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"But a time is coming, and even now has arrived, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for such people the Father seeks to be His worshipers.

And at this point His disciples came, and they were amazed that He had been speaking with a woman, yet no one said, "What are You seeking?" or, "Why are You speaking with her?"

Jesus said to them, "My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me, and to accomplish His work.

Many more believed because of His word;

For Jesus Himself testified that a prophet has no honor in his own country.

When he heard that Jesus had come from Judea into Galilee, he went to Him and began asking Him to come down and heal his son; for he was at the point of death.

And as he was now going down, his slaves met him, saying that his son was alive.

So the father knew that it was at that hour in which Jesus said to him, "Your son is alive"; and he himself believed, and his entire household.

Immediately the man became well, and picked up his pallet and began to walk. Now it was a Sabbath on that day.

For this reason therefore the Jews were seeking all the more to kill Him, because He not only was breaking the Sabbath, but also was calling God His own Father, making Himself equal with God.

"Do not be amazed at this; for a time is coming when all who are in the tombs will hear His voice,

"He was the lamp that was burning and shining, and you were willing to rejoice for a while in his light.

"And the Father who sent Me, He has testified about Me. You have neither heard His voice at any time, nor seen His form.

"Also you do not have His word remaining in you, because you do not believe Him whom He sent.

"I have come in My Father's name, and you do not receive Me; if another comes in his own name, you will receive him.

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

But Jesus went up on the mountain, and there He sat with His disciples.

So Jesus, after raising His eyes and seeing that a large crowd was coming to Him, said to Philip, "Where are we to buy bread so that these people may eat?"

One of His disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, said to Him,

And when they had eaten their fill, He said to His disciples, "Gather up the leftover pieces so that nothing will be lost."