John 12:37

For the word of the cross is foolishness to those who are dying, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.

For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit.

The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness hasn’t overcome it.

What he has seen and heard, of that he testifies; and no one receives his witness.

the Spirit of truth, whom the world can’t receive; for it doesn’t see him and doesn’t know him. You know him, for he lives with you, and will be in you.

but we preach Christ crucified: a stumbling block to Jews, and foolishness to Greeks,

They rose early in the morning, and went out into the wilderness of Tekoa. As they went out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, “Listen to me, Judah, and you inhabitants of Jerusalem! Believe in Yahweh your God, so you will be established! Believe his prophets, so you will prosper.”

For God didn’t send his Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world should be saved through him.

because the mind of the flesh is hostile toward God; for it is not subject to God’s law, neither indeed can it be.

However that which is spiritual isn’t first, but that which is natural, then that which is spiritual.

As for you, the anointing which you received from him remains in you, and you don’t need for anyone to teach you. But as his anointing teaches you concerning all things, and is true, and is no lie, and even as it taught you, you will remain in him.

These are those who cause divisions and are sensual, not having the Spirit.

Israel saw the great work which Yahweh did to the Egyptians, and the people feared Yahweh; and they believed in Yahweh and in his servant Moses.

The woman said to Elijah, “Now I know that you are a man of God, and that Yahweh’s word in your mouth is truth.”

Yes, they despised the pleasant land. They didn’t believe his word,

The harp, lyre, tambourine, and flute, with wine, are at their feasts; but they don’t respect the work of Yahweh, neither have they considered the operation of his hands.

He answered them, “To you it is given to know the mysteries of the Kingdom of Heaven, but it is not given to them.

But his citizens hated him, and sent an envoy after him, saying, ‘We don’t want this man to reign over us.’

I have come in my Father’s name, and you don’t receive me. If another comes in his own name, you will receive him.

But if you don’t believe his writings, how will you believe my words?”

But if I do them, though you don’t believe me, believe the works, that you may know and believe that the Father is in me, and I in the Father.”

But the chief priests conspired to put Lazarus to death also,

Jesus answered, “This voice hasn’t come for my sake, but for your sakes.

Jesus said to him, “Because you have seen me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen, and have believed.”

“Men of Israel, hear these words! Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved by God to you by mighty works and wonders and signs which God did by him among you, even as you yourselves know,

even Jesus of Nazareth, how God anointed him with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him.

For Jews ask for signs, Greeks seek after wisdom,

Without faith it is impossible to be well pleasing to him, for he who comes to God must believe that he exists, and that he is a rewarder of those who seek him.

You have an anointing from the Holy One, and you all have knowledge.

“When Pharaoh speaks to you, saying, ‘Perform a miracle!’ then you shall tell Aaron, ‘Take your rod, and cast it down before Pharaoh, and it will become a serpent.’ ”

Yahweh said to Moses, “How long will this people despise me? and how long will they not believe in me, for all the signs which I have worked among them?

because they turned away from following him, and wouldn’t pay attention to any of his ways,

May he grant you your heart’s desire, and fulfill all your counsel.

because they didn’t believe in God, and didn’t trust in his salvation.

This evil people, who refuse to hear my words, who walk in the stubbornness of their heart, and have gone after other gods to serve them, and to worship them, will even be as this belt, which is profitable for nothing.

It has seemed good to me to show the signs and wonders that the Most High God has worked toward me.

But he answered, “I wasn’t sent to anyone but the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”

But they insisted, saying, “He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee even to this place.”

The Word became flesh, and lived among us. We saw his glory, such glory as of the one and only Son of the Father, full of grace and truth.

Jesus turned and saw them following, and said to them, “What are you looking for?” They said to him, “Rabbi” (which is to say, being interpreted, Teacher), “where are you staying?”

But the testimony which I have is greater than that of John, for the works which the Father gave me to accomplish, the very works that I do, testify about me, that the Father has sent me.

How can you believe, who receive glory from one another, and you don’t seek the glory that comes from the only God?

But of the multitude, many believed in him. They said, “When the Christ comes, he won’t do more signs than those which this man has done, will he?”

Jesus said to them, “Most certainly, I tell you, before Abraham came into existence, I AM.”

The man answered them, “How amazing! You don’t know where he comes from, yet he opened my eyes.

Since the world began it has never been heard of that anyone opened the eyes of someone born blind.

If this man were not from God, he could do nothing.”

If I don’t do the works of my Father, don’t believe me.

Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you such a long time, and do you not know me, Philip? He who has seen me has seen the Father. How do you say, ‘Show us the Father?’

Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me; or else believe me for the very works’ sake.

that they may all be one; even as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be one in us; that the world may believe that you sent me.

Now I say that Christ has been made a servant of the circumcision for the truth of God, that he might confirm the promises given to the fathers,

But we received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit which is from God, that we might know the things that were freely given to us by God.

We also speak these things, not in words which man’s wisdom teaches, but which the Holy Spirit teaches, comparing spiritual things with spiritual things.

It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body and there is also a spiritual body.

God also testifying with them, both by signs and wonders, by various works of power and by gifts of the Holy Spirit, according to his own will?

This wisdom is not that which comes down from above, but is earthly, sensual, and demonic.

Yahweh said to Moses, “How long do you refuse to keep my commandments and my laws?

Pay attention to him, and listen to his voice. Don’t provoke him, for he will not pardon your disobedience, for my name is in him.

surely they shall not see the land which I swore to their fathers, neither shall any of those who despised me see it.

Yet in this thing you didn’t believe Yahweh your God,

When the demon was cast out, the mute man spoke. The multitudes marveled, saying, “Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel!”

Then certain of the scribes and Pharisees answered, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from you.”

Or do you think that I couldn’t ask my Father, and he would even now send me more than twelve legions of angels?

For there will arise false christs and false prophets, and will show signs and wonders, that they may lead astray, if possible, even the chosen ones.

The Jews therefore answered him, “What sign do you show us, seeing that you do these things?”

Now when he was in Jerusalem at the Passover, during the feast, many believed in his name, observing his signs which he did.

Jesus answered him, “Are you the teacher of Israel, and don’t understand these things?

“You search the Scriptures, because you think that in them you have eternal life; and these are they which testify about me.

They said therefore to him, “What then do you do for a sign, that we may see and believe you? What work do you do?

Again, therefore, Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”

They brought him who had been blind to the Pharisees.

Some therefore of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, because he doesn’t keep the Sabbath.” Others said, “How can a man who is a sinner do such signs?” There was division among them.

Even now I know that whatever you ask of God, God will give you.”

for the words which you have given me I have given to them, and they received them, and knew for sure that I came from you. They have believed that you sent me.

Therefore they stayed there a long time, speaking boldly in the Lord, who testified to the word of his grace, granting signs and wonders to be done by their hands.

in the power of signs and wonders, in the power of God’s Spirit; so that from Jerusalem, and around as far as to Illyricum, I have fully preached the Good News of Christ;

Now the natural man doesn’t receive the things of God’s Spirit, for they are foolishness to him, and he can’t know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

Truly the signs of an apostle were worked among you in all perseverance, in signs and wonders and mighty works.

I marvel that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ to a different “good news”,

To whom did he swear that they wouldn’t enter into his rest, but to those who were disobedient?

“It will happen, if they will not believe you or listen to the voice of the first sign, that they will believe the voice of the latter sign.

Because they don’t respect the works of Yahweh, nor the operation of his hands, he will break them down and not build them up.

For all this they still sinned, and didn’t believe in his wondrous works.

Then he began to denounce the cities in which most of his mighty works had been done, because they didn’t repent.

“He said to him, ‘If they don’t listen to Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded if one rises from the dead.’ ”

He came to his own, and those who were his own didn’t receive him.

The same came to him by night, and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do, unless God is with him.”

Jesus therefore said to him, “Unless you see signs and wonders, you will in no way believe.”

But I told you that you have seen me, and yet you don’t believe.

Jesus answered them, “I told you, and you don’t believe. The works that I do in my Father’s name, these testify about me.

I know that you always listen to me, but because of the multitude standing around I said this, that they may believe that you sent me.”

But some of them went away to the Pharisees and told them the things which Jesus had done.

If I hadn’t done among them the works which no one else did, they wouldn’t have had sin. But now they have seen and also hated both me and my Father.

This beginning of his signs Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, and revealed his glory; and his disciples believed in him.