John 12
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Then, six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, a where Lazarus was who had been dead, whom He had raised from the dead.
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b There they made Him a supper; and Martha served, but Lazarus was one of those who sat at the table with Him.
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Then c Mary took a pound of very costly oil of d spikenard, anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped His feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the oil.
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But one of His disciples, e Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, who would betray Him, said,
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"Why was this fragrant oil not sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?"
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This he said, not that he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, and f had the money box; and he used to take what was put in it.
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But Jesus said, "Let her alone; she has kept this for the day of My burial.
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"For g the poor you have with you always, but Me you do not have always."
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Now a great many of the Jews knew that He was there; and they came, not for Jesus' sake only, but that they might also see Lazarus, h whom He had raised from the dead.
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i But the chief priests plotted to put Lazarus to death also,
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j because on account of him many of the Jews went away and believed in Jesus.
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k The next day a great multitude that had come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,
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took branches of palm trees and went out to meet Him, and cried out:
"Hosanna!
l 'Blessed is He who comes in the name of the LORD!'
The King of Israel!"
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m Then Jesus, when He had found a young donkey, sat on it; as it is written:
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"Fear n not, daughter of Zion;
Behold, your King is coming,
Sitting on a donkey's colt."
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o His disciples did not understand these things at first; p but when Jesus was glorified, q then they remembered that these things were written about Him and that they had done these things to Him.
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Therefore the people, who were with Him when He called Lazarus out of his tomb and raised him from the dead, bore witness.
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r For this reason the people also met Him, because they heard that He had done this sign.
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The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, s "You see that you are accomplishing nothing. Look, the world has gone after Him!"
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Now there t were certain Greeks among those u who came up to worship at the feast.
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Then they came to Philip, v who was from Bethsaida of Galilee, and asked him, saying, "Sir, we wish to see Jesus."
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Philip came and told Andrew, and in turn Andrew and Philip told Jesus.
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But Jesus answered them, saying, w "The hour has come that the Son of Man should be glorified.
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"Most assuredly, I say to you, x unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it produces much grain.
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y "He who loves his life will lose it, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.
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"If anyone serves Me, let him z follow Me; and a where I am, there My servant will be also. If anyone serves Me, him My Father will honor.
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b "Now My soul is troubled, and what shall I say? 'Father, save Me from this hour'? c But for this purpose I came to this hour.
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"Father, glorify Your name." d Then a voice came from heaven, saying, "I have both glorified it and will glorify it again."
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Therefore the people who stood by and heard it said that it had thundered. Others said, "An angel has spoken to Him."
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Jesus answered and said, e "This voice did not come because of Me, but for your sake.
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"Now is the judgment of this world; now f the ruler of this world will be cast out.
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"And I, g if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw h all peoples to Myself."
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i This He said, signifying by what death He would die.
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The people answered Him, j "We have heard from the law that the Christ remains forever; and how can You say, 'The Son of Man must be lifted up'? Who is this Son of Man?"
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Then Jesus said to them, "A little while longer k the light is with you. l Walk while you have the light, lest darkness overtake you; m he who walks in darkness does not know where he is going.
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"While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become n sons of light." These things Jesus spoke, and departed, and o was hidden from them.
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But although He had done so many p signs before them, they did not believe in Him,
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that the word of Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spoke:
q "Lord, who has believed our report?
And to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed?"
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Therefore they could not believe, because Isaiah said again:
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"He r has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts,
s Lest they should see with their eyes,
Lest they should understand with their hearts and turn,
So that I should heal them."
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t These things Isaiah said when he saw His glory and spoke of Him.
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Nevertheless even among the rulers many believed in Him, but u because of the Pharisees they did not confess Him, lest they should be put out of the synagogue;
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v for they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.
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Then Jesus cried out and said, w "He who believes in Me, x believes not in Me y but in Him who sent Me.
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"And z he who sees Me sees Him who sent Me.
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a "I have come as a light into the world, that whoever believes in Me should not abide in darkness.
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"And if anyone hears My words and does not believe, b I do not judge him; for c I did not come to judge the world but to save the world.
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d "He who rejects Me, and does not receive My words, has that which judges him - e the word that I have spoken will judge him in the last day.
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"For f I have not spoken on My own authority; but the Father who sent Me gave Me a command, g what I should say and what I should speak.
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"And I know that His command is everlasting life. Therefore, whatever I speak, just as the Father has told Me, so I h speak."
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Matthew 21:17
Then He left them and went out of the city to Bethany, and He lodged there.
John 11:1
Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.
John 11:43
Now when He had said these things, He cried with a loud voice, "Lazarus, come forth!
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Matthew 26:6
And when Jesus was in Bethany at the house of Simon the leper.
Mark 14:3
And being in Bethany at the house of Simon the leper, as He sat at the table, a woman came having an alabaster flask of very costly oil of spikenard. Then she broke the flask and poured it on His head.
Luke 10:38 - 41
Now it happened as they went that He entered a certain village; and a certain woman named Martha welcomed Him into her house.
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Luke 10:38
Now it happened as they went that He entered a certain village; and a certain woman named Martha welcomed Him into her house.
Luke 10:39
And she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at Jesus' feet and heard His word.
John 11:2
It was that Mary who anointed the Lord with fragrant oil and wiped His feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.
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Song of Solomon 1:12
While the king is at his table, My spikenard sends forth its fragrance.
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John 13:26
Jesus answered, "It is he to whom I shall give a piece of bread when I have dipped it." And having dipped the bread, He gave it to Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon.
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John 13:29
For some thought, because Judas had the money box, that Jesus had said to him, "Buy those things we need for the feast," or that he should give something to the poor.
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Deuteronomy 15:11
"For the poor will never cease from the land; therefore I command you, saying, 'You shall open your hand wide to your brother, to your poor and your needy, in your land.'
Matthew 26:11
For you have the poor with you always, but Me you do not have always.
Mark 14:7
For you have the poor with you always, and whenever you wish you may do them good; but Me you do not have always.
John 17:11
Now I am no longer in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to You. Holy Father, keep through Your name those whom You have given Me, that they may be one as We are.
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John 11:43
Now when He had said these things, He cried with a loud voice, "Lazarus, come forth!
John 11:44
And he who had died came out bound hand and foot with graveclothes, and his face was wrapped with a cloth. Jesus said to them, "Loose him, and let him go.
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Luke 16:31
"But he said to him, 'If they do not hear Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded though one rise from the dead.'"
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John 11:45
Then many of the Jews who had come to Mary, and had seen the things Jesus did, believed in Him.
John 12:18
For this reason the people also met Him, because they heard that He had done this sign.
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Matthew 21:4 - 9
All this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying:
Mark 11:7 - 10
Then they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their clothes on it, and He sat on it.
Luke 19:35 - 38
Then they brought him to Jesus. And they threw their own clothes on the colt, and they set Jesus on him.
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Psalms 118:25
Save now, I pray, O LORD; O LORD, I pray, send now prosperity.
Psalms 118:26
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD! We have blessed you from the house of the LORD.
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Matthew 21:7
They brought the donkey and the colt, laid their clothes on them, and set Him on them.
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Isaiah 40:9
O Zion, You who bring good tidings, Get up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, You who bring good tidings, Lift up your voice with strength, Lift it up, be not afraid; Say to the cities of Judah, "Behold your God!
Zechariah 9:9
Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your King is coming to you; He is just and having salvation, Lowly and riding on a donkey, A colt, the foal of a donkey.
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Luke 18:34
But they understood none of these things; this saying was hidden from them, and they did not know the things which were spoken.
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John 7:39
But this He spoke concerning the Spirit, whom those believing in Him would receive; for the Holy Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.
John 12:23
But Jesus answered them, saying, "The hour has come that the Son of Man should be glorified.
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John 14:26
But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you.
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John 12:11
Because on account of him many of the Jews went away and believed in Jesus.
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John 11:47
Then the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered a council and said, "What shall we do? For this Man works many signs.
John 11:48
"If we let Him alone like this, everyone will believe in Him, and the Romans will come and take away both our place and nation."
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Mark 7:26
The woman was a Greek, a SyroPhoeni'cian by birth, and she kept asking Him to cast the demon out of her daughter.
Acts 17:4
And some of them were persuaded; and a great multitude of the devout Greeks, and not a few of the leading women, joined Paul and Silas.
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1 Kings 8:41
Moreover, concerning a foreigner, who is not of Your people Israel, but has come from a far country for Your name's sake
1 Kings 8:42
(for they will hear of Your great name and Your strong hand and Your outstretched arm), when he comes and prays toward this temple.
Acts 8:27
So he arose and went. And behold, a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under Candace the queen of the Ethiopians, who had charge of all her treasury, and had come to Jerusalem to worship.
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John 1:43
The following day Jesus wanted to go to Galilee, and He found Philip and said to him, "Follow Me.
John 1:44
Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.
John 14:8 - 11
Philip said to Him, "Lord, show us the Father, and it is sufficient for us.
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Matthew 26:18
And He said, "Go into the city to a certain man, and say to him, 'The Teacher says, "My time is at hand; I will keep the Passover at your house with My disciples." '
Matthew 26:45
Then He came to His disciples and said to them, "Are you still sleeping and resting? Behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of Man is being betrayed into the hands of sinners.
John 13:32
If God is glorified in Him, God will also glorify Him in Himself, and glorify Him immediately.
Acts 3:13
The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, glorified His Servant Jesus, whom you delivered up and denied in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let Him go.
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Romans 14:9
For to this end Christ died and rose and lived again, that He might be Lord of both the dead and the living.
1 Corinthians 15:36
Foolish one, what you sow is not made alive unless it dies.
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Matthew 10:39
He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life for My sake will find it.
Mark 8:35
For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and the gospel's will save it.
Luke 9:24
For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it.
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Matthew 16:24
Then Jesus said to His disciples, "If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.
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John 14:3
And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also.
John 17:24
Father, I desire that they also whom You gave Me may be with Me where I am, that they may behold My glory which You have given Me; for You loved Me before the foundation of the world.
1 Thessalonians 4:17
Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord.
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Matthew 26:38
Then He said to them, "My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death. Stay here and watch with Me.
Matthew 26:39
He went a little farther and fell on His face, and prayed, saying, "O My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as You will.
Mark 14:34
Then He said to them, "My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death. Stay here and watch.
Luke 12:50
But I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how distressed I am till it is accomplished!
John 11:33
Therefore, when Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who came with her weeping, He groaned in the spirit and was troubled.
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Luke 22:53
"When I was with you daily in the temple, you did not try to seize Me. But this is your hour, and the power of darkness."
John 18:37
Pilate therefore said to Him, "Are You a king then?" Jesus answered, "You say rightly that I am a king. For this cause I was born, and for this cause I have come into the world, that I should bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth hears My voice.
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Matthew 3:17
And suddenly a voice came from heaven, saying, ...
Matthew 17:5
While he was still speaking, behold, a bright c...
Mark 1:11
Then a voice came from heaven, "You are My belo...
Mark 9:7
And a cloud came and overshadowed them; and a v...
Luke 3:22
And the Holy Spirit descended in bodily form li...
Luke 9:35
And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, "Thi...
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John 11:42
"And I know that You always hear Me, but because of the people who are standing by I said this, that they may believe that You sent Me."
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Matthew 12:29
Or how can one enter a strong man's house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man? And then he will plunder his house.
Luke 10:18
And He said to them, "I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.
Acts 26:18
'to open their eyes, in order to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith in Me.'
2 Corinthians 4:4
Whose minds the god of this age has blinded, who do not believe, lest the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine on them.
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John 3:14
And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up.
John 8:28
Then Jesus said to them, "When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am He, and that I do nothing of Myself; but as My Father taught Me, I speak these things.
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Romans 5:18
Therefore, as through one man's offense judgment came to all men, resulting in condemnation, even so through one Man's righteous act the free gift came to all men, resulting in justification of life.
Hebrews 2:9
But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, for the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor, that He, by the grace of God, might taste death for everyone.
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John 18:32
That the saying of Jesus might be fulfilled which He spoke, signifying by what death He would die.
John 21:19
This He spoke, signifying by what death he would glorify God. And when He had spoken this, He said to him, "Follow Me.
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Psalms 89:36
His seed shall endure forever, And his throne as the sun before Me.
Psalms 89:37
It shall be established forever like the moon, Even like the faithful witness in the sky." Selah
Isaiah 9:6
For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Isaiah 9:7
Of the increase of His government and peace There will be no end, Upon the throne of David and over His kingdom, To order it and establish it with judgment and justice From that time forward, even forever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.
Micah 4:7
I will make the lame a remnant, And the outcast a strong nation; So the LORD will reign over them in Mount Zion From now on, even forever.
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John 1:9
That was the true Light which gives light to every man coming into the world.
John 7:33
Then Jesus said to them, "I shall be with you a little while longer, and then I go to Him who sent Me.
John 8:12
Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, "I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.
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Jeremiah 13:16
Give glory to the LORD your God Before He causes darkness, And before your feet stumble On the dark mountains, And while you are looking for light, He turns it into the shadow of death And makes it dense darkness.
Galatians 6:10
Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all, especially to those who are of the household of faith.
Ephesians 5:8
For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light
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John 11:10
"But if one walks in the night, he stumbles, because the light is not in him."
1 John 2:9 - 11
He who says he is in the light, and hates his brother, is in darkness until now.
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Luke 16:8
So the master commended the unjust steward because he had dealt shrewdly. For the sons of this world are more shrewd in their generation than the sons of light.
John 8:12
Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, "I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.
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John 8:59
Then they took up stones to throw at Him; but Jesus hid Himself and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by.
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John 11:47
Then the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered a council and said, "What shall we do? For this Man works many signs.
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Isaiah 53:1
Who has believed our report? And to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed?
Romans 10:16
But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Isaiah says, "LORD, who has believed our report?
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Isaiah 6:9
And He said, "Go, and tell this people: 'Keep on hearing, but do not understand; Keep on seeing, but do not perceive.
Isaiah 6:10
"Make the heart of this people dull, And their ears heavy, And shut their eyes; Lest they see with their eyes, And hear with their ears, And understand with their heart, And return and be healed."
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Matthew 13:14
And in them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled, which says: 'Hearing you will hear and shall not understand, And seeing you will see and not perceive.
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Isaiah 6:1
In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up, and the train of His robe filled the temple.
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John 7:13
However, no one spoke openly of Him for fear of the Jews.
John 9:22
His parents said these things because they feared the Jews, for the Jews had agreed already that if anyone confessed that He was Christ, he would be put out of the synagogue.
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John 5:41
I do not receive honor from men.
John 5:44
How can you believe, who receive honor from one another, and do not seek the honor that comes from the only God?
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Mark 9:37
"Whoever receives one of these little children in My name receives Me; and whoever receives Me, receives not Me but Him who sent Me."
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John 3:16
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.
John 3:18
He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
John 3:36
"He who believes in the Son has everlasting life; and he who does not believe the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him."
John 11:25
Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live.
John 11:26
"And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?"
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John 5:24
Most assuredly, I say to you, he who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not come into judgment, but has passed from death into life.
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John 14:9
Jesus said to him, "Have I been with you so long, and yet you have not known Me, Philip? He who has seen Me has seen the Father; so how can you say, 'Show us the Father'?
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John 1:4
In Him was life, and the life was the light of men.
John 1:5
And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.
John 8:12
Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, "I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.
John 12:35
Then Jesus said to them, "A little while longer the light is with you. Walk while you have the light, lest darkness overtake you; he who walks in darkness does not know where he is going.
John 12:36
While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become sons of light." These things Jesus spoke, and departed, and was hidden from them.
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John 5:45
Do not think that I shall accuse you to the Father; there is one who accuses you - Moses, in whom you trust.
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John 3:17
For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.
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Luke 10:16
"He who hears you hears Me, he who rejects you rejects Me, and he who rejects Me rejects Him who sent Me."
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Deuteronomy 18:18
I will raise up for them a Prophet like you from among their brethren, and will put My words in His mouth, and He shall speak to them all that I command Him.
Deuteronomy 18:19
And it shall be that whoever will not hear My words, which He speaks in My name, I will require it of him.
John 5:45
Do not think that I shall accuse you to the Father; there is one who accuses you - Moses, in whom you trust.
John 8:47
"He who is of God hears God's words; therefore you do not hear, because you are not of God."
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John 8:38
"I speak what I have seen with My Father, and you do what you have seen with your father."
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Deuteronomy 18:18
I will raise up for them a Prophet like you from among their brethren, and will put My words in His mouth, and He shall speak to them all that I command Him.
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John 5:19
Then Jesus answered and said to them, "Most assuredly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of Himself, but what He sees the Father do; for whatever He does, the Son also does in like manner.
John 8:28
Then Jesus said to them, "When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am He, and that I do nothing of Myself; but as My Father taught Me, I speak these things.
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