Quotes About Belief

We believe and know that You are the Holy One of God.”

For even His own brothers did not believe in Him.

So the Jews were looking for Him at the feast and asking, “Where is He?”

Many in the crowds were whispering about Him. Some said, “He is a good man.” But others replied, “No, He deceives the people.”

Yet no one would speak publicly about Him for fear of the Jews.

Jesus answered them, “I did one miracle, and you are all amazed.

Yet here He is, speaking publicly, and they are not saying anything to Him. Have the rulers truly recognized that this is the Christ?

Many in the crowd, however, believed in Him and said, “When the Christ comes, will He perform more signs than this man?”

Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said: ëStreams of living water will flow from within him.í”

He was speaking about the Spirit, whom those who believed in Him were later to receive. For the Spirit had not yet been given, because Jesus had not yet been glorified.

On hearing these words, some of the people said, “This is truly the Prophet.”

Others declared, “This is the Christ.” But still others asked, “How can the Christ come from Galilee?

So there was division in the crowd because of Jesus.

“Have you also been deceived?” replied the Pharisees.

“Have any of the rulers or Pharisees believed in Him?

Nicodemus, who had gone to Jesus earlier and who himself was one of them, asked,

So the Pharisees said to Him, “You are testifying about Yourself; Your testimony is not valid.”

So the Jews began to ask, “Will He kill Himself, since He says, ëWhere I am going, you cannot comeí?”

That is why I told you that you would die in your sins. For unless you believe that I am He, you will die in your sins.”

“Who are You?” they asked. “Just what I have been telling you from the beginning,” Jesus replied.

They did not understand that He was telling them about the Father.

As Jesus spoke these things, many believed in Him.

So He said to the Jews who had believed Him, “If you continue in My word, you are truly My disciples.

“We are Abrahamís descendants,” they answered. “We have never been slaves to anyone. How can You say we will be set free?”