Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but by me. If you have come to know me you shall know my Father also. Henceforth you know him and have seen him.” John 14:6-7 In western culture a key moment in the experience…[read more]
They took up stones again to stone him. Jesus answered them, “I have shown you many good works from the Father, for which of these do you stone me?” They answered, “It is not for a good work that we stone you but for blasphemy, because you, being a man, make yourself God.” John 10:…[read more]
“Are you greater than our father Abraham, who died? And the prophets died! Who do you claim to be?” Jesus answered, “If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing; it is my Father who glorifies me, of whom you say, “He is our God. But you have not known him; I know him. If I…[read more]
As he spoke thus, many believed in him. Jesus then said to the Jews who had believed in him, “If you abide in my word you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.” John 8:30-2 In his commentary Francis J. Moloney, SDB points out…[read more]
Jesus said to them, “You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world.” . . . They said to him, “Who are you?” Jesus said to them, “What is the point of talking to you? I have much to say about you and much to…[read more]
Jesus bent down and wrote with his finger on the ground. And as they continued to ask him, he stood up and said to them, “Let the one who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her.” And once more he bent down and wrote with his finger on…[read more]
Let us lie in wait for the virtuous man, since he annoys us and opposes our way of life, reproaches us for our breaches of the law and accuses us of playing false to our upbringing. . . . In his opinion we are counterfeit; he holds aloof from our doings as though from filth;…[read more]
And the Father who sent me has himself borne witness to me. His voice you have never heard, his form you have never seen; and you do not have his word abiding in you, for you do not believe him whom he has sent. You search the scriptures because you think that in them you…[read more]
I will make a highway of all the mountains, and the high roads shall be banked up. Some are on their way from afar, others from the north and the west, others from the land of Sinim. Shout for joy you heavens; exult, you earth! You mountains, break into happy cries! For Yahweh consoles his…[read more]
And this is why the Jews persecuted and prosecuted Jesus, because he did this on the sabbath. But Jesus answered them, “My Father is still working and I also am working.” This is why the Jews sought all the more to kill him, because he was not only breaking the sabbath but was also calling…[read more]
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