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And I know that You always hear Me, but because of the people who are standing by I said this, that they may believe that You sent Me."

This he said, not that he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, and had the money box; and he used to take what was put in it.

because on account of him many of the Jews went away and believed in Jesus.

For this reason the people also met Him, because they heard that He had done this sign.

Jesus answered and said, "This voice did not come because of Me, but for your sake.

Therefore they could not believe, because Isaiah said again:

Nevertheless even among the rulers many believed in Him, but because of the Pharisees they did not confess Him, lest they should be put out of the synagogue;

For some thought, because Judas had the money box, that Jesus had said to him, "Buy those things we need for the feast," or that he should give something to the poor.

"Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father.

the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you.

"A little while longer and the world will see Me no more, but you will see Me. Because I live, you will live also.

You have heard Me say to you, 'I am going away and coming back to you.' If you loved Me, you would rejoice because I said, [fn] 'I am going to the Father,' for My Father is greater than I.

You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you.

If you were of the world, the world would love its own. Yet because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.

But all these things they will do to you for My name's sake, because they do not know Him who sent Me.

And you also will bear witness, because you have been with Me from the beginning.

And these things they will do to you [fn] because they have not known the Father nor Me.

But these things I have told you, that when the [fn] time comes, you may remember that I told you of them. And these things I did not say to you at the beginning, because I was with you.

But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart.

of sin, because they do not believe in Me;