but I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith may not fail. When you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.”

And in his anguish he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground.]

Then Jesus said to the chief priests, the officers of the temple guard, and the elders who had come out to get him, “Have you come out with swords and clubs like you would against an outlaw?

When he learned that he was from Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent him over to Herod, who also happened to be in Jerusalem at that time.

As they led him away, they seized Simon of Cyrene, who was coming in from the country. They placed the cross on his back and made him carry it behind Jesus.

For this is certain: The days are coming when they will say, ‘Blessed are the barren, the wombs that never bore children, and the breasts that never nursed!’

[But Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they are doing.”] Then they threw dice to divide his clothes.

Then Jesus, calling out with a loud voice, said, “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit!” And after he said this he breathed his last.

but they urged him, “Stay with us, because it is getting toward evening and the day is almost done.” So he went in to stay with them.

When he had taken his place at the table with them, he took the bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them.

But to all who have received him – those who believe in his name – he has given the right to become God’s children

Now the Word became flesh and took up residence among us. We saw his glory – the glory of the one and only, full of grace and truth, who came from the Father.

So they asked John, “Why then are you baptizing if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”

Now there were six stone water jars there for Jewish ceremonial washing, each holding twenty or thirty gallons.

Then the Jewish leaders said to him, “This temple has been under construction for forty-six years, and are you going to raise it up in three days?”

He did not need anyone to testify about man, for he knew what was in man.

Jesus replied, “I tell you the solemn truth, unless a person is born from above, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”

John was also baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because water was plentiful there, and people were coming to him and being baptized.

Now when Jesus knew that the Pharisees had heard that he was winning and baptizing more disciples than John

The woman said to him, “Sir, give me this water, so that I will not be thirsty or have to come here to draw water.”