john being the author of the gospel of john

¹Now, faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not apparent. ²For this reason, the ancients were given testimony. ³By faith, we understand the world to be fashioned by the Word of God, so that the visible might be made by the invisible. ⁴By faith, Abel offered to God a much better sacrifice than that of Cain, through which he obtained testimony that he was just, in that God offered testimony to his gifts. And through that sacrifice, he still speaks to us, though he is dead. ⁵By faith, Enoch was transferred, so that he would not see death, and he was not found because God had transferred him. For before he was transferred, he had testimony that he pleased God. ⁶But without faith, it is impossible to please God. For whoever approaches God must believe that he exists, and that he rewards those who seek him.

¹⁶For God so loved the world that he gave his only-begotten Son, so that all who believe in him may not perish, but may have eternal life.

⁴Nicodemus said to him: “How could a man be born when he is old? Surely, he cannot enter a second time into his mother’s womb to be reborn?”

¹In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and God was the Word. ²He was with God in the beginning. ³All things were made through Him, and nothing that was made was made without Him. ⁴Life was in Him, and Life was the light of men. ⁵And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it. ⁶There was a man sent by God, whose name was John.

¹²Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying: “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me does not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.”

¹“Do not let your heart be troubled. You believe in God. Believe in me also. ²In my Father’s house, there are many dwelling places. If there were not, I would have told you. For I go to prepare a place for you. ³And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will return again, and then I will take you to myself, so that where I am, you also may be. ⁴And you know where I am going. And you know the way.” ⁵Thomas said to him, “Lord, we do not know where you are going, so how can we know the way?” ⁶Jesus said to him: “I am the Way, and the Truth, and the Life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.

¹In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and God was the Word. ²He was with God in the beginning. ³All things were made through Him, and nothing that was made was made without Him. ⁴Life was in Him, and Life was the light of men. ⁵And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it. ⁶There was a man sent by God, whose name was John.

¹After these things, there was a feast day of the Jews, and so Jesus ascended to Jerusalem. ²Now at Jerusalem is the Pool of Evidence, which in Hebrew is known as the Place of Mercy; it has five porticos. ³Along these lay a great multitude of the sick, the blind, the lame, and the withered, waiting for the movement of the water. ⁴Now at times an Angel of the Lord would descend into the pool, and so the water was moved. And whoever descended first into the pool, after the motion of the water, he was healed of whatever infirmity held him. ⁵And there was a certain man in that place, having been in his infirmity for thirty-eight years. ⁶Then, when Jesus had seen him reclining, and when he realized that he had been afflicted for a long time, he said to him, “Do you want to be healed?”

²⁴This is the same disciple who offers testimony about these things, and who has written these things. And we know that his testimony is true.

¹But Jesus continued on to the Mount of Olives. ²And early in the morning, he went again to the temple; and all the people came to him. And sitting down, he taught them. ³Now the scribes and Pharisees brought forward a woman caught in adultery, and they stood her in front of them. ⁴And they said to him: “Teacher, this woman was just now caught in adultery. ⁵And in the law, Moses commanded us to stone such a one. Therefore, what do you say?” ⁶But they were saying this to test him, so that they might be able to accuse him. Then Jesus bent down and wrote with his finger on the earth.

²⁶Therefore, when Jesus had seen his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing near, he said to his mother, “Woman, behold your son.”

²⁰But I am not praying for them only, but also for those who through their word shall believe in me. ²¹So may they all be one. Just as you, Father, are in me, and I am in you, so also may they be one in us: so that the world may believe that you have sent me. ²²And the glory that you have given to me, I have given to them, so that they may be one, just as we also are one. ²³I am in them, and you are in me. So may they be perfected as one. And may the world know that you have sent me and that you have loved them, just as you have also loved me. ²⁴Father, I will that where I am, those whom you have given to me may also be with me, so that they may see my glory which you have given to me. For you loved me before the founding of the world. ²⁵Father most just, the world has not known you. But I have known you. And these have known that you sent me.

³¹But these things have been written, so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and so that, in believing, you may have life in his name.

¹Then six days before the Passover, Jesus went to Bethania, where Lazarus had died, whom Jesus raised up. ²And they made a dinner for him there. And Martha was ministering. And truly, Lazarus was one of those who were sitting at table with him. ³And then Mary took twelve ounces of pure spikenard ointment, very precious, and she anointed the feet of Jesus, and she wiped his feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the ointment. ⁴Then one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, who was soon to betray him, said, ⁵“Why was this ointment not sold for three hundred denarii and given to the needy?” ⁶Now he said this, not out of concern for the needy, but because he was a thief and, since he held the purse, he used to carry what was put into it.

³⁰Jesus also accomplished many other signs in the sight of his disciples. These have not been written in this book. ³¹But these things have been written, so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and so that, in believing, you may have life in his name.

¹Then, after these things, Jesus was walking in Galilee. For he was not willing to walk in Judea, because the Jews were seeking to kill him. ²Now the feast day of the Jews, the Feast of Tabernacles, was near. ³And his brothers said to him: “Move away from here and go into Judea, so that your disciples there may also see your works that you do. ⁴Of course, no one does anything in secret, but he himself seeks to be in the public view. Since you do these things, manifest yourself to the world.” ⁵For neither did his brothers believe in him. ⁶Therefore, Jesus said to them: “My time has not yet come; but your time is always at hand.

⁵I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me, and I in him, bears much fruit. For without me, you are able to do nothing.