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"Everyone who comes to Me and hears My words and acts on them, I will show you whom he is like:

"For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when He comes in His glory and the glory of the Father and the holy angels.

"As for you, let these words sink into your ears: for the Son of Man is going to be handed over to men."

"Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away.

And they remembered His words,

But these words appeared to them as nonsense, and they would not believe the women.

And He said to them, "What are these words that you are exchanging with one another as you are walking?" And they came to a stop, looking sad.

Now He said to them, "These are My words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that all the things that are written about Me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled."

"For He whom God sent speaks the words of God; for He does not give the Spirit sparingly.

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

"It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh provides no benefit; the words that I have spoken to you are spirit, and are life.

Simon Peter answered Him, "Lord, to whom shall we go? You have words of eternal life.

Some of the people therefore, after they heard these words, were saying, "This truly is the Prophet."

These words He spoke in the treasury, as He taught in the temple area; and no one arrested Him, because His hour had not yet come.

"The one who is of God hears the words of God; for this reason you do not hear them, because you are not of God."

Dissension occurred again among the Jews because of these words.

Others were saying, "These are not the words of one who is demon-possessed. A demon cannot open the eyes of those who are blind, can it?"

"Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father is in Me? The words that I say to you I do not speak on My own, but the Father, as He remains in Me, does His works.

"The one who does not love Me does not follow My words; and the word which you hear is not Mine, but the Father's who sent Me.

"If you remain in Me, and My words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.