When he heard that Jesus had come back from Judea to Galilee, he went to him and begged him<n id="1" /> to come down and heal his son, who was about to die.

The sick man answered him, &#8220;Sir,<n id="1" /> I have no one to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up. While I am trying to get into the water,<n id="2" /> someone else<n id="3" /> goes down there<n id="4" /> before me.&#8221;

<p class="bodytext">After this Jesus found him at the temple and said to him, &#8220;Look, you have become well. Don&#8217;t sin any more,<n id="1" /> lest anything worse happen to you.&#8221;

For the Father loves the Son and shows him everything he does, and will show him greater deeds than these, so that you will be amazed.

so that all people<n id="1" /> will honor the Son just as they honor the Father. The one who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent him.p>

Then Jesus, when he looked up<n id="1" /> and saw that a large crowd was coming to him, said to Philip, &#8220;Where can we buy bread so that these people may eat?&#8221;

Now this is the will of the one who sent me &#8211; that I should not lose one person of every one he has given me, but raise them all up<n id="1" /> at the last day.

For this is the will of my Father &#8211; for everyone who looks on the Son and believes in him to have eternal life, and I will raise him up<n id="1" /> at the last day.&#8221;<n id="2" />p>

So Jesus&#8217; brothers<n id="1" /> advised him, &#8220;Leave here and go to Judea so your disciples may see your miracles that you are performing.<n id="2" />

(His parents said these things because they were afraid of the Jewish religious leaders.<n id="1" /> For the Jewish leaders had already agreed that anyone who confessed Jesus<n id="2" /> to be the Christ<n id="3" /> would be put out<n id="4" /> of the synagogue.<n id="5" />

Jesus<n id="1" /> said,]<n id="2" /> &#8220;For judgment I have come into this world, so that those who do not see may gain their sight,<n id="3" /> and the ones who see may become blind.&#8221;p>

But if I do them, even if you do not believe me, believe the deeds,<n id="1" /> so that you may come to know<n id="2" /> and understand that I am in the Father and the Father is in me.&#8221;

When Jesus heard this, he said, &#8220;This sickness will not lead to death,<n id="1" /> but to God&#8217;s glory,<n id="2" /> so that the Son of God may be glorified through it.&#8221;<n id="3" />

Then the people<n id="1" /> who were with Mary<n id="2" /> in the house consoling her saw her<n id="3" /> get up quickly and go out. They followed her, because they thought she was going to the tomb to weep<n id="4" /> there.p>

<p class="bodytext">Now a large crowd of Judeans<n id="1" /> learned<n id="2" /> that Jesus<n id="3" /> was there, and so they came not only because of him<n id="4" /> but also to see Lazarus whom he had raised from the dead.

<p class="otpoetry">&#8220;<b><i>He has blinded their eyesi>b>p> <p class="otpoetry"><b><i>and hardened their heart,i>b><n id="1" />p> <p class="otpoetry"><b><i>so that they would not see with their eyesi>b>p> <p class="otpoetry"><b><i>and understand with their heart,i>b><n id="2" />p> <p class="otpoetry"><b><i>and turn to me,i>b><n id="3" /> <i><b>and I would heal themb>.i>&#8221;<n id="4" />p>

<t /><p class="bodytext">&#8220;What I am saying does not refer to all of you. I know the ones I have chosen. But this is to fulfill the scripture,<n id="1" /> &#8216;<b><i>The one who eats my breadi>b><n id="2" /> <b><i>has turned against mei>b>.&#8217;<n id="3" />

Some thought that, because Judas had the money box, Jesus was telling him to buy whatever they needed for the feast,<n id="1" /> or to give something to the poor.)<n id="2" />

But I have told you these things<n id="1" /> so that when their time<n id="2" /> comes, you will remember that I told you about them.<n id="3" />p> <p class="bodytext">&#8220;I did not tell you these things from the beginning because I was with you.<n id="4" />

But I tell you the truth, it is to your advantage that I am going away. For if I do not go away, the Advocate<n id="1" /> will not come to you, but if I go, I will send him to you.