8. . Is conscious of timing		Hour not come /hour has come
8:20-59	Temple		12:20-36	(in Temple)

8:20-59 He spoke these words (re his relationship to the Father) in the treasury while teaching in the temple and nobody arrested him because his hour had not yet come. He therefore repeated to them "I go and you will look for me. You will die in your sin. Where I go you cannot come." The Jews therefore said "Will he kill himself because he says "Where I go you cannot come." He said to them. "You are of the things below. I am of the things above. You are of this world. I am not of this world. I therefore said to you that you will die in your sins. For, if you do not believe who I am you will die in your sins." They therefore said to him "Who are you?" Jesus said to them "Why do I talk to you at all? I have much to say about you and much to judge. But the one who has sent me is true. I heard from himself these things that I speak about in the world." They did not know that he spoke of the Father to them. Jesus therefore said "When you lift up the Son of man then you will know that I am. From myself I do nothing. But I speak thee things as taught to me by the Father. The one who sent me is with me. He did not leave me alone because I always do what is pleasing to him." As he said these things many believed in him. Jesus therefore said to the Jews who believed in him. "If you continue in my word you are truly my disciples. You will know the truth and the truth will set you free." They (those who believe and yet are critics?) answered him "We are the seed of Abraham and no one has ever enslaved us. How is that you say that you will become free?" Jesus answered them "Truly truly I tell you that everyone committing sin is a slave of sin. But the slave does not remain in the house until the end time. It is the son who remains until the end time. If therefore you are freed by the Son then you will indeed be free. I know that you are the descendants of Abraham. But you seek to kill me because my word finds no room in you. What I have seen with the Father I speak about. And as for you, you do what you have heard from your father. They answered and said to him "Our father is Abraham." Jesus says to them "If you are children of Abraham you would do the works of Abraham. But now you seek to kill me. A man who has the truth has spoken to you. This (is truth) which I heard from God. Abraham did not hear this. You do the works of your father." They said to him "We were not born of fornication. We have one father that is God." Jesus said to them. "If God was your father you would have loved me, for I have come forth from God. I have not come from myself but from the one who sent me. Why do you not understand my speech. It is because you cannot Continued

12: 20-23 Now there were some Greeks who were going up (to Jerusalem) in order to worship at the feast. These therefore approached Philip. This is the one who was from Bethsaida of Galilee. They asked him saying "Sir we want to see Jesus." Philip comes and tells Andrew then Andrew and Phillip come and tell Jesus (who was teaching in the temple). Jesus answers them saying "The hour has come that the Son of man is to be glorified. Truly, truly I say to you unless the grain of wheat falling in to the ground dies, it remains on its own. But if it dies it bears much fruit. The one who loves his life loses it. The one who hates his life in this world keeps it into eternal life. 26-36 "If anyone serves me then let him follow (me). Where I am, there also my servant will be. If anyone serves me the Father will honor him. Now my soul has been troubled and what may I say? Father save me from this hour. But it is because of this hour that I came. Father glorify your name. A voice therefore came out of heaven Continued

Historically John did not totally succeed in convincing Chistians about the identity of Jesus. Some centuries later people were still arguing about this and it was because of this, to some extent, that Muhammed started Islam.

hear my word. You are of your father who is the devil and you want to carry out the desires of your father. That one was a murderer from the beginning and he did not stand in the truth because the truth was not in him. When he speaks the lie it is out of his own things that he speaks because he is a liar and the father of the lie. But as for me, because I say the truth, you do not believe me. Who of you reproves me about sin? If I say the truth why do you not believe me? The one who is of God hears the words of God. As for you, you did not hear because you are not of God. " The Jews answered and said to him. "Do we not say well when you say you are a Samaritan and have a demon.?" Jesus answered "I do not have a demon. But I honor my Father and you dishonor me. I do not seek my glory. But there is one who seeks and who judges. Truly, truly I tell you. If anyone keeps my word he will not see death until the end of time." The Jews said to him." Now we know that you have a demon. Abraham died and also the prophets. Yet you say "If anyone keeps my word, he will by no means taste death until the end of time." You cannot be greater than our father Abraham who died and the prophets (who) died. Whom do you make yourself out to be?" Jesus answered, "If I glorify myself my glory is nothing. It is my Father who is glorifying me, (the one) whom you say is God of you. Yet you have not known him. But I know him. If I say that I do not know him I shall be like yourselves, that is, a liar. But I know him and I keep his word. Abraham your father was glad that he should see my day. He saw (it) and rejoiced." The Jews therefore said to him "You are not yet fifty years old and have you seen Abraham?" Jesus said to them "Truly, truly I tell you, before Abraham came to be, I am." They therefore took stones that they might cast on him..

"I have glorified it and I will glorify it again." The crowd standing by and hearing this said it had thundered. Others said "An angel has spoken to him." Jesus answered and said "It is not because of me that this voice has happened but because of you. Now is the judgment of this world. Now the ruler of this world is to be cast out outside. And (as for me) if I am lifted up out of the earth, all men will be drawn to myself." He said this in order to signify by what kind of death he was about to die. The crowd therefore answered him "We heard from the law that the Christ will remain until the end time. How is it that you say it is appropriate for the Son of man to be lifted up? Who is this Son of man?" Jesus therefore said to them "Yet for a little time longer the light remains amongst you. Walk while you have the light lest darkness overtakes you. And then the one who is walking in the darkness does not know where he is going. While you have the light believe in the light so that you can become sons of light."

9. Light of the world		blind man/ blinded of them the eyes cast out/ lest be put out
8:59 -10:21	Jesus was hidden		12:36-50	Jesus … was hidden
8:59 - 9:41 but Jesus was hidden and went forth out of the temple.9:1 Passing along he (Jesus) saw a man who had been blind from birth. The disciples of Jesus asked him "Rabbi who was it that sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?" Jesus answered. Cont.					12:36-50 Jesus spoke these things and (then) going away was hidden from them. …Cont.