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And He has conferred on Him authority to act as Judge, because He is the Son of Man.

"I can of my own self do nothing. As I am bidden, so I judge; and mine is a just judgement, because it is not my own will that guides me, but the will of Him who sent me.

"You search the Scriptures, because you suppose that in them you will find the Life of the Ages; and it is those Scriptures that yield testimony concerning me;

A vast multitude followed Him, because they witnessed the miracles on the sick which He was constantly performing.

The Lake also was getting rough, because a strong wind was blowing.

"In most solemn truth I tell you," replied Jesus, "that you are searching for me not because you have seen miracles, but because you ate the loaves and had a hearty meal.

Now the Jews began to find fault about Him because of His claiming to be the bread which came down out of Heaven.

As the ever-living Father has sent me, and I live because of the Father, so also he who eats me will live because of me.

After this Jesus moved from place to place in Galilee. He would not go about in Judaea, because the Jews were seeking an opportunity to kill Him.

It is impossible for the world to hate you; but me it does hate, because I give testimony concerning it that its conduct is evil.

As for you, go up to the Festival. I do not now go up to this Festival, because my time is not yet fully come."

If a child is circumcised even on a Sabbath day, are you bitter against me because I have restored a man to perfect health on a Sabbath day?

I know Him, because I came from Him, and He sent me."

On hearing this they wanted to arrest Him; yet not a hand was laid on Him, because His time had not yet come.

He referred to the Spirit which those who believed in Him were to receive; for the Spirit was not bestowed as yet, because Jesus had not yet been glorified.

These sayings He uttered in the Treasury, while teaching in the Temple; yet no one arrested Him, because His time had not yet come.

You are descendants of Abraham, I know; but you want to kill me, because my teaching gains no ground within you.

How is it you do not understand me when I speak? It is because you cannot bear to listen to my words.

But because I speak the truth, you do not believe me.

He who is a child of God listens to God's words. You do not listen to them: and why? It is because you are not God's children."