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But they will do all these things to you for the sake of my name, because they do not know him who sent me.

If I had not come and spoken to them, they would be without sin; but now they have no excuse for their sins.

So that the word which is written in their law may be fulfilled, They hated me for no reason.

For they will put you out of their synagogues; and the hour will come that whoever kills you, will think that he has offered an offering to God.

But I tell you the truth, It is better for you that I should go away; for if I do not go away, the Comforter will not come to you; but if I should go, I will send him to you.

But when the Spirit of truth is come, he will guide you into all the truth; for he will not speak from himself, but what he hears that he will speak; and he will make known to you things which are to come in the future.

For the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me, and have believed that I came forth from the Father.

For behold, the hour is coming, and it has now come, when you will be dispersed, every man to his own country, and you will leave me alone; and yet I am never alone, because the Father is with me.

I have already glorified you on the earth; for the work which you had given to me to do, I have finished it.

For the words which you gave me I gave them; and they accepted them, and have known truly that I came forth from you, and they have believed that you sent me.

What I request is for them; I make no request for the world, but for those whom you have given to me; because they are yours.

For they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.

And for their sakes, I am sanctifying myself, so that they also may be sanctified in the truth.

I am not making request for these alone, but also for the sake of those who believe in me through their word.

O Father, I wish that those whom you have given me, may also be with me where I am; so that they may see my glory which you have given me; for you have loved me before the foundation of the world.

Caiaphas was the one who had counselled the Jews, that it was better for one man to die instead of the people.

Pilate said to him, Then are you a king? Jesus said to him, You say that I am a king.* For this I was born, and for this very thing I came to the world, that I may bear witness concerning the truth. Whoever is of the truth will hear my voice.

When the high priests and the guards saw him, they cried out, saying, Crucify him, crucify him! Pilate said to them, You take him and crucify him; for I find no cause in him.

Jesus said to him, You would have no authority whatever over me, if it had not been given to you from above; for this reason the sin of him who delivered me to you is greater than yours.

And because of this, Pilate wanted to release him; but the Jews cried out, If you release this man you are not a friend of Caesar; for whoever makes himself a king is against Caesar.