Quotes About Belief

But I have testimony more substantial than that of John. For the works that the Father has given Me to accomplish—the very works I am doing—testify about Me that the Father has sent Me.

And the Father who sent Me has Himself testified about Me. You have never heard His voice nor seen His form,

nor does His word abide in you, because you do not believe the One He sent.

You pore over the Scriptures because you presume that by them you possess eternal life. These are the very words that testify about Me,

but I know you, that you do not have the love of God within you.

I have come in My Fatherís name, and you have not received Me; but if someone else comes in his own name, you will receive him.

How can you believe if you accept glory from one another, yet do not seek the glory that comes from the only God?

If you had believed Moses, you would believe Me, because he wrote about Me.

But since you do not believe what he wrote, how will you believe what I say?”

When the people saw the sign that Jesus had performed, they began to say, “Truly this is the Prophet who is to come into the world.”

Then they inquired, “What must we do to perform the works of God?”

Jesus replied, “The work of God is this: to believe in the One He has sent.”

So they asked Him, “What sign then will You perform, so that we may see it and believe You? What will You do?

But as I stated, you have seen Me and still you do not believe.

For it is My Fatherís will that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in Him shall have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.”

They were asking, “Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How then can He say, ëI have come down from heaven?í”

Truly, truly, I tell you, he who believes has eternal life.

At this, the Jews began to argue among themselves, “How can this man give us His flesh to eat?”

Just as the living Father sent Me and I live because of the Father, so also the one who feeds on Me will live because of Me.

On hearing it, many of His disciples said, “This is a difficult teaching. Who can accept it?”

Aware that His disciples were grumbling about this teaching, Jesus asked them, “Does this offend you?

However, there are some of you who do not believe.” (For Jesus had known from the beginning which of them did not believe and who would betray Him.)

From that time on many of His disciples turned back and no longer walked with Him.

So Jesus asked the Twelve, “Do you want to leave too?”