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The woman said to Him, "Sir, I think You are a person Who speaks for God.

The woman said to Him, "I know the Jews are looking for One Who is coming. He is called the Christ. When He comes, He will tell us everything."

Do you not say, ‘It is four months yet until the time to gather grain'? Listen! I say to you, open your eyes and look at the fields. They are white now and waiting for the grain to be gathered in.

They said to the woman, "Now we believe! It is no longer because of what you said about Jesus but we have heard Him ourselves. We know, for sure, that He is the Christ, the One Who saves men of this world from the punishment of their sins."

Jesus Himself said that no one who speaks for God is respected in his own country.

(*An angel of the Lord came at certain times and made the water move. All of them were waiting for it to move. Whoever got in the water first after it was moving was healed of whatever sickness he had.)

A man was there who had been sick for thirty-eight years.

The Jews said to the man who had been healed, "This is the Day of Rest. It is against the Law for you to carry your bed."

Because Jesus did these things on the Day of Rest, the Jews made it very hard for Him.

Then Jesus said to them, "For sure, I tell you, the Son can do nothing by Himself. He does what He sees the Father doing. Whatever the Father does, the Son does also.

"For sure, I tell you, anyone who hears My Word and puts his trust in Him Who sent Me has life that lasts forever. He will not be guilty. He has already passed from death into life.

"For sure, I tell you, the time is coming. Yes, the time is here when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God. Those who hear will live.

John the Baptist was a burning and shining light. You were willing for awhile to be glad in his light.

How can you believe when you are always wanting honor from each other? And yet you do not look for the honor that comes from the only God.

If you had believed Moses, you would believe Me. For Moses wrote about Me.

"There is a boy here who has five loaves of barley bread and two small fish. What is that for so many people?"

The people saw the powerful work Jesus had done. They said, "It is true! This is the One Who speaks for God Who is to come into the world."

The people saw that Jesus and His followers were not there. They got into boats and went to Capernaum looking for Jesus.

Jesus said to them, "For sure, I tell you, you are not looking for Me because of the powerful works. You are looking for Me because you ate bread and were filled.

Do not work for food that does not last. Work for food that lasts forever. The Son of Man will give you that kind of food. God the Father has shown He will do this."