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So Jesus said, "Still for a short time I am with you, and then I go my way to Him who sent me.

You will look for me and will not find me, and where I am you cannot come."

What do those words of his mean, `You will look for me, but will not find me, and where I am you cannot come'?"

Once more Jesus addressed them. "I am the Light of the world," He said; "the man who follows me shall certainly not walk in the dark, but shall have the light of Life."

"Even if I am giving testimony about myself," replied Jesus, "my testimony is true; for I know where I came from and where I am going, but you know neither of these two things.

You judge according to appearances: I am judging no one.

And even if I do judge, my judgement is just; for I am not alone, but the Father who sent me is with me.

I am one giving testimony about myself, and the Father who sent me gives testimony about me."

Again He said to them, "I am going away. Then you will try to find me, but you will die in your sins. Where I am going, it is impossible for you to come."

The Jews began to ask one another, "Is he going to kill himself, do you think, that he says, `Where I am going, it is impossible for you to come'?"

"You," He continued, "are from below, I am from above: you are of this present world, I am not of this present world.

That is why I told you that you will die in your sins; for, unless you believe that I am He, that is what will happen."

"You--who are you?" they asked. "How is it that I am speaking to you at all?" replied Jesus.

So Jesus added, "When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am He. Of myself I do nothing; but as the Father has taught me, so I speak.

"If God were your Father," said Jesus, "you would love me; for it is from God that I came and I am now here. I have not come of myself, but *He* sent me.

"I am not possessed by a demon," replied Jesus. "On the contrary I honour my Father, and you dishonour me.

I, however, am not aiming at glory for myself: there is One who aims at glory for me--and who judges.

"In most solemn truth," answered Jesus, "I tell you that before Abraham came into existence, I am."

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

"Yes it is," replied some of them. "No it is not," said others, "but he is like him." His own statement was, "I am the man."