Study Desk

Therefore Jesus said, "For a little while longer I am with you, then I go to Him who sent Me.

"You will seek Me, and will not find Me; and where I am, you cannot come."

"What is this statement that He said, 'You will seek Me, and will not find Me; and where I am, you cannot come'?"

Then Jesus again spoke to them, saying, "I am the Light of the world; he who follows Me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the Light of life."

Jesus answered and said to them, "Even if I testify about Myself, My testimony is true, for I know where I came from and where I am going; but you do not know where I come from or where I am going.

"You judge according to the flesh; I am not judging anyone.

"But even if I do judge, My judgment is true; for I am not alone in it, but I and the Father who sent Me.

"I am He who testifies about Myself, and the Father who sent Me testifies about Me."

Then He said again to them, "I go away, and you will seek Me, and will die in your sin; where I am going, you cannot come."

So the Jews were saying, "Surely He will not kill Himself, will He, since He says, 'Where I am going, you cannot come'?"

And He was saying to them, "You are from below, I am from above; you are of this world, I am not of this world.

"Therefore I said to you that you will die in your sins; for unless you believe that I am He, you will die in your sins."

So Jesus said, "When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am He, and I do nothing on My own initiative, but I speak these things as the Father taught Me.

"Why do you not understand what I am saying? It is because you cannot hear My word.

Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was born, I am."

"While I am in the world, I am the Light of the world."

Others were saying, "This is he," still others were saying, "No, but he is like him." He kept saying, "I am the one."

So Jesus said to them again, "Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep.

"I am the door; if anyone enters through Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture.

"I am the good shepherd; the good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.