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For this reason they were unable to have belief, because Isaiah said again,

(Isaiah said these words because he saw his glory. His words were about him.)

However, a number even of the rulers had belief in him, but because of the Pharisees they did not say so openly for fear that they might be shut out from the Synagogue:

Some were of the opinion that because Judas kept the money-bag Jesus said to him, Get the things we have need of for the feast; or, that he was to give something to the poor.

Have faith that I am in the Father and that the Father is in me: at least, have faith in me because of what I do.

Truly I say to you, He who puts his faith in me will do the very works which I do, and he will do greater things than these, because I am going to my Father.

Even the Spirit of true knowledge. That Spirit the world is not able to take to its heart because it sees him not and has no knowledge of him: but you have knowledge of him, because he is ever with you and will be in you.

A little time longer, and the world will see me no more; but you will see me; and you will be living because I am living.

Keep in mind how I said to you, I go away and come to you again. If you had love for me you would be glad, because I am going to the Father: for the Father is greater than I.

After this I will not say much to you, because the ruler of this world comes: and he has no power over me;

I am the vine, you are the branches: he who is in me at all times as I am in him, gives much fruit, because without me you are able to do nothing.

No longer do I give you the name of servants; because a servant is without knowledge of what his master is doing: I give you the name of friends, because I have given you knowledge of all the things which my Father has said to me.

If you were of the world, you would be loved by the world: but because you are not of the world, but I have taken you out of the world, you are hated by the world.

They will do all this to you because of my name--because they have no knowledge of him who sent me.

And you, in addition, will give witness because you have been with me from the first.

They will do these things to you because they have not had knowledge of the Father or of me.

I have said these things to you so that when the time comes, what I have said may come to your mind. I did not say them to you at the first, because then I was still with you.

But your hearts are full of sorrow because I have said these things.

Of sin, because they have not faith in me;

Of righteousness, because I go to the Father and you will see me no more;