"*** JOHN 09 ***" 
"Jesus heals a man blind from birth   1Later as Jesus walked with his disciples he saw a man who had been blind"
"from birth . His disciples said to him , Teacher , who sinned , this man or his parents that he was born blind?    2Jesus replied , Neither this man nor his parents sinned. He was born blind that a miracle of God might be displayed in hislife.    Having said this , Jesus spat on the ground and made some mud with his saliva andspread it on the man s eyes . Then he said to him, Go wash in the Pool of Siloam.  So the man went and washed and went homeseeing .    His neighbours said to one another , Is not this the man who sat and begged?    6Some said , It is he . Others said , No, he"
"only looks like him .   7But he himself insisted , I am the man .   8They said to him , How then were your eyes opened?    9He replied , The man they call Jesus made some mud and put it on my eyes . Then he told   me to go to Siloam and wash . So I went and washed and then I could see . The healed man taken to the Pharisees   10So they took the man who had been blind to the Pharisees . Now the day on which Jesus had opened the man s eyes was the Sabbath therefore some of the Pharisees said , This man is not of God , for he"
"does not observe the Sabbath .   11But others said , How could a sinner do such a miracle?    12They turned to the man who had been blind and said , What have you to say about him?    13The man answered , He is a prophet . The mans parents questioned   14The Pharisees did not believe the man had been blind and called for his parents and saidto them , Is this your son whom you say was born blind? How is it that he now sees?     The parents answered , We know that he is our son , and we know that he was born blind , but how it is that he now sees , we do not know . Ask him , for he is"
"of age and can speak for himself .   16His parents answered this way for fear of the Pharisees . For already they had decided that anyone who said that Jesus was the Christ would be expelled from the synagogue . The pool of Siloam where the man blind from birth  washed his eyes and regained his sight. The Pharisees again question the healed man   17So a second time the Pharisees called the man who had been blind and said to him , Give the glory to God for we know that this man is asinner .    The man replied , Whether he be a sinner or not , one thing I do know , I was blind and now I see"
"19Again they said to him , What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?   20He answered , I have told you already . Why do you want to hear it again? Do you wish to become his disciples too?    21At this they scorned him and said , You may be this man s disciple but we are disciples of Moses . We know that God spoke to Moses but as for this man we do not even know where he comes from . The healed man defends Jesus   22The man said , Now that is remarkable You do not know where he comes from , yet he opened my eyes . 23We all know that God does not listen to sinners , but to"
"men who worship him and do his will . 24Never before has it been heard of one opening the eyes of a man born blind . If this man were not from God he could not do such a thing . The Pharisees scorn the man and thrust him out   25To these words the Pharisees replied angrily , You who were steeped in sin at birth would lecture us?  And they thrust him out . The healed man believes in Jesus   26Jesus heard that they had thrust him out and when he found him he said , Do you believe in the Son of Man?   27The man answered , Tell me who he is that I may believe in him .   28Jesus replied ,"
"He is the one speaking with you.   29The man said , Lord I believe , and he worshipped Jesus .   30Jesus said , I have come into the world to judge it that the blind may see, and thosewho claim to see may become blind. The Pharisees guilty because they claim to see    Some Pharisees heard him say this and sneered at him saying , What , are we blind too?   32Jesus said , If you were blind you would not be guilty of sin, but since you claim tosee, your guilt remains. The parable of the sheep pen    The man who does not enter a sheep pen by the gate but climbs in some other way is a"
"thief. But he who enters by the gate is the shepherd of his flock.   34The watchman opens the gate for him and the sheep hear his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. Then he walks ahead of them and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice. They will not follow a stranger but will run from him, for they do not recognise hisvoice. Jesus explains the parable  of the sheep pen    They did not understand this parable so Jesus explained it saying , I am the gate for                                                                   the sheep. All others who enter in"
"some other way are thieves, but the sheep do not listen to them.   I am the gate. Whoever enters through me will be saved. They will come in and go out and find pasture. 39The thief comes only to steal and destroy, but I have come that they may have Eternal Life and have it abundantly. Jesus is the good shepherd who  lays down his life for his sheep   40I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for his sheep. A hired hand is not the shepherd who owns the sheep. He cares nothing for them. When he sees the wolf coming he abandonsthe sheep and runs away. Then the wolf"
"attacks the flock and scatters it.    But I am the good shepherd. I know my sheep and my sheep know me, just as the Father knows me and I know the Father, and I lay down my life for my sheep. Other sheep of a different fold to also hear the voice of Jesus   43And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold. Them also I must bring. They too will hear my voice, and there shall be one flock and one shepherd. The apt image of a shepherd leading his sheep is used throughout the Bible. Jesus to lay down his life willingly   44For this reason the Father loves me, because I lay down my life"
"that I may take it up again.   No one takes it from me, I lay it down of my own accord. I have power to lay it down and power to take it up again. Some disbelieve Jesus but others believe   46At these words many of the people mocked him saying , He is possessed of a demon andraving mad . Why listen to him?    47But others said , These are not the words of a man possessed by a demon . Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?"  
"*** JOHN 10 ***" 
"Jesus asked outright if he is the Christ   1When it was winter , at the time of the Feast of Lights , Jesus was at the Temple in Jerusalem walking"
"in Solomon s Porch . 2The people gathered around him and said , How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Christ , tell us plainly . Jerusalem in winter. The miracles speak for Jesus   3Jesus answered , I tell you but you do not believe. The miracles I do in my Fathers name speak for me. Unbelievers not Jesus sheep   4You do not believe because you are not my sheep. My sheep heed my voice. I know them and they follow me and I will givethem Eternal Life. No one can snatch them out of my hand. Jesus is one with the Father    My Father who has given them to me is greater than"
"all. I and the Father are one.  The Jews pick up stones to stone Jesus  for claiming to be as God   6Again the Jews picked up stones to stone him but Jesus said to them , For which of the many miracles from the Father are yougoing to stone me?    They replied , We are not going to stone you for miracles but for blasphemy , because you a mere man claim to be as God .                                                                   Jesus quotes scripture men called Gods   8Jesus said to them , Is it not written in the scriptures, Yet you are gods, all of you?   9If those to whom"
"the word of God came were called gods, and scripture is binding,why not the one whom the Father set apart as his very own and sent into the world?    Why then accuse me of blasphemy because I say I am the Son of God? The miracles prove that Jesus speaks the truth   11Do not believe me unless I do what my Father does. Believe the miracles that youmay know that the Father is in me and I in the Father. Jesus escapes and crosses the Jordan    Again they tried to seize Jesus , but he escaped their grasp and crossed the Jordan tothe place where John had been baptising in the early days and"
"stayed there . John the Baptist testified truly about Jesus    Many people came to Jesus there saying , Though John never performed a miracle , all he said about this man is true . And in that place many believed in Jesus."  
"*** JOHN 11 ***" 
"Lazarus becomes very sick   1Now a certain man named Lazarus was very sick. He was the brother of Mary and Martha from the village of Bethany . So his sisters sent word to Jesus saying , Lord the one whom you love is very sick .   2When Jesus heard this he said , The end of this sickness will not be death, but Gods glory and the glory of Gods Son."
"Jesus delays going to Lazarus for two days   3Jesus loved Lazarus and his two sisters , yet he remained where he was for two more days . Then he said to his disciples , Let us return to Judea.   4They said to him , But Teacher only a short while ago the Jews tried to stone you .   5Jesus answered , Only he who walks in the dark stumbles. Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep. I go to awaken him. Jesus tells his disciples Lazarus is dead   6His disciples replied , Lord if he sleeps he will recover .   7Jesus told them plainly , Lazarus is dead, and for your sake I am glad I was not"
"there so that you may believe. Let us go to him.   8Thomas said to the rest of the disciples , Let us also go that we may die with him .   9When Jesus arrived he found that Lazarus had been in the tomb four days . Martha goes out to meet Jesus   10Now Bethany was near to Jerusalem and many people had come out to Martha and Mary to comfort them in the loss of their brother . When Martha heard that Jesus had come she went out to meet him , but Mary stayed in the house . Jesus tells Martha that he is the resurrection   12Martha"
"said to Jesus , O Lord , if you had been here my brother would not have died , but I know that even now God will do for you what-ever you ask .    Jesus said to her , Your brother will rise again.  Martha answered , I know he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day .    Jesus said to her , I am the resurrection and the Life. He who believes in me will Live even though he dies. Do you believe this?   15She replied , Yes Lord , I believe that you are the Christ , the Son of God who was to come into the world . Jesus calls for Mary   16Martha then went back to the house and"
"called her sister Mary aside and said to her , The Teacher is here and is asking for you .   17Now Jesus had not yet entered the village but was still at the place where Martha had met him. When those who were with Mary in the house comforting her saw her go out theyfollowed her , supposing she was going to the tomb to mourn there . Mary falls down at the feet of Jesus    As soon as Mary saw Jesus she fell at his feet and said , Lord if you had been here my brother would not have died . Jesus weeps   19Jesus saw Mary weeping and heard the wailing of those who had come along with her and"
"was deeply moved in spirit . He wept also . Jesus is taken to the tomb   20Then Jesus said , Where have you laid him?   Mary replied , Come and see Lord .   21The people said , See how he loved him . But some of them said , Could not he who opened the eyes of the blind man have saved this man from dying?    22Jesus , still deeply moved came to the tomb . It was a cave with a stone sealing the entrance . He said , Remove the stone.   23Martha said , But Lord , by this time there will be a stench . He has been there four days .   24Jesus said , Did I not tell you that if you"
"believed you would see the glory of God? Jesus raises Lazarus from the dead   25So they took away the stone . Then Jesus looked upward and said , Father, I thank you that you have heard me. I know that you always hear me but I say this for the benefit of the people standing here, that they maybelieve that you sent me.    Then he cried out in a loud voice , Lazarus, come forth   The man who was dead came out . His hands and feet were bound with strips of linen and his face was wrapped with cloth .   28Jesus said to them , Unbind him. Many of the Jews believe in Jesus   29Seeing this ,"
"many of the Jews who had come to visit Mary believed in Jesus . Some of them went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done . The Jewish leaders call a meeting   30The chief priests and Pharisees immediately called a meeting of the Sanhedrin and said , What are we to do? This man performs many miracles . 31If we let him go on like this soon all will believe in him and the Romans will come and destroy our Temple and our nation . The high priest decides that Jesus must die   32Caiaphas the high priest said , Do you not understand? It is better that one man die for the people than"
"the whole nation perish?    33He did not say this of his own accord , but as high priest he was prophesying that Jesus would die for the Jewish nation and also for thescattered children of God , to bring them together and make them one .    So from that day on they plotted to take his life. The tomb of Lazarus at Bethany. Jesus and his disciples withdraw  to a remote desert town   35Jesus therefore no longer moved about publicly among the Jews , instead he withdrew to a town near the desert called Ephraimwhere he stayed with his disciples .   36The chief priests and Pharisees issued an"
"announcement that if anyone knew where Jesus was they were to re port it so they could arrest him . The Passover draws near   37When it was almost time for the Passover , many Jews went up to Jerusalem for their cleansing before the Feast . 38They kept looking  for Jesus and as they stood in the Temple courts they said to one another , What do you think? Surely he will not come to the Feast willhe? Towns mentioned in the gospel of John"