But you refuse to come to me and receive life.

然而，你们不肯到我这里来得生命。

然而，你们不肯到我这里来得生命。

然而，你们不肯到我这里来得生命。

但你们却不肯到我这里来得生命。

然而你们却不肯到我这里来得生命。

可是你们不肯到我这里来得生命。

然而，你們不肯到我這裏來得生命。

然而，你們不肯到我這裏來得生命。

然而，你們不肯到我這裏來得生命。

但你們卻不肯到我這裡來得生命。

然而你們卻不肯到我這裡來得生命。

你們卻不情願來找我得生命！

可是你們不肯到我這裡來得生命。

然爾弗欲就我以得生、

爾不欲就我以得生、

爾不欲就我以得生、

而爾等獨不願歸予、以獲生命！

yet you refuse to come to me to have life.

yet you refuse to come to me that you may have life.

Yet you refuse to come to me to receive this life.

But you are not willing to come to me so that you may have life.

and yet you are unwilling to come to Me so that you may have life.

But you are not willing to come to Me that you may have life.

and ye will not come to me, that ye may have life.

And you are not willing to come to Me so that you may have life.

And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life.

but you are not willing to come to me so that you may have life.

Yet you will not come to me, that you may have life.

“ Jerusalem! Jerusalem! You kill the prophets and throw stones in order to kill those who are sent to you. Many times I have wanted to gather your people together. I have wanted to be like a hen who gathers her chicks under her wings. And you would not let me!

Everyone the Father gives me will come to me. I will never send away anyone who comes to me.

Here is the judgment. Light has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead of light. They loved darkness because what they did was evil.

When you sin, the pay you get is death. But God gives you the gift of eternal life. That’s because of what Christ Jesus our Lord has done.

The Lord sets his people free. He is the Holy One of Israel. He speaks to his servant, who is looked down on and hated by the nations. He speaks to the servant of rulers. He says to him,“ Kings will see you and stand up to honor you. Princes will see you and bow down to show you their respect. I am the Lord. I am faithful. I am the Holy One of Israel. I have chosen you.”

He came to what was his own. But his own people did not accept him.

Do not work for food that spoils. Work for food that lasts forever. That is the food the Son of Man will give you. For God the Father has put his seal of approval on him.”

When I came to save you, why didn’t anyone welcome me? When I called out to you, why didn’t anyone answer me? Wasn’t I powerful enough to set you free? Wasn’t I strong enough to save you? I dry up the sea with a single command. I turn rivers into a desert. Then fish rot because they do not have any water. They die because they are thirsty.

It was the last and most important day of the feast. Jesus stood up and spoke in a loud voice. He said,“ Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink.Does anyone believe in me? Then, just as Scripture says, rivers of living water will flow from inside them.”

Who has believed what we’ve been saying? Who has seen the Lord’ s saving power?His servant grew up like a tender young plant. He grew like a root coming up out of dry ground. He didn’t have any beauty or majesty that made us notice him. There wasn’t anything special about the way he looked that drew us to him.People looked down on him. They didn’t accept him. He knew all about pain and suffering. He was like someone people turn their faces away from. We looked down on him. We didn’t have any respect for him.

Simon Peter answered him,“ Lord, who can we go to? You have the words of eternal life.We have come to believe and to know that you are the Holy One of God.”

Jesus said to her,“ I am the resurrection and the life. Anyone who believes in me will live, even if they die.And whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?”

“ But my people wouldn’t listen to me. Israel wouldn’t obey me.

But because I tell the truth, you don’t believe me!Can any of you prove I am guilty of sinning? Am I not telling the truth? Then why don’t you believe me?

You accept praise from one another. But you do not seek the praise that comes from the only God. So how can you believe?

My Father wants all who look to the Son and believe in him to have eternal life. I will raise them up on the last day.”

Jesus had performed so many signs in front of them. But they still would not believe in him.This happened as Isaiah the prophet had said it would. He had said,“ Lord, who has believed what we’ve been saying? Who has seen the Lord’s saving power?”( Isaiah 53:1)For this reason, they could not believe. As Isaiah says in another place,“ The Lord has blinded their eyes. He has closed their minds. So they can’t see with their eyes. They can’t understand with their minds. They can’t turn to the Lord. If they could, he would heal them.”( Isaiah 6:10)Isaiah said this because he saw Jesus’ glory and spoke about him.

The Holy Spirit and the bride say,“ Come!” And the person who hears should say,“ Come!” Anyone who is thirsty should come. Anyone who wants to take the free gift of the water of life should do so.

He sent his slaves to those who had been invited to the dinner. The slaves told them to come. But they refused.