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"Now My soul is troubled. What should I say—Father, save Me^(ak) from this hour? But that is why I came to this hour.

Father, glorify Your name!" ^[h](al) Then a voice^(am) came from heaven:^(an) "I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again!"^(ao)

The crowd standing there heard it and said it was thunder. Others said that an angel had spoken to Him.

Jesus responded, "This voice came, not for Me, but for you.^(ap)

Now is the judgment of this world.^(aq) Now the ruler of this world^(ar) will be cast out.^(as)

As for Me, if I am lifted up^[i] from the earth I will draw all people to Myself." ^(at)

He said this to signify what kind of death He was about to die.^(au)

Then the crowd replied to Him, "We have heard from the scripture that the Messiah will remain forever.^(av) So how can You say, ‘The Son of Man^(aw) must be lifted up' ?^[j] Who is this Son of Man?"

Jesus answered, "The light will be with you only a little longer.^(ax) Walk while you have the light^(ay) so that darkness doesn't overtake you.^(az) The one who walks in darkness doesn't know where he's going.^(ba)

While you have the light,^(bb) believe in the light so that you may become sons of light." Jesus said this, then went away and hid from them.^(bc)

Even though He had performed so many signs in their presence, they did not believe in Him.

But this was to fulfill^(bd) the word of Isaiah^(be) the prophet, who said:^[k] Lord, who has believed our message? And who has the arm ^(bf) of the Lord been revealed to? ^(bg)[l]

This is why they were unable to believe, because Isaiah also said:

He has blinded ^(bh) their eyes and hardened their hearts, ^(bi) so that they would not see with their eyes or understand with their hearts, and be converted, ^(bj) and I would heal them. ^(bk)[m]

Isaiah said these things because^[n] he saw His glory^(bl) and spoke about Him.

Nevertheless, many did believe in Him even among the rulers,^(bm) but because of the Pharisees they did not confess Him, so they would not be banned from the synagogue.

For they loved praise from men^(bn) more than praise from God.^[o](bo)

Then Jesus cried out, "The one who believes in Me^(bp) believes not in Me, but in Him who sent Me.

And the one who sees Me sees Him^(bq) who sent Me.

I have come as a light into the world, so that everyone who believes in Me would not remain in darkness.

If anyone hears My words and doesn't keep^(br) them, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world^(bs) but to save the world.^(bt)

The one who rejects Me^(bu) and doesn't accept My sayings has this as his judge:^[p] The word I have spoken will judge him on the last day.^(bv)

For I have not spoken on My own, but the Father^(bw) Himself who sent Me has given Me a command as to what I should say and what I should speak.

I know that His command is eternal life.^(bx) So the things that I speak, I speak just as the Father has told Me." ^(by)