Part 8

005:026 For just as the Father has life in Himself, so He has also given to the Son to have life in Himself.

005:027 And He has conferred on Him authority to act as Judge, because He is the Son of Man.

005:028 Wonder not at this. For a time is coming when all who are in the graves will hear His voice and will come forth--

005:029 they who have done what is right to the resurrection of Life, and they whose actions have been evil to the resurrection of judgement.

005:030 "I can of my own self do nothing. As I am bidden, so I judge; and mine is a just judgement, because it is not my own will that guides me, but the will of Him who sent me.

005:031 "If I give testimony concerning myself, my testimony cannot be accepted.

005:032 There is Another who gives testimony concerning me, and I know that the testimony is true which He offers concerning me.

005:033 "You sent to John, and he both was and still is a witness to the truth.

005:034 But the testimony on my behalf which I accept is not from man; though I say all this in order that you may be saved.

005:035 He was the lamp that burned and shone, and for a time you were willing to be gladdened by his light.

005:036 "But the testimony which I have is weightier than that of John; for the work the Father has assigned to me for me to bring it to completion--the very work which I am doing-- affords testimony concerning me that the Father has sent me.

005:037 And the Father who sent me, *He* has given testimony concerning me. None of you have ever either heard His voice or seen what He is like.

005:038 Nor have you His word dwelling within you, for you refuse to believe Him whom *He* has sent.

005:039 "You search the Scriptures, because you suppose that in them you will find the Life of the Ages; and it is those Scriptures that yield testimony concerning me;

005:040 and yet you are unwilling to come to me that you may have Life.

005:041 "I do not accept glory from man,

005:042 but I know you well, and I know that in your hearts you do not really love God.

005:043 I have come as my Father's representative, and you do not receive me. If some one else comes representing only himself, him you will receive.

005:044 How is it possible for you to believe, while you receive glory from one another and have no desire for the glory that comes from the only God?

005:045 "Do not suppose that I will accuse you to the Father. There is one who accuses you, namely Moses, on whom your hope rests.

005:046 For if you believe Moses, you would believe me; for he wrote about me.

005:047 But if you disbelieve his writings, how are you to believe my words?"

006:001 After this Jesus went away across the Lake of Galilee (that is, the Lake of Tiberias).

006:002 A vast multitude followed Him, because they witnessed the miracles on the sick which He was constantly performing.

006:003 Then Jesus went up the hill, and sat there with His disciples.

006:004 The Jewish Festival, the Passover, was at hand.

006:005 And when He looked round and saw an immense crowd coming towards Him, He said to Philip, "Where shall we buy bread for all these people to eat?"

006:006 He said this to put Philip to the test, for He Himself knew what He was going to do.