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And this is the condemnation, that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.

Now John also was baptizing in Aenon near Salim, because there was much water there. And they came and were baptized.

He who has the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom's voice. Therefore this joy of mine is fulfilled.

And many of the Samaritans of that city believed in Him because of the word of the woman who testified, "He told me all that I ever did."

And many more believed because of His own word.

Then they said to the woman, "Now we believe, not because of what you said, for we ourselves have heard Him and we know that this is indeed the Christ, [fn] the Savior of the world."

For this reason the Jews persecuted Jesus, and sought to kill Him, [fn] because He had done these things on the Sabbath.

Therefore the Jews sought all the more to kill Him, because He not only broke the Sabbath, but also said that God was His Father, making Himself equal with God.

and has given Him authority to execute judgment also, because He is the Son of Man.

I can of Myself do nothing. As I hear, I judge; and My judgment is righteous, because I do not seek My own will but the will of the Father who sent Me.

But you do not have His word abiding in you, because whom He sent, Him you do not believe.

Then a great multitude followed Him, because they saw His signs which He performed on those who were diseased.

Then the sea arose because a great wind was blowing.

Jesus answered them and said, "Most assuredly, I say to you, you seek Me, not because you saw the signs, but because you ate of the loaves and were filled.

Do not labor for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to everlasting life, which the Son of Man will give you, because God the Father has set His seal on Him."

The Jews then complained about Him, because He said, "I am the bread which came down from heaven."

As the living Father sent Me, and I live because of the Father, so he who feeds on Me will live because of Me.

After these things Jesus walked in Galilee; for He did not want to walk in Judea, because the Jews [fn] sought to kill Him.

The world cannot hate you, but it hates Me because I testify of it that its works are evil.

If a man receives circumcision on the Sabbath, so that the law of Moses should not be broken, are you angry with Me because I made a man completely well on the Sabbath?