"IfI had not doneamongthem the workswhichno oneelsedid,they would not havesin;but nowthey have bothseenand hatedMe and My Fatheras well.
"Those who hatethe LORDwould pretendobedienceto Him, And their time[of punishment] would be forever.
"You shall not worshipthem or servethem; for I, the LORDyour God,am a jealousGod,visitingthe iniquityof the fatherson the children,on the thirdand the fourthgenerations of those who hateMe,
"But he who sinsagainst me injureshimself;Allthose who hateme lovedeath."
[the] BLINDRECEIVE SIGHTand [the] lamewalk,[the] lepersare cleansedand [the] deafhear,[the] deadare raisedup, and [the] POORHAVE THE GOSPEL PREACHEDTO THEM.
"For Johncameto you in the wayof righteousnessand you did not believehim; but the tax collectorsand prostitutesdid believehim; and you, seeing[this], did not evenfeel remorseafterwardso as to believehim.
After the demonwas castout, the mute manspoke;and the crowdswere amazed,[and were] saying,"Nothinglike thishas everbeen seenin Israel."
And he gotup and immediatelypickedup the palletand wentout in the sightof everyone,sothat they were allamazedand were glorifyingGod,saying,"We have neverseenanything like this."
And He saidto them, "What things?"And they saidto Him, "The things aboutJesusthe Nazarene,whowas a prophetmightyin deedand wordin the sightof Godand allthe people,
Jesusansweredthem, "I showedyou manygoodworksfrom the Father;for whichof them are you stoningMe?"
"IfI do not dothe worksof My Father,do not believeMe;
But the chief priestsplannedto putLazarusto deathalso;
"He who seesMe seesthe One who sentMe.
Jesussaidto him, "Have I beenso longwith you, and [yet] you have not come to knowMe, Philip?He who has seenMe has seenthe Father;how[can] you say,'Showus the Father'?
"But allthese thingsthey will doto you for My name'ssake,becausethey do not knowthe One who sentMe.
"IfI had not comeand spokento them, they would not havesin,but nowthey havenoexcusefor their sin.
"He who hatesMe hatesMy Fatheralso.
concerningsin,becausethey do not believein Me;
this mancameto Jesus by nightand saidto Him, "Rabbi,we knowthat You have comefrom God[as] a teacher;for no onecandothesesignsthat You dounlessGodis with him."
"But the testimonywhich I haveis greaterthan [the testimony of] John;for the workswhichthe Fatherhas givenMe to accomplish--the veryworksthat I do--testifyaboutMe, that the Fatherhas sentMe.
"But I saidto you that you have seenMe, and yet do not believe.
But manyof the crowdbelievedin Him; and they were saying,"Whenthe Christcomes,He will not performmoresignsthan those whichthis manhas, will He?"
"Sincethe beginning of timeit has neverbeen heardthat anyoneopenedthe eyesof a personbornblind.
Jesussaidto them, "Ifyou were blind,you would havenosin;but sinceyou say,We see,'your sinremains.
"[You know of] Jesusof Nazareth,howGodanointedHim with the HolySpiritand with power,and [how] He went aboutdoing goodand healingallwho were oppressedby the devil,for Godwas with Him.
"Menof Israel,listento thesewords:Jesusthe Nazarene,a manattestedto you by Godwith miraclesand wondersand signswhichGodperformedthroughHim in your midst,justas you yourselvesknow--
slanderers,haters of God,insolent,arrogant,boastful,inventorsof evil,disobedientto parents,
You shall not worshipthem or servethem; for I, the LORDyour God,am a jealousGod,visitingthe iniquityof the fatherson the children,and on the thirdand the fourth[generations] of those who hateMe,
treacherous,reckless,conceited,lovers of pleasureratherthanlovers of God,
You adulteresses,do you not knowthat friendshipwith the worldis hostilitytoward God?Thereforewhoeverwishesto be a friendof the worldmakeshimself an enemyof God.
