Afterward Jesus found the man in the temple and said, Behold, thou art
made whole. Sin no more lest a worse thing comes to you. Then the man
left and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had healed him. Therefore,
the Jews persecuted Jesus. They wanted to slay Him because He had done
this on the sabbath day. But Jesus answered and said to them, My Father
works now, so I work.
Now the Jews wanted all the more to kill Him because He not only had
broken the sabbath but He also said that God was His Father, making
Himself equal to God. Jesus addressed this and said, The Son can do
nothing of Himself except what He sees the Father do. Whatever the
Father does, the Son does the same. For the Father loves the Son and
shows Him all the things that He Himself does. And He will show Him
even greater works than these. Just as the Father raises the dead and
gives life, so the Son gives life to whom He will. The Father judges no
man, but has turned over all judgment to the Son. This is so all men
honor the Son as they honor the Father. He who does not honor the Son
does not honor the Father who sent Him.
Verily, I say to you, He who hears my word and believes Him who sent me
has everlasting life and will not be condemned but will pass from death
to life. I tell you, The hour is coming, and is now, when the dead will
hear the voice of the Son of God. Those who hear will live, for as the
Father has life in Himself, so He has given the Son life in Himself.
The Father has given Him authority to exercise judgment because He is
also the Son of man.
Marvel not at this because the hour is coming in which all who are in
graves will hear His voice and come forth. Those who have done good
will go to the resurrection of life. Those who have done evil will go
to the resurrection of condemnation.
I can do nothing on my own. I judge as I hear, and my judgment is just
because I do not seek my own will but the will of the Father who sent
me.
If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true. There is another
who bears witness of me; and I know that his witness of me is true. You
sent for John and he gave testimony to the truth. Though I do not
require testimony from man, I say this so you may be saved. He was a
burning and a shining light and you were willing, for a time, to
rejoice in his light. But I have greater witness than that of John. The
works that the Father has given me to complete are a testimony on my
behalf. Furthermore, the Father Himself has borne witness of me. You
have never heard His voice nor seen His shape and you do not have His
word abiding in you because you do not believe the one He sent.
You search the scriptures and think that in them you have eternal life.
They testify of me. Yet you will not come to me for that life! I do not
require praise from men but I know that you do not have the love of God
in you. I came in my Father's name and you do not receive me. But if
another comes in his own name, you will receive him.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
Reviews
Reviews
No reviews yet
Be the first to share your thoughts on this work.
Elsewhere in the archive
Join the Discussion
Join the discussion
Sign in to leave a comment or review.
Sign InorCreate an account