They ¹  brought him first to Annas, for he was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, who was high priest that year. ² 

This is the one about whom I said, ‘After me comes a man who is greater than I am, ¹  because he existed before me.’

“Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Surely he can’t be the Messiah, ¹  can he?” ² 

But he answered them, “The man who made me well said to me, ‘Pick up your mat ¹  and walk.’”

“Here is a boy who has five barley loaves and two fish, but what good ¹  are these for so many people?”

But now you are trying ¹  to kill me, a man who has told you ²  the truth I heard from God. Abraham did not do this! ³ 

So they came to John and said to him, “Rabbi, the one who was with you on the other side of the Jordan River, ¹  about whom you testified – see, he is baptizing, and everyone is flocking to him!”

Surely you’re not greater than our ancestor ¹  Jacob, are you? For he gave us this well and drank from it himself, along with his sons and his livestock.” ² 

But whoever drinks some of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again, ¹  but the water that I will give him will become in him a fountain ²  of water springing up ³  to eternal life.”

Then they summoned ¹  the man who used to be blind ²  a second time and said to him, “Promise before God to tell the truth. ³  We know that this man ⁴  is a sinner.”

Peter turned around and saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following them. ¹  (This was the disciple ²  who had leaned back against Jesus’ ³  chest at the meal and asked, ⁴  “Lord, who is the one who is going to betray you?”) ⁵