Saving Faith According to John’s Gospel

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What
Is Saving Faith According to John’s Gospel?

John Hepp, Jr.

In this paper
“John” by
itself does not refer to the human author but to the Gospel by that
name. Bible quotations are from the New International Version but
with Christ changed to
its equivalent Messiah.

Many Scriptures show
that faith is absolutely essential to obtaining eternal life.

“For
it is by grace you have been saved—through
faith…”
(Eph. 2:8). Faith focuses on what is somehow invisible and/or
future: “Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and
certain of what we do not see” (Heb. 11:1). But is just any
faith in God or Christ sufficient? Probably no serious Bible teacher
believes that.[note 1] Most of us assume
that there is such a thing as inadequate or
misplaced faith, which does not save. Can “saving
faith”
be distinguished from “non-saving faith”? We will
consider how the Gospel of John helps answer that question. For
example, it shows that saving faith (a) assents to truth but is more
than assent, (b) is not just momentary but persistent.

To begin, it should be
noted that John does not use the Greek noun for faith.
But it uses the verb for believe

(pisteuo) 98 times.[note 2]
That is far more than any other Bible book. An alternate title for
this study could be “Believing According to the Gospel of
John.” In
this paper faith and believing
are
treated as synonymous.

In several ways
John’s
perspectives are different from the other Gospels. It was probably
written later than the others and presupposes their existence. John
supplements them but does not replace them. We should not
conclude that John or any other Gospel is superior to the rest. All
of them were written long after Pentecost, when Messiah bestowed the
Spirit. They are all Messiah’s teaching through that
Spirit, as He promised (see John
16:12-15). His new ekklesia

(assembly, church) is their context; God is their author. They
cannot basically disagree.

Doctrinal conclusions
should be based
on careful analysis of all the evidence. Any conclusion is faulty
that cannot be harmonized with it all. In this paper I try to
present John’s evidence about faith in the categories listed
below. Of course, the aspects listed under each category are my own
choices. If you disagree, make sure you have solid textual and/or
doctrinal reasons for doing so.

A. Ways
John Links
“Believe” to Its Object

B. Equivalents to Believing

C. Content of Believing

D. Mechanics of Believing

E. Effects of Believing

Under each category B-E I
aim to give each aspect
at least at its first occurrence, with later references listed
at the same place. Elsewhere in those lists the word
“see”

refers back to that first occurrence; “cf.” refers
to a
closely-related aspect. A question mark after a reference indicates
doubt whether the reference is appropriate in that category.

A. Ways John
Links
“Believe” to Its Object

Believing is not just a
hopeful attitude. It is always directed toward an object—that
is, facts or a person or thing that is believed. But after the verb
“believe” John does not always state that object.
For example, “they could not believe, because…”

(12:39). This happens about thirty times (see also 1:7,
51; 3:12,
18b). When John does indicate an object of faith, it uses one
of the
forms in the following table. These are different forms of Greek
syntax with the verb pisteuo. (To
further analyze the objects of faith, see section C.)

Greek Forms to Link
“Believe” (Pisteuo)
with Its Object in John’s Gospel
Forms
Indicating the Object of the Verb

 Frequency…Meaning
of the Form

Some Verses Where This Form Indicates Saving
Faith

Some Verses Where This Form Indicates
Non-Saving Faith
Form 1

The particle hoti plus a noun clause

11 times

tells what facts are believed

8:24;
11:27; 13:19;
14:10; 16:27,
30; 17:8; 20:31

give examples of facts true of Messiah

9:18
indicates facts unrelated to Messiah.

11:42?

17:21?

Form 2

The preposition eis plus an object in accusative
case

35 times

gives Messiah (or once, God) as object of faith

1:12—“believed
in his name”

3:16—“believes
in him”

12:37

2:23?

8:30 (see v. 31)

12:42?

Form 3

No preposition (except in 3:15, which has en) plus
an object in dative case

20 times

gives object of faith (Messiah, His words or works, Scriptures, others)

2:22;
3:15; 4:21?;
4:50?; 5:24,
38,:46, 47; 6:30;
8:45,
46; 10:37, 38(2); 12:38;
14:11 		8:31

Observations…Conclusions Re Ways John Links
“Believe” to Its Object

  1. The references in the last column show my
    doubts that any of these forms
    always refers to saving faith.
  2. Form 1 uses hoti to
    introduce the content of what is believed. That object consists of
    specific facts, often but not always facts essential to saving faith.
    In other words, form 1 sometimes —but not
    always—has to do with faith in Messiah.
  3. Form 2 uses the preposition eis
    plus the accusative case to introduce the person believed in. That
    person is once God, otherwise Messiah.[note 3]
    It often attributes eternal life or its equivalent to those who so
    believe (1:12; 3:16,
    36; 6:40; 7:38,
    39; 12:46; 14:12).
    Therefore, some consider it a technical expression for saving faith.
    But not all who so believed in John
    8:30 got saved. Jesus warned them in the next verse (8:31)
    that they had to “hold to” (continue in) His
    teaching. Saving faith perseveres.
  4. Form 3 normally uses only the dative case to
    introduce the object of
    faith. That object is not facts (as with form 1) but entities. These
    are usually Messiah or His word or works, but can also be such
    things as Moses or the Scriptures.[note 4]

B. Equivalents
to
Believing

Under this category are listed other terms or
figures that John pairs with “believe” and/or
possibly uses as equivalents to believing. The Bible often refers to
such equivalent actions. By describing various aspects of believing,
they help to define it. Some are inferred from negative statements. For
example, look at 3:36 in the list. In that verse

“does not obey” is given as the opposite of
“believe.” Therefore, we infer that
“obey” is equivalent to believing. Nearly every
item in the following list is labeled “a,”
“b,” or “c.” Each label
indicates a reason for identifying that item as equivalent to believing:

  1. It is used in parallel with faith—as
    a
    different aspect of faith rather than a completely distinct action.
  2. It gives results identical to those faith gives.
  3. Its results are equivalent to eternal life.
a 1:11 His
own did not receive Him (1:12;
13:20)
a 1:12 receive
= believe on His name (see 1:11)
a 3:11–12 receive
our witness (cf. 5:24)
a 3:19–21? comes
to the light (cf. 12:35-36;
cf. 12:46)
a 3:36 (as
the opposite of believe) does not obey (cf. 8:51–52)
c 4:14 drink
of the water Jesus gives
c 5:24 whoever
hears My word and believes Him who sent Me has eternal life [note 5] (cf. 8:43;
cf. 8:47; cf. 8:51-52;
10:3–5, 16, 27; 12:48)
c 6:27 eat
the food that endures to eternal life (6:51)
a,c 6:35,
45		 come
to Jesus
c 6:53–58 eat
His flesh and drink His blood
c 8:12 follow
Him (10:4–5, 27–28; 12:26;
21:19)
b 8:31–32 hold
to His teaching (=abide/continue in His word)
b 8:41 love
Me (14:15, 21, 23-24; 16:27)
b 8:43 unable
to hear what God says (cf. 5:24;
8:47)
b 8:47 He
who belongs to God hears what God says (see 8:43)
c 8:51–52 If
anyone keeps My word, he will never see death (14:15;
15:10; 17:6)
c 10:3–5,
16, 27		 know/listen
to His voice (see 5:24;
cf. 12:48)
c 10:4–5,
27–28		 follow
Him (see 8:12)
c 10:9–10 enters
(the sheep fold)
c 12:24,
25?		 die,
hate life (psuche) in this world
c 12:26 Whoever
serves Me must follow Me (see 8:12)
b 12:35–36? walk
in light, believe in light (12:46;
cf. 3:19-21)
b 12:40 see,
understand, turn
b 12:46 I
have come…as a light, so that no one who believes in Me
should stay in darkness (see 12:35–36)
a 12:48 (as
opposite of believe) reject Him and not receive His sayings (cf. 10:3-5,
16, 27)
a 13:20 he
who accepts whomever I send accepts Me (see 1:11)
c 14:7 If
you had known Me, you would know the Father (16:3;
17:3)
b 14:15,
21, 23–24?		 love
Him (will keep His word) (see 8:41)
? 15:4–7? Remain
in Me and I in you
b 15:10 If
one obeys His commands, will remain in His love (see 8:51–52)
c 16:3 will
persecute believers because they have not known the Father or Messiah
(see 14:7)
a 16:27 The
Father loves you because you have loved Me and believed that I came
from God (see 8:41)
c 17:3 to
know God and Messiah is eternal life (see 14:7)
a 17:6–8 obeyed
Your word (see 8:51–52)
? 21:19,
22?		 follow
Me (see 8:12; but here said to Peter)

Observations…Conclusions
Re Equivalents to
Believing

  1. There are many equivalents to believing. The
    most common are hearing and
    keeping His word/words/commands.
  2. Although John does not use the terms
    “repent” or “repentance,”
    belief includes that concept. This is seen in the nature of some of
    the equivalents, such as, coming to the light, walking in the light,
    following Him, continuing in His word, keeping His word
    (commandments), obeying. These indicate a moral aspect to
    belief, not just a “change of mind.”
  3. The persistence of saving faith is emphasized
    by the equivalent
    “remaining”/“abiding” in Him (8:31).

C. Content of
Believing

Under this category are listed
indications of the person, thing, or teaching to be believed, whether
implicitly or explicitly. Notice that some are starred (*) as being
the most essential in evangelism.

1:1 Jesus
is God’s Word—that is, His thought uttered so that
we can understand it.  (Cf. 7:16–18;
12:49–50)
1:4 Jesus
is the life that is the light of men.  (1:9;
8:12; 9:5;
12:35–36, 46) Perhaps
Jesus’ being the ladder to heaven illustrates the same
truth.  (1:51)
1:9 This
light was coming into the world to enlighten every man.  (see 1:4)
1:12 Jesus’
name = all that He is?  (3:18)
1:18 “The
one and only God” has made God known.
1:29,
36		 Jesus
is the Lamb of God.
1:32–33 Jesus
is Spirit-endowed and baptizes in the Spirit.  (cf. 7:37–39)
1:41–42 *Jesus
is Messiah (Christ—King).

Also 1:45, 49; 3:28;
4:25–26, 29; 7:26–27,
31, 41–42; 9:22;
11:27; 12:14–15,
42; 18:33, 36–39; 19:3,
12, 15, 19, 21, 22; 20:31.
2:9 Jesus
converted the water into “good wine.”
3:15–16 Believe
in Him.  (9:35–38)
3:18 *Believe
in the name of God’s one and only Son.  (see 1:12)
4:42 Jesus
is the Savior of the world.
5:9,
10, 16, 18		 He
did His Father’s work on the Sabbath.  (7:22–23)
5:17,
19		 He
did only what His Father did or told Him to do.
5:17–18 “Calling
God His own Father [made] Himself equal with God.” 
(The Son should get the same honor as the Father.)
6:11–13 Jesus
fed 5000+.
6:35,
41, 48, 50, 51		 Jesus
is the bread (of life) from heaven.
7:16–18 Jesus’
teaching is not His own but of Him who sent Him.  (12:49–50;
14:24; 17:7–8)
7:37–39 Jesus
would give the Spirit to “drink.”  (see 1:32–33)
8:12 Jesus
is “the light of the world.”  (see 1:4)
8:24,
28, 58		 Believe
that “I am.”  (13:19)
9:5 “the
light of the world” (see 1:4)
9:35–38 Believe
in the Son of Man.  (see 3:15–16)
10:38 Believe
His works, to know and understand that the Father is in Him and He in
the Father.  (14:10–11,
20; 17:10)
11:42 Believe
that the Father sent Him.  (16:27;
17:8, 21, 25)
12:35–36 You
are going to have the light just a little while longer. 
Walk….(see 1:4)
12:44? Whoever
believes in Him believes in the One who sent Him.  (13:20;
15:21, 23)
12:45? Whoever
sees Him sees the One who sent Him.  (14:9)
12:46 I
have come as a light.  (see 1:4)
12:49–50 (see
7:16–18)
13:20 (see
12:44)
14:10–11,
20		 Believe
[trust My word] that I am in the Father and the Father in Me. 
(see 10:38)
14:24 These
words…are not My own; they belong to the Father (see 7:16–18)
15:21,
23		 (see
12:44)
16:27 (see
11:42)
17:7–8 I
gave them the words You gave Me and they accepted them.  (see 7:16–18)
17:10 All
I have is Yours, and all You have is Mine.  (cf. 10:38)
19:7 Jesus
is the Son of God.

Observations…Conclusions Re Content of Believing

  1. New believers rarely know much that is listed
    here. Little of it is
    included in the evangelistic sermons summarized in Acts.
  2. How much is essential? I have starred two
    passages that give the same
    specific teaching, stated two ways. This same teaching is often
    repeated in the sermons in Acts:

    • 1:41-42
      (and often) Jesus is Messiah (that is, Christ = King).
    • 3:18

      (see 1:12) Believe in the name of
      God’s one and only Son.

  3. Since we are commanded to make disciples
    (learners), we expect them to
    quickly learn and accept the other truths.

D. Mechanics
of Believing

Under this category are listed indications of how
believing begins and
develops.

1:6-8 John
the Baptist was sent to bear witness, so that all might believe. (1:15,
26-27, 29-34; 3:27-36;
5:33-36; 10:41-42)
1:14 The
Word became flesh…we beheld His glory.
1:18 He
made known the God no one can see.
1:41 Andrew
found his brother Simon and witnessed.  (1:45;
4:28-30, 39-42; 17:20;
19:35; 21:24)
1:43 Jesus
found Philip.
1:50 because
I said I saw you under the fig tree
2:11 By
the first sign He manifested His glory.
2:22 A
prediction that His disciples remembered after His resurrection, then
believed the Scripture and the word He spoke.
2:23-24 At
the Passover many believed in His name, beholding His signs, but He
didn’t entrust Himself to them.  (3:2;
4:45)
4:50,
55		 The
man believed (the word).
5:36 His
works bear witness (10:37-38;
14:11; 12:37;
14:11)
5:37-39 The
Scriptures bear witness. (5:45-47;
8:19)
5:44 Can’t
believe if they seek glory from men rather than God. 
(12:42-43)
5:45-47 If
you believed Moses, would believe Me (see 5:37-39)
6:44,
65		 No
one can come unless the Father draws him.  (cf. 12:32)
6:45 All
who hear and learn from the Father come.  (8:44,
He who is of
God hears God’s words; cf. 3:21)
7:17 If
willing to do God’s will, will know if the Son’s doctrine is from God.
8:30 As
He spoke, many believed.  (cf. 8:45-48)
8:37 My
word has no place in you.
8:45 Because
I speak the truth, you don’t believe Me.  (see 8:30)
10:3,
14, 16		 His
sheep hear the voice of their shepherd and follow him.
12:32 If
lifted up, will draw (see 6:44)
12:39-40 They
couldn’t believe because God hardened them.
12:42-43 Many
rulers believed but didn’t confess Him.  (see 5:44)
16:8-9 The
Holy Spirit will convict in regard to sin because men do not believe in
Me.
17:21,
23		 He
prays for unity so that the world may believe.
19:35-37 Scripture
fulfilled
20:29 Blessed
those who didn’t see yet believed.
20:30-31 These
signs written that you might believe.

Mechanics of Believing for the Twelve:

1:50 Do
you believe because I told you I saw you?
2:11 After
Jesus “revealed His glory” at Cana, His disciples
believed.
2:22 After
His resurrection, they believed because they remembered this prediction.
13:19;
14:29  		telling
you now so that you will believe
14:1 Believe
[Trust] in God…also in Me.
16:30–31  They
claimed to believe that He came from God.  He asked, Do you
believe?
17:2,
6; 18:9  		The
Father gave them all to the Son, and they kept the Father’s
word.
17:25  They
know that You have sent Me.
17:26  Jesus
made and makes the Father known in order that the Father’s
love and the Son may be in them.
20:8,
29  		“The
other disciple” saw the evidence of Jesus’
resurrection and believed.  Thomas saw Jesus and believed.
20:25  Unless
I see…and place my finger…I will not believe.

Observations…Conclusions Re Mechanics of
Believing

  1. Believing is a response to witness (often
    verbal), such as, that of John the Baptist, the apostles, Jesus
    Himself, Jesus’ works, the Scriptures.
  2. The agreement between Scripture and its
    fulfillment is convincing.
  3. Obstacles to believing include seeking glory
    from men and being unwilling to do God’s will.
  4. For anyone to believe, the Father must draw him
    (through the Holy Spirit). Those who are not His sheep will not follow
    Him.
  5. Judging from the growth of faith in the
    disciples, it is a process (not once for all).

E. Effects of
Believing

Under this category are listed various results
from believing. Those marked * are results of equivalents of believing.

1:12 He
gave the right to become God’s children.  (1:13,
born of God, 3:5, 6, 8—born of the
Spirit. 

Believing is in vv. 11–12,
15–18.)
3:3,
5		 see/enter
the kingdom of God
3:15–16 have
eternal life  (3:36;
4:14*; 5:24;
6:27*, 40, 47, 51*, 54*, 63,
68; 10:10*, 28*; 11:25–26;
12:25*,
50; 17:2–3; 20:31)
3:17 be
saved
3:18 not
be judged (unbelievers are already judged, 3:19–21)
6:35 not
hunger nor thirst
6:39,
40, 46, 47		 Jesus
will raise him up on the last day.  (11:25)
6:56 abides
(remains) in Him
7:38–39 receives
the Holy Spirit; rivers of living water
8:12* not
walk in darkness but have light (12:46)
8:31* truly
be His disciples, know the truth, be made free by truth
8:42* If
God were your Father, you would love Me.
8:51–53* will
never see death (11:26)
10:3–4*,
9–10*, 15*, 27–29*		 are
protected and cared for by the Shepherd  (17:12*)
10:14–15* know
the Shepherd as the Shepherd knows the Father
10:27–28* No
one can snatch them out of Jesus’ hand or the
Father’s hand.
12:36 become
sons of light
12:40* heal
them
12:44 Who
believes in Me believes in the One who sent Me (result or
cause?).  (13:20*;
14:7*, 9*)
13:10* “A
person who has had a bath needs only to wash his feet.”
14:12 Believer
will do the same works as Messiah and greater ones.
14:15* Whoever
loves Him will keep His commands.
14:21–23* Whoever
loves Him will be loved by the Father and the Son, who will disclose
Himself.  They will come and make their abode.
14:26ff;
etc.		 MUCH
MORE ABOUT THE HOLY SPIRIT
15:4–5*,
8*, 16*		 Whoever
remains in Him bears fruit.  (16:7–15??)
15:19* Because
one is chosen, the world hates him.  (persecutes,
16:1–3*, 33*; 17:14*)
17:18* He
has sent them into the world.  (20:21)

Observations…Conclusions Re Effects of Believing

  1. Believing achieves marvelous results: becoming
    God’s Son, becoming free, being cared for by the Shepherd,
    bearing fruit, doing mighty works, receiving the Holy Spirit, being
    raised from death, entering the kingdom, inheriting eternal life.
  2. Possibly the Lord emphasized some of these
    results in order to give assurance to those that saw them. (See 8:31,
    42; 14:15.) If so, assurance related to the moment of first believing
    is reinforced rather than erased.
  3. Believers have a mission to the world but are
    hated by it.

Note 1 (return to text)

Some are so intent on not “contaminating”
God’s grace that they hesitate to analyze faith. But at least
they specify exactly what must be believed. Most would distinguish
faith from religious excitement.

Note 2 (return to text) Why
does John use only the verb (believe) and not the noun (faith)? Perhaps
in order to emphasize faith’s activity. It is not a commodity
to buy or sell—or trust in. As the equivalents show, it is an
active response to God.

Note 3 (return to text)
Form 2 introduces “him” or
“me,” referring to Messiah (26 times);
Messiah’s “name” (3 times); the Son (1
time); other designations for the Son (4 times: 6:29; 9:35; 12:11, 36).

Note 4 (return to text)
Form 3 has as object 10 times a pronoun referring to Messiah
(“him” 2 times, “me” 8 times).
Scripture is the object 2 times. Several objects are found once each:
“him who sent me” (5:24); “the one he
sent” (5:38); “Moses” (5:46);

“what he [Moses] wrote” (5:47); “what I
say” (5:47); “the miracles” (10:38);
“this [claim by Jesus]” (11:26); “our
message [the message to Israel]” (12:38).

Note 5 (return to text)
Only those can hear whom God draws (8:43, 47; cf. 10:4-5. 27). Thus,
hearing and believing are two sides of the same saving response.

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References for

What Is Saving Faith According to John’s Gospel?

John 16:12-15

12“I have much more to say to you, more than you can now bear. 13But
when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will
not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you
what is yet to come. 14He will bring glory to me by taking from what is mine
and making it known to you. 15All that belongs to the Father is mine. That
is why I said the Spirit will take from what is mine and make it known to you.

A. Ways John Links “Believe” to Its Object

John 1:7, 51

7He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him
all men might believe.

51He then added, “I tell you the truth, you shall see heaven open, and
the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.”

John 3:12, 18b

12I have spoken to you of earthly things and you do not believe; how then will
you believe if I speak of heavenly things?

18bbut whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not
believed in the name of God’s one and only Son.

John 8:24

24I told you that you would die in your sins; if you do not believe that I
am the one I claim to be, you will indeed die in your sins.”

John 11:27

27“Yes, Lord,” she told him, “I believe that you are the
Christ, the Son of God, who was to come into the world.”

John 13:19

19“I am telling you now before it happens, so that when it does happen
you will believe that I am He.

John 14:10

10Don’t you believe that I am in the Father, and that the Father is in me?
The words I say to you are not just my own. Rather, it is the Father, living
in me, who is doing his work.

John 16:27, 30

27No, the Father himself loves you because you have loved me and have believed
that I came from God.

30Now 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.”

John 17:8

8For I gave them the words you gave me and they accepted them. They knew with
certainty that I came from you, and they believed that you sent me.

John 20:31

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

John 9:18

18The Jews still did not believe that he had been blind and had received his
sight until they sent for the man’s parents.

John 11:42

42I knew that you always hear me, but I said this for the benefit of the people
standing here, that they may believe that you sent me.”

John 17:21

21that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you.
May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me.

John 1:12

12Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the
right to become children of God–

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.”

John 12:37

37Even after Jesus had done all these miraculous signs in their presence, they
still would not believe in him.

John 2:23

23Now while he was in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast, many people saw the
miraculous signs he was doing and believed in his name.

John 8:30, 31

30Even as he spoke, many put their faith in him.

31To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching,
you are really my disciples.

John 12:42

42Yet at the same time many even among the leaders believed in him. But because
of the Pharisees they would not confess their faith for fear they would be
put out of the synagogue;

John 2:22

22After he was raised from the dead, his disciples recalled what he had said.
Then they believed the Scripture and the words that Jesus had spoken.

John 3:15

15that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life.

John 4:21

21Jesus declared, “Believe me, woman, a time is coming when you will
worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem.

John 4:50

50Jesus replied, “You may go. Your son will live.”

The man took Jesus at his word and departed.

John 5:24, 38, 46, 47

24“I tell you the truth, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent
me has eternal life and will not be condemned; he has crossed over from death
to life.

38nor does his word dwell in you, for you do not believe the one he sent.

46If you believed Moses, you would believe me, for he wrote about me. 47But
since you do not believe what he wrote, how are you going to believe what I
say?”

John 6:30

30So they asked him, “What miraculous sign then will you give that we
may see it and believe you? What will you do?

John 8:45, 46

45Yet because I tell the truth, you do not believe me! 46Can any of you prove
me guilty of sin? If I am telling the truth, why don’t you believe me?

John 10:37, 38

37Do not believe me unless I do what my Father does. 38But if I do it, even
though you do not believe me, believe the miracles, that you may know and
understand that the Father is in me, and I in the Father.”

John 12:38

38This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet:

“
Lord, who has believed our message

and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?”

John 14:11

11Believe me when I say that I am in the Father and the Father is in me; or
at least believe on the evidence of the miracles themselves.

John 8:31

31To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching,
you are really my disciples.

John 1:12

12Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the
right to become children of God–

John 3:16, 36

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.

36Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son
will not see life, for God’s wrath remains on him.”

John 6:40

40For my Father’s will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in
him shall have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.”

John 7:38, 39

38Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, streams of living water
will flow from within him.” 39By this he meant the Spirit, whom those
who believed in him were later to receive. Up to that time the Spirit had
not been given, since Jesus had not yet been glorified.

John 12:46

46I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me
should stay in darkness.

John 14:12

12I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in me will do what I have been
doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the
Father.

John 8:30

30Even as he spoke, many put their faith in him.

John 8:31

31To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching,
you are really my disciples.

B. Equivalents to Believing

John 3:36

36Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son
will not see life, for God’s wrath remains on him.”

John 1:11

11He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him.

John 1:12

12Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the
right to become children of God–

John 13:20

20I tell you the truth, whoever accepts anyone I send accepts me; and whoever
accepts me accepts the one who sent me.”

John 1:12

12Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the
right to become children of God–

John 1:11

11He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him.

John 3:11-12

11I tell you the truth, we speak of what we know, and we testify to what we
have seen, but still you people do not accept our testimony. 12I have spoken
to you of earthly things and you do not believe; how then will you believe
if I speak of heavenly things?

John 5:24

24“I tell you the truth, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent
me has eternal life and will not be condemned; he has crossed over from death
to life.

John 3:19-21

19This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but men loved darkness
instead of light because their deeds were evil. 20Everyone who does evil
hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that his deeds
will be exposed. 21But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so
that it may be seen plainly that what he has done has been done through God.”

John 12:35-36

35Then Jesus told them, “You are going to have the light just a little
while longer. Walk while you have the light, before darkness overtakes you.
The man who walks in the dark does not know where he is going. 36Put your trust
in the light while you have it, so that you may become sons of light.” When
he had finished speaking, Jesus left and hid himself from them.

John 12:46

46I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me
should stay in darkness.

John 3:36

36Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son
will not see life, for God’s wrath remains on him.”

John 8:51-52

51I tell you the truth, if anyone keeps my word, he will never see death.”

52At this the Jews exclaimed, “Now we know that you are demon–possessed!
Abraham died and so did the prophets, yet you say that if anyone keeps your
word, he will never taste death.

John 4:14

14but whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water
I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.”

John 5:24

24“I tell you the truth, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent
me has eternal life and will not be condemned; he has crossed over from death
to life.

John 8:43

43Why is my language not clear to you? Because you are unable to hear what
I say.

John 8:47

47He who belongs to God hears what God says. The reason you do not hear is
that you do not belong to God.”

John 8:51-52

51I tell you the truth, if anyone keeps my word, he will never see death.”

52At this the Jews exclaimed, “Now we know that you are demon–possessed!
Abraham died and so did the prophets, yet you say that if anyone keeps your
word, he will never taste death.

John 10:3-5, 16, 27

3The watchman opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He
calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. 4When he has brought out
all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they
know his voice. 5But they will never follow a stranger; in fact, they will
run away from him because they do not recognize a stranger’s voice.”

16I have other sheep that are not of this sheep pen. I must bring them also.
They too will listen to my voice, and there shall be one flock and one shepherd.

27My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.

John 12:48

48There is a judge for the one who rejects me and does not accept my words;
that very word which I spoke will condemn him at the last day.

John 6:27

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

John 6:51

51I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this
bread, he will live forever. This bread is my flesh, which I will give for
the life of the world.”

John 6:35, 45

35Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will
never go hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty.

45It is written in the Prophets: ‘They will all be taught by God.’ Everyone
who listens to the Father and learns from him comes to me.

John 6:53-58

53Jesus said to them, “I tell you the truth, unless you eat the flesh
of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. 54Whoever eats
my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the
last day. 55For my flesh is real food and my blood is real drink. 56Whoever
eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in him. 57Just as the
living Father sent me and I live because of the Father, so the one who feeds
on me will live because of me. 58This is the bread that came down from heaven.
Your forefathers ate manna and died, but he who feeds on this bread will live
forever.”

John 8:12

12When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the
world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light
of life.”

John 10:4-5, 27-28

4When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep
follow him because they know his voice. 5But they will never follow a stranger;
in fact, they will run away from him because they do not recognize a stranger’s
voice.”

27My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. 28I give them
eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of my
hand.

John 12:26

26Whoever serves me must follow me; and where I am, my servant also will be.
My Father will honor the one who serves me.

John 21:19

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

John 8:31-32

31To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching,
you are really my disciples. 32Then you will know the truth, and the truth
will set you free.”

John 8:41

41You are doing the things your own father does.”

“
We are not illegitimate children,” they protested. “The only Father
we have is God himself.”

John 14:15, 21, 23-24

15“If you love me, you will obey what I command.

21Whoever has my commands and obeys them, he is the one who loves me. He who
loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love him and show myself
to him.”

23Jesus replied, “If anyone loves me, he will obey my teaching. My Father
will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him. 24He who
does not love me will not obey my teaching. These words you hear are not my
own; they belong to the Father who sent me.

John 16:27

27No, the Father himself loves you because you have loved me and have believed
that I came from God.

John 8:43

43Why is my language not clear to you? Because you are unable to hear what
I say.

John 5:24

24“I tell you the truth, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent
me has eternal life and will not be condemned; he has crossed over from death
to life.

John 8:47

47He who belongs to God hears what God says. The reason you do not hear is
that you do not belong to God.”

John 8:47

47He who belongs to God hears what God says. The reason you do not hear is
that you do not belong to God.”

John 8:43

43Why is my language not clear to you? Because you are unable to hear what
I say.

John 8:51-52

51I tell you the truth, if anyone keeps my word, he will never see death.”

52At this the Jews exclaimed, “Now we know that you are demon–possessed!
Abraham died and so did the prophets, yet you say that if anyone keeps your
word, he will never taste death.

John 14:15

15“If you love me, you will obey what I command.

John 15:10

10If you obey my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have obeyed
my Father’s commands and remain in his love.

John 17:6

6“I have revealed you to those whom you gave me out of the world. They
were yours; you gave them to me and they have obeyed your word.

John 10:3-5, 16, 27

3The watchman opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He
calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. 4When he has brought out
all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they
know his voice. 5But they will never follow a stranger; in fact, they will
run away from him because they do not recognize a stranger’s voice.”

16I have other sheep that are not of this sheep pen. I must bring them also.
They too will listen to my voice, and there shall be one flock and one shepherd.

27My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.

John 5:24

24“I tell you the truth, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent
me has eternal life and will not be condemned; he has crossed over from death
to life.

John 12:48

48There is a judge for the one who rejects me and does not accept my words;
that very word which I spoke will condemn him at the last day.

John 10:4-5, 27-28

4When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep
follow him because they know his voice. 5But they will never follow a stranger;
in fact, they will run away from him because they do not recognize a stranger’s
voice.”

27My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. 28I give them
eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of my
hand.

John 8:12

12When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the
world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light
of life.”

John 10:9-10

9I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved. He will come in and
go out, and find pasture. 10The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy;
I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.

John 12:24, 25

24I tell you the truth, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies,
it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds. 25The
man who loves his life will lose it, while the man who hates his life in
this world will keep it for eternal life.

John 12:26

26Whoever serves me must follow me; and where I am, my servant also will be.
My Father will honor the one who serves me.

John 8:12

12When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the
world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light
of life.”

John 12:35-36

35Then Jesus told them, “You are going to have the light just a little
while longer. Walk while you have the light, before darkness overtakes you.
The man who walks in the dark does not know where he is going. 36Put your trust
in the light while you have it, so that you may become sons of light.” When
he had finished speaking, Jesus left and hid himself from them.

John 12:46

46I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me
should stay in darkness.

John 3:19-21

19This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but men loved darkness
instead of light because their deeds were evil. 20Everyone who does evil
hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that his deeds
will be exposed. 21But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so
that it may be seen plainly that what he has done has been done through God.”

John 12:40

40“He has blinded their eyes

and deadened their hearts,

so they can neither see with their eyes,

nor understand with their hearts,

nor turn–and I would heal them.”

John 12:46

46I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me
should stay in darkness.

John 12:35-36

35Then Jesus told them, “You are going to have the light just a little
while longer. Walk while you have the light, before darkness overtakes you.
The man who walks in the dark does not know where he is going. 36Put your trust
in the light while you have it, so that you may become sons of light.” When
he had finished speaking, Jesus left and hid himself from them.

John 12:48

48There is a judge for the one who rejects me and does not accept my words;
that very word which I spoke will condemn him at the last day.

John 10:3-5, 16, 27

3The watchman opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He
calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. 4When he has brought out
all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they
know his voice. 5But they will never follow a stranger; in fact, they will
run away from him because they do not recognize a stranger’s voice.”

16I have other sheep that are not of this sheep pen. I must bring them also.
They too will listen to my voice, and there shall be one flock and one shepherd.

27My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.

John 13:20

20I tell you the truth, whoever accepts anyone I send accepts me; and whoever
accepts me accepts the one who sent me.”

John 1:11

11He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him.

John 14:7

7If you really knew me, you would know my Father as well. From now on, you
do know him and have seen him.”

John 16:3

3They will do such things because they have not known the Father or me.

John 17:3

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

John 14:15, 21, 23-24

15“If you love me, you will obey what I command.

21Whoever has my commands and obeys them, he is the one who loves me. He who
loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love him and show myself
to him.”

23Jesus replied, “If anyone loves me, he will obey my teaching. My Father
will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him. 24He who
does not love me will not obey my teaching. These words you hear are not my
own; they belong to the Father who sent me.

John 8:41

41You are doing the things your own father does.”

“
We are not illegitimate children,” they protested. “The only Father
we have is God himself.”

John 15:4-7

4Remain in me, and I will remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself;
it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain
in me.

5“I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in
him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. 6If anyone
does not remain in me, he is like a branch that is thrown away and withers;
such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned. 7If you remain
in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be given
you.

John 15:10

10If you obey my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have obeyed
my Father’s commands and remain in his love.

John 8:51-52

51I tell you the truth, if anyone keeps my word, he will never see death.”

52At this the Jews exclaimed, “Now we know that you are demon–possessed!
Abraham died and so did the prophets, yet you say that if anyone keeps your
word, he will never taste death.

John 16:3

3They will do such things because they have not known the Father or me.

John 14:7

7If you really knew me, you would know my Father as well. From now on, you
do know him and have seen him.”

John 16:27

27No, the Father himself loves you because you have loved me and have believed
that I came from God.

John 8:41

41You are doing the things your own father does.”

“
We are not illegitimate children,” they protested. “The only Father
we have is God himself.”

John 17:3

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

John 14:7

7If you really knew me, you would know my Father as well. From now on, you
do know him and have seen him.”

John 17:6-8

6“I have revealed you to those whom you gave me out of the world. They
were yours; you gave them to me and they have obeyed your word. 7Now they know
that everything you have given me comes from you. 8For I gave them the words
you gave me and they accepted them. They knew with certainty that I came from
you, and they believed that you sent me.

John 8:51-52

51I tell you the truth, if anyone keeps my word, he will never see death.”

52At this the Jews exclaimed, “Now we know that you are demon–possessed!
Abraham died and so did the prophets, yet you say that if anyone keeps your
word, he will never taste death.

John 21:19, 22

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

22Jesus answered, “If I want him to remain alive until I return, what
is that to you? You must follow me.”

John 8:12

12When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the
world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light
of life.”

John 8:31

31To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching,
you are really my disciples.

C. Content of Believing

John 1:1

1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was
God.

John 7:16-18

16Jesus answered, “My teaching is not my own. It comes from him who sent
me. 17If anyone chooses to do God’s will, he will find out whether my teaching
comes from God or whether I speak on my own. 18He who speaks on his own does
so to gain honor for himself, but he who works for the honor of the one who
sent him is a man of truth; there is nothing false about him.

John 12:49-50

49For I did not speak of my own accord, but the Father who sent me commanded
me what to say and how to say it. 50I know that his command leads to eternal
life. So whatever I say is just what the Father has told me to say.”

John 1:4

4In him was life, and that life was the light of men.

John 1:9

9The true light that gives light to every man was coming into the world.

John 8:12

12When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the
world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light
of life.”

John 9:5

5While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”

John 12:35-36, 46

35Then Jesus told them, “You are going to have the light just a little
while longer. Walk while you have the light, before darkness overtakes you.
The man who walks in the dark does not know where he is going. 36Put your trust
in the light while you have it, so that you may become sons of light.” When
he had finished speaking, Jesus left and hid himself from them.

46I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me
should stay in darkness.

John 1:51

51He then added, “I tell you the truth, you shall see heaven open, and
the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.”

John 1:9

9The true light that gives light to every man was coming into the world.

John 1:4

4In him was life, and that life was the light of men.

John 1:12

12Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the
right to become children of God–

John 3:18

18Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands
condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God’s one and
only Son.

John 1:18

18No one has ever seen God, but God the One and Only, who is at the Father’s
side, has made him known.

John 1:29, 36

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

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

John 1:32-33

32Then John gave this testimony: “I saw the Spirit come down from heaven
as a dove and remain on him. 33I would not have known him, except that the
one who sent me to baptize with water told me, ‘The man on whom you see
the Spirit come down and remain is he who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.’

John 7:37-39

37On the last and greatest day of the Feast, Jesus stood and said in a loud
voice, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink. 38Whoever
believes in me, as the Scripture has said, streams of living water will flow
from within him.” 39By this he meant the Spirit, whom those who believed
in him were later to receive. Up to that time the Spirit had not been given,
since Jesus had not yet been glorified.

John 1:41-42

41The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother Simon and tell him, “We
have found the Messiah” (that is, the Christ). 42And he brought him to
Jesus.

Jesus looked at him and said, “You are Simon son of John. You will be
called Cephas” (which, when translated, is Peter).

John 1:45, 49

45Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the one Moses wrote
about in the Law, and about whom the prophets also wrote–Jesus of Nazareth,
the son of Joseph.”

49Then Nathanael declared, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the
King of Israel.”

John 3:28

28You yourselves can testify that I said, ‘I am not the Christ but am
sent ahead of him.’

John 4:25-26, 29

25The woman said, “I know that Messiah” (called Christ) “is
coming. When he comes, he will explain everything to us.”

26Then Jesus declared, “I who speak to you am he.”

29“Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the
Christ?”

John 7:26-27, 31, 41-42

26Here he is, speaking publicly, and they are not saying a word to him. Have
the authorities really concluded that he is the Christ? 27But we know where
this man is from; when the Christ comes, no one will know where he is from.”

31Still, many in the crowd put their faith in him. They said, “When the
Christ comes, will he do more miraculous signs than this man?”

41Others said, “He is the Christ.”

Still others asked, “How can the Christ come from Galilee? 42Does not
the Scripture say that the Christ will come from David’s family and from Bethlehem,
the town where David lived?”

John 9:22

22His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jews, for already the
Jews had decided that anyone who acknowledged that Jesus was the Christ would
be put out of the synagogue.

John 11:27

27“Yes, Lord,” she told him, “I believe that you are the
Christ, the Son of God, who was to come into the world.”

John 12:14-15, 42

14Jesus found a young donkey and sat upon it, as it is written,

15“Do not be afraid, O Daughter of Zion;

see, your king is coming,

seated on a donkey’s colt.”

42Yet at the same time many even among the leaders believed in him. But because
of the Pharisees they would not confess their faith for fear they would be
put out of the synagogue;

John 18:33, 36-39

33Pilate then went back inside the palace, summoned Jesus and asked him, “Are
you the king of the Jews?”

36Jesus said, “My kingdom is not of this world. If it were, my servants
would fight to prevent my arrest by the Jews. But now my kingdom is from another
place.”

37“You are a king, then!” said Pilate.

Jesus answered, “You are right in saying I am a king. In fact, for this
reason I was born, and for this I came into the world, to testify to the truth.
Everyone on the side of truth listens to me.”

38“What is truth?” Pilate asked. With this he went out again to
the Jews and said, “I find no basis for a charge against him. 39But it
is your custom for me to release to you one prisoner at the time of the Passover.
Do you want me to release ‘the king of the Jews’?”

John 19:3, 12, 15, 19, 21, 22

3and went up to him again and again, saying, “Hail, king of the Jews!” And
they struck him in the face.

12From then on, Pilate tried to set Jesus free, but the Jews kept shouting, “If
you let this man go, you are no friend of Caesar. Anyone who claims to be a
king opposes Caesar.”

15But they shouted, “Take him away! Take him away! Crucify him!”

“

Shall I crucify your king?” Pilate asked.

“
We have no king but Caesar,” the chief priests answered.

19Pilate had a notice prepared and fastened to the cross. It read: Jesus of
Nazareth, the King of the Jews.

21The chief priests of the Jews protested to Pilate, “Do not write ‘The
King of the Jews,’ but that this man claimed to be king of the Jews.”

22Pilate answered, “What I have written, I have written.”

John 20:31

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

John 2:9

9and the master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned into wine.
He did not realize where it had come from, though the servants who had drawn
the water knew. Then he called the bridegroom aside

John 3:15-16

15that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life.

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.

John 9:35-38

35Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, and when he found him, he said, “Do
you believe in the Son of Man?”

36“Who is he, sir?” the man asked. “Tell me so that I may
believe in him.”

37Jesus said, “You have now seen him; in fact, he is the one speaking
with you.”

38Then the man said, “Lord, I believe,” and he worshiped him.

John 3:18

18Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands
condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God’s one and
only Son.

John 1:12

12Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the
right to become children of God–

John 4:42

42They said to the woman, “We no longer believe just because of what
you said; now we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this man really
is the Savior of the world.”

John 5:9, 10, 16, 18

9At once the man was cured; he picked up his mat and walked.

The day on which this took place was a Sabbath, 10and so the Jews said to the
man who had been healed, “It is the Sabbath; the law forbids you to carry
your mat.”

16So, because Jesus was doing these things on the Sabbath, the Jews persecuted
him.

18For this reason the Jews tried all the harder to kill him; not only was he
breaking the Sabbath, but he was even calling God his own Father, making himself
equal with God.

John 7:22-23

22Yet, because Moses gave you circumcision (though actually it did not come
from Moses, but from the patriarchs), you circumcise a child on the Sabbath.
23Now if a child can be circumcised on the Sabbath so that the law of Moses
may not be broken, why are you angry with me for healing the whole man on
the Sabbath?

John 5:17, 19

17Jesus said to them, “My Father is always at his work to this very day,
and I, too, am working.”

19Jesus gave them this answer: “I tell you the truth, the Son can do
nothing by himself; he can do only what he sees his Father doing, because whatever
the Father does the Son also does.

John 5:17-18

17Jesus said to them, “My Father is always at his work to this very day,
and I, too, am working.” 18For this reason the Jews tried all the harder
to kill him; not only was he breaking the Sabbath, but he was even calling
God his own Father, making himself equal with God.

John 6:11-13

11Jesus then took the loaves, gave thanks, and distributed to those who were
seated as much as they wanted. He did the same with the fish.

12When they had all had enough to eat, he said to his disciples, “Gather
the pieces that are left over. Let nothing be wasted.” 13So they gathered
them and filled twelve baskets with the pieces of the five barley loaves left
over by those who had eaten.

John 6:35, 41, 48, 50, 51

35Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will
never go hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty.

41At this the Jews began to grumble about him because he said, “I am
the bread that came down from heaven.”

48I am the bread of life.

50But here is the bread that comes down from heaven, which a man may eat and
not die. 51I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats
of this bread, he will live forever. This bread is my flesh, which I will give
for the life of the world.”

John 7:16-18

16Jesus answered, “My teaching is not my own. It comes from him who sent
me. 17If anyone chooses to do God’s will, he will find out whether my teaching
comes from God or whether I speak on my own. 18He who speaks on his own does
so to gain honor for himself, but he who works for the honor of the one who
sent him is a man of truth; there is nothing false about him.

John 12:49-50

49For I did not speak of my own accord, but the Father who sent me commanded
me what to say and how to say it. 50I know that his command leads to eternal
life. So whatever I say is just what the Father has told me to say.”

John 14:24

24He who does not love me will not obey my teaching. These words you hear are
not my own; they belong to the Father who sent me.

John 17:7-8

7Now they know that everything you have given me comes from you. 8For I gave
them the words you gave me and they accepted them. They knew with certainty
that I came from you, and they believed that you sent me.

John 7:37-39

37On the last and greatest day of the Feast, Jesus stood and said in a loud
voice, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink. 38Whoever
believes in me, as the Scripture has said, streams of living water will flow
from within him.” 39By this he meant the Spirit, whom those who believed
in him were later to receive. Up to that time the Spirit had not been given,
since Jesus had not yet been glorified.

John 1:32-33

32Then John gave this testimony: “I saw the Spirit come down from heaven
as a dove and remain on him. 33I would not have known him, except that the
one who sent me to baptize with water told me, ‘The man on whom you see
the Spirit come down and remain is he who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.’

John 8:12

12When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the
world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light
of life.”

John 1:4

4In him was life, and that life was the light of men.

John 8:24, 28, 58

24I told you that you would die in your sins; if you do not believe that I
am the one I claim to be, you will indeed die in your sins.”

28So Jesus said, “When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will
know that I am the one I claim to be and that I do nothing on my own but speak
just what the Father has taught me.

58“I tell you the truth,” Jesus answered, “before Abraham
was born, I am!”

John 13:19

19“I am telling you now before it happens, so that when it does happen
you will believe that I am He.

John 9:5

5While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”

John 1:4

4In him was life, and that life was the light of men.

John 9:35-38

35Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, and when he found him, he said, “Do
you believe in the Son of Man?”

36“Who is he, sir?” the man asked. “Tell me so that I may
believe in him.”

37Jesus said, “You have now seen him; in fact, he is the one speaking
with you.”

38Then the man said, “Lord, I believe,” and he worshiped him.

John 3:15-16

15that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life.

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.

John 10:38

38But if I do it, even though you do not believe me, believe the miracles,
that you may know and understand that the Father is in me, and I in the Father.”

John 14:10-11, 20

10Don’t you believe that I am in the Father, and that the Father is in me?
The words I say to you are not just my own. Rather, it is the Father, living
in me, who is doing his work. 11Believe me when I say that I am in the Father
and the Father is in me; or at least believe on the evidence of the miracles
themselves.

20On that day you will realize that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and
I am in you.

John 17:10

10All I have is yours, and all you have is mine. And glory has come to me through
them.

John 11:42

42I knew that you always hear me, but I said this for the benefit of the people
standing here, that they may believe that you sent me.”

John 16:27

27No, the Father himself loves you because you have loved me and have believed
that I came from God.

John 17:8, 21, 25

8For I gave them the words you gave me and they accepted them. They knew with
certainty that I came from you, and they believed that you sent me.

21that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you.
May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me.

25“Righteous Father, though the world does not know you, I know you,
and they know that you have sent me.

John 12:35-36

35Then Jesus told them, “You are going to have the light just a little
while longer. Walk while you have the light, before darkness overtakes you.
The man who walks in the dark does not know where he is going. 36Put your trust
in the light while you have it, so that you may become sons of light.” When
he had finished speaking, Jesus left and hid himself from them.

John 1:4

4In him was life, and that life was the light of men.

John 12:44

44Then Jesus cried out, “When a man believes in me, he does not believe
in me only, but in the one who sent me.

John 13:20

20I tell you the truth, whoever accepts anyone I send accepts me; and whoever
accepts me accepts the one who sent me.”

John 15:21, 23

21They will treat you this way because of my name, for they do not know the
One who sent me.

23He who hates me hates my Father as well.

John 12:45

45When he looks at me, he sees the one who sent me.

John 14:9

9Jesus answered: “Don’t you know me, Philip, even after I have been among
you such a long time? Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father. How can you
say, ‘Show us the Father’?

John 12:46

46I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me
should stay in darkness.

John 1:4

4In him was life, and that life was the light of men.

John 12:49-50

49For I did not speak of my own accord, but the Father who sent me commanded
me what to say and how to say it. 50I know that his command leads to eternal
life. So whatever I say is just what the Father has told me to say.”

John 7:16-18

16Jesus answered, “My teaching is not my own. It comes from him who sent
me. 17If anyone chooses to do God’s will, he will find out whether my teaching
comes from God or whether I speak on my own. 18He who speaks on his own does
so to gain honor for himself, but he who works for the honor of the one who
sent him is a man of truth; there is nothing false about him.

John 13:20

20I tell you the truth, whoever accepts anyone I send accepts me; and whoever
accepts me accepts the one who sent me.”

John 12:44

44Then Jesus cried out, “When a man believes in me, he does not believe
in me only, but in the one who sent me.

John 14:10-11, 20

10Don’t you believe that I am in the Father, and that the Father is in me?
The words I say to you are not just my own. Rather, it is the Father, living
in me, who is doing his work. 11Believe me when I say that I am in the Father
and the Father is in me; or at least believe on the evidence of the miracles
themselves.

20On that day you will realize that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and
I am in you.

John 10:38

38But if I do it, even though you do not believe me, believe the miracles,
that you may know and understand that the Father is in me, and I in the Father.”

John 14:24

24He who does not love me will not obey my teaching. These words you hear are
not my own; they belong to the Father who sent me.

John 7:16-18

16Jesus answered, “My teaching is not my own. It comes from him who sent
me. 17If anyone chooses to do God’s will, he will find out whether my teaching
comes from God or whether I speak on my own. 18He who speaks on his own does
so to gain honor for himself, but he who works for the honor of the one who
sent him is a man of truth; there is nothing false about him.

John 15:21, 23

21They will treat you this way because of my name, for they do not know the
One who sent me.

23He who hates me hates my Father as well.

John 12:44

44Then Jesus cried out, “When a man believes in me, he does not believe
in me only, but in the one who sent me.

John 16:27

27No, the Father himself loves you because you have loved me and have believed
that I came from God.

John 11:42

42I knew that you always hear me, but I said this for the benefit of the people
standing here, that they may believe that you sent me.”

John 17:7-8

7Now they know that everything you have given me comes from you. 8For I gave
them the words you gave me and they accepted them. They knew with certainty
that I came from you, and they believed that you sent me.

John 7:16-18

16Jesus answered, “My teaching is not my own. It comes from him who sent
me. 17If anyone chooses to do God’s will, he will find out whether my teaching
comes from God or whether I speak on my own. 18He who speaks on his own does
so to gain honor for himself, but he who works for the honor of the one who
sent him is a man of truth; there is nothing false about him.

John 17:10

10All I have is yours, and all you have is mine. And glory has come to me through
them.

John 10:38

38But if I do it, even though you do not believe me, believe the miracles,
that you may know and understand that the Father is in me, and I in the Father.”

John 19:7

7The Jews insisted, “We have a law, and according to that law he must
die, because he claimed to be the Son of God.”

John 1:41-42

41The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother Simon and tell him, “We
have found the Messiah” (that is, the Christ). 42And he brought him to
Jesus.

Jesus looked at him and said, “You are Simon son of John. You will be
called Cephas” (which, when translated, is Peter).

John 3:18

18Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands
condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God’s one and
only Son.

John 1:12

12Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the
right to become children of God–

D. Mechanics of Believing

John 1:6-8

6There came a man who was sent from God; his name was John. 7He came as a witness
to testify concerning that light, so that through him all men might believe.
8He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light.

John 1:15, 26-27, 29-34

15John testifies concerning him. He cries out, saying, “This was he of
whom I said, ‘He who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before
me.’”

26“I baptize with water,” John replied, “but among you stands
one you do not know. 27He is the one who comes after me, the thongs of whose
sandals I am not worthy to untie.”

29The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the
Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! 30This is the one I meant
when I said, ‘A man who comes after me has surpassed me because he was
before me.’ 31I myself did not know him, but the reason I came baptizing
with water was that he might be revealed to Israel.”

32Then John gave this testimony: “I saw the Spirit come down from heaven
as a dove and remain on him. 33I would not have known him, except that the
one who sent me to baptize with water told me, ‘The man on whom you see
the Spirit come down and remain is he who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.’ 34I
have seen and I testify that this is the Son of God.”

John 3:27-36

27To this John replied, “A man can receive only what is given him from
heaven. 28You yourselves can testify that I said, ‘I am not the Christ
but am sent ahead of him.’ 29The bride belongs to the bridegroom. The
friend who attends the bridegroom waits and listens for him, and is full of
joy when he hears the bridegroom’s voice. That joy is mine, and it is now complete.
30He must become greater; I must become less.

31“The one who comes from above is above all; the one who is from the
earth belongs to the earth, and speaks as one from the earth. The one who comes
from heaven is above all. 32He testifies to what he has seen and heard, but
no one accepts his testimony. 33The man who has accepted it has certified that
God is truthful. 34For the one whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for
God gives the Spirit without limit. 35The Father loves the Son and has placed
everything in his hands. 36Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but
whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God’s wrath remains on him.”

John 5:33-36

33“You have sent to John and he has testified to the truth. 34Not that
I accept human testimony; but I mention it that you may be saved. 35John was
a lamp that burned and gave light, and you chose for a time to enjoy his light.

36“I have testimony weightier than that of John. For the very work that
the Father has given me to finish, and which I am doing, testifies that the
Father has sent me.

John 10:41-42

41and many people came to him. They said, “Though John never performed
a miraculous sign, all that John said about this man was true.” 42And
in that place many believed in Jesus.

John 1:14

14The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory,
the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and
truth.

John 1:18

18No one has ever seen God, but God the One and Only, who is at the Father’s
side, has made him known.

John 1:41

41The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother Simon and tell him, “We
have found the Messiah” (that is, the Christ).

John 1:45

45Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the one Moses wrote
about in the Law, and about whom the prophets also wrote–Jesus of Nazareth,
the son of Joseph.”

John 4:28-30, 39-42

28Then, leaving her water jar, the woman went back to the town and said to
the people, 29“Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could
this be the Christ?” 30They came out of the town and made their way
toward him.

39Many of the Samaritans from that town believed in him because of the woman’s
testimony, “He told me everything I ever did.” 40So when the Samaritans
came to him, they urged him to stay with them, and he stayed two days. 41And
because of his words many more became believers.

42They said to the woman, “We no longer believe just because of what
you said; now we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this man really
is the Savior of the world.”

John 17:20

20“My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe
in me through their message,

John 19:35

35The man who saw it has given testimony, and his testimony is true. He knows
that he tells the truth, and he testifies so that you also may believe.

John 21:24

24This is the disciple who testifies to these things and who wrote them down.
We know that his testimony is true.

John 1:43

43The next day Jesus decided to leave for Galilee. Finding Philip, he said
to him, “Follow me.”

John 1:50

50Jesus said, “You believe because I told you I saw you under the fig
tree. You shall see greater things than that.”

John 2:11

11This, the first of his miraculous signs, Jesus performed in Cana of Galilee.
He thus revealed his glory, and his disciples put their faith in him.

John 2:22

22After he was raised from the dead, his disciples recalled what he had said.
Then they believed the Scripture and the words that Jesus had spoken.

John 2:23-24

23Now while he was in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast, many people saw the
miraculous signs he was doing and believed in his name. 24But Jesus would
not entrust himself to them, for he knew all men.

John 3:2

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

John 4:45

45When he arrived in Galilee, the Galileans welcomed him. They had seen all
that he had done in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast, for they also had been
there.

John 4:50, 55

50Jesus replied, “You may go. Your son will live.”

The man took Jesus at his word and departed.

*there is no verse 55 in chapter 4

John 5:36

36“I have testimony weightier than that of John. For the very work that
the Father has given me to finish, and which I am doing, testifies that the
Father has sent me.

John 10:37-38

37Do not believe me unless I do what my Father does. 38But if I do it, even
though you do not believe me, believe the miracles, that you may know and
understand that the Father is in me, and I in the Father.”

John 14:11

11Believe me when I say that I am in the Father and the Father is in me; or
at least believe on the evidence of the miracles themselves.

John 12:37

37Even after Jesus had done all these miraculous signs in their presence, they
still would not believe in him.

John 14:11

11Believe me when I say that I am in the Father and the Father is in me; or
at least believe on the evidence of the miracles themselves.

John 5:37-39

37And the Father who sent me has himself testified concerning me. You have
never heard his voice nor seen his form, 38nor does his word dwell in you,
for you do not believe the one he sent. 39You diligently study the Scriptures
because you think that by them you possess eternal life. These are the Scriptures
that testify about me,

John 5:45-47

45“But do not think I will accuse you before the Father. Your accuser
is Moses, on whom your hopes are set. 46If you believed Moses, you would believe
me, for he wrote about me. 47But since you do not believe what he wrote, how
are you going to believe what I say?”

John 8:19

19Then they asked him, “Where is your father?”

“
You do not know me or my Father,” Jesus replied. “If you knew me,
you would know my Father also.”

John 5:44

44How can you believe if you accept praise from one another, yet make no effort
to obtain the praise that comes from the only God?

John 12:42-43

42Yet at the same time many even among the leaders believed in him. But because
of the Pharisees they would not confess their faith for fear they would be
put out of the synagogue; 43for they loved praise from men more than praise
from God.

John 5:45-47

45“But do not think I will accuse you before the Father. Your accuser
is Moses, on whom your hopes are set. 46If you believed Moses, you would believe
me, for he wrote about me. 47But since you do not believe what he wrote, how
are you going to believe what I say?”

John 5:37-39

37And the Father who sent me has himself testified concerning me. You have
never heard his voice nor seen his form, 38nor does his word dwell in you,
for you do not believe the one he sent. 39You diligently study the Scriptures
because you think that by them you possess eternal life. These are the Scriptures
that testify about me,

John 6:44, 65

44“No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him, and
I will raise him up at the last day.

65He went on to say, “This is why I told you that no one can come to
me unless the Father has enabled him.”

John 12:32

32But I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all men to myself.”

John 6:45

45It is written in the Prophets: ‘They will all be taught by God.’ Everyone
who listens to the Father and learns from him comes to me.

John 8:44

44You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father’s
desire. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for
there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for
he is a liar and the father of lies.

John 3:21

21But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen
plainly that what he has done has been done through God.”

John 7:17

17If anyone chooses to do God’s will, he will find out whether my teaching
comes from God or whether I speak on my own.

John 8:30

30Even as he spoke, many put their faith in him.

John 8:45-48

45Yet because I tell the truth, you do not believe me! 46Can any of you prove
me guilty of sin? If I am telling the truth, why don’t you believe me? 47He
who belongs to God hears what God says. The reason you do not hear is that
you do not belong to God.”

48The Jews answered him, “Aren’t we right in saying that you are a Samaritan
and demon–possessed?”

John 8:37

37I know you are Abraham’s descendants. Yet you are ready to kill me, because
you have no room for my word.

John 8:45

45Yet because I tell the truth, you do not believe me!

John 8:30

30Even as he spoke, many put their faith in him.

John 10:3, 14, 16

3The watchman opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He
calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.

14“I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me–

16I have other sheep that are not of this sheep pen. I must bring them also.
They too will listen to my voice, and there shall be one flock and one shepherd.

John 12:32

32But I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all men to myself.”

John 6:44

44“No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him, and
I will raise him up at the last day.

John 12:39-40

39For this reason they could not believe, because, as Isaiah says elsewhere:

40“He has blinded their eyes

and deadened their hearts,

so they can neither see with their eyes,

nor understand with their hearts,

nor turn–and I would heal them.”

John 12:42-43

42Yet at the same time many even among the leaders believed in him. But because
of the Pharisees they would not confess their faith for fear they would be
put out of the synagogue; 43for they loved praise from men more than praise
from God.

John 5:44

44How can you believe if you accept praise from one another, yet make no effort
to obtain the praise that comes from the only God?

John 16:8-9

8When he comes, he will convict the world of guilt in regard to sin and righteousness
and judgment: 9in regard to sin, because men do not believe in me;

John 17:21, 23

21that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you.
May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me.

23I in them and you in me. May they be brought to complete unity to let the
world know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me.

John 19:35-37

35The man who saw it has given testimony, and his testimony is true. He knows
that he tells the truth, and he testifies so that you also may believe. 36These
things happened so that the scripture would be fulfilled: “Not one
of his bones will be broken,” 37and, as another scripture says, “They
will look on the one they have pierced.”

John 20:29

29Then Jesus told him, “Because you have seen me, you have believed;
blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”

John 20:30-31

30Jesus did many other miraculous signs in the presence of his disciples, which
are not recorded in this book. 31But these are written that you may believe
that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have
life in his name.

Mechanics of Believing for the Twelve

John 1:50

50Jesus said, “You believe because I told you I saw you under the fig
tree. You shall see greater things than that.”

John 2:11

11This, the first of his miraculous signs, Jesus performed in Cana of Galilee.
He thus revealed his glory, and his disciples put their faith in him.

John 2:22

22After he was raised from the dead, his disciples recalled what he had said.
Then they believed the Scripture and the words that Jesus had spoken.

John 13:19

19“I am telling you now before it happens, so that when it does happen
you will believe that I am He.

John 14:29

29I have told you now before it happens, so that when it does happen you will
believe.

John 14:1

1“Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me.

John 16:30-31

368ow 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.”

31“You believe at last!” Jesus answered.

John 17:2, 6

2For you granted him authority over all people that he might give eternal life
to all those you have given him.

6“I have revealed you to those whom you gave me out of the world. They
were yours; you gave them to me and they have obeyed your word.

John 18:9

9This happened so that the words he had spoken would be fulfilled: “I
have not lost one of those you gave me.”

John 17:25

25“Righteous Father, though the world does not know you, I know you,
and they know that you have sent me.

John 17:26

26I have made you known to them, and will continue to make you known in order
that the love you have for me may be in them and that I myself may be in
them.”

John 20:8, 29

8Finally the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, also went inside.
He saw and believed.

29Then Jesus told him, “Because you have seen me, you have believed;
blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”

John 20:25

25So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord!”

But he said to them, “Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put
my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe
it.”

E. Effects of Believing

John 1:12

12Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the
right to become children of God–

John 1:13

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

John 3:5, 6, 8

5Jesus answered, “I tell you the truth, no one can enter the kingdom
of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit. 6Flesh gives birth to flesh,
but the Spirit gives birth to spirit.

8The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell
where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the
Spirit.”

John 3:11-12, 15-18

11I tell you the truth, we speak of what we know, and we testify to what we
have seen, but still you people do not accept our testimony. 12I have spoken
to you of earthly things and you do not believe; how then will you believe
if I speak of heavenly things?

15that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life.

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. 17For God did
not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world
through him. 18Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not
believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of
God’s one and only Son.

John 3:3, 5

3In reply Jesus declared, “I tell you the truth, no one can see the kingdom
of God unless he is born again.”

5Jesus answered, “I tell you the truth, no one can enter the kingdom
of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit.

John 3:15-16

15that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life.

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.

John 3:36

36Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son
will not see life, for God’s wrath remains on him.”

John 4:14

14but whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water
I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.”

John 5:24

24“I tell you the truth, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent
me has eternal life and will not be condemned; he has crossed over from death
to life.

John 6:27, 40, 47, 51, 54, 63, 68

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

40For my Father’s will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in
him shall have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.”

47I tell you the truth, he who believes has everlasting life.

51I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this
bread, he will live forever. This bread is my flesh, which I will give for
the life of the world.”

54Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise
him up at the last day.

63The Spirit gives life; the flesh counts for nothing. The words I have spoken
to you are spirit and they are life.

68Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the
words of eternal life.

John 10:10, 28

10The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they
may have life, and have it to the full.

28I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch
them out of my hand.

John 11:25-26

25Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes
in me will live, even though he dies; 26and whoever lives and believes in me
will never die. Do you believe this?”

John 12:25, 50

25The man who loves his life will lose it, while the man who hates his life
in this world will keep it for eternal life.

50I know that his command leads to eternal life. So whatever I say is just
what the Father has told me to say.”

John 17:2-3

2For you granted him authority over all people that he might give eternal life
to all those you have given him. 3Now this is eternal life: that they may
know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.

John 20:31

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

John 3:17

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

John 3:18

18Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands
condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God’s one and
only Son.

John 3:19-21

19This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but men loved darkness
instead of light because their deeds were evil. 20Everyone who does evil
hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that his deeds
will be exposed. 21But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so
that it may be seen plainly that what he has done has been done through God.”

John 6:35

35Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will
never go hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty.

John 6:39, 40, 46, 47

39And this is the will of him who sent me, that I shall lose none of all that
he has given me, but raise them up at the last day. 40For my Father’s will
is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in him shall have eternal
life, and I will raise him up at the last day.”

46No one has seen the Father except the one who is from God; only he has seen
the Father. 47I tell you the truth, he who believes has everlasting life.

John 11:25

25Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes
in me will live, even though he dies;

John 6:56

56Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in him.

John 7:38-39

38Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, streams of living water
will flow from within him.” 39By this he meant the Spirit, whom those
who believed in him were later to receive. Up to that time the Spirit had
not been given, since Jesus had not yet been glorified.

John 8:12

12When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the
world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light
of life.”

John 12:46

46I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me
should stay in darkness.

John 8:31

31To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching,
you are really my disciples.

John 8:42

42Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love me, for
I came from God and now am here. I have not come on my own; but he sent me.

John 8:51-53

51I tell you the truth, if anyone keeps my word, he will never see death.”

52At this the Jews exclaimed, “Now we know that you are demon–possessed!
Abraham died and so did the prophets, yet you say that if anyone keeps your
word, he will never taste death. 53Are you greater than our father Abraham?
He died, and so did the prophets. Who do you think you are?”

John 11:26

26and whoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?”

John 10:3-4, 9-10, 15, 27-29

3The watchman opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He
calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. 4When he has brought out
all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they
know his voice.

9I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved. He will come in and
go out, and find pasture. 10The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy;
I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.

15just as the Father knows me and I know the Father–and I lay down my
life for the sheep.

27My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. 28I give them
eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of my
hand. 29My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all; no one can
snatch them out of my Father’s hand.

John 17:12

12While I was with them, I protected them and kept them safe by that name you
gave me. None has been lost except the one doomed to destruction so that
Scripture would be fulfilled.

John 10:14-15

14“I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me–15just
as the Father knows me and I know the Father–and I lay down my life for
the sheep.

John 10:27-28

27My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. 28I give them
eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of
my hand.

John 12:36

36Put your trust in the light while you have it, so that you may become sons
of light.” When he had finished speaking, Jesus left and hid himself
from them.

John 12:40

40“He has blinded their eyes

and deadened their hearts,

so they can neither see with their eyes,

nor understand with their hearts,

nor turn–and I would heal them.”

John 12:44

44Then Jesus cried out, “When a man believes in me, he does not believe
in me only, but in the one who sent me.

John 13:20

20I tell you the truth, whoever accepts anyone I send accepts me; and whoever
accepts me accepts the one who sent me.”

John 14:7, 9

7If you really knew me, you would know my Father as well. From now on, you
do know him and have seen him.”

9Jesus answered: “Don’t you know me, Philip, even after I have been among
you such a long time? Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father. How can you
say, ‘Show us the Father’?

John 13:10

10Jesus answered, “A person who has had a bath needs only to wash his
feet; his whole body is clean. And you are clean, though not every one of you.”

John 14:12

12I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in me will do what I have been
doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the
Father.

John 14:15

15“If you love me, you will obey what I command.

John 14:21-23

21Whoever has my commands and obeys them, he is the one who loves me. He who
loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love him and show myself
to him.”

22Then Judas (not Judas Iscariot) said, “But, Lord, why do you intend
to show yourself to us and not to the world?”

23Jesus replied, “If anyone loves me, he will obey my teaching. My Father
will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him.

John 14:26

26But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name,
will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to
you.

John 15:4-5, 8, 16

4Remain in me, and I will remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself;
it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain
in me.

5“I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in
him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.

8This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves
to be my disciples.

16You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit–fruit
that will last. Then the Father will give you whatever you ask in my name.

John 16:7-15

7But I tell you the truth: It is for your good that I am going away. Unless
I go away, the Counselor will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him
to you. 8When he comes, he will convict the world of guilt in regard to sin
and righteousness and judgment: 9in regard to sin, because men do not believe
in me; 10in regard to righteousness, because I am going to the Father, where
you can see me no longer; 11and in regard to judgment, because the prince

John 15:19

19If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. That is why the world hates you.

John 16:1-3, 33

1″All this I have told you so that you will not go astray. 2They will put you out of the synagogue; in fact, a time is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is offering a service to God. 3They will do such things because they have not known the Father or me.

33″I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”

John 17:14

14I have given them your word and the world has hated them, for they are not of the world any more than I am of the world.

John 17:18

18As you sent me into the world, I have sent them into the world.

John 20:21

21Again Jesus said, “Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.”

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