(They did not understand that he was telling them about his Father.)

But Jesus was speaking about the temple of his body.

(Now Jesus said this to test him, for he knew what he was going to do.)

(Now he said this to indicate clearly what kind of death he was going to die.)

(Now he said this about Judas son of Simon Iscariot, for Judas, one of the twelve, was going to betray him.)

So Jesus added, “Because of this I told you that no one can come to me unless the Father has allowed him to come.”

Then Jesus said to those Judeans who had believed him, “If you continue to follow my teaching, you are really my disciples

Some people said, “This is the man!” while others said, “No, but he looks like him.” The man himself kept insisting, “I am the one!”

The crowd that stood there and heard the voice said that it had thundered. Others said that an angel had spoken to him.

So after he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this, and they believed the scripture and the saying that Jesus had spoken.

For this reason the Jewish leaders were trying even harder to kill him, because not only was he breaking the Sabbath, but he was also calling God his own Father, thus making himself equal with God.

Jesus replied, “You people are from below; I am from above. You people are from this world; I am not from this world.

So Jesus answered them, “I tell you the solemn truth, the Son can do nothing on his own initiative, but only what he sees the Father doing. For whatever the Father does, the Son does likewise.