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John testified about him when he shouted to the crowds, "This is the one I was talking about when I said, ‘Someone is coming after me who is far greater than I am, for he existed long before me.'"

He came right out and said, "I am not the Messiah."

John replied in the words of the prophet Isaiah: "I am a voice shouting in the wilderness, ‘Clear the way for the Lord 's coming!'"

He is the one I was talking about when I said, ‘A man is coming after me who is far greater than I am, for he existed long before me.'

You yourselves know how plainly I told you, ‘I am not the Messiah. I am only here to prepare the way for him.'

It is the bridegroom who marries the bride, and the bridegroom's friend is simply glad to stand with him and hear his vows. Therefore, I am filled with joy at his success.

The woman was surprised, for Jews refuse to have anything to do with Samaritans. She said to Jesus, "You are a Jew, and I am a Samaritan woman. Why are you asking me for a drink?"

Then Jesus told her, " I am the Messiah!"

But Jesus replied, "My Father is always working, and so am I."

but he called out to them, "Don't be afraid. I am here!"

Jesus replied, "I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry again. Whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.

Then the people began to murmur in disagreement because he had said, "I am the bread that came down from heaven."

Yes, I am the bread of life!

I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Anyone who eats this bread will live forever; and this bread, which I will offer so the world may live, is my flesh."

I am the true bread that came down from heaven. Anyone who eats this bread will not die as your ancestors did (even though they ate the manna) but will live forever."

You will search for me but not find me. And you cannot go where I am going."

What does he mean when he says, ‘You will search for me but not find me,' and ‘You cannot go where I am going'?"

Jesus spoke to the people once more and said, "I am the light of the world. If you follow me, you won't have to walk in darkness, because you will have the light that leads to life."

Jesus told them, "These claims are valid even though I make them about myself. For I know where I came from and where I am going, but you don't know this about me.

And if I did, my judgment would be correct in every respect because I am not alone. The Father who sent me is with me.