But when he came to himself he said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish here with hunger!

And bring here the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry:

for my son here was dead and has come to life again: he was lost and has been found.' "And they began to be merry.

‘Your brother is here,’ he told him, ‘and your father has slaughtered the fattened calf because he has him back safe and sound.’

And he said to his father, 'Here I have served you all these years, and have never disobeyed an order of yours, and you have never given me a kid, so that I could entertain my friends.

But when your son here came, who has eaten up your property with women of the street, for him you killed the calf you have been fattening!'

And the father replied, 'Son, you are always [here] with me, and everything I have is yours.

We could but make merry and rejoice, for here is your brother who was dead, and is alive; who was lost, and is found.'"

"'A hundred firkins of oil,' he replied. "'Here is your account,' said the steward: 'sit down quickly and change it into fifty firkins.'

"To a second he said, "'And how much do you owe?' "'A hundred quarters of wheat,' was the answer. "'Here is your account,' said he: 'change it into eighty quarters.'

Therefore, I tell you, make friends for yourselves by using worldly wealth, so that when it fails [i.e., when you run out of money] they [i.e., the friends you made with its wise and benevolent use] may welcome you into the eternal [i.e., heavenly] dwelling places. [Note: The idea here seems to be that by your shrewd use of material possessions for the benefit of others, you are actually storing up treasures for yourself in heaven].

And he called to him and said, 'Father Abraham! take pity on me, and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am in torment, here in the flames!'

But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and Lazarus in like manner evil things: but now here he is comforted and thou art in anguish.

And in [addition to] all these [things], a great chasm has been established between us and you, so that those who want to cross over from here to you are not able [to do so], nor can they cross over from there to us.'

"And which of you who has a slave plowing or shepherding [sheep] who comes in from the field will say to him, 'Come here at once [and] recline at the table'?

Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.

And they shall say to you, See here; or, see there: go not after them, nor follow them.

Whatever person tries to gain [everything to satisfy him in] life [here on earth] will lose it [i.e., never ending life]. But whatever person [is willing to] lose [the comforts and security of] his life [here on earth] will preserve it [for eternity].

The Pharisee stood [ostentatiously] and began praying to himself [in a self-righteous way, saying]: ‘God, I thank You that I am not like the rest of men—swindlers, unjust (dishonest), adulterers—or even like this tax collector.

Peter said, "Here we have left home and followed you."

Here there was a man named Zaccheus, who was tax-commissioner of the district, and he was a rich man too.

Zacchaeus however stood up, and addressing the Lord said, "Here and now, Master, I give half my property to the poor, and if I have unjustly exacted money from any man, I pledge myself to repay to him four times the amount."

And Jesus said of him, "To-day salvation has come to this house, since Zacchaeus here is a son of Abraham.

And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin:

Moreover those mine enemies, who would not have me to reign over them, bring them here and slay them before me.

saying, Go into the village over against you, in which ye will find, on entering it, a colt tied up, on which no child of man ever sat at any time: loose it and lead it here.

"Untie it and bring it here. And if any one asks you, 'Why are you untying the colt?' Simply say, 'The Master needs it.'"

But, on seeing him, the tenants consulted with one another. 'Here is the heir!' they said. 'Let us kill him, and then the inheritance will become ours.'

There was nothing here that they could lay hold of before the people, and marvelling at His answer they said no more.

For every one else here put in something from what he had to spare, while she, in her need, has put in all she had to live upon."

As for these things which ye behold, the days will come, in which there shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.

And when you hear of wars and uprisings [going on], do not be afraid, for such things must necessarily happen first. But the end will not come right away." [Note: By "the end" here Jesus probably alludes to the downfall of Jerusalem, in AD 70, with its attending destruction of the Temple buildings].

there will be great earthquakes with famine and pestilence here and there, there will be awful portents and great signs from heaven.

And they said, Lord, behold, here are two swords. And he said unto them, It is enough.

then said Jesus to the chief priests, the officers of the temple, and the rulers, who were come to take him, are you come here with swords and staves as in pursuit of a robber?

and they made this charge against him: "Here is a man whom we have found misleading our nation, and forbidding the payment of taxes to the emperor, and claiming to be an anointed king himself."

But they insisted, saying, He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all Judaea, beginning from Galilee even on to here.

and told them, "You brought this man to me as one who turns the people against the government. And here in your presence I have examined him and have found him "Not Guilty' of the charges you make against him.

He is not here, but is risen: remember how he spake unto you when he was yet in Galilee,

One of them, named Cleopas, answered and said to Him, “Are You the only one visiting Jerusalem and unaware of the things which have happened here in these days?”

And while they yet believed not for joy, and wondered, he said unto them, Have ye here any meat?

I am sending to you what my Father promised, so stay here in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high."

[Eventually] this Word became a human being and lived among us [Note: The word "lived" here refers to pitching a temporary tent]. (And we saw His splendor; such splendor as belongs to the Father's only Son), full of God's favor and truth.

Now here is John's testimony. When the Jews of Jerusalem despatched priests and Levites to ask him, "Who are you?"

The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Here is the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!

Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward Him, and said of him, “Here is an Israelite indeed [a true descendant of Jacob], in whom there is no guile nor deceit nor duplicity!”

And Jesus says to her, What is with me and with thee, woman? My hour is not yet here.

then to those who sold the doves He said, “Take these things away! Stop making My Father’s house a place of commerce!”

If I told you earthly things [that is, things that happen right here on earth] and you do not believe, how will you believe and trust Me if I tell you heavenly things?

So they came to John and said to him, “Rabbi (Teacher), the Man who was with you on the other side of the Jordan [at the Jordan River crossing]—and to whom you have testified—look, He is baptizing too, and everyone is going to Him!”

The woman says to him, Sir, give me this water, that I may not thirst nor come here to draw.

Jesus says to her, Go, call thy husband, and come here.

But a time is coming and is already here when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit [from the heart, the inner self] and in truth; for the Father seeks such people to be His worshipers.

"Come here, look at a man who has told me everything I ever did! Can he be the Christ?"

For here the proverb holds good--'One sows, another reaps.'

For Jesus Himself testified that a prophet does not receive honor in his own country. [Note: Jesus' reference here to his "own country" means Judea, while in Matt., Mark and Luke it refers to Nazareth].

I assure you and most solemnly say to you, a time is coming and is [here] now, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear it will live.

here am I, come in the name of my Father, and you will not accept me: let someone else come in his own name, and you will accept him!

Philip answered Him, "Not even two hundred coins' worth of bread would be enough to feed them if everyone ate only a little bit." [Note: The amount here indicated was two hundred days of a farm laborer's pay, or about $14,000 in 1994].

"There is a boy here," said Andrew, another of his disciples, Simon Peter's brother,

There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?

And He says to them, I am here; fear not.

And having found him the other side of the sea, they said to him, Rabbi, when art thou arrived here?

Here is the bread that comes down out of Heaven that a man may eat it and not die.

It is the Holy Spirit who [Note: The Greek word here is "that" instead of "who"] gives life [i.e., understanding the spiritual nature of Jesus' teaching can produce spiritual life]; the flesh is of no value [i.e., understanding Jesus' teaching only in a physical sense makes it worthless]. The words I have spoken to you are [from the] Holy Spirit and [they give] life.

So His brothers said to Him, “Leave here and go to Judea, so that Your disciples [there] may also see the works that You do.

So Jesus said to them, “My time has not yet come; but any time is right for you.

You men go [on] up to the festival, but I am not going up yet [Note: Although "yet" appears in only a few manuscripts, it seems to be the proper idea here], because my time has not yet come. [See verse 6].

Look, He is speaking publicly, and they say nothing to Him! Is it possible that the rulers really know that this is the Christ?

I do know him, because I come from him, and he has sent me here."

But He was speaking of the [Holy] Spirit, whom those who believed in Him [as Savior] were to receive afterward. The Spirit had not yet been given, because Jesus was not yet glorified (raised to honor).

Then the guards went [back] to the chief priests and Pharisees, who asked them, “Why did you not bring Him [here with you]?”

Here I am testifying to myself, and the Father who has sent me testifies to me."

Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love Me, because I came from God and I am here. For I didn’t come on My own, but He sent Me.

The man replied, “Well, this is astonishing! You do not know where He comes from, and yet He opened my eyes!

Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.

"Yes, Lord," she said, "I do believe you are the Christ, the Son of God, who was to come into the world" ??28 and with these words she went off to call her sister Mary, telling her secretly, "The Teacher is here, and he is calling for you."

And when she had said this, she went away, and called Mary her sister secretly, saying, The Teacher is here, and calleth thee.

Then when Mary was come where Jesus was, and saw him, she fell down at his feet, saying unto him, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.

I know that You always hear Me, but because of the crowd standing here I said this, so they may believe You sent Me.”

And saying these things, He cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, Here! Outside!

"Why was this perfume not sold for a large sum of money [Note: The amount here was equivalent to three hundred days of a farm laborer's pay, or over $20,000 in 1994] and [then] the money given to poor people?"

Fear not, daughter of Sion; here is your king coming, seated on an ass's colt.

The one who loves his life [eventually] loses it [through death], but the one who hates his life in this world [and is concerned with pleasing God] will keep it for life eternal.

The crowd answered, "We have learned from the Law that the Christ is to remain here forever. So how can you say that the Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of Man?"

Jesus answered and said to him: What I am doing you know not now, but you will know here after.

but so that the world may know [without any doubt] that I love the Father, I do exactly as the Father has commanded Me [and act in full agreement with Him]. Get up, let us go from here.

Here is my Father's glory, in that you give much fruit and so are my true disciples.

See, a time is coming, yes, it is now here, when you will go away in all directions, every man to his house, and I will be by myself: but I am not by myself, because the Father is with me.

Just as you gave Him authority over all mankind, He will give never ending life to all those people [Note: The Greek word here is neuter gender, "all those things"] you have given Him.

I have glorified You [down here] on the earth by completing the work that You gave Me to do.

But now I am coming to you, and I say this here in this world in order that they may have the happiness that I feel fully realized in their own hearts.

Why do you question me? Question those who heard what it was I said to them: these witnesses here know what I said."

Jesus replied, “My kingdom is not of this world [nor does it have its origin in this world]. If My kingdom were of this world, My servants would be fighting [hard] to keep Me from being handed over to the Jews; but as it is, My kingdom is not of this world.”

Now Pilate went outside again and said to the Jewish authorities, "Look, I am bringing him out here to you, so you can know that I do not find him guilty of any crime."

So Jesus came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe, and Pilate said to them, “Look! The Man!”

noon] on the Day of Preparation for the Passover Festival. [Note: This would be the day before the Passover Festival]. And Pilate said to the Jews, "Look, [here is] your king!"

Now it was the day of Preparation for the Passover [week], and it was about the sixth hour. He said to the Jews, “Look, your King!”

So Jesus, seeing His mother, and the disciple whom He loved (esteemed) standing near, said to His mother, “[Dear] woman, look, [here is] your son!”

Then He said to the disciple (John), “Look! [here is] your mother [protect and provide for her]!” From that hour the disciple took her into his own home.