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So when the people came to him they made request to him to be among them for a time, and he was there two days.

For Jesus himself said that a prophet has no honour in the country of his birth.

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One man was there who had been ill for thirty-eight years.

So the Jews said to the man who had been made well, It is the Sabbath; and it is against the law for you to take up your bed.

After a time Jesus came across him in the Temple and said to him, See, you are well and strong; do no more sin for fear a worse thing comes to you.

And for this reason the Jews were turned against Jesus, because he was doing these things on the Sabbath.

For this cause the Jews had an even greater desire to put Jesus to death, because not only did he not keep the Sabbath but he said God was his Father, so making himself equal with God.

For the Father has love for the Son and lets him see everything which he does: and he will let him see greater works than these so that you may be full of wonder.

For even as the Father has life in himself, so he has given to the Son to have life in himself.

Do not be surprised at this: for the time is coming when his voice will come to all who are in the place of the dead,

He was a burning and shining light, and for a time you were ready to be happy in his light.

But I have knowledge of you that you have no love for God in your hearts.

How is it possible for you to have faith while you take honour one from another and have no desire for the honour which comes from the only God?

If you had belief in Moses you would have belief in me; for his writings are about me.

Lifting up his eyes, Jesus saw a great number of people coming to where he was, and he said to Philip, Where may we get bread for all these people?

This he said, testing him: for he had no doubt what he himself would do.

So when the people saw that Jesus was not there, or his disciples, they got into those boats and went over to Capernaum looking for Jesus.

Let your work not be for the food which comes to an end, but for the food which goes on for eternal life, which the Son of man will give to you, for on him has God the Father put his mark.

Ah, Lord, they said, give us that bread for ever!