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Therefore Jesus answered and was saying to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, ^(p)the Son can do nothing of Himself, unless it is something He sees the Father doing; for whatever ^[e]the Father does, these things the Son also does in like manner.

^(q)For the Father loves the Son, and shows Him all things that He Himself is doing; and the Father will show Him ^(r)greater works than these, so that you will marvel.

For just as the Father raises the dead and ^(s)gives them life, even so ^(t)the Son also gives life to whom He wishes.

For not even the Father judges anyone, but ^(u)He has given all judgment to the Son,

so that all will honor the Son even as they honor the Father. ^(v)He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.

"Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My word, and ^(w)believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life, and ^(x)does not come into judgment, but has ^(y)passed out of death into life.

Truly, truly, I say to you, ^(z)an hour is coming and now is, when ^(aa)the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who ^(ab)hear will live.

For just as the Father has life in Himself, even so He ^(ac)gave to the Son also to have life in Himself;

and He gave Him authority to ^(ad)execute judgment, because He is ^[f]the Son of Man.

Do not marvel at this; for ^(ae)an hour is coming, in which ^(af)all who are in the tombs will hear His voice,

and will come forth; ^(ag)those who did the good deeds to a resurrection of life, those who committed the evil deeds to a resurrection of judgment.

"^(ah)I can do nothing on My own initiative. As I hear, I judge; and ^(ai)My judgment is just, because I do not seek My own will, but ^(aj)the will of Him who sent Me.

"^(ak)If I alone testify about Myself, My testimony is not ^[g]true.

There is ^(al)another who testifies of Me, and I know that the testimony which He gives about Me is true.

You have sent to John, and he ^(am)has testified to the truth.

But ^(an)the testimony which I receive is not from man, but I say these things so that you may be saved.

He was ^(ao)the lamp that was burning and was shining and you ^(ap)were willing to rejoice for ^[h]a while in his light.

But the testimony which I have is greater than the testimony of John; for ^(aq)the works which the Father has given Me ^(ar)to accomplish—the very works that I do—testify about Me, that the Father ^(as)has sent Me.

And the Father who sent Me, ^(at)He has testified of Me. You have neither heard His voice at any time nor seen His form.

You do not have ^(au)His word abiding in you, for you do not believe Him whom He ^(av)sent.

^[i](aw)You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; it is ^(ax)these that testify about Me;

and you are unwilling to come to Me so that you may have life.

^(ay)I do not receive glory from men;

but I know you, that you do not have the love of God in yourselves.

I have come in My Father's name, and you do not receive Me; ^(az)if another comes in his own name, you will receive him.

How can you believe, when you ^(ba)receive ^[j]glory from one another and you do not seek ^(bb)the ^[k]glory that is from ^(bc)the one and only God?

Do not think that I will accuse you before the Father; the one who accuses you is ^(bd)Moses, in whom you have set your hope.

For if you believed Moses, you would believe Me, for ^(be)he wrote about Me.

But ^(bf)if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe My words?"