Pearson Edexcel Level 3 Advanced GCE in Religious Studies – Anthology
78(^24) “Very truly I tell you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has
et ernal life and will not be judged but has crossed over from death to life. 25 Very
t ruly I t ell you, a t ime is c oming and has now c ome when the dead will hear the
voice of the Son of God and those who hear will live. 26 For as the Father has life in
himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself. 27 And he has given
him authority to judge bec ause he is the Son of Man.
(^28) “Do not be amazed at t his, for a t ime is c oming when all who are in their graves
will hear his voic e 29 and c ome out—those who have done what is good will rise t o
live, and t hose who have done what is evil will rise t o be c ondemned. 30 By myself I
c an do nothing; I judge only as I hear, and my judgment is just, for I seek not to
please myself but him who sent me.
Testimonies About Jesus
(^31) “If I testify about myself, my testimony is not true. 32 There is another who
t est ifies in my favour, and I know that his testimony about me is true.
(^33) “You have sent to John and he has testified to the truth. 34 Not that I accept
human testimony; but I mention it that you may be saved. 35 John was a lamp that
burned and gave light, and you c hose for a time to enjoy his light.
(^36) “I have testimony weightier than that of John. For the works that the Father has
given me t o finish – the very works that I am doing – testify that the Father has
sent me. 37 And the Father who sent me has himself testified c onc erning me. You
have never heard his voic e nor seen his form, 38 nor does his word dwell in you, for
you do not believe the one he sent. 39 You study the Script ures diligent ly bec ause
you think that in them you have eternal life. These are the very Sc riptures that
testify about me, 40 yet you refuse to come to me t o have life.
(^41) “I do not ac c ept glory from human beings, 42 but I know you. I know that you do
not have the love of God in your hearts. 43 I have c ome in my Father’s name, and
you do not ac c ept me; but if someone else c omes in his own name, you will ac c ept
h im. 44 How c an you believe sinc e you ac c ept glory from one another but do not
seek the glory that comes from the only God?
(^45) “But do not think I will ac c use you before the Father. Your ac c user is Moses, on
whom your hopes are set. 46 If you believed Moses, you would believe me, for he
wrote about me. 47 But sinc e you do not believe what he wrote, how are you going
to believe what I say?”
Division Over Who Jesus Is
7 25 At that point some of the people of Jerusalem began to ask, “Isn’t this the man
t hey are t rying t o kill? 26 Here he is, speaking public ly, and they are not saying a
word to him. Have the authorities really c onc luded that he is the Messiah? 27 But we
know where this man is from; when the Messiah c omes, no one will know where he
is f ro m. ”
(^28) Then Jesus, still teac hing in the temple c ourts, c ried out , “Yes, you know me, and
you know where I a m f ro m. I am not here on my own authority, but he who sent
me is true. You do not know him, 29 but I know him bec ause I am from him and he
sent me.”