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And God spake on this wise, That his seed should sojourn in a strange land; and that they should bring them into bondage, and entreat them evil four hundred years.

And he gave him none inheritance in it, no, not so much as to set his foot on: yet he promised that he would give it to him for a possession, and to his seed after him, when as yet he had no child.

Then came he out of the land of the Chaldaeans, and dwelt in Charran: and from thence, when his father was dead, he removed him into this land, wherein ye now dwell.

And said unto him, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and come into the land which I shall shew thee.

And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran,

Then said the high priest, Are these things so?

And every man went unto his own house.

They answered and said unto him, Art thou also of Galilee? Search, and look: for out of Galilee ariseth no prophet.

Doth our law judge any man, before it hear him, and know what he doeth?

Nicodemus saith unto them, (he that came to Jesus by night, being one of them,)

But this people who knoweth not the law are cursed.

Have any of the rulers or of the Pharisees believed on him?

Then answered them the Pharisees, Are ye also deceived?

The officers answered, Never man spake like this man.

Then came the officers to the chief priests and Pharisees; and they said unto them, Why have ye not brought him?

And some of them would have taken him; but no man laid hands on him.

So there was a division among the people because of him.

Hath not the scripture said, That Christ cometh of the seed of David, and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was?

Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, Shall Christ come out of Galilee?

Many of the people therefore, when they heard this saying, said, Of a truth this is the Prophet.

(But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.)

He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.

In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink.

What manner of saying is this that he said, Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, thither ye cannot come?

Then said the Jews among themselves, Whither will he go, that we shall not find him? will he go unto the dispersed among the Gentiles, and teach the Gentiles?

Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, thither ye cannot come.

Then said Jesus unto them, Yet a little while am I with you, and then I go unto him that sent me.

The Pharisees heard that the people murmured such things concerning him; and the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers to take him.

And many of the people believed on him, and said, When Christ cometh, will he do more miracles than these which this man hath done?

Then they sought to take him: but no man laid hands on him, because his hour was not yet come.