John answered them, “I baptize with water. Among you stands one whom you do not recognize,

Jesus replied, “Didn’t I choose you, the twelve, and yet one of you is the devil?”

Hasn’t Moses given you the law? Yet not one of you keeps the law! Why do you want to kill me?”

When they persisted in asking him, he stood up straight and replied, “Whoever among you is guiltless may be the first to throw a stone at her.”

You people are doing the deeds of your father.” Then they said to Jesus, “We were not born as a result of immorality! We have only one Father, God himself.”

They asked the parents, “Is this your son, whom you say was born blind? Then how does he now see?”

Jesus replied, “If you were blind, you would not be guilty of sin, but now because you claim that you can see, your guilt remains.”

Jesus answered, “Is it not written in your law, ‘I said, you are gods’?

If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you too ought to wash one another’s feet.

When he had said these things, Jesus was greatly distressed in spirit, and testified, “I tell you the solemn truth, one of you will betray me.”

I will not speak with you much longer, for the ruler of this world is coming. He has no power over me,

Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive it, so that your joy may be complete.

At that time you will ask in my name, and I do not say that I will ask the Father on your behalf.

(Now it was the day of preparation for the Passover, about noon.) Pilate said to the Jewish leaders, “Look, here is your king!”

He told them, “You are not permitted to know the times or periods that the Father has set by his own authority.

For the promise is for you and your children, and for all who are far away, as many as the Lord our God will call to himself.”

Therefore repent and turn back so that your sins may be wiped out,

God raised up his servant and sent him first to you, to bless you by turning each one of you from your iniquities.”

But Peter and John replied, “Whether it is right before God to obey you rather than God, you decide,

But carefully select from among you, brothers, seven men who are well-attested, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may put in charge of this necessary task.