does not come except to
25
OSwhy answered them, “I have told
steal, and to slaughter, and to destroy. I you, and you do not believe. The works
have come that they might possess life, that I do in My Father’s Name, they
and that they might possess it beyond bear witness concerning Me.
measure.
26
“But you do not believe, because you
11
“I am the good shepherd. The good are not of My sheep, as I said to you.
shepherd lays down His life for the
27
“My sheep hear My voice, and I
sheep. know them, and they follow Me.
12
“But the hireling, and not being
28
“And I give them everlasting life,
a shepherd, one who does not own and they shall by no means ever perish,
the sheep, sees the wolf coming and and no one shall snatch them out of My
leaves the sheep and flees. And the wolf hand.
snatches the sheep and scatters them.
29
“My Father, who has given them to
13
“Now the hireling flees because he is Me, is greater than all. And no one is
a hireling and is not concerned about the able to snatch them out of My Father’s
sheep. hand.
14
“I am the good shepherd. And I know 30
“I and My Father are one.”
Mine and Mine know Me, 31
Again the Yahuḏim picked up stones
15
even as the Father knows Me, and I to stone Him.
know the Father. And I lay down My 32
OSwhy answered them, “Many
life for the sheep. good works I have shown you from
16
“And other sheep I have which are My Father. Because of which of these
not of this fold – I have to bring them as works do you stone Me?”
well, and they shall hear My voice, and 33
The Yahuḏim answered Him, saying,
there shall be one flock, one shepherd. “We do not stone You for a good work,
17
“Because of this the Father loves but for blasphemy, and because You,
Me, because I lay down My life, in being a Man, make Yourself Elohim.”
order to receive it again. 34
OSwhy answered them, “Is it not
18
“No one takes it from Me, but I lay it written in your own Torah, ‘I said,
down of Myself. I have authority to lay “You are elohim” ’?
it down, and I have authority to receive 35
“If He called them elohim, to whom
it again. This command I have received the word of Elohim came – and it
from My Father.” is impossible for the Scripture to be
19
Again there came a division among broken –
the Yahuḏim because of these words, 36
do you say of Him whom the Father
20
and many of them said, “He has a set-apart and sent into the world, ‘You
demon and is mad, why do you listen to are blaspheming,’ because I said, ‘I am
Him?” the Son of Elohim’?
21
Others said, “These are not the 37
“If I do not do the works of My
words of one possessed by a demon. Father, do not believe Me;
Is a demon able to open the eyes of the 38
but if I do, though you do not believe
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Me, believe the works, so that you asleep, but I am going there, to wake
know and believe that the Father is in him up.”
Me, and I in Him.” 12
Therefore the taught ones said to
39
Therefore they were seeking again to Him, “Master, if he has fallen asleep he
seize Him, but He went forth out of their shall recover.”
hand, 13
But OSwhy had spoken about his
40
and went once more to the other death, whereas they thought that He
side of the Yardĕn to the place where spoke of taking rest in sleep.
Yoḥanan was immersing at first, and
14
So then OSwhy said to them
there He stayed. plainly, “El‛azar has died.
41
And many came to Him and said,
15
“And for your sake I am glad I was
“Yoḥanan indeed did no sign, yet all that not there, in order for you to believe.
Yoḥanan said about this Man was true.” But let us go to him.”
42
And many believed in Him there.
16
T’oma, who is called the Twin, then
said to his fellow taught ones, “Let us
also go, so that we die with Him.”

11 Therefore, when OSwhy arrived,

17

And a certain one was sick, He found that he had already been four
El‛azar from Bĕyth Anyah, the village of days in the tomb.
Miryam and her sister Martha.
18
Now Bĕyth Anyah was near
2
(Now it was Miryam who anointed Yerushalayim, about three kilometers
the Master with perfume and wiped His away.
feet with her hair, whose brother El‛azar
19
And many of the Yahuḏim had come
was sick). to Martha and Miryam, to comfort them
3
Therefore the sisters sent to Him, concerning their brother.
saying, “Master, see, he whom You love
20
Martha, then, when she heard that
is sick,” OSwhy was coming, met Him, but
4
But when OSwhy heard, He said, Miryam was sitting in the house.
“This sickness is not unto death, but for
21
Martha, then, said to OSwhy,
the esteem of Elohim, so that the Son of “Master, if You had been here, my
Elohim might be esteemed by it.” brother would not have died.
5
Now OSwhy loved Martha and her
22
“But even now I know that whatever
sister and El‛azar . You might ask of Elohim, Elohim shall
6
Therefore, when He heard that he give You.”
was sick, then indeed He stayed at the
23
OSwhy said to her, “Your brother
place where He was, two more days. shall rise again.”
7
Then after this He said to the taught
24
Martha said to Him, “I know that he
ones, “Let us go back to Yahuḏah.” shall rise again in the resurrection at the
8
The taught ones said to Him, “Rabbi, last day.”
the Yahuḏim were but now seeking
25
OSwhy said to her, “I am the
to stone You, and are You going back resurrection and the life. He who
there?” believes in Me, though he dies, he shall
9
OSwhy answered, “Are there not live.
twelve hours in the day? If anyone walks
26
“And everyone that is living and
in the day, he does not stumble, because believing in Me shall never die at all.
he sees the light of this world. Do you believe this?”
10
“But if anyone walks in the night,
27
She said to Him, “Yea, Master, I
he stumbles, because the light is not in believe that You are the Messiah, the
him.” Son of Elohim, who is coming into the
11
He said this, and after that He said world.”
to them, “Our friend El‛azar has fallen
28
And having said this she went away
and called her sister Miryam secretly,
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saying, “The Teacher is here and calls with a loud voice, “El‛azar, come out!”
you.” 44
And he who died came out bound feet
29
When she heard, she rose up quickly and hands with wrappings, and his face
and came to Him. was wrapped with a cloth. OSwhy said
30
And OSwhy had not yet come into to them, “Loosen him, and let him go.”
the village, but was in the place where 45
Therefore many of the Yahuḏim who
Martha met Him. had come to Miryam, and had seen what
31
Therefore the Yahuḏim who were OSwhy did, believed in Him.
with her in the house, and were
46
But some of them went away to the
comforting her, when they saw that Pharisees and told them what OSwhy
Miryam rose up quickly and went out, did.
followed her, saying, “She is going to
47
So the chief priests and the Pharisees
the tomb to weep there.” gathered a council and said, “What shall
32
Miryam, therefore, when she came we do? Because this Man does many
where OSwhy was, and saw Him, she signs.
fell down at His feet, saying to Him,
48
“If we let Him alone like this, they all
“Master, if You had been here, my shall believe in Him, and the Romans
brother would not have died.” shall come and take away from us both
33
OSwhy, therefore, when He saw her our place and nation.”
weeping, and the Yahuḏim who came
49
And one of them, Qayapha, being
with her weeping, He groaned in the high priest that year, said to them, “You
spirit and was troubled, know naught,
34
and said, “Where have you laid him?”
50
neither do you consider that it is
They said to Him, “Master, come and better for us that one man die for the
see.” people than that the entire nation should
35
OSwhy wept. perish.”
51
But he did not say this from himself,
36
The Yahuḏim therefore said, “See but being high priest that year he
how He loved Him!” prophesied that OSwhy was about to
37
And some of them said, “Was this die for the nation,
One, who opened the eyes of the blind, 52
and not for the nation only, but to
not also able to prevent this one from gather together into one the children of
dying?” Elohim who were scattered abroad.
38
OSwhy, therefore, again groaning in 53
So from that day on they plotted to
Himself, came to the tomb. Now it was
kill Him.
a cave, and a stone lay against it. 54
OSwhy therefore no longer went
39
OSwhy said, “Take away the
openly among the Yahuḏim, but went
stone.” Martha, the sister of him who
from there into the country near the
had died, said to Him, “Master, already
wilderness, to a city called Ephrayim,
he smells, for it is four days.”
and remained there with His taught
40
OSwhy said to her, “Did I not say to
ones.
you, that if you believe, you shall see 55
Now the Passover of the Yahuḏim
the esteem of Elohim?” was near, and many went from the
41
So they took away the stone where country up to Yerushalayim before the
the dead man was laid. And OSwhy Passover, to set themselves apart.
lifted up His eyes and said, “Father, I 56
And so they were seeking OSwhy,
thank You that You have heard Me. and spoke among one another, standing
42
“And I know that You always hear in the Set-apart Place, “What do you
Me, but because of the crowd standing think? Is He not coming to the festival
by I said this, in order that they believe at all?”
that You sent Me.” 57
And both the chief priests and the
43
And when He had said this, He cried
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Pharisees had given a command, that if is coming in the Name of HWHY, the
anyone knew where He was, he should Sovereign of Yisra’ĕl!”
disclose it, in order for them to seize 14
And OSwhy, having found a young
Him. donkey, sat on it, as it has been written:
15
“Do not fear, daughter of Tsiyon, see,
your Sovereign is coming, sitting on the
12 Accordingly OSwhy, six days
before the Passover, came to Bĕyth
colt of a donkey.”
16
At first His taught ones did not
understand this. But when OSwhy
Anyah, where El‛azar was, who had died, was esteemed, then they remembered
whom He raised from the dead. that this was written about Him and that
2
So they made Him a supper there, and they had done this to Him.
Martha served, while El‛azar was one of 17
Therefore the crowd, who were with
those who sat at the table with Him. Him when He called El‛azar out of his
3
Then Miryam took a pound of costly tomb and raised him from the dead,
perfume of nard, anointed the feet of were bearing witness.
OSwhy, and wiped His feet with her 18
On account of this the crowd also met
hair. And the house was filled with the Him, because they heard that He had
fragrance of the perfume. done this sign.
4
Then one of His taught ones, 19
The Pharisees then said among them
Yahuḏah from Qerioth, son of Shim‛on, selves, “You see how you are getting
who was about to deliver Him up, said, nowhere at all. Look, the world has gone
5
“Why was this perfume not sold for after Him!”
three hundred pieces of silver and given 20
And there were certain Greeks among
to the poor?” those coming up to worship at the
6
And he said this, not because he was festival.
concerned about the poor, but because 21
These then came to Philip, who was
he was a thief, and had the bag, and he from Bĕyth Tsaiḏa of Galil, and were
used to take what was put in it. asking him, saying, “Master, we wish
7
OSwhy then said, “Let her alone, to see OSwhy.”
she has kept this for the day of My 22
Philip came and told Andri, and in
burial. turn Andri and Philip told OSwhy.
8
“For the poor you have with you 23
And OSwhy answered them,
always, but Me you do not have saying, “The hour has come for the Son
always.” of Aḏam to be esteemed.
9
Then a great crowd of the Yahuḏim 24
“Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a
learned that He was there. And they grain of wheat falls into the ground and
came, not on account of OSwhy only, dies, it remains alone. But if it dies, it
but also to see El‛azar, whom He had bears much fruit.
raised from the dead. 25
”He who loves his life shall lose it,
10
And the chief priests resolved to kill and he who hates his life in this world
El‛azar as well, shall preserve it for everlasting life.
11
because on account of him many of 26
“If anyone serves Me, let him follow
the Yahuḏim went away and believed in Me. And where I am, there My servant
OSwhy. also shall be. If anyone serves Me, the
12
On the next day a great crowd who Father shall value him.
had come to the festival, when they 27
“Now I Myself am troubled, and what
heard that OSwhy was coming to shall I say? ‘Father, save Me from this
Yerushalayim, hour’? But for this reason I came to
13
took the branches of palm trees and this hour.
went out to meet Him, and were crying 28
“Father, esteem Your Name.” Then
out, “Hoshia-na! Blessed is He who a voice came from the heaven, “I have
YOḤANAN 12 1142
both esteemed it and shall esteem it Him, lest they should be put out of the
again.” congregation,
29
So the crowd who stood by and heard 43
for they loved the praise of men more
it were saying there had been thunder. than the praise of Elohim.
Others said, “A messenger has spoken 44
Then OSwhy cried out and said, “He
to Him.” who believes in Me, believes not in Me
30
OSwhy answered and said, “This but in Him who sent Me.
voice did not come because of Me, but 45
“And he who sees Me sees Him who
for your sake. sent Me.
31
“Now is the judgment of this world, 46
“I have come as a light into the
now the ruler of this world shall be cast world, so that no one who believes in
out. Me should stay in darkness.
32
“And I, if I am lifted up from the 47
“And if anyone hears My Words
earth, shall draw all men unto Myself.” but does not watch over them, I do not
33
This He said, signifying by what judge him. For I did not come to judge
death He was about to die. the world but to save the world.
34
The crowd answered Him, “We have 48
”He who rejects Me, and does not
heard out of the Torah that the Messiah receive My Words, has one who judges
remains forever. And how do You say, him: the Word that I have spoken shall
‘The Son of Aḏam has to be lifted up’? judge him in the last day.
Who is this Son of Aḏam?”
49
“Because I spoke not from Myself,
35
OSwhy, therefore, said to them, “Yet but the Father who sent Me has given
Me a command, what I should say and
a little while the light is with you. Walk what I should speak.
while you have the light, lest darkness 50
“And I know that His command is
overtake you. And he who walks in everlasting life. Therefore, whatever I
darkness does not know where he is speak, as the Father has said to Me, so
going. I speak.”
36
“While you have the light, believe
in the light, so that you become sons of
light.” These words OSwhy spoke, and
went off and was hidden from them.
37
But though He had done so many
13 And before the Festival of the
Passover, OSwhy knowing that His
signs before them, they did not believe hour had come that He should move out
in Him, of this world unto the Father, having
38
that the word of Yeshayahu the loved His own who were in the world,
prophet might be filled, which he spoke, He loved them to the end.
“HWHY, who has believed our report? 2
And supper taking place, the devil
And to whom has the arm of HWHY having already put it into the heart of
been revealed?” Yahuḏah from Qerioth, son of Shim‛on,
39
Because of this they were unable to to deliver Him up,
believe, because again Yeshayahu said: 3
OSwhy, knowing that the Father
40
”He has blinded their eyes and had given all into His hands, and that
hardened their heart, so that they should He had come from Elohim and was
not see with their eyes and understand going to Elohim,
with their heart, and turn, and I should 4
rose from supper and laid aside His
heal them.” garments, and having taken a towel, He
41
Yeshayahu said this when he saw His girded Himself.
esteem and spoke of Him. 5
After that He put water into a basin
42
Still, even among the rulers many and began to wash the feet of the taught
did believe in Him, but because of ones, and to wipe them with the towel
the Pharisees they did not confess with which He was girded.
 1143 YOḤANAN 13
6
And so He came to Shim‛on Kĕpha, you shall deliver Me up.”
and he said to Him, “Master, do You 22
The taught ones looked at one
wash my feet?” another, doubting of whom He spoke.
7
OSwhy answered and said to him, 23
And one of His taught ones, whom
“You do not know what I am doing now, OSwhy loved, was reclining on the
but you shall know after this.” bosom of OSwhy.
8
Kĕpha said to Him, “By no means 24
Shim‛on Kĕpha then motioned to him
shall You wash my feet, ever!” to ask who it was of whom He spoke.
OSwhy answered him, “If I do not 25
And leaning back on the breast of
wash you, you have no part with Me.” OSwhy he said to Him, “Master, who
9
Shim‛on Kĕpha said to Him, “Master, is it?”
not my feet only, but also my hands and 26
OSwhy answered, “It is he to
my head!” whom I shall give a piece of bread
10
OSwhy said to him, “He who has when I have dipped it.” And having
had a bath does not need to wash, except dipped the bread, He gave it to Yahuḏah
his feet, but is clean altogether. And you from Qerioth, son of Shim‛on.
are clean, but not all of you.” 27
And after the piece of bread, Satan
11
For He knew who would deliver entered into him. OSwhy, therefore,
Him up, so He said, “You are not all said to him, “What you do, do quickly.”
clean.” 28
But no one at the table knew why He
12
So when He had washed their feet said this to him,
and taken His garments, and sat down 29
for some were supposing, because
again, He said to them, “Do you know Yahuḏah had the bag, that OSwhy
what I have done to you? was saying to him, “Buy what we need
13
“You call me Teacher and Master, for the festival,” or that he should give
and you say well, for I am. somewhat to the poor.
14
“Then if I, Master and Teacher, 30
So, having received the piece of
have washed your feet, you also ought to bread, he then went out straightaway,
wash one another’s feet. and it was night.
15
“For I gave you an example, that you 31
When, therefore, he went out,
should do as I have done to you. OSwhy said, “Now the Son of Aḏam
16
“Truly, truly, I say to you, a servant has been esteemed, and Elohim has been
is not greater than his master, nor is an esteemed in Him.
emissary greater than he who sent him. 32
“If Elohim has been esteemed in
17
“If you know these teachings, Him, Elohim shall also esteem Him in
blessed are you if you do them. Himself, and straightaway esteem Him.
18
“I do not speak concerning all of you. 33
“Little children, yet a little while I
I know whom I have chosen, but that am with you. You shall seek Me, and
the Scripture might be filled, ‘He who as I said to the Yahuḏim, ‘Where I am
eats bread with Me has lifted up his going, you are unable to come,’ I now
heel against Me.’ also say to you.
19
“Now I say to you, before it takes 34
“A renewed command I give to
place, that when it does take place, you you, that you love one another, as I
shall believe that I am. have loved you, that you also love one
20
“Truly, truly, I say to you, he who another.
receives whomever I send, receives Me. 35
“By this shall all know that you are
And he who receives Me, receives Him My taught ones, if you have love for
who sent Me.” one another.”
21
When OSwhy had said this He was 36
Shim‛on Kĕpha said to Him, “Master,
troubled in spirit, and witnessed and where are You going?” OSwhy
said, “Truly, truly, I say to you, one of answered him, “Where I am going
YOḤANAN 14 1144
you are unable to follow Me now, but these he shall do, because I go to My
afterwards you shall follow Me.” Father.
37
Kĕpha said to Him, “Master, why am 13
“And whatever you ask in My Name,
I unable to follow You now? I shall lay that I shall do, in order that the Father
down my life for You.” might be esteemed in the Son.
38
OSwhy answered him, “Shall you 14
“If you ask whatever in My Name, I
lay down your life for Me? Truly, truly, shall do it.
I say to you, the cock shall not crow 15
“If you love Me, you shall guard My
at all until you have denied Me three commands.
times. 16
“And I shall ask the Father, and He
shall give you another Helper, to stay
with you forever –
14 “Let not your heart be troubled.
Believe in Elohim, believe also in Me.
17
the Spirit of the Truth, whom the
world is unable to receive, because it
does not see Him or know Him. But
2
“In My Father’s house are many you know Him, for He stays with you
staying places. And if not, I would have and shall be in you.
told you. I go to prepare a place for you. 18
“I shall not leave you orphans – I am
3
“And if I go and prepare a place for coming to you.
you, I shall come again and receive you 19
“Yet a little while, and the world no
to Myself, that where I am, you might longer sees Me, but you shall see Me,
be too. because I live, and you shall live.
4
“And where I go you know, and the 20
“In that day you shall know that I
way you know.” am in My Father, and you in Me, and I
5
T’oma said to Him, “Master, we do in you.
not know where You are going, and how 21
”He who possesses My commands
are we able to know the way?” and guards them, it is he who loves Me.
6
OSwhy said to him, “I am the Way And he who loves Me shall be loved
and the Truth and the Life. No one by My Father and I shall love him and
comes to the Father except through Me. manifest Myself to him.”
7
“If you had known Me, you would 22
Yahuḏah – not the one from Qerioth
have known My Father too. From now – said to Him, “Master, what has come
on you know Him, and have seen.” about that You are about to manifest
8
Philip said to Him, “Master, show us Yourself to us, and not to the world?”
the Father, and it is enough for us.” 23
OSwhy answered him, “If anyone
9
OSwhy said to him, “Have I been loves Me, he shall guard My Word.
with you so long and you have not My Father shall love him, and We shall
known Me, Philip? He who has seen come to him and make Our stay with
Me has seen the Father, and how do you him.
say, ‘Show us the Father’? 24
”He who does not love Me does not
10
“Do you not believe that I am in the guard My Words. And the Word which
Father and the Father is in Me? The you hear is not Mine but of the Father
words that I speak to you I do not speak Who sent Me.
from Myself. But the Father who stays
25
“These Words I have spoken to you
in Me does His works. while still with you.
11
“Believe Me that I am in the Father
26
“But the Helper, the Set-apart
and the Father in Me, otherwise believe Spirit, whom the Father shall send in
Me because of the works themselves. My Name, He shall teach you all, and
12
“Truly, truly, I say to you, he who remind you of all that I said to you.
believes in Me, the works that I do he
27
“Peace I leave with you – My peace
shall do also. And greater works than I give to you. I do not give to you as the
world gives. Do not let your heart be
 1145 YOḤANAN 15
troubled, neither let it be afraid. your joy might be complete.
28
“You heard that I said to you, ‘I am 12
“This is My command, that you love
going away and I am coming to you.’ one another, as I have loved you.
If you did love Me, you would have 13
“No one has greater love than this:
rejoiced that I said, ‘I am going to the that one should lay down his life for his
Father,’ for My Father is greater than I. friends.
29
“And now I have told you before it 14
“You are My friends if you do
takes place, that when it does take place, whatever I command you.
you shall believe. 15
“No longer do I call you servants, for
30
“I shall no longer talk much with you, a servant does not know what his master
for the ruler of this world is coming, and is doing. But I have called you friends,
he possesses none at all in Me, for all teachings which I heard from
31
but, in order for the world to know My Father I have made known to you.
that I love the Father, and that as the 16
“You did not choose Me, but I chose
Father commanded Me, so I am doing. you and appointed you that you should
Rise up, let us go from here. go and bear fruit, and that your fruit
should remain, so that whatever you ask
15 “I am the true vine, and My
Father is the gardener.
the Father in My Name He might give
you.
17
“These words I command you, so
2
“Every branch in Me that bears no that you love one another.
fruit He takes away. And every branch 18
“If the world hates you, you know
that bears fruit He prunes, so that it that it hated Me before it hated you.
bears more fruit. 19
“If you were of the world, the world
3
“You are already clean because of the would love its own. But because you
Word which I have spoken to you. are not of the world, but I chose you out
4
“Stay in Me and I stay in you. As the of the world, for that reason the world
branch is unable to bear fruit of itself, hates you.
unless it stays in the vine, so neither 20
“Remember the word that I said to
you, unless you stay in Me. you, ‘A servant is not greater than his
5
“I am the vine, you are the branches. Master.’ If they persecuted Me, they
He who stays in Me, and I in him, he shall persecute you too. If they have
bears much fruit. Because without Me guarded My Word, they would guard
you are able to do naught! yours too.
6
“If anyone does not stay in Me, he is 21
“But all this they shall do to you
thrown away as a branch and dries up. because of My Name, because they do
And they gather them and throw them not know Him who sent Me.
into the fire, and they are burned. 22
“If I had not come and spoken to
7
“If you stay in Me, and My Words them, they would have no sin, but now
stay in you, you shall ask whatever you they have no excuse for their sin.
wish, and it shall be done for you. 23
“He who hates Me hates My Father
8
“In this My Father is esteemed, that as well.
you bear much fruit, and you shall be 24
“If I did not do among them the
My taught ones. works which no one else did, they
9
“As the Father has loved Me, I have would have no sin. But now they have
also loved you. Stay in My love. both seen and have hated both Me and
10
“If you guard My commands, you My Father,
shall stay in My love, even as I have 25
but that the word might be filled
guarded My Father’s commands and which was written in their Torah, ‘They
stay in His love. hated Me without a cause.’
11
“These words I have spoken to you, 26
“And when the Helper comes, whom
so that My joy might be in you, and that I shall send to you from the Father, the
YOḤANAN 16 1146
Spirit of the Truth, Who comes from shall speak, and He shall announce to
the Father, He shall bear witness of you what is to come.
Me, 14
“He shall esteem Me for He shall
27
but you also bear witness, because take of what is Mine and announce it
you have been with Me from the to you.
beginning. 15
“All that the Father has is Mine. That
is why I said that He takes from what is
Mine and announces it to you.
16 “These words I have spoken to
you, so that you do not stumble.
16
“A little while, and you do not see
Me, and again a little while, and you
shall see Me.”
2
“They shall put you out of the con- 17
Therefore some of His taught ones
gregations, but an hour is coming when said to one another, “What is this that
everyone who kills you shall think he is He says to us, ‘A little while, and you do
rendering service to Elohim. not see Me, and again a little while and
3
“And this they shall do to you you shall see Me,’ and, ‘because I am
because they did not know the Father, going to the Father’?”
nor Me. 18
So they said, “What is this that He
4
“But I have said these words to says, ‘A little while’? We do not know
you, so that when the hour comes you what He is saying.”
remember that I told them to you. And 19
OSwhy, therefore, knew that they
these words I did not say to you at the were wishing to ask Him, and He said
beginning, for I was with you. to them, “Are you asking one another
5
“But now I go away to Him who about what I said, ‘A little while, and
sent Me, and not one of you asks Me, you do not see Me, and again a little
‘Where are You going?’ while, and you shall see Me’?
6
“But because I have said these words 20
“Truly, truly, I say to you that you
to you, grief has filled your heart. shall weep and lament, but the world
7
“But I say the truth to you. It is shall rejoice. And you shall be grieved,
better for you that I go away, for if I do but your grief shall become joy.
not go away, the Helper shall not come 21
“The woman has grief when she is
to you at all, but if I go, I shall send in labour, because her hour has come,
Him to you. but as soon as she has given birth to
8
“And having come, He shall the child, she no longer remembers the
reprove the world concerning sin, affliction, for joy that a man was born
and concerning righteousness, and into the world.
concerning judgment – 22
“And you, therefore, have grief now,
9
concerning sin because they do not but I shall see you again and your heart
believe in Me, shall rejoice, and no one takes your joy
10
concerning righteousness because away from you.
I go to My Father and you see Me no 23
“And in that day you shall ask Me
more, none at all. Truly, truly, I say to you,
11
concerning judgment because the whatever you ask the Father in My
ruler of this world is judged. Name He shall give you.
12
“I still have many words to say to 24
“Until now you have asked naught
you, but you are not able to bear them in My Name. Ask and you shall
now. receive, in order that your joy might be
13
“But when He comes, the Spirit of complete.
the Truth, He shall guide you into all 25
“These words I have spoken to you
the truth. For He shall not speak from in figures of speech, but an hour is
Himself, but whatever He hears He coming when I shall no longer speak
 1147 YOḤANAN 17
to you in figures of speech, but I shall 6
“I have revealed Your Name to the
declare the Father plainly to you. men whom You gave Me out of the
26
“In that day you shall ask in My world. They were Yours, and You gave
Name, and I do not say to you that I them to Me, and they have guarded
shall pray the Father on your behalf, Your Word.
27
for the Father Himself does love 7
“Now they have come to know that
you, because you have loved Me, and all You gave to Me, is from You.
have believed that I came forth from 8
“Because the Words which You gave
Elohim. to Me, I have given to them. And they
28
“I came forth from the Father and have received them, and have truly
have come into the world. Again, I leave known that I came forth from You, and
the world and go to the Father.” they believed that You sent Me.
29
His taught ones said to Him, “See, 9
“I pray for them. I do not pray for
now You are speaking plainly and not the world but for those whom You have
using figure of speech! given Me, for they are Yours.
30
“Now we know that You know all
10
“And all Mine are Yours, and Yours
and have no need that anyone should are Mine, and I have been esteemed in
question You. By this we believe that them.
You came forth from Elohim.”
11
“And I am no more in the world, but
31
OSwhy answered them, “Do you these are in the world, and I come to
now believe? You. Set-apart Father, guard them in
32
“See, an hour is coming and has now Your Name which You have given Me,
so that they might be one, as We are.
come, that you are scattered, each to his
own and leave Me alone. Yet I am not
12
“When I was with them in the world,
alone because the Father is with Me. I was guarding them in Your Name
33
“These words I have spoken to you, which You have given Me, and I
that in Me you might have peace. In watched over them, and not one of them
the world you have pressure, but take perished except the son of destruction,
courage, I have overcome the world.” that the Scripture might be filled.
13
“Now I come to You. And I speak
these words in the world, so that they

17 OSwhy said these words,

and lifted up His eyes to the heaven,
have My joy completed in them.
14
“I have given them Your word, and
the world hated them because they
and said, “Father, the hour has come. are not of the world, as I am not of the
Esteem Your Son, so that Your Son also world.
might esteem You,
15
“I do not pray that You should take
2
as You have given Him authority them out of the world, but that You keep
over all flesh, that He should give them from the wicked one.
everlasting life to all whom You have
16
“They are not of the world, as I am
given Him. not of the world.
3
“And this is everlasting life, that
17
“Set them apart in Your truth – Your
they should know You, the only true Word is truth.
Elohim, and OSwhy Messiah whom 18
“As You sent Me into the world,
You have sent. I also sent them into the world.
4
“I have esteemed You on the earth, 19
“And for them I set Myself apart, so
having accomplished the work You that they too might be set-apart in truth.
have given Me that I should do. 20
“And I do not pray for these alone,
5
“And now, esteem Me with Yourself, but also for those believing in Me
Father, with the esteem which I had through their word,
with You before the world was.
21
so that they all might be one, as You,
Father, are in Me, and I in You, so that
YOḤANAN 18 1148
they too might be one in Us, so that the 7
Once more He asked them, “Whom
world might believe that You have sent do you seek?” And they said, “OSwhy
Me. of Natsareth.”
22
“And the esteem which You gave Me 8
OSwhy answered, “I said to you that
I have given them, so that they might be I am. If, then, you seek Me, allow these
one as We are one, to go,”
23
“I in them, and You in Me, so that 9
in order that the word might be filled
they might be perfected into one, so which He spoke, “Of those whom You
that the world knows that You have sent have given Me, I have lost none.”
Me, and have loved them as You have 10
Then Shim‛on Kĕpha, having a
loved Me. sword, drew it and struck the high
24
“Father, I desire that those whom priest’s servant, and cut off his right ear.
You have given Me, might be with Me And the servant’s name was Meleḵ.
where I am, so that they see My esteem 11
Then OSwhy said to Kĕpha, “Put
which You have given Me, because You your sword into the sheath. Shall I not
loved Me before the foundation of the drink the cup which My Father has
world. given Me?”
25
“O righteous Father, indeed the 12
Then the company of soldiers and
world did not know You, but I knew the commander and the officers of the
You, and these knew that You sent Me. Yahuḏim seized OSwhy and bound
26
“And I have made Your Name Him,
known to them, and shall make it 13
and they led Him away to Ḥanan
known, so that the love with which first, for he was the father-in-law of
You loved Me might be in them, and I Qayapha who was high priest that year.
in them.”
14
Now Qayapha was the one who gave
counsel to the Yahuḏim that it was better

18 Having said these words,

OSwhy went out with His taught
that one man should die for the people.
15
And Shim‛on Kĕpha followed
OSwhy, with another taught one, and
ones beyond the Qiḏron torrent, where that taught one was known to the high
there was a garden, into which He and priest, and went with OSwhy into the
His taught ones entered. courtyard of the high priest.
2
And Yahuḏah, who delivered Him 16
But Kĕpha was standing outside at
up, also knew the place, because the door. So the other taught one, who
OSwhy often met there with His was known to the high priest, went out
taught ones. and spoke to her who kept the door, and
3
Yahuḏah, then, having received the brought Kĕpha in.
company of soldiers, and officers from 17
Then the servant girl who kept the
the chief priests and Pharisees, came door said to Kĕpha, “Are you also one
there with lanterns, and torches, and of this Man’s taught ones?” He said, “I
weapons. am not.”
4
OSwhy, then, knowing all that 18
And the servants and officers who
would come upon Him, went forward had made a fire of coals stood there,
and said to them, “Whom do you seek?” because it was cold, and they warmed
5
They answered Him, “OSwhy of themselves. And Kĕpha was standing
Natsareth.” OSwhy said to them, “I with them and warming himself.
am.” And Yahuḏah, who delivered Him 19
Then the high priest asked OSwhy
up, was also standing with them. about His taught ones and His
6
When, therefore, He said to them, teaching.
“I am,” they drew back and fell to the 20
OSwhy answered him, “I spoke
ground. openly to the world. I always taught in
 1149 YOḤANAN 19
the congregation and in the Set-apart Your own nation and the chief priests
Place, where the Yahuḏim always meet, have delivered You to me. What did
and I spoke no word in secret. You do?”
21
“Why do you ask Me? Ask those who 36
OSwhy answered, “My reign is
have heard Me what I said to them. See, not of this world. If My reign were of
they know what I said.” this world, My servants would fight,
22
And when He had said this, one of the so that I should not be delivered to the
officers who stood by slapped OSwhy Yahuḏim. But now My reign is not from
in the face, saying,“Do You answer the here.”
high priest this way?” 37
Then Pilate said to Him, “You are
23
OSwhy answered him, “If I have a sovereign, then?” OSwhy answered,
spoken evilly, bear witness of the evil, “You say it, because I am a Sovereign.
but if well, why do you strike Me?” For this I was born, and for this I have
24
Then Ḥanan sent Him bound to the come into the world, that I should bear
high priest, Qayapha. witness to the truth. Everyone who is of
25
And Shim‛on Kĕpha was standing and the truth hears My voice.”
warming himself. Then they said to him, 38
Pilate said to Him, “What is truth?”
“Are you also one of His taught ones?” And when he had said this, he went out
He denied it and said, “I am not!” again to the Yahuḏim, and said to them,
26
One of the servants of the high priest, “I find no guilt in Him.
a relative of the one whose ear Kĕpha 39
“But you have a habit that I shall
cut off, said, “Did I not see you in the release someone to you at the Passover.
garden with Him?” Do you wish, then, that I release to you
27
Then Kĕpha again denied it, and the Sovereign of the Yahuḏim?”
immediately a cock crowed. 40
Then they all shouted again, saying,
28
Then they led OSwhy from Qayapha “Not this One, but Barabba!” And
to the palace, and it was early. And they Barabba was a robber.
themselves did not go into the palace,
lest they should be defiled, but that they
might eat the Passover.
29
Pilate, therefore, came out to them
19 Then, therefore, Pilate took
OSwhy and flogged Him.
and said, “What accusation do you
bring against this Man?”
2
And the soldiers plaited a crown of
30
They answered and said to him, “If thorns and placed it on His head, and
He were not an evil-doer, we would not they put a purple robe on Him,
have delivered Him up to you.”
3
and came to Him and said,
31
Then Pilate said to them, “You take “Greetings, Sovereign of the Yahuḏim!”
Him and judge Him according to your And they slapped Him in the face.
law.” The Yahuḏim said to him, “It is not
4
And Pilate went outside again, and
right for us to put anyone to death,” said to them, “See, I am bringing Him
32
in order that the word of OSwhy out to you, to let you know that I find no
might be filled which He spoke, guilt in Him.”
signifying by what death He was about
5
Then OSwhy came outside,
to die. wearing the crown of thorns and the
33
Then Pilate went back into the purple robe. And Pilate said to them,
palace, and called OSwhy, and said to “See the Man!”
Him, “Are You the Sovereign of the 6
So when the chief priests and officers
Yahuḏim?” saw Him, they shouted, saying, “Impale!
34
OSwhy answered him, “Do you say Impale!” Pilate said to them, “You take
this from yourself, or did others talk to Him and impale Him, for I find no guilt
you about Me?” in Him.”
35
Pilate answered, “Am I a Yahuḏite? 7
The Yahuḏim answered him, “We
YOḤANAN 19 1150
have a law, and according to our law this title, for the place where OSwhy
He ought to die, for He has made was impaled was near the city, and it
Himself the Son of Elohim.” was written in Heḇrew, in Greek, in
8
So when Pilate heard this word, he Roman.
was more afraid, 21
So the chief priests of the Yahuḏim
9
and went back into the palace, and said to Pilate, “Do not write,‘The
asked OSwhy,“Where are You from?” Sovereign of the Yahuḏim,’but, ‘He
But OSwhy gave him no answer. said, “I am the Sovereign of the
10
Then Pilate said to Him, “Do You not Yahuḏim.” ’ ”
speak to me? Do You not know that I 22
Pilate answered, “What I have
possess authority to impale You, and I written, I have written.”
possess authority to release You?” 23
Then the soldiers, when they had
11
OSwhy answered, “You would
impaled OSwhy, took His outer
possess no authority against Me if
garments and made four parts, to each
it were not given you from above.
soldier a part, and the inner garment.
Because of this, he who delivered Me to
But the inner garment was without seam,
you has greater sin.”
woven from the top in one piece.
12
From then on Pilate was seeking to
release Him, but the Yahuḏim shouted,
24
So they said to each other, “Let us
saying, “If you release this One, you not tear it, but cast lots for it – whose it
are not Caesar’s friend. Everyone who shall be,” in order that the Scripture
makes himself a sovereign, does speak might be filled which says, “They
against Caesar.” divided My garments among them, and
13
Therefore, when Pilate heard these for My clothing they cast lots.” The
words, he brought OSwhy out and soldiers therefore indeed did this.
sat down in the judgment seat in a place
25
And by the stake of OSwhy stood
that is called Pavement, but in Heḇrew, His mother, and His mother’s sister,
Gabbatha. Miryam the wife of Qlophah, and
Miryam from Maḡdala.
14
And it was the Preparation Day of 26
Then OSwhy, seeing His mother
the Passover week, and about the sixth and the taught one whom He loved
hour. And he said to the Yahuḏim, “See standing by, He said to His mother,
your Sovereign!” “Woman, see your son!”
15
But they shouted, “Away, away,
impale Him!” Pilate said to them, “Shall
27
Then to the taught one He said,
I impale your Sovereign?” The chief “See, your mother!” And from that hour
priests answered, “We have no sovereign that taught one took her to his own
except Caesar!” home.
16
At that time, then, he delivered Him 28
After this, OSwhy, knowing
to them to be impaled. And they took that all had been accomplished, in
OSwhy and led Him away. order that the Scripture might be
17
And bearing His stake, He went out accomplished, said, “I thirst!”
to the so-called Place of a Skull, which 29
A bowl of sour wine stood there, and
is called in Heḇrew, Golgotha, they filled a sponge with sour wine, put
18
where they impaled Him, and two it on hyssop, and held it to His mouth.
others with Him, one on this side and 30
So when OSwhy took the sour wine
one on that side, and OSwhy in the He said, “It has been accomplished!”
middle. And bowing His head, He gave up His
19
And Pilate wrote a title too, and spirit.
put it on the stake, and it was written: 31
Therefore, since it was the
OSwhy OF NATSARETH, THE Preparation Day, that the bodies should
SOVEREIGN OF THE YAHUḎIM. not remain on the stake on the Sabbath
20
Many of the Yahuḏim therefore read – for that Sabbath was a high one – the
 1151 YOḤANAN 20
Yahuḏim asked Pilate to have their legs 2
So she ran and came to Shim‛on
broken and that they be taken away. Kĕpha, and to the other taught one
32
Therefore the soldiers came and broke whom OSwhy loved, and said to them,
the legs of the first, and of the other who “They have taken the Master out of the
was impaled with Him, tomb, and we do not know where they
33
but when they came to OSwhy and laid Him.”
saw that He was already dead, they did 3
Then Kĕpha and the other taught
not break His legs. one went out and they were going to the
34
But one of the soldiers pierced His tomb,
side with a spear, and instantly blood 4
and the two were running together,
and water came out. but the other taught one outran Kĕpha
35
And he who has seen has witnessed, and came to the tomb first.
and his witness is true. And he knows 5
And stooping down he saw the linen
that he is speaking the truth, in order wrappings lying, but he did not go in.
that you might believe. 6
Then Shim‛on Kĕpha came, following
36
For this took place in order for the him, and went into the tomb. And he
Scripture to be filled: “Not one of His saw the linen wrappings lying,
bones shall be broken.” 7
and the cloth which had been on His
37
And again another Scripture says, head, not lying with the linen wrappings,
“They shall look on Him whom they but folded up in a place by itself.
pierced.”
8
So, then, the other taught one, who
38
And after this, Yosĕph of came to the tomb first, also went in. And
Ramathayim, being a taught one of he saw and believed.
OSwhy, but secretly, for fear of the
9
For they did not yet know the
Yahuḏim, asked Pilate that he might take Scripture, that He has to rise again from
the body of OSwhy, and Pilate gave the dead.
permission. Therefore he came and took
10
Therefore the taught ones went away
the body of OSwhy. again, by themselves.
39
And Naḵdimon, who at first came to
11
But Miryam was standing outside by
OSwhy by night, also came, bringing the tomb weeping. Then as she wept, she
a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a stooped down to the tomb,
hundred pounds.
12
and saw two messengers in white
40
Then they took the body of OSwhy, sitting, one at the head and the other at
and bound it in linen wrappings with the the feet, where the body of OSwhy had
spices, as was the habit of the Yahuḏim been laid.
for burial.
13
And they said to her, “Woman,
41
And at the place where He was why do you weep?” She said to them,
“Because they took away my Master,
impaled there was a garden, and in the and I do not know where they laid
garden a fresh tomb in which no one Him.”
had yet been laid. 14
And having said this, she turned
42
There, then, because of the
Preparation Day of the Yahuḏim, they around and saw OSwhy standing, but
laid OSwhy, because the tomb was she did not know that it was OSwhy.
near.
15
OSwhy said to her, “Woman, why
do you weep? Whom do you seek?”
Thinking He was the gardener, she said

20 And on the first day of the week

Miryam from Maḡdala came early to the
to Him, “Master, if You have carried
Him away, say to me where You put
Him, and I shall take Him away.”
tomb, while it was still dark, and saw 16
OSwhy said to her, “Miryam!”
that the stone had been removed from She turned and said to Him, “Rabboni!”
the tomb. (which means Teacher).
YOḤANAN 20 1152
17
OSwhy said to her, “Do not hold on because you have seen Me, you have
to Me, for I have not yet ascended to My believed. Blessed are those who have
Father. But go to My brothers and say not seen and have believed.”
to them, ‘I am ascending to My Father 30
There were indeed many other signs
and your Father and to My Elohim and that OSwhy did in the presence of His
your Elohim.’ ” taught ones, which are not written in
18
Miryam from Maḡdala came this book,
announcing to the taught ones that she 31
but these have been written so
had seen the Master, and that He had that you believe that OSwhy is the
told her this. Messiah, the Son of Elohim, and that,
19
When therefore it was evening on believing, you might possess life in His
that day, the first day of the week, Name.
and when the doors were shut where
the taught ones met, for fear of the
Yahuḏim, OSwhy came and stood in the
midst, and said to them, “Peace to you.”
21 After this OSwhy manifested
Himself again to the taught ones at the
20
And having said this, He showed
them His hands and His side. The Sea of Kinnereth, and He manifested
this way:
taught ones therefore rejoiced when 2
Shim‛on Kĕpha, and T’oma called the
they saw the Master.
Twin, and Nethanĕ’l of Qanah in Galil,
21
Then OSwhy said to them again,
the sons of Zaḇdai, and two others of
“Peace to you! As the Father has sent
His taught ones were together.
Me, I also send you.” 3
Shim‛on Kĕpha said to them, “I am
22
And having said this, He breathed
going to fish.” They said to him, “We are
on them and said to them, “Receive the
also coming with you.” They went out
set-apart Spirit.
and immediately entered into the boat.
23
“If you forgive the sins of any, they
And that night they caught none at all.
are forgiven them; if you retain the sins 4
But when it became early morning,
of any, they have been retained.”
OSwhy stood on the beach. However,
24
But T’oma, called the Twin, one of
the taught ones did not know that it
the twelve, was not with them when
was OSwhy.
OSwhy came, 5
Then OSwhy said to them,
25
so the other taught ones said to him,
“Children, have you any food?” They
“We have seen the Master.” But he said
answered Him, “No.”
to them, “Unless I see in His hands the 6
And He said to them, “Throw the net
mark of the nails, and put my finger
into the imprint of the nails, and put my on the right side of the boat, and you
hand into His side, I shall by no means shall find.” So they threw, and they were
believe.” no longer able to draw it in because of
26
And after eight days His taught ones the large number of fish.
were again inside, and T’oma with them.
7
That taught one whom OSwhy
OSwhy came, the doors having been loved then said to Kĕpha, “It is the
shut, and He stood in the midst, and Master!” Then Shim‛on Kĕpha, hearing
said, “Peace to you!” that it was the Master, put on his outer
27
Then He said to T’oma,“Bring your garment – for he was stripped – and
finger here, and see My hands. Bring plunged into the sea.
your hand and put it into My side – and
8
And the other taught ones came in
do not be unbelieving, but believing.” the little boat – for they were not far
28
And T’oma answered and said to from land, but about two hundred cubits
Him, “My Master and my Elohim!” – dragging the net with fish.
29
OSwhy said to him, “T’oma,
9
So when they had come to land, they
saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid on
 1153 YOḤANAN 21
it and bread. who is the one who is delivering You
10
OSwhy said to them, “Bring some of up?”
the fish which you have now caught.” 21
Seeing him, Kĕpha said to OSwhy,
11
Shim‛on Kĕpha went up and dragged “But Master, what about this one?”
the net to land, filled with one hundred 22
OSwhy said to him, “If I wish him
and fifty-three big fish. And though there to remain til I come, what is that to you?
were so many, the net was not broken. You follow Me.”
12
OSwhy said to them, “Come, have 23
Therefore this word went out among
breakfast.” And not one of the taught the brothers that this taught one would
ones had the courage to ask Him, “Who not die. However, OSwhy did not say
are You?,” knowing that it was the to him that he would not die, but, “If I
Master. desire him to remain until I come, what
13
OSwhy came and took the bread is it to you?”
and gave it to them and the same with 24
This is the taught one who bears
the fish. witness about these matters, and wrote
14
This was now the third time OSwhy these matters. And we know that his
was manifested to His taught ones after witness is true.
He was raised from the dead. 25
Now there is much else that OSwhy
15
When, therefore, they had eaten did. If every one of them were written
breakfast, OSwhy said to Shim‛on down, I think that the world itself would
Kĕpha, “Shim‛on, son of Yonah, do you not contain the written books. Amĕn.
love Me more than these?” He said to
Him, “Yea, Master, You know that I
love You.” He said to him, “Feed My
lambs.”
16
He said to him again, the second
time, “Shim‛on, son of Yonah, do you
love Me?” He said to Him, “Yea,
Master, You know that I love You.” He
said to him, “Shepherd My sheep.”
17
He said to him the third time,
“Shim‛on, son of Yonah, do you love
Me?” Kĕpha was sad because He said
to him the third time, “Do you love
Me?” And he said to Him, “Master,
You know all, You know that I love
You.” OSwhy said to him, “Feed My
sheep.
18
“Truly, truly, I say to you, when you
were younger you girded yourself and
walked where you wished, but when you
are old you shall stretch out your hands,
and another shall gird you and bring you
where you do not wish.”
19
Now this He said, signifying by
what death he would esteem Elohim.
And having said this, He said to him,
“Follow Me.”
20
And Kĕpha, turning around, saw
the taught one whom OSwhy loved
following, who also had leaned on His
breast at the supper, and said, “Master,