John 1:1; John 1:2; John 1:6; John 1:12; John 1:13; John 1:18; John 1:29; John 1:34; John 1:36; John 1:49; John 1:51; John 3:2; John 3:3; John 3:5; John 3:16; John 3:17; John 3:18; John 3:21; John 3:33; John 3:34; John 3:36; John 4:10; John 4:24; John 5:18; John 5:25; John 5:42; John 5:44; John 6:27; John 6:28; John 6:29; John 6:33; John 6:45; John 6:46; John 6:69; John 7:17; John 8:40; John 8:41; John 8:42; John 8:47; John 8:54; John 9:3; John 9:16; John 9:24; John 9:29; John 9:31; John 9:33; John 10:33; John 10:34; John 10:35; John 10:36; John 11:4; John 11:22; John 11:27; John 11:40; John 11:52; John 12:43; John 13:3; John 13:31; John 13:32; John 14:1; John 16:2; John 16:30; John 17:3; John 19:7; John 20:17; John 20:28; John 20:31; John 21:19

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John 1:1

1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
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John 1:2

2 He was with God in the beginning.
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John 1:6

6 There was a man sent from God whose name was John.
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John 1:12

12 Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God—
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John 1:13

13 children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.
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John 1:18

18 No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is himself God and is in closest relationship with the Father, has made him known.
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John 1:29

29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
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John 1:34

34 I have seen and I testify that this is God’s Chosen One.”
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John 1:36

36 When he saw Jesus passing by, he said, “Look, the Lamb of God!”
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John 1:49

49 Then Nathanael declared, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the king of Israel.”
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John 1:51

51 He then added, “Very truly I tell you,youwill see ‘heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending on’the Son of Man.”
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John 3:2

2 He came to Jesus at night and said, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the signs you are doing if God were not with him.”
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John 3:3

3 Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again.”
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John 3:5

5 Jesus answered, “Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit.
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John 3:16

16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
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John 3:17

17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.
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John 3:18

18 Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son.
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John 3:21

21 But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what they have done has been done in the sight of God.
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John 3:33

33 Whoever has accepted it has certified that God is truthful.
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John 3:34

34 For the one whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives the Spirit without limit.
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John 3:36

36 Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God’s wrath remains on them.
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John 4:10

10 Jesus answered her, “If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked him and he would have given you living water.”
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John 4:24

24 God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth.”
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John 5:18

18 For this reason they tried all the more to kill him; not only was he breaking the Sabbath, but he was even calling God his own Father, making himself equal with God.
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John 5:25

25 Very truly I tell you, a time is coming and has now come when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God and those who hear will live.
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John 5:42

42 but I know you. I know that you do not have the love of God in your hearts.
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John 5:44

44 How can you believe since you accept glory from one another but do not seek the glory that comes from the only God?
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John 6:27

27 Do not work for food that spoils, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on him God the Father has placed his seal of approval.”
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John 6:28

28 Then they asked him, “What must we do to do the works God requires?”
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John 6:29

29 Jesus answered, “The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent.”
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John 6:33

33 For the bread of God is the bread that comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”
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John 6:45

45 It is written in the Prophets: ‘They will all be taught by God.’Everyone who has heard the Father and learned from him comes to me.
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John 6:46

46 No one has seen the Father except the one who is from God; only he has seen the Father.
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John 6:69

69 We have come to believe and to know that you are the Holy One of God.”
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John 7:17

17 Anyone who chooses to do the will of God will find out whether my teaching comes from God or whether I speak on my own.
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John 8:40

40 As it is, you are looking for a way to kill me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. Abraham did not do such things.
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John 8:41

41 You are doing the works of your own father.” “We are not illegitimate children,” they protested. “The only Father we have is God himself.”
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John 8:42

42 Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love me, for I have come here from God. I have not come on my own; God sent me.
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John 8:47

47 Whoever belongs to God hears what God says. The reason you do not hear is that you do not belong to God.”
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John 8:54

54 Jesus replied, “If I glorify myself, my glory means nothing. My Father, whom you claim as your God, is the one who glorifies me.
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John 9:3

3 “Neither this man nor his parents sinned,” said Jesus, “but this happened so that the works of God might be displayed in him.
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John 9:16

16 Some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, for he does not keep the Sabbath.” But others asked, “How can a sinner perform such signs?” So they were divided.
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John 9:24

24 A second time they summoned the man who had been blind. “Give glory to God by telling the truth,” they said. “We know this man is a sinner.”
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John 9:29

29 We know that God spoke to Moses, but as for this fellow, we don’t even know where he comes from.”
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John 9:31

31 We know that God does not listen to sinners. He listens to the godly person who does his will.
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John 9:33

33 If this man were not from God, he could do nothing.”
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John 10:33

33 “We are not stoning you for any good work,” they replied, “but for blasphemy, because you, a mere man, claim to be God.”
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John 10:34

34 Jesus answered them, “Is it not written in your Law, ‘I have said you are “gods” ’?
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John 10:35

35 If he called them ‘gods,’ to whom the word of God came—and Scripture cannot be set aside—
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John 10:36

36 what about the one whom the Father set apart as his very own and sent into the world? Why then do you accuse me of blasphemy because I said, ‘I am God’s Son’?
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John 11:4

4 When he heard this, Jesus said, “This sickness will not end in death. No, it is for God’s glory so that God’s Son may be glorified through it.”
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John 11:22

22 But I know that even now God will give you whatever you ask.”
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John 11:27

27 “Yes, Lord,” she replied, “I believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God, who is to come into the world.”
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John 11:40

40 Then Jesus said, “Did I not tell you that if you believe, you will see the glory of God?”
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John 11:52

52 and not only for that nation but also for the scattered children of God, to bring them together and make them one.
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John 12:43

43 for they loved human praise more than praise from God.
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John 13:3

3 Jesus knew that the Father had put all things under his power, and that he had come from God and was returning to God;
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John 13:31

31 When he was gone, Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man is glorified and God is glorified in him.
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John 13:32

32 If God is glorified in him,God will glorify the Son in himself, and will glorify him at once.
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John 14:1

1 “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me.
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John 16:2

2 They will put you out of the synagogue; in fact, the time is coming when anyone who kills you will think they are offering a service to God.
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John 16:30

30 Now we can see that you know all things and that you do not even need to have anyone ask you questions. This makes us believe that you came from God.”
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John 17:3

3 Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.
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John 19:7

7 The Jewish leaders insisted, “We have a law, and according to that law he must die, because he claimed to be the Son of God.”
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John 20:17

17 Jesus said, “Do not hold on to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. Go instead to my brothers and tell them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’ ”
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John 20:28

28 Thomas said to him, “My Lord and my God!”
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John 20:31

31 But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.
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John 21:19

19 Jesus said this to indicate the kind of death by which Peter would glorify God. Then he said to him, “Follow me!”
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