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Jesus CallingDevotional Bible

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Jesus Calling Devotional Bible

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INTRODUCTION

I treasure Gods Word because it is alive, active, and full of powerdeeplypenetrating the human heart and changing our very lives. e Bible containsGods answers to every aspect of the human condition, telling us how much He

loves us and helping us see how He longs to be involved in our lives.

After many years of writing in prayer journalsand then discovering the joy

of listening to Jesus with pen in handI believe all of this more than ever

today. As I shared in the introduction to my first book, Jesus Calling,Ive gone

through prolonged periods of difficulty, struggle, and waiting over the courseof my life. And I have been battling Lyme disease, a debilitating illness, for

nearly a decade. However, in the midst of it all, through Gods glorious grace,

I have experienced something in my journey that outshines everything else:

I have enjoyed the Presence and Peace of Jesus. I have known the comfort of

living in awareness of His nearness.

What has made the difference? e practice of listening to Jesus and letting

Him speak to me. is practice has done more to increase my intimacy with

Him than any other spiritual discipline. And the words of assurance and

instruction that He has spoken to me over the years are what I have shared in

my devotional books.

Jesusthe Living Wordcan speak to you directly through HisWord, just

as He has done for me. I hope the extrabiblical material in this Jesus Calling

Devotional Bible, which includes more than 250 of my writings, will help

attune the ears of your heart to His truths. To aid in this pursuit, each of my

devotionals (which appear on right-hand pages at regular intervals throughoutthis Bible) was written from Jesus point of viewas if He were speaking directly

toyou.So the first person singular (I, Me, My) always refers to Christ, and you

refers to you, the reader. I have also included Scripture references after each of

the messages. I trust that you will take time to look up those passages in this

Bibleand listen to whatever Jesus may be saying to you through His Spirit.

As I listen to God, Ive found that Bible verses or fragments of verses often

come to mind. I have woven some of them into my devotionals, where they are

printed in italics. Certain Bible verses turn up again and again in my writing as

well. at is because God often uses these powerful scriptures to strengthen

and encourage me, raising my sights from my momentary troubles to His

eternal perspective.

As you read this devotional Bible, I encourage you to keep a journal in

which you can record any thoughts or impressions you receiveas Jesus calls

to you. I am sure you will find, as I did, that God continues to invite us to lay


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down our cares, our problems, our sorrowsand seek His Presence. Scripture

also assures us that God speaks to those who will listen and that He is always

acting on our behalf. eJesus Calling Devotional Bible reinforces these ideas

in three ways: first, with call-outs from Scripture that reveal Gods never-

ending interaction and involvement in the daily lives of His people; second,

by including a variety of personalized, prayerful entries highlighting scenarios

and questions that any of us may face in our journey with God; and third, by

presenting Jesus possible responses to those situations in my corresponding

devotionals.

Since my writings are rooted in the infallible, unchanging Word of God,

having them appear alongside the biblical text would seem to be a natural placefor them. It is an honor to have devotionals from two of my books,Jesus Calling

and Jesus Lives, included in this volume. May my written words, along with

those of the writers who contributed the personalized prayers, draw you closer

to theWord, the One who is calling out to you even now: Jesus, Immanuel

God with us.

S a r a h Y o u n g

A p r i l 2 0 1 1

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e Old Testament

Genesis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Exodus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Leviticus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188Deuteronomy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248

Joshua . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301

Judges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338

Ruth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373

1 Samuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379

2 Samuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 432

1 Kings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 471

2 Kings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 514

1 Chronicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 556

2 Chronicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 598Ezra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 648

Nehemiah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 663

Esther . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 688

Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 701

Psalms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 754

Proverbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 902

Ecclesiastes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 955

Song of Solomon . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . 971

Isaiah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 981

Jeremiah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1086

Lamentations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1184

Ezekiel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1195

Daniel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1271

Hosea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1296

Joel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1311

Amos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1318

Obadiah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1330

Jonah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1332

Micah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1336Nahum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1348

Habakkuk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1353

Zephaniah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1359

Haggai . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1365

Zechariah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1368

Malachi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1385

e New Testament

Matthew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1393

Mark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1447

Luke. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1478

John . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1534Acts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1576

Romans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1627

1 Corinthians. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1650

2 Corinthians. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1670

Galatians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1687

Ephesians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1696

Philippians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1707

Colossians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1714

1 essalonians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1721

2 essalonians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17261 Timothy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1730

2 Timothy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1736

Titus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1741

Philemon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1743

Hebrews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1744

James . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1766

1 Peter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1773

2 Peter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1783

1 John . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1789

2 John . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1797

3 John . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1798

Jude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1799

Revelation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1801

TABLEOFCONTENTS

Introduction from Sarah Young . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .v

How to Use theJesus Calling Devotional Bible . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .viii

Topical Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xWhen Your Heart Longs for Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xi

Preface to the New King James Version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xiii


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1748HEBREWS4:1

OLord, how is it that You can love me with such infinite mercy and patience?I am as flawed as human beings come, and I make mistakes all the time.

Whats worse, I keep making the samemistakes that Ive always made! How can

You find it in Your heart to have compassion on me?

At times, I imagine that I will one day exhaust Your patience. And then I fear

what will happen to me. At other times, I wonder why You havent intervened

in my circumstances sooner. You have control over every situation; yet I still

suffer countless hardships that never quite seem to go away. People are more

than happy to suggest solutions, but I just shake my head; theres really nothing

they can do.

You, on the other hand, can do it all. So I look to You, my Help and my

Sustainer.

Please, God, Id like to understand how to navigate the turbulent times

without succumbing to the earthly desires that prey upon my weak flesh.

Whether You ever reveal the reasons for my trials, I ask that Youll enable me to

rise above them and rely on Your strength each day.

P a r k e r

The Promise of Rest

4 Therefore, since a promise re-mains of entering His rest, let usfear lest any of you seem to have comeshort of it. 2

For indeed the gospel was

preached to us as well as to them; butthe word which they heard did notprofit them,a not being mixed withfaith in those who heard it. 3For we

who have believed do enter that rest,as He has said:

So I swore in My wrath, They shall not enter My rest, a

although the works were finishedfrom the foundation of the world.4

For He has spoken in a certain placeof the seventh day in this way: AndGod rested on the seventh day fromall His works;a 5and again in thisplace:They shall not enter My rest. a

6Since therefore it remains that

some must enter it, and those towhom it was first preached did notenter because of disobedience, 7

again

We have become partakers

of Christ if we hold the

beginning of our confidencesteadfast to the end,

while it is said: Today,

if you will hear His voice,

do not harden your hearts

as in the rebellion.

H e b r e w s 3 : 1 4 , 1 5

4:2aNU-Text and M-Text read profit them, since they were not united by faith with those who heeded it.4:3aPsalm 95:11 4:4aGenesis 2:2 4:5aPsalm 95:11

ese intimateexpressions are writtenas prayers to Jesus,

describing various lifesituations men andwomen face every day.Read the personalizedprayer first; then readthe devotional on thefacing page, written bySarah Young, who usesthe words of Scriptureto provide Jesusanswer and guidancein that situation.

First names aregiven to representevery man and everywoman.

Call-outs highlightparticular verseswhere the Lord speaksto His people throughHis Word.

How to Use theJESUSCALLINGDEVOTIONALBIBLE


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Weakness

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I . Not only do I understandyou perfectly with all your weakness, but I have infinite resources because I am

both Man and God. When friends try to help you with your problems, their own

flaws and sinfulness can get in the way. I, on the other hand, comprend you

from both a divine, all-knowing perspective and a sinless human viewpoint.

During my thirty-three years on earth I experienced terrible temptations, and

I had to endure everything without sinningin order to be your Savior. If you

ever doubt My Love for you, just look at all I suffered so that I could spend

eternity with you!

When you are going through painful trials, it is tempting to blame Me because

you know I have unlimited Power to intervene. However, I refrained from

using that Power to save Myself from brutal torture and execution. Whenever

I allow you to suffer, try to see it as My vote of confidence in you. Its a way of

affirming you as a member of My royal family: a co-heir with Me. Call upon Mewhen you are in the midst of trials, and I will be ever so near youentering

into your suffering. Remember that I allow you to share in My sufferings in

order that you may also share in My Glory.

S H :; H :; R :

(FromJesus Lives by Sarah Young)

F , .

ese devotionalsare specially selectedfrom Sarah Youngsdevotional books and

placed in the Bibletext near a key verseor reading that isrelated to the topic.Read the prayeron the previouspage, describinga personalizedscenario, and thenread this devotionalthought as if Jesuswere speaking directly

to you. (A full listingof the devotionals foreach topic appears onpage x.)

Sarah Young has

provided some keyverses on this topicthat you will enjoyreading in full forfurther study andencouragement.

To find the nextprayer and devotional

combination on thefeatured topic, goto the page numbernoted here.


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is index guides you to the devotionals inthis Bible that focus on the topics below.

ese devotionals are also chained sothat you can read from one to the nextthroughout the Bible.

Abiding in Him . . . . . . . . . . . . . 779, 807, 937, 1345,1421, 1461, 1579, 1623, 1693, 1699

Adversity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93, 255, 335, 415,1159, 1189, 1283, 1601, 1653, 1777

Assurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 753, 863, 1573, 1829

Attitude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217, 1401, 1493

Brokenness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79, 447, 523, 1041,1069, 1077

Condemnation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1633, 1739, 1815

Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19, 391, 1539

Depending on Him . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3, 289, 331, 827,931, 951, 1215, 1279, 1357, 1563

Desiring Him . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159, 261, 1303, 1785

Emptiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 693, 767Endurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 699, 1661, 1769

Faith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 891, 1759, 1775

Faithfulness, His . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15, 1023

Fear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293, 349, 1453, 1673

Forgiveness, His . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 681, 763

Freedom in Him . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185, 1549

Future, e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1045, 1139, 1335, 1509Heaven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123, 881, 1677, 1787, 1827

Hope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 899, 1089, 1313, 1379,1465, 1647, 1753

Idolatry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117, 503, 619, 1255, 1503

Intimacy with Him . . . . . . . . . 149, 303, 375, 385,579, 677, 887, 999, 1371, 1395, 1665

Joy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 927, 1725

Listening to Him . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381, 485, 657, 905,1057, 1445

Love, His . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 583, 973, 979, 1063,1143, 1351, 1363, 1559, 1609, 1791

Peace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5, 109, 405, 669, 729,1113, 1417, 1481, 1729

PleasingHim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171, 199, 359

Prayer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29, 85, 507, 561,625, 787, 1583, 1705

Presence, His . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47, 101, 231, 601,703, 783, 801, 841, 957, 991, 1103, 1237, 1373,1411, 1765, 1771, 1803, 1819

Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 773, 1037

Renewing Your Mind . . . . . . . . . . . . 399, 855, 933,1015, 1323, 1485, 1643, 1713

Resting in Him . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135, 225, 299, 547,665, 791, 961, 1099, 1247, 1293, 1347,1413

RightLiving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 723, 895

Self-Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 921, 1529, 1701

Sorrow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 815, 1567

Sufficiency, His . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113, 313, 1747

ankfulness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9, 207, 1163, 1197,1341, 1531, 1593

Transformation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177, 465, 911, 965,1083, 1251, 1689, 1711, 1793

Trials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65, 271, 453, 1123, 1211,1429, 1637, 1675

Trust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25, 37, 105, 213, 409, 421,541, 571, 717, 845, 869, 907, 1065, 1071, 1119,1149, 1517, 1561, 1605

Victorious Living. . . 441, 615, 777, 1717, 1763

Weakness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89, 321, 709, 737,1207, 1685, 1749

Wisdom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 877, 1719

Worry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 427, 1405, 1781, 1807

Worship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345, 591, 607, 747, 811, 851,1389, 1735

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When you need:

Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1070, 1322 (Psalm 18:3133;Proverbs 3:5, 6)

Confidence in Gods care . . . . . . 46, 452,1710,1806 (Psalm 27:13; Hebrews 3:14, 15;1 John 5:14)

Contentment . . . . . . . . . . . 8, 170 (Philippians 4:11;

1 Timothy 6:6; Hebrews 13:5)Endurance 698, 1716, 1768 (2 Timothy 2:17;

Hebrews 12:13; James 5:11)

Faith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .778, 868, 890, 1122, 1362, 1452(Matthew 17:20; Ephesians 6:1018;Hebrews 11:6)

Forgiveness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358, 464, 618, 680, 762(Psalm 130:3, 4; Isaiah 43:25; Ephesians 1:7, 8;Colossians 1:13, 14)

Healing from your past . . . . . . 522, 998, 1044,

1250, 1346, 1688 (Psalm 103:12;Isaiah 53:5; Philippians 3:13, 14)

Help with little things . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330, 1604(Matthew 6:2630; Mark 11:2224)

Help with praying . . . . . . . 374, 786, 1022, 1388,1704 (Matthew 21:22; Romans 8:26, 27;1 John 3:21, 22)

Joy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 590, 1646, 1724 (Nehemiah 8:10;Psalm 16:11; Philippians 4:4)

Patience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32, 746, 1676 (Psalm 37:7;

Lamentations 3:2226; James 5:7, 8)Peace. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108, 894, 960, 1312, 1728(Psalm 4:68; John 14:27; 16:33)

Perspective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64, 122, 926, 1652(Luke 12:2231; Romans 8:28;1 Corinthians 7:19)

Relief from physical pain . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320, 880,932, 1530 (Psalm 22:2226; 2 Corinthians12:710; James 5:14)

Rest . . . . . . . . . . .4, 708 (Exodus 33:14; Psalm 127:2;Matthew 11:2830)

Self-confidence . . . . . . . . . . . . 92, 1484, 1632, 1684(Psalm 8:35; Luke 12:47; 1 John 3:13)

Wisdom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 668, 1278, 1444, 1718, 1826(Proverbs 1:7; 2:19; James 1:5)

When you want:

Comfort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298, 1828 (Psalms 23:16;119:49, 50; 2 Corinthians 1:3, 4)

Connection with God . . . . . . . 28, 158, 380, 384,692, 766, 806, 956, 1196, 1582, 1664, 1764(Psalm 5:18; Zephaniah 3:17; John 15:18)

Courage . . . . . . . . 1356, 1410 (Deuteronomy 31:6;Joshua 1:68; 1 Peter 4:1219)

Guidance . . . . . . . . 2, 104, 420, 484,570, 656, 930,936, 1098, 1118, 1138, 1236, 1344, 1698

(Psalms 25:47; 31:13; 73:2328;1 Corinthians 2:616)

Holiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176, 260, 964, 1142(1 essalonians 4:18; 5:23, 24;Hebrews 12:711)

Love . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 582, 972, 1558, 1608, 1790(Romans 8:3539; Ephesians 3:1621;1 John 4:19)

Time with God . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148, 198, 600, 664,886, 1056, 1064, 1148, 1802 (Joshua 1:8, 9;Mark 14:23; Revelation 3:20)

To give your schedule to God . . . . . . . .18, 184,224, 390, 506, 790, 1502 (Ecclesiastes 3:915;Romans 12:1, 2)

To serve God better . . 560, 1082, 1622, 1770,1774 (Romans 12:316; Philippians 2:1216;2 Peter 1:211)

To share your faith . . . . . . 876, 910, 1102, 1818(Acts 1:8; 1 Peter 2:11, 12; 3:15)

To trust God more . . . . . . . . . 540, 862, 898, 1350,1372, 1394, 1712 (Psalm 5:11; Proverbs 30:5;

Isaiah 26:3, 4)

When you feel:

Afraid . . . . . . . 292, 348, 776, 782, 844, 1036, 1254,1292, 1508, 1672 (Proverbs 29:25;Isaiah 26:3; 41:10; Revelation 1:17)

Alone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230, 772, 978 (Psalm 102:113;Matthew 28:20; Hebrews 13:5)

Angry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 702, 1700 (Romans 12:1719;Ephesians 4:26, 27; James 1:19, 20)

Betrayed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78, 1076, 1088, 1572(Psalms 6:610; 55:1219; 69:118;Mark 13:1113)

Confused . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302, 334, 1206, 1214, 1528,1538, 1600 (Proverbs 4:2527; Isaiah 40:4;John 16:13; 1 Corinthians 14:33)

Convicted . . . . . 312, 920, 950, 1014, 1040, 1282,1738 (Psalm 51:1417; James 5:16;1 John 1:810)

When Your Heart

Longs for Help

is index sends you to prayers/stories in this Bible from people dealing with theseissues. In parentheses following the page numbers for the stories/prayers are versereferences on the topic for you to look up as well.


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Defeated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 446, 716, 1548, 1562,1786, 1814 (Psalm 37:23, 24; Proverbs 24:16;Micah 7:7, 8; Philippians 1:6)

Depressed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404, 1566, 1636(Psalms 34:17, 19; 40:13; Isaiah 61:3)

Despair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206, 212, 1210, 1246, 1416(Psalms 18:119; 39:113)

Discouraged . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408, 440, 850(Deuteronomy 31:6; Psalm 42:511;John 14:13)

Distracted . . . . . . .502, 614, 854, 904, 1370, 1642,1784 (Psalm 27:4; Matthew 6:33;Luke 10:41, 42)

Doubtful . . . .1460, 1561, 1578 (Matthew 11:16;John 20:2429; James 1:6)

Exhausted . . . . . . . . . 14, 116, 134, 546, 1188, 1734(Psalm 6:110; Isaiah 40:2831;Romans 5:15)

Frustrated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88, 990, 1412, 1692(Habakkuk 1:13; 2:3; Romans 7:1425)

Helpless to help others . . . . . . . . 36, 1492, 1758(2 Corinthians 1:35; Galatians 6:10;Ephesians 5:1921)

Hopeless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 676, 1464, 1674 (Jeremiah29:1113; Habakkuk 3:1719; Romans 15:13;1 Peter 1:39)

Hurt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 826, 1400, 1420 (Psalms 9:9, 10;35:128; 2 Corinthians 4:710)

Overwhelmed . . . . . . . . . . . . .84, 216, 414, 728, 906,

1112, 1428, 1480, 1776 (2 Samuel 22:520;Psalm 61:18; 2 Corinthians 4:1618)

Pain . . . . . . . . 254, 752, 1660 (Mark 14:36; Romans8:18; 2 Corinthians 4:17; 12:710)

Pessimistic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270, 840, 1162, 1752(Psalm 18:28; Luke 18:18; Romans 8:31)

Prideful . . . . . . . . . 398, 624, 1068 (Proverbs 16:18;Philippians 2:14; James 4:610)

Sorrowful . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100, 814 (Psalm 34:18;1 Corinthians 15:5155;1 essalonians 4:13, 14)

Tempted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .722, 1746, 1792(1 Corinthians 10:13; 2 Timothy 2:22;Hebrews 2:1618; 4:1416)

ankful . . . . . . . . . . . 112, 344, 578, 606, 810, 1062,1302, 1340, 1592 (1 Chronicles 16:34;Psalm 33:1; 1 essalonians 5:18)

Weak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288, 736, 1378, 1748(2 Corinthians 12:9, 10; Hebrews 11:3234)

Worried . . . . . . . . . . 24, 426, 800, 1158, 1334, 1404,1516, 1762, 1780 (Matthew 6:2534;Philippians 4:6, 7; 1 Peter 5:6, 7)


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JOHNThe Eternal Word

In the beginning was the Word,and the Word was with God, andthe Word was God. 2

He was in thebeginning with God. 3

All thingswere made through Him, and with-out Him nothing was made that was

made. 4In Him was life, and the lifewas the light of men. 5

And the lightshines in the darkness, and the dark-ness did not comprehend

ait.

Johns Witness: The True Light6

There was a man sent from God,whose name was John. 7

This mancame for a witness, to bear witness ofthe Light, that all through him might

believe. 8He was not that Light, but wassentto bear witness of that Light. 9That

was the true Light which gives light toevery man coming into the world.a

10

He was in the world, and theworld was made through Him, and theworld did not know Him. 11

He came toHis own,a

and His own

b

did not receiveHim. 12

But as many as received Him,to them He gave the right to become

children of God, to those who believein His name: 13

who were born, not ofblood, nor of the will of the flesh, norof the will of man, but of God.

The Word Becomes Flesh14

And the Word became flesh anddwelt among us, and we beheld Hisglory, the glory as of the only begottenof the Father, full of grace and truth.

15John bore witness of Him and cried

out, saying, This was He of whom I said,He who comes after me is preferred be-fore me, for He was before me.

16

And

a

of His fullness we have allreceived, and grace for grace. 17

For

the law was given through Moses, butgrace and truth came through JesusChrist. 18

No one has seen God at anytime. The only begotten Son,a

who is

in the bosom of the Father, He hasdeclared Him.

A Voice in the Wilderness19

Now this is the testimony of John,when the Jews sent priests and Levitesfrom Jerusalem to ask him, Who are

you?20

He confessed, and did not deny,but confessed, I am not the Christ.

21

And they asked him, What then?Are you Elijah?He said, I am not.Are you the Prophet?

And he answered, No.22

Then they said to him, Who areyou, that we may give an answer tothose who sent us? What do you sayabout yourself?

23

He said: I am

The voice of one crying in thewilderness:

Make straight the way of theLORD, a

as the prophet Isaiah said.

The Word became flesh

and dwelt among us,

and we beheld His glory,

the glory as of the only

begotten of the Father,full of grace and truth.

J o h n 1 : 1 4

1:5aOr overcome 1:9aOr That was the true Light which, coming into the world, gives light to every man.1:11aThat is, His own things or domain bThat is, His own people 1:16aNU-Text reads For. 1:18aNU-Text reads only begotten God. 1:23aIsaiah 40:3


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Now those who were sent werefrom the Pharisees. 25

And they askedhim, saying, Why then do you bap-tize if you are not the Christ, nor Eli-

jah, nor the Prophet?26

John answered them, saying, Ibaptize with water, but there standsOne among you whom you do notknow. 27

It is He who, coming after me,is preferred before me, whose sandalstrap I am not worthy to loose.

28

These things were done in Beth-abara

a

beyond the Jordan, where Johnwas baptizing.

The Lamb of God29

The next day John saw Jesus com-ing toward him, and said, Behold!The Lamb of God who takes away thesin of the world! 30

This is He of whomI said, After me comes a Man who ispreferred before me, for He was beforeme. 31

I did not know Him; but that Heshould be revealed to Israel, therefore

I came baptizing with water.32

And John bore witness, saying,I saw the Spirit descending fromheaven like a dove, and He remainedupon Him. 33

I did not know Him, butHe who sent me to baptize with watersaid to me, Upon whom you see theSpirit descending, and remaining onHim, this is He who baptizes with theHoly Spirit. 34

And I have seen and

testified that this is the Son of God.

The First Disciples35

Again, the next day, John stoodwith two of his disciples. 36

And look-ing at Jesus as He walked, he said,Behold the Lamb of God!

37

The two disciples heard himspeak, and they followed Jesus. 38

ThenJesus turned, and seeing them follow-

ing, said to them, What do you seek?They said to Him, Rabbi (which

is to say, when translated, Teacher),where are You staying?

39

He said to them, Come and see.They came and saw where He wasstaying, and remained with Him thatday (now it was about the tenth hour).

40

One of the two who heard Johnspeak, and followed Him, was An-drew, Simon Peters brother. 41

He firstfound his own brother Simon, andsaid to him, We have found the Mes-

siah (which is translated, the Christ).42

And he brought him to Jesus.Now when Jesus looked at him,

He said, You are Simon the son ofJonah.a

You shall be called Cephas(which is translated, A Stone).

Philip and Nathanael43

The following day Jesus wantedto go to Galilee, and He found Philipand said to him, Follow Me. 44

NowPhilip was from Bethsaida, the cityof Andrew and Peter. 45

Philip foundNathanael and said to him, We havefound Him of whom Moses in the law,and also the prophets, wroteJesusof Nazareth, the son of Joseph.

46

And Nathanael said to him, Cananything good come out of Naza-

reth?Philip said to him, Come and see.47

Jesus saw Nathanael coming to-ward Him, and said of him, Behold,an Israelite indeed, in whom is nodeceit!

48

Nathanael said to Him, How doYou know me?

Jesus answered and said to him,Before Philip called you, when you

were under the fig tree, I saw you.49

Nathanael answered and said toHim, Rabbi, You are the Son of God!

You are the King of Israel!50

Jesus answered and said to him,Because I said to you, I saw you un-der the fig tree, do you believe? You

will see greater things than these.51

And He said to him, Most assured-ly, I say to you, hereafter

a

you shall see

heaven open, and the angels of Godascending and descending upon theSon of Man.

Water Turned to Wine

2 On the third day there was a wed-ding in Cana of Galilee, and themother of Jesus was there. 2

Now both

1:28aNU-Text and M-Text read Bethany. 1:42aNU-Text readsJohn. 1:51aNU-Text omits hereafter.


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Jesus and His disciples were invitedto the wedding. 3

And when they ranout of wine, the mother of Jesus saidto Him, They have no wine.

4

Jesus said to her, Woman, whatdoes your concern have to do withMe? My hour has not yet come.

5

His mother said to the servants,Whatever He says to you, do it.

6

Now there were set there six wa-terpots of stone, according to themanner of purification of the Jews,containing twenty or thirty gallonsapiece. 7

Jesus said to them, Fill the

waterpots with water. And they filledthem up to the brim. 8

And He saidto them, Draw some out now, andtake itto the master of the feast. Andthey took it.9

When the master of thefeast had tasted the water that wasmade wine, and did not know whereit came from (but the servants whohad drawn the water knew), the mas-ter of the feast called the bridegroom.10

And he said to him, Every man atthe beginning sets out the good wine,and when theguestshave well drunk,then the inferior. You have kept thegood wine until now!

11

This beginning of signs Jesus didin Cana of Galilee, and manifestedHis glory; and His disciples believedin Him.

12

After this He went down to Caper-naum, He, His mother, His brothers,and His disciples; and they did notstay there many days.

Jesus Cleanses the Temple13

Now the Passover of the Jews wasat hand, and Jesus went up to Jeru-salem. 14

And He found in the templethose who sold oxen and sheep and

doves, and the money changers do-ing business. 15

When He had madea whip of cords, He drove them allout of the temple, with the sheep andthe oxen, and poured out the chan-gers money and overturned the ta-bles. 16

And He said to those who solddoves, Take these things away! Do

not make My Fathers house a houseof merchandise! 17

Then His disciplesremembered that it was written, Zealfor Your house has eaten

a

Me up. b

18

So the Jews answered and said toHim, What sign do You show to us,since You do these things?

19

Jesus answered and said to them,Destroy this temple, and in threedays I will raise it up.

20

Then the Jews said, It has takenforty-six years to build this temple,and will You raise it up in three days?

21

But He was speaking of the tem-

ple of His body.22

Therefore, whenHe had risen from the dead, His dis-ciples remembered that He had saidthis to them;

a

and they believed theScripture and the word which Jesushad said.

The Discerner of Hearts23

Now when He was in Jerusalem atthe Passover, during the feast, many

believed in His name when they sawthe signs which He did. 24

But Jesusdid not commit Himself to them, be-cause He knew all men,25and had noneed that anyone should testify ofman, for He knew what was in man.

The New Birth

3There was a man of the Pharisees

named Nicodemus, a ruler of theJews. 2

This man came to Jesus bynight and said to Him, Rabbi, weknow that You are a teacher comefrom God; for no one can do thesesigns that You do unless God is withhim.

3

Jesus answered and said to him,Most assuredly, I say to you, unlessone is born again, he cannot see the

kingdom of God.4

Nicodemus said to Him, How cana man be born when he is old? Can heenter a second time into his mothers

womb and be born?5

Jesus answered, Most assuredly, Isay to you, unless one is born of waterand the Spirit, he cannot enter the

JOHN2:3

2:17aNU-Text and M-Text read will eat. bPsalm 69:9 2:22aNU-Text and M-Text omit to them.


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the world, but that the world throughHim might be saved.

18

He who believes in Him is notcondemned; but he who does not be-lieve is condemned already, becausehe has not believed in the name of theonly begotten Son of God. 19

And thisis the condemnation, that the lighthas come into the world, and menloved darkness rather than light, be-cause their deeds were evil. 20

For ev-eryone practicing evil hates the lightand does not come to the light, lesthis deeds should be exposed. 21

But he

who does the truth comes to the light,that his deeds may be clearly seen,that they have been done in God.

John the Baptist Exalts Christ22

After these things Jesus and Hisdisciples came into the land of Judea,and there He remained with themand baptized. 23

Now John also wasbaptizing in Aenon near Salim, be-

cause there was much water there.And they came and were baptized.24

For John had not yet been throwninto prison.

25

Then there arose a dispute be-tween some of Johns disciples andthe Jews about purification. 26

Andthey came to John and said to him,Rabbi, He who was with you beyondthe Jordan, to whom you have testi-

fiedbehold, He is baptizing, and allare coming to Him!

27

John answered and said, A mancan receive nothing unless it has beengiven to him from heaven. 28

You your-selves bear me witness, that I said, Iam not the Christ, but, I have beensent before Him. 29

He who has thebride is the bridegroom; but the friendof the bridegroom, who stands and

hears him, rejoices greatly because ofthe bridegrooms voice. Therefore this

joy of mine is fulfilled. 30

He must in-crease, but I mustdecrease. 31He whocomes from above is above all; he whois of the earth is earthly and speaks ofthe earth. He who comes from heavenis above all. 32

And what He has seen

kingdom of God. 6

That which is bornof the flesh is flesh, and that whichis born of the Spirit is spirit. 7

Do notmarvel that I said to you, You must beborn again. 8

The wind blows where itwishes, and you hear the sound of it,but cannot tell where it comes fromand where it goes. So is everyone whois born of the Spirit.

9

Nicodemus answered and said toHim, How can these things be?

10

Jesus answered and said to him,Are you the teacher of Israel, anddo not know these things? 11

Most

assuredly, I say to you, We speak whatWe know and testify what We haveseen, and you do not receive Our wit-ness. 12

If I have told you earthly thingsand you do not believe, how will youbelieve if I tell you heavenly things?13

No one has ascended to heaven butHe who came down from heaven, thatis, the Son of Man who is in heaven.a

14

And as Moses lifted up the serpent

in the wilderness, even so must theSon of Man be lifted up, 15

that who-ever believes in Him should not per-ish but

a

have eternal life. 16

For God soloved the world that He gave His onlybegotten Son, that whoever believesin Him should not perish but have ev-erlasting life. 17

For God did not sendHis Son into the world to condemn

For God so loved the world

that He gave His only

begotten Son, that whoever

believes in Him should not

perish but have everlasting

life. For God did not send

His Son into the world tocondemn the world, but

that the world through

Him might be saved.

J o h n 3 : 1 6 , 1 7

3:13aNU-Text omits who is in heaven. 3:15aNU-Text omits not perish but.


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Idont mean to be a bother, Lord, but its been eighty-nine days and I still

havent heard anything from You in regard to my prayer. If I werent desperatefor an answer, I wouldnt keep bugging You about it. But I really need for You

to respond.

You tell me to ask and to keep on asking like the persistent widow in Your

parable. But for how long? Another month? I dont think I can wait until then.

Should I believe what my friend believes: that Your silence means Youre

saying no? Or worse, that Your answer is no and Youre simply not telling me

for some reason? e not knowingis stressing me almost as much as the lack

of a response!

I want to believe that You care, that You are in control, and that You hear

and answer prayer. In church the other day, the pastor talked about how our

requests and petitions are important to You. His message gave me the courage

to come to You once more.

So here I am, asking: What am I doing wrong? If I do things differently, then

will You respond?

R i l e y

and heard, that He testifies; and noone receives His testimony. 33

He whohas received His testimony has certi-fied that God is true. 34

For He whom

God has sent speaks the words ofGod, for God does not give the Spiritby measure. 35

The Father loves theSon, and has given all things into Hishand. 36

He who believes in the Sonhas everlasting life; and he who doesnot believe the Son shall not see life,but the wrath of God abides on him.

A Samaritan Woman Meets Her

Messiah

4 Therefore, when the Lord knewthat the Pharisees had heard thatJesus made and baptized more dis-ciples than John 2

(though Jesus Him-self did not baptize, but His disciples),3

He left Judea and departed again toGalilee. 4

But He needed to go throughSamaria.

5

So He came to a city of Samariawhich is called Sychar, near the plotof ground that Jacob gave to his sonJoseph. 6

Now Jacobs well was there.

Jesus therefore, being wearied fromHis journey, sat thus by the well. It

was about the sixth hour.7

A woman of Samaria came to drawwater. Jesus said to her, Give Me adrink. 8

For His disciples had goneaway into the city to buy food.

9

Then the woman of Samaria saidto Him, How is it that You, being aJew, ask a drink from me, a Samaritan

woman? For Jews have no dealingswith Samaritans.

10

Jesus answered and said to her, Ifyou knew the gift of God, and who it iswho says to you, Give Me a drink, youwould have asked Him, and He wouldhave given you living water.

11

The woman said to Him, Sir,You have nothing to draw with, and


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; I want you to contemplate Me in My Glory so youcan worship Me exuberantly. Sometimes, though, you struggle with My

unsearchable decisions and untraceable waysseeking to control Me rather

than abandoning yourself to Me in worship. You need to recognize control

for what it is: an idol. I created you in My image and endowed you with free

will. I gave you amazing linguistic abilities so you could communicate richly

with Me. Instead of using these gifts in manipulative waystrying to control

Medevote them to worshiping Me in spirit and truth.

I encourage you to pray freely: Ask and it will be given to you. Nonetheless,

when you bring Me your petitions, you need to keep in mind the depth of My

wisdom and knowledge. is will protect you from being presumptuous or

manipulative. I never fail to hear your prayers and answer them wisely, but I

do not always grant your petitionsno matter how heartfelt they may be andhow utterly right they may seem. If it becomes clear that My will differs from

what you have requested, the best response is to say simply, Yes, Jesus. is

will draw you closer to Me, even in the midst of your disappointment. ough

My waysMy methods, My pathsmay be mysterious from your perspective,

I assure you they are good.

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The Whitened Harvest27

And at this point His disciplescame, and they marveled that Hetalked with a woman; yet no one said,

What do You seek? or, Why are Youtalking with her?28

The woman then left her water-pot, went her way into the city, andsaid to the men, 29

Come, see a Manwho told me all things that I ever did.Could this be the Christ? 30

Then theywent out of the city and came to Him.

31

In the meantime His disciplesurged Him, saying, Rabbi, eat.

32But He said to them, I have food

to eat of which you do not know.33

Therefore the disciples said toone another, Has anyone broughtHim anythingto eat?

34

Jesus said to them, My food is todo the will of Him who sent Me, andto finish His work. 35

Do you not say,There are still four months and thencomes the harvest? Behold, I say to

you, lift up your eyes and look at thefields, for they are already white forharvest! 36

And he who reaps receiveswages, and gathers fruit for eternallife, that both he who sows and he

who reaps may rejoice together. 37

Forin this the saying is true: One sowsand another reaps. 38

I sent you toreap that for which you have not la-

bored; others have labored, and youhave entered into their labors.

The Savior of the World39

And many of the Samaritans ofthat city believed in Him because ofthe word of the woman who testi-fied, He told me all that I ever did.40

So when the Samaritans had cometo Him, they urged Him to stay with

them; and He stayed there two days.41

And many more believed becauseof His own word.

42

Then they said to the woman,Now we believe, not because of what

you said, for we ourselves have heardHimand we know that this is indeedthe Christ,a

the Savior of the world.

the well is deep. Where then doYou get that living water? 12

Are Yougreater than our father Jacob, whogave us the well, and drank from ithimself, as well as his sons and hislivestock?

13

Jesus answered and said to her,Whoever drinks of this water willthirst again, 14

but whoever drinks ofthe water that I shall give him willnever thirst. But the water that I shallgive him will become in him a fountainof water springing up into everlastinglife.

15

The woman said to Him, Sir, giveme this water, that I may not thirst,nor come here to draw.

16

Jesus said to her, Go, call yourhusband, and come here.

17

The woman answered and said, Ihave no husband.

Jesus said to her, You have wellsaid, I have no husband, 18

for youhave had five husbands, and the one

whom you now have is not your hus-band; in that you spoke truly.19

The woman said to Him, Sir, Iperceive that You are a prophet. 20

Ourfathers worshiped on this mountain,and you Jews say that in Jerusalemis the place where one ought to wor-ship.

21

Jesus said to her, Woman, be-lieve Me, the hour is coming when

you will neither on this mountain,nor in Jerusalem, worship the Fa-ther. 22

You worship what you do notknow; we know what we worship,for salvation is of the Jews. 23

But thehour is coming, and now is, whenthe true worshipers will worship theFather in spirit and truth; for theFather is seeking such to worshipHim. 24

God isSpirit, and those who

worship Him must worship in spiritand truth.

25

The woman said to Him, I knowthat Messiah is coming (who is calledChrist). When He comes, He will tellus all things.

26

Jesus said to her, I who speak toyou am He.

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called in Hebrew, Bethesda,a

havingfive porches. 3

In these lay a greatmultitude of sick people, blind, lame,paralyzed, waiting for the moving ofthe water. 4

For an angel went downat a certain time into the pool andstirred up the water; then whoeverstepped in first, after the stirring ofthe water, was made well of whateverdisease he had.a

5

Now a certain manwas there who had an infirmity thirty-eight years. 6

When Jesus saw him ly-ing there, and knew that he alreadyhad been in that condition a long

time, He said to him, Do you want tobe made well?7

The sick man answered Him, Sir,I have no man to put me into the pool

when the water is stirred up; but whileI am coming, another steps downbefore me.

8

Jesus said to him, Rise, take upyour bed and walk. 9

And immedi-ately the man was made well, took up

his bed, and walked.And that day was the Sabbath.

10

The Jews therefore said to him whowas cured, It is the Sabbath; it is notlawful for you to carry your bed.

11

He answered them, He whomade me well said to me, Take up

your bed and walk. 12

Then they asked him, Who is theMan who said to you, Take up your

bed and walk? 13But the one whowas healed did not know who it was,for Jesus had withdrawn, a multitudebeing in thatplace. 14Afterward Jesusfound him in the temple, and said tohim, See, you have been made well.Sin no more, lest a worse thing comeupon you.

15

The man departed and told theJews that it was Jesus who had made

him well.

Honor the Father and the Son16

For this reason the Jews perse-cuted Jesus, and sought to kill Him,a

because He had done these thingson the Sabbath. 17

But Jesus answered

Welcome at Galilee43

Now after the two days He de-parted from there and went to Gal-ilee. 44

For Jesus Himself testified

that a prophet has no honor in hisown country. 45

So when He came toGalilee, the Galileans received Him,having seen all the things He did inJerusalem at the feast; for they alsohad gone to the feast.

A Noblemans Son Healed46

So Jesus came again to Cana ofGalilee where He had made the water

wine. And there was a certain no-bleman whose son was sick at Caper-naum. 47

When he heard that Jesushad come out of Judea into Galilee,he went to Him and implored Himto come down and heal his son, forhe was at the point of death. 48

ThenJesus said to him, Unless you peoplesee signs and wonders, you will by nomeans believe.

49The nobleman said to Him, Sir,

come down before my child dies!50

Jesus said to him, Go your way;your son lives. So the man believedthe word that Jesus spoke to him, andhe went his way. 51

And as he was nowgoing down, his servants met him andtold him,saying, Your son lives!

52

Then he inquired of them the

hour when he got better. And theysaid to him, Yesterday at the seventhhour the fever left him. 53

So the fa-ther knew that it wasat the same hourin which Jesus said to him, Your sonlives. And he himself believed, andhis whole household.

54

This again isthe second sign Jesusdid when He had come out of Judeainto Galilee.

A Man Healed at the Poolof Bethesda

5 After this there was a feast of theJews, and Jesus went up to Jeru-salem. 2

Now there is in Jerusalemby the Sheep Gate a pool, which is

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The Fourfold Witness31

If I bear witness of Myself, Mywitness is not true. 32

There is anotherwho bears witness of Me, and I know

that the witness which He witnessesof Me is true. 33

You have sent to John,and he has borne witness to the truth.34

Yet I do not receive testimony fromman, but I say these things that youmay be saved. 35

He was the burningand shining lamp, and you were will-ing for a time to rejoice in his light.36

But I have a greater witness thanJohns; for the works which the Fa-

ther has given Me to finishthe veryworks that I dobear witness of Me,that the Father has sent Me. 37

And theFather Himself, who sent Me, has tes-tified of Me. You have neither heardHis voice at any time, nor seen Hisform. 38

But you do not have His wordabiding in you, because whom Hesent, Him you do not believe. 39

Yousearch the Scriptures, for in them youthink you have eternal life; and theseare they which testify of Me. 40

But youare not willing to come to Me that youmay have life.

41

I do not receive honor from men.42

But I know you, that you do nothave the love of God in you. 43

I havecome in My Fathers name, and youdo not receive Me; if another comes

in his own name, him you will receive.44

How can you believe, who receivehonor from one another, and do notseek the honor that comes from theonly God? 45

Do not think that I shallaccuse you to the Father; there is one

who accuses youMoses, in whomyou trust. 46

For if you believed Moses,you would believe Me; for he wroteabout Me. 47

But if you do not believehis writings, how will you believe My

words?

Feeding the Five Thousand

6 After these things Jesus went overthe Sea of Galilee, which is the Seaof Tiberias. 2

Then a great multitudefollowed Him, because they saw Hissigns which He performed on those

them, My Father has been workinguntil now, and I have been working.

18

Therefore the Jews sought allthe more to kill Him, because Henot only broke the Sabbath, but alsosaid that God was His Father, makingHimself equal with God. 19

Then Jesusanswered and said to them, Most as-suredly, I say to you, the Son can donothing of Himself, but what He seesthe Father do; for whatever He does,the Son also does in like manner.20

For the Father loves the Son, andshows Him all things that He Himself

does; and He will show Him greaterworks than these, that you may mar-vel. 21

For as the Father raises the deadand gives life to them,even so the Songives life to whom He will. 22

For theFather judges no one, but has com-mitted all judgment to the Son, 23

thatall should honor the Son just as theyhonor the Father. He who does nothonor the Son does not honor the

Father who sent Him.

Life and Judgment Are Throughthe Son

24

Most assuredly, I say to you, hewho hears My word and believes inHim who sent Me has everlasting life,and shall not come into judgment,but has passed from death into life.25

Most assuredly, I say to you, the

hour is coming, and now is, whenthe dead will hear the voice of theSon of God; and those who hear willlive. 26

For as the Father has life inHimself, so He has granted the Son tohave life in Himself, 27

and has givenHim authority to execute judgmentalso, because He is the Son of Man.28

Do not marvel at this; for the hour

is coming in which all who are in thegraves will hear His voice 29

and comeforththose who have done good, tothe resurrection of life, and those whohave done evil, to the resurrection ofcondemnation. 30

I can of Myself donothing. As I hear, I judge; and My

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ready dark, and Jesus had not cometo them. 18

Then the sea arose becausea great wind was blowing. 19

So whenthey had rowed about three or fourmiles,a

they saw Jesus walking on the

sea and drawing near the boat; andthey were afraid. 20

But He said tothem, It is I; do not be afraid. 21

Thenthey willingly received Him into theboat, and immediately the boat was atthe land where they were going.

The Bread from Heaven22

On the following day, when thepeople who were standing on theother side of the sea saw that there

was no other boat there, except thatone which His disciples had entered,a

and that Jesus had not entered theboat with His disciples, but His dis-ciples had gone away alone 23

how-ever, other boats came from Tiberias,near the place where they ate breadafter the Lord had given thanks24

when the people therefore saw thatJesus was not there, nor His disciples,they also got into boats and cameto Capernaum, seeking Jesus. 25

Andwhen they found Him on the otherside of the sea, they said to Him,Rabbi, when did You come here?

26

Jesus answered them and said,Most assuredly, I say to you, you seekMe, not because you saw the signs,

but because you ate of the loavesand were filled. 27

Do not labor forthe food which perishes, but for thefood which endures to everlasting life,

which the Son of Man will give you,because God the Father has set Hisseal on Him.

28

Then they said to Him, Whatshall we do, that we may work the

works of God?29

Jesus answered and said to them,This is the work of God, that you be-lieve in Him whom He sent.

30

Therefore they said to Him, Whatsign will You perform then, that wemay see it and believe You? What

work will You do? 31

Our fathers ate

who were diseased. 3

And Jesus wentup on the mountain, and there He sat

with His disciples.4

Now the Passover, a feast of theJews, was near. 5

Then Jesus lifted upHiseyes, and seeing a great multitudecoming toward Him, He said to Philip,Where shall we buy bread, that thesemay eat? 6

But this He said to testhim, for He Himself knew what He

would do.7

Philip answered Him, Two hun-dred denarii worth of bread is notsufficient for them, that every one ofthem may have a little.

8

One of His disciples, Andrew, Si-mon Peters brother, said to Him,9

There is a lad here who has fivebarley loaves and two small fish, but

what are they among so many?10

Then Jesus said, Make the peoplesit down. Now there was much grassin the place. So the men sat down, innumber about five thousand. 11

And

Jesus took the loaves, and when Hehad given thanks He distributed themto the disciples, and the disciples

a

to those sitting down; and likewiseof the fish, as much as they wanted.12

So when they were filled, He saidto His disciples, Gather up the frag-ments that remain, so that nothing islost. 13

Therefore they gathered themup, and filled twelve baskets with the

fragments of the five barley loaveswhich were left over by those whohad eaten. 14

Then those men, whenthey had seen the sign that Jesus did,said, This is truly the Prophet who isto come into the world.

Jesus Walks on the Sea15

Therefore when Jesus perceivedthat they were about to come andtake Him by force to make Him king,He departed again to the mountain byHimself alone.

16

Now when evening came, His dis-ciples went down to the sea, 17

gotinto the boat, and went over the seatoward Capernaum. And it was al-

6:11aNU-Text omits to the disciples, and the disciples. 6:19aLiterally twenty-five or thirty stadia

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the Father, except He who is fromGod; He has seen the Father. 47

Mostassuredly, I say to you, he who be-lieves in Me

a

has everlasting life. 48

Iam the bread of life. 49

Your fathers

ate the manna in the wilderness, andare dead. 50

This is the bread whichcomes down from heaven, that onemay eat of it and not die. 51

I am theliving bread which came down fromheaven. If anyone eats of this bread,he will live forever; and the bread thatI shall give is My flesh, which I shallgive for the life of the world.

52

The Jews therefore quarreledamong themselves, saying, How canthis Man give us Hisflesh to eat?

53

Then Jesus said to them, Mostassuredly, I say to you, unless you eatthe flesh of the Son of Man and drinkHis blood, you have no life in you.54

Whoever eats My flesh and drinksMy blood has eternal life, and I willraise him up at the last day. 55

For My

flesh is food indeed,a

and My blood isdrink indeed. 56

He who eats My fleshand drinks My blood abides in Me,and I in him. 57

As the living Father sentMe, and I live because of the Father, sohe who feeds on Me will live becauseof Me. 58

This is the bread which camedown from heavennot as your fa-thers ate the manna, and are dead. He

who eats this bread will live forever.59

These things He said in the syna-gogue as He taught in Capernaum.

Many Disciples Turn Away60

Therefore many of His disciples,when they heard this,said, This is ahard saying; who can understand it?

61

When Jesus knew in Himself thatHis disciples complained about this,He said to them, Does this offend

you? 62What then if you should seethe Son of Man ascend where He wasbefore? 63

It is the Spirit who gives life;the flesh profits nothing. The wordsthat I speak to you are spirit, and theyare life. 64

But there are some of youwho do not believe. For Jesus knew

the manna in the desert; as it is writ-ten, He gave them bread from heavento eat. a

32

Then Jesus said to them, Mostassuredly, I say to you, Moses did notgive you the bread from heaven, butMy Father gives you the true breadfrom heaven. 33

For the bread of Godis He who comes down from heavenand gives life to the world.

34

Then they said to Him, Lord, giveus this bread always.

35

And Jesus said to them, I am thebread of life. He who comes to Me

shall never hunger, and he who be-lieves in Me shall never thirst. 36

But Isaid to you that you have seen Me and

yet do not believe. 37

All that the Fathergives Me will come to Me, and the one

who comes to Me I will by no meanscast out. 38

For I have come down fromheaven, not to do My own will, but the

will of Him who sent Me. 39

This is thewill of the Father who sent Me, that

of all He has given Me I should losenothing, but should raise it up at thelast day. 40

And this is the will of Himwho sent Me, that everyone who seesthe Son and believes in Him may haveeverlasting life; and I will raise him upat the last day.

Rejected by His Own41

The Jews then complained

about Him, because He said, I amthe bread which came down fromheaven. 42

And they said, Is not thisJesus, the son of Joseph, whose fatherand mother we know? How is it thenthat He says, I have come down fromheaven?

43

Jesus therefore answered andsaid to them, Do not murmur among

yourselves. 44

No one can come to Meunless the Father who sent Me drawshim; and I will raise him up at the lastday. 45

It is written in the prophets,And they shall all be taught by God.

a

Therefore everyone who has heardand learned

b

from the Father comesto Me. 46

Not that anyone has seen

6:31aExodus 16:4; Nehemiah 9:15; Psalm 78:24 6:45aIsaiah 54:13 bM-Text reads hears and haslearned. 6:47aNU-Text omits in Me. 6:55aNU-Text reads true food and true drink.


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not openly, but as it were in secret.11

Then the Jews sought Him at thefeast, and said, Where is He? 12

Andthere was much complaining amongthe people concerning Him. Some

said, He is good; others said, No,on the contrary, He deceives the peo-ple. 13

However, no one spoke openlyof Him for fear of the Jews.

14

Now about the middle of the feastJesus went up into the temple andtaught. 15

And the Jews marveled, say-ing, How does this Man know letters,having never studied?

16

Jesus

a

answered them and said,My doctrine is not Mine, but Hiswho sent Me. 17

If anyone wills to doHis will, he shall know concerning thedoctrine, whether it is from God orwhetherI speak on My own authority.18

He who speaks from himself seekshis own glory; but He who seeks theglory of the One who sent Him is true,and no unrighteousness is in Him.19

Did not Moses give you the law, yetnone of you keeps the law? Why doyou seek to kill Me?

20

The people answered and said,You have a demon. Who is seekingto kill You?

21

Jesus answered and said to them,I did one work, and you all marvel.22

Moses therefore gave you circumci-sion (not that it is from Moses, but

from the fathers), and you circumcisea man on the Sabbath. 23

If a man re-ceives circumcision on the Sabbath,so that the law of Moses should notbe broken, are you angry with Mebecause I made a man completely

well on the Sabbath? 24

Do not judgeaccording to appearance, but judge

with righteous judgment.

Could This Be the Christ?25

Now some of them from Jerusa-lem said, Is this not He whom theyseek to kill? 26

But look! He speaksboldly, and they say nothing to Him.Do the rulers know indeed that this istruly

a

the Christ? 27

However, we know

from the beginning who they werewho did not believe, and who wouldbetray Him. 65

And He said, There-fore I have said to you that no onecan come to Me unless it has beengranted to him by My Father.

66

From that time many of His dis-ciples went back and walked withHim no more. 67

Then Jesus said to thetwelve, Do you also want to go away?

68

But Simon Peter answered Him,Lord, to whom shall we go? You havethe words of eternal life. 69

Also we havecome to believe and know that You arethe Christ, the Son of the living God.

a

70

Jesus answered them, Did I notchoose you, the twelve, and one of

you is a devil? 71

He spoke of JudasIscariot, the son of Simon, for it washe who would betray Him, being oneof the twelve.

Jesus Brothers Disbelieve

7After these things Je sus walked

in Galilee; for He did not wantto walk in Judea, because the Jews

a

sought to kill Him. 2

Now the JewsFeast of Tabernacles was at hand. 3

Hisbrothers therefore said to Him, De-part from here and go into Judea,that Your disciples also may see the

works that You are doing. 4

For noone does anything in secret while hehimself seeks to be known openly. If

You do these things, show Yourself tothe world. 5

For even His brothers didnot believe in Him.

6

Then Jesus said to them, My timehas not yet come, but your time isalways ready. 7

The world cannot hateyou, but it hates Me because I testifyof it that its works are evil. 8

You goup to this feast. I am not yet

a

goingup to this feast, for My time has not

yet fully come. 9When He had saidthese things to them, He remained inGalilee.

The Heavenly Scholar10

But when His brothers had goneup, then He also went up to the feast,

6:69aNU-Text reads You are the Holy One of God. 7:1aThat is, the ruling authorities 7:8aNU-Textomits yet. 7:16aNU-Text and M-Text read So Jesus. 7:26aNU-Text omits truly.


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Who Is He?40

Therefore many

a

from the crowd,when they heard this saying, said,Truly this is the Prophet. 41

Others

said, This is the Christ.But some said, Will the Christcome out of Galilee? 42

Has not theScripture said that the Christ comesfrom the seed of David and fromthe town of Bethlehem, where Da-

vid was? 43

So there was a divisionamong the people because of Him.44

Now some of them wanted to takeHim, but no one laid hands on Him.

Rejected by the Authorities45

Then the officers came to thechief priests and Pharisees, who saidto them, Why have you not broughtHim?

46

The officers answered, No manever spoke like this Man!

47

Then the Pharisees answeredthem, Are you also deceived? 48

Have

any of the rulers or the Pharisees be-lieved in Him? 49

But this crowd thatdoes not know the law is accursed.

50

Nicodemus (he who came to Je-sus by night,a

being one of them) saidto them, 51

Does our law judge a manbefore it hears him and knows whathe is doing?

52

They answered and said to him,Are you also from Galilee? Searchand look, for no prophet has arisen

a

out of Galilee.

An Adulteress Faces the Lightof the World

53

And everyone went to his ownhouse.a

8 But Jesus went to the Mount ofOlives.2

Now early

a

in the morning Hecame again into the temple, and all thepeople came to Him; and He sat downand taught them. 3

Then the scribesand Pharisees brought to Him a wom-an caught in adultery. And when they

where this Man is from; but when theChrist comes, no one knows whereHe is from.

28

Then Jesus cried out, as He taughtin the temple, saying, You both knowMe, and you know where I am from;and I have not come of Myself, butHe who sent Me is true, whom you donot know. 29

But

a

I know Him, for I amfrom Him, and He sent Me.

30

Therefore they sought to takeHim; but no one laid a hand on Him,because His hour had not yet come.31

And many of the people believed

in Him, and said, When the Christcomes, will He do more signs thanthese which this Manhas done?

Jesus and the Religious Leaders32

The Pharisees heard the crowdmurmuring these things concern-ing Him, and the Pharisees and thechief priests sent officers to take Him.33

Then Jesus said to them,a

I shall be

with you a little while longer, and thenI go to Him who sent Me. 34

You willseek Me and not find Me,and where Iam you cannot come.

35

Then the Jews said among them-selves, Where does He intend to gothat we shall not find Him? Does Heintend to go to the Dispersion amongthe Greeks and teach the Greeks?36

What is this thing that He said, Youwill seek Me and not find Me, andwhere I am you cannot come?

The Promise of the Holy Spirit37

On the last day, that great dayof the feast, Jesus stood and criedout, saying, If anyone thirsts, let himcome to Me and drink. 38

He who be-lieves in Me, as the Scripture has said,

out of his heart will flow rivers ofliving water. 39

But this He spoke con-cerning the Spirit, whom those be-lieving

a

in Him would receive; for theHoly

b

Spirit was not yetgiven,becauseJesus was not yet glorified.

7:29aNU-Text and M-Text omit But. 7:33aNU-Text and M-Text omit to them. 7:39aNU-Textreads who believed. bNU-Text omits Holy. 7:40aNU-Text reads some. 7:50aNU-Text reads before.7:52aNU-Text reads is to rise. 7:53aThe wordsAnd everyone through sin no more (8:11) are bracketedby NU-Text as not original. They are present in over 900 manuscripts. 8:2aM-Text reads very early.


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the Father who sent Me. 17

It is alsowritten in your law that the testimonyof two men is true. 18

I am One whobears witness of Myself, and the Father

who sent Me bears witness of Me.19

Then they said to Him, Where isYour Father?

Jesus answered, You know neitherMe nor My Father. If you had knownMe, you would have known My Fatheralso.

20

These words Jesus spoke in thetreasury, as He taught in the temple;and no one laid hands on Him, for His

hour had not yet come.

Jesus Predicts His Departure21

Then Jesus said to them again, Iam going away, and you will seek Me,and will die in your sin. Where I go

you cannot come.22

So the Jews said, Will He killHimself, because He says, Where I go

you cannot come?23

And He said to them, You arefrom beneath; I am from above. Youare of this world; I am not of this

world. 24

Therefore I said to you thatyou will die in your sins; for if you donot believe that I am He,you will diein your sins.

25

Then they said to Him, Who areYou?

And Jesus said to them, Just whatI have been saying to you from thebeginning. 26

I have many things tosay and to judge concerning you, butHe who sent Me is true; and I speak tothe world those things which I heardfrom Him.

27

They did not understand that Hespoke to them of the Father.

28

Then Jesus said to them, When

you lift up the Son of Man, then youwill know that I am He, and that Ido nothing of Myself; but as My Fa-ther taught Me, I speak these things.29

And He who sent Me is with Me.

had set her in the midst, 4

they saidto Him, Teacher, this woman wascaught

a

in adultery, in the very act.5

Now Moses, in the law, commanded

a

us that such should be stoned.b

Butwhat do You say?c 6This they said,testing Him, that they might havesomething of which to accuse Him.But Jesus stooped down and wrote onthe ground with His finger, as thoughHe did not hear.a

7

So when they continued ask-ing Him, He raised Himself up

a

andsaid to them, He who is without sin

among you, let him throw a stoneat her first. 8

And again He stoopeddown and wrote on the ground. 9

Thenthose who heard it, being convictedby theirconscience,a

went out one byone, beginning with the oldest evento the last. And Jesus was left alone,and the woman standing in the midst.10

When Jesus had raised Himself upand saw no one but the woman, He

said to her,aWoman, where are thoseaccusers of yours?

b

Has no one con-demned you?

11

She said, No one, Lord.And Jesus said to her, Neither do I

condemn you; go and

a

sin no more.12

Then Jesus spoke to them again,saying, I am the light of the world.He who follows Me shall not walk indarkness, but have the light of life.

Jesus Defends His Self-Witness13

The Pharisees therefore said toHim, You bear witness of Yourself;

Your witness is not true.14

Jesus answered and said to them,Even if I bear witness of Myself, My

witness is true, for I know where Icame from and where I am going; but

you do not know where I come fromand where I am going. 15

You judgeaccording to the flesh; I judge no one.16

And yet if I do judge, My judgment istrue; for I am not alone, but I amwith

8:4aM-Text reads we found this woman. 8:5aM-Text reads in our law Moses commanded. bNU-Text

and M-Text read to stone such. cM-Text adds about her. 8:6aNU-Text and M-Text omit as though

He did not hear. 8:7aM-Text reads He looked up. 8:9aNU-Text and M-Text omit being convicted bytheir conscience. 8:10aNU-Text omits and saw no one but the woman; M-Text reads He saw her andsaid. bNU-Text and M-Text omit of yours. 8:11aNU-Text and M-Text add from now on.


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Father God, Im fumbling around for the right wordsagainin a feeble

attempt to apologize for failing people. For failing You, most of all.

eres no justification for what I did. I blew it this time, just like a hundred

times before. I could hardly be more embarrassed than I am right now

having to say Im sorry and then messing up again and saying Im sorry

yet another time. Whats more, I cant even promise that I wont be a repeat

offender, Lord! ats why I have no words right now. Im guilty. Disappointed

with myself. So much so that I doubt I even sound coherent. Surely You must

be as done with hearing Im sorry as I am.

You are such a holy Godone who despises sin. I guess thats why Im not

inclined to come to You in my failure. You have every right to blast me to atoms

instead of offering me forgiveness. Especially since I cant promise I wont

blow it again next time.

L l o y d

The Father has not left Me alone, forI always do those things that pleaseHim. 30

As He spoke these words,many believed in Him.

The Truth Shall Make You Free31

Then Jesus said to those Jews whobelieved Him, If you abide in My

word, you are My disciples indeed.32

And you shall know the truth, andthe truth shall make you free.

33

They answered Him, We are Abra-hams descendants, and have neverbeen in bondage to anyone. How can

You say, You will be made free?34

Jesus answered them, Most as-suredly, I say to you, whoever com-mits sin is a slave of sin. 35

And a slave

does not abide in the house forever,but a son abides forever. 36Thereforeif the Son makes you free, you shall befree indeed.

Abrahams Seed and Satans37

I know that you are Abrahamsdescendants, but you seek to kill Me,

because My word has no place in you.38

I speak what I have seen with My Fa-ther, and you do what you have seen

with

a

your father.39

They answered and said to Him,Abraham is our father.

Jesus said to them, If you wereAbrahams children, you would do

the works of Abraham.40

But now youseek to kill Me, a Man who has told

you the truth which I heard from God.Abraham did not do this. 41

You do thedeeds of your father.

Then they said to Him, We werenot born of fornication; we have oneFatherGod.

42

Jesus said to them, If God wereyour Father, you would love Me, for I

proceeded forth and came from God;nor have I come of Myself, but He sentMe. 43

Why do you not understand Myspeech? Because you are not able tolisten to My word. 44

You are of yourfather the devil, and the desires of yourfather you want to do. He was a mur-derer from the beginning, and does

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Freedom in HimI ,

, So your salvation is absolutely

assured. I want you to live in the freedom that flows from this indescribable

gift. at is why I came into the world: to set you freefrom sin and bondage. Let

the glorious truth of the gospel soak into your innermost being, and you will

grow increasingly free.

I am the ideal Intercessor for you, because I understand you completely. I lived

as a Man in your world for thirty-three years, and I know firsthand how hard it

is to resist temptation. I was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the

devil for forty days and nights, with nothing to eat. roughout my life on earth

I endured one temptation after the other. When I was being crucified, people

taunted Me mercilesslysaying they would believe in Me if I came down

from the cross. I was fully capable of performing this miracle, which made the

temptation all the more agonizing.

Now I live to make intercession for you. Since I am infinite in all My ways, I

am never too busy: I am always available to help you. When you languish in

the shadows, feeling bad about yourself, I wait for you. When you come freely

into My bright Presence, seeking My help, I joyfully respond to your needs.

Remember that I am the One who understands you perfectly and loves you

eternally.

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A Man Born Blind Receives Sight

9 Now as Jesus passed by, He sawa man who was blind from birth.2

And His disciples asked Him, saying,Rabbi, who sinned, this man or hisparents, that he was born blind?

3

Jesus answered, Neither this mannor his parents sinned, but that the

works of God should be revealed inhim. 4

I

a

must work the works of Himwho sent Me while it is day; thenightis coming when no one can work. 5

Aslong as I am in the world, I am thelight of the world.

6

When He had said these things,He spat on the ground and made claywith the saliva; and He anointed theeyes of the blind man with the clay.7

And He said to him, Go, wash in thepool of Siloam (which is translated,Sent). So he went and washed, andcame back seeing.

8

Therefore the neighbors and thosewho previously had seen that he was

blinda

said, Is not this he who sat andbegged?

9

Some said, This is he. Otherssaid,He is like him.

a

He said, I am he.10

Therefore they said to him, Howwere your eyes opened?

11

He answered and said, A Mancalled Jesus made clay and anointedmy eyes and said to me, Go to the

pool ofaSiloam and wash. So I wentand washed, and I received sight.

12

Then they said to him, Whereis He?

He said, I do not know.

The Pharisees Excommunicate theHealed Man

13

They brought him who formerlywas blind to the Pharisees. 14

Now itwas a Sabbath when Jesus made theclay and opened his eyes. 15

Then thePharisees also asked him again howhe had received his sight. He said tothem, He put clay on my eyes, and I

washed, and I see.

not stand in the truth, because there isno truth in him. When he speaks a lie,he speaks from his own resources, forhe is a liar and the father of it. 45

But be-cause I tell the truth, you do not believeMe. 46Which of you convicts

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