Study Desk

Jesus said to them, "If you were blind, you would not be guilty of sin. But because you say, ‘We see,' you still are guilty of your sin.

When the shepherd walks ahead of them, they follow him because they know his voice.

They will not follow someone they do not know because they do not know his voice. They will run away from him."

The hired man runs away because he is hired. He does not care about the sheep.

"For this reason My Father loves Me. It is because I give My life that I might take it back again.

Because of what He said, the Jews did not agree in their thinking.

You do not believe because you are not My sheep.

They said, "We are not going to throw stones at You for any good work. It is because of the way You talk against God. It is because You make Yourself to be God when You are only a man."

But God has set Me apart for Himself. He sent Me into the world. Then how can you say that I am speaking against God because I said, ‘I am the Son of God'?

Because of you I am glad I was not there so that you may believe. Come, let us go to him."

He did not say this because he cared for poor people. He said this because he was a robber. He carried the bag of money and would steal some of it for himself.

Many Jews came to the place because they knew Jesus was there. They came not only to see Jesus, but to see Lazarus also. Jesus had raised Lazarus from the dead.

Because of Lazarus, many Jews were leaving their own religion. They were putting their trust in Jesus.

Because of this the people went to meet Jesus. They had heard He had done this powerful work.

Even among the leaders of the people there were many who believed in Jesus. But because of the proud religious law-keepers, they did not tell about it. If they had, they would have been put out of the Jewish place of worship.

You call Me Teacher and Lord. You are right because that is what I am.

They thought it was because Judas carried the bag of money, and Jesus had said that Judas should buy what they needed for the religious gathering. Or they thought Judas should give something to poor people.

"Believe Me that I am in the Father and that the Father is in Me. Or else believe Me because of the things I do.

For sure, I tell you, whoever puts his trust in Me can do the things I am doing. He will do even greater things than these because I am going to the Father.

He is the Spirit of Truth. The world cannot receive Him. It does not see Him or know Him. You know Him because He lives with you and will be in you.