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"Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My word, and believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life.

"I can do nothing on My own initiative. As I hear, I judge; and My judgment is just, because I do not seek My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.

"But the testimony which I receive is not from man, but I say these things so that you may be saved.

"But the testimony which I have is greater than the testimony of John; for the works which the Father has given Me to accomplish—the very works that I do—testify about Me, that the Father has sent Me.

but I know you, that you do not have the love of God in yourselves.

"But if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe My words?"

"There is a lad here who has five barley loaves and two fish, but what are these for so many people?"

But He said to them, "It is I; do not be afraid."

The next day the crowd that stood on the other side of the sea saw that there was no other small boat there, except one, and that Jesus had not entered with His disciples into the boat, but that His disciples had gone away alone.

Jesus answered them and said, "Truly, truly, I say to you, you seek Me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate of the loaves and were filled.

"Do not work for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you, for on Him the Father, God, has set His seal."

Jesus then said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, it is not Moses who has given you the bread out of heaven, but it is My Father who gives you the true bread out of heaven.

"But I said to you that you have seen Me, and yet do not believe.

"For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.

"This is the will of Him who sent Me, that of all that He has given Me I lose nothing, but raise it up on the last day.

But Jesus, conscious that His disciples grumbled at this, said to them, "Does this cause you to stumble?

"But there are some of you who do not believe." For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were who did not believe, and who it was that would betray Him.

So Jesus said to them, "My time is not yet here, but your time is always opportune.

"The world cannot hate you, but it hates Me because I testify of it, that its deeds are evil.

But when His brothers had gone up to the feast, then He Himself also went up, not publicly, but as if, in secret.