Fixed NLT sub-headings

NLT/43_John/Chapter_01.md

@@ -2,16 +2,23 @@ Prologue: Christ, the Eternal Word
 
 # Chapter 1
 1. In the beginning the Word already existed.
-    The Word was with God,
-    and the Word was God.
+    
+The Word was with God,
+    
+and the Word was God.
+
 
 2. He existed in the beginning with God.
 
 3. God created everything through him,
-    and nothing was created except through him.
+    
+and nothing was created except through him.
+
 
 4. The Word gave life to everything that was created,
-    and his life brought light to everyone.
+    
+and his life brought light to everyone.
+
 
 5. The light shines in the darkness,
     and the darkness can never extinguish it.
@@ -32,7 +39,10 @@ Prologue: Christ, the Eternal Word
 
 16. From his abundance we have all received one gracious blessing after another.
 17. For the law was given through Moses, but God's unfailing love and faithfulness came through Jesus Christ.
-18. No one has ever seen God. But the unique One, who is himself God, is near to the Father's heart. He has revealed God to us.The Testimony of John the Baptist
+18. No one has ever seen God. But the unique One, who is himself God, is near to the Father's heart. He has revealed God to us.
+
+The Testimony of John the Baptist
+
 
 19. This was John's testimony when the Jewish leaders sent priests and Temple assistants from Jerusalem to ask John, "Who are you?"
 20. He came right out and said, "I am not the Messiah."
@@ -42,6 +52,7 @@ Prologue: Christ, the Eternal Word
 "Are you the Prophet we are expecting?"
 "No."
 
+
 22. "Then who are you? We need an answer for those who sent us. What do you have to say about yourself?"
 
 23. John replied in the words of the prophet Isaiah:
@@ -54,7 +65,10 @@ Prologue: Christ, the Eternal Word
 26. John told them, "I baptize with water, but right here in the crowd is someone you do not recognize.
 27. Though his ministry follows mine, I'm not even worthy to be his slave and untie the straps of his sandal."
 
-28. This encounter took place in Bethany, an area east of the Jordan River, where John was baptizing.Jesus, the Lamb of God
+28. This encounter took place in Bethany, an area east of the Jordan River, where John was baptizing.
+
+Jesus, the Lamb of God
+
 
 29. The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, "Look! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!
 30. He is the one I was talking about when I said, 'A man is coming after me who is far greater than I am, for he existed long before me.'
@@ -62,15 +76,19 @@ Prologue: Christ, the Eternal Word
 
 32. Then John testified, "I saw the Holy Spirit descending like a dove from heaven and resting upon him.
 33. I didn't know he was the one, but when God sent me to baptize with water, he told me, 'The one on whom you see the Spirit descend and rest is the one who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.'
-34. I saw this happen to Jesus, so I testify that he is the Chosen One of God."The First Disciples
+34. I saw this happen to Jesus, so I testify that he is the Chosen One of God."
+The First Disciples
+
 
 35. The following day John was again standing with two of his disciples.
 36. As Jesus walked by, John looked at him and declared, "Look! There is the Lamb of God!"
 37. When John's two disciples heard this, they followed Jesus.
 
 38. Jesus looked around and saw them following. *"What do you want?"* he asked them.
+
 They replied, "Rabbi" (which means "Teacher"), "where are you staying?"
 
+
 39. *"Come and see,"* he said. It was about four o'clock in the afternoon when they went with him to the place where he was staying, and they remained with him the rest of the day.
 
 40. Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, was one of these men who heard what John said and then followed Jesus.
@@ -86,6 +104,7 @@ They replied, "Rabbi" (which means "Teacher"), "where are you staying?"
 46. "Nazareth!" exclaimed Nathanael. "Can anything good come from Nazareth?"
 "Come and see for yourself," Philip replied.
 
+
 47. As they approached, Jesus said, *"Now here is a genuine son of Israel--a man of complete integrity."*
 
 48. "How do you know about me?" Nathanael asked.
@@ -97,3 +116,4 @@ Jesus replied, *"I could see you under the fig tree before Philip found you."*
 51. Then he said, *"I tell you the truth, you will all see heaven open and the angels of God going up and down on the Son of Man, the one who is the stairway between heaven and earth."*
 
 
+

NLT/43_John/Chapter_02.md

@@ -18,7 +18,10 @@ The Wedding at Cana
 
 11. This miraculous sign at Cana in Galilee was the first time Jesus revealed his glory. And his disciples believed in him.
 
-12. After the wedding he went to Capernaum for a few days with his mother, his brothers, and his disciples.Jesus Clears the Temple
+12. After the wedding he went to Capernaum for a few days with his mother, his brothers, and his disciples.
+
+Jesus Clears the Temple
+
 
 13. It was nearly time for the Jewish Passover celebration, so Jesus went to Jerusalem.
 14. In the Temple area he saw merchants selling cattle, sheep, and doves for sacrifices; he also saw dealers at tables exchanging foreign money.
@@ -33,10 +36,14 @@ The Wedding at Cana
 
 20. "What!" they exclaimed. "It has taken forty-six years to build this Temple, and you can rebuild it in three days?"
 21. But when Jesus said "this temple," he meant his own body.
-22. After he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered he had said this, and they believed both the Scriptures and what Jesus had said.Jesus and Nicodemus
+22. After he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered he had said this, and they believed both the Scriptures and what Jesus had said.
+
+Jesus and Nicodemus
+
 
 23. Because of the miraculous signs Jesus did in Jerusalem at the Passover celebration, many began to trust in him.
 24. But Jesus didn't trust them, because he knew all about people.
 25. No one needed to tell him about human nature, for he knew what was in each person's heart.
 
 
+

NLT/43_John/Chapter_03.md

@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@
 18. *"There is no judgment against anyone who believes in him. But anyone who does not believe in him has already been judged for not believing in God's one and only Son.*
 19. *And the judgment is based on this fact: God's light came into the world, but people loved the darkness more than the light, for their actions were evil.*
 20. *All who do evil hate the light and refuse to go near it for fear their sins will be exposed.*
-21. *But those who do what is right come to the light so others can see that they are doing what God wants."*John the Baptist Exalts Jesus
+21. *But those who do what is right come to the light so others can see that they are doing what God wants."*
+John the Baptist Exalts Jesus
+
 
 22. Then Jesus and his disciples left Jerusalem and went into the Judean countryside. Jesus spent some time with them there, baptizing people.
 
@@ -48,3 +50,4 @@
 36. And anyone who believes in God's Son has eternal life. Anyone who doesn't obey the Son will never experience eternal life but remains under God's angry judgment."
 
 
+

NLT/43_John/Chapter_04.md

@@ -56,12 +56,16 @@ Jesus said, *"You're right! You don't have a husband--*
 35. *You know the saying, 'Four months between planting and harvest.' But I say, wake up and look around. The fields are already ripe for harvest.*
 36. *The harvesters are paid good wages, and the fruit they harvest is people brought to eternal life. What joy awaits both the planter and the harvester alike!*
 37. *You know the saying, 'One plants and another harvests.' And it's true.*
-38. *I sent you to harvest where you didn't plant; others had already done the work, and now you will get to gather the harvest."*Many Samaritans Believe
+38. *I sent you to harvest where you didn't plant; others had already done the work, and now you will get to gather the harvest."*
+Many Samaritans Believe
+
 
 39. Many Samaritans from the village believed in Jesus because the woman had said, "He told me everything I ever did!"
 40. When they came out to see him, they begged him to stay in their village. So he stayed for two days,
 41. long enough for many more to hear his message and believe.
-42. Then they said to the woman, "Now we believe, not just because of what you told us, but because we have heard him ourselves. Now we know that he is indeed the Savior of the world."Jesus Heals an Official's Son
+42. Then they said to the woman, "Now we believe, not just because of what you told us, but because we have heard him ourselves. Now we know that he is indeed the Savior of the world."
+Jesus Heals an Official's Son
+
 
 43. At the end of the two days, Jesus went on to Galilee.
 44. He himself had said that a prophet is not honored in his own hometown.
@@ -82,3 +86,4 @@ Jesus said, *"You're right! You don't have a husband--*
 54. This was the second miraculous sign Jesus did in Galilee after coming from Judea.
 
 
+

NLT/43_John/Chapter_05.md

@@ -20,7 +20,10 @@ Jesus Heals a Lame Man
 
 13. The man didn't know, for Jesus had disappeared into the crowd.
 14. But afterward Jesus found him in the Temple and told him, *"Now you are well; so stop sinning, or something even worse may happen to you."*
-15. Then the man went and told the Jewish leaders that it was Jesus who had healed him.Jesus Claims to Be the Son of God
+15. Then the man went and told the Jewish leaders that it was Jesus who had healed him.
+
+Jesus Claims to Be the Son of God
+
 
 16. So the Jewish leaders began harassing Jesus for breaking the Sabbath rules.
 17. But Jesus replied, *"My Father is always working, and so am I."*
@@ -39,7 +42,9 @@ Jesus Heals a Lame Man
 27. *And he has given him authority to judge everyone because he is the Son of Man.*
 28. *Don't be so surprised! Indeed, the time is coming when all the dead in their graves will hear the voice of God's Son,*
 29. *and they will rise again. Those who have done good will rise to experience eternal life, and those who have continued in evil will rise to experience judgment.*
-30. *I can do nothing on my own. I judge as God tells me. Therefore, my judgment is just, because I carry out the will of the one who sent me, not my own will.*Witnesses to Jesus
+30. *I can do nothing on my own. I judge as God tells me. Therefore, my judgment is just, because I carry out the will of the one who sent me, not my own will.*
+Witnesses to Jesus
+
 
 31. *"If I were to testify on my own behalf, my testimony would not be valid.*
 32. *But someone else is also testifying about me, and I assure you that everything he says about me is true.*
@@ -63,3 +68,4 @@ Jesus Heals a Lame Man
 47. *But since you don't believe what he wrote, how will you believe what I say?"*
 
 
+

NLT/43_John/Chapter_06.md

@@ -19,14 +19,19 @@ Jesus Feeds Five Thousand
 13. So they picked up the pieces and filled twelve baskets with scraps left by the people who had eaten from the five barley loaves.
 
 14. When the people saw him do this miraculous sign, they exclaimed, "Surely, he is the Prophet we have been expecting!"
-15. When Jesus saw that they were ready to force him to be their king, he slipped away into the hills by himself.Jesus Walks on Water
+15. When Jesus saw that they were ready to force him to be their king, he slipped away into the hills by himself.
+
+Jesus Walks on Water
+
 
 16. That evening Jesus' disciples went down to the shore to wait for him.
 17. But as darkness fell and Jesus still hadn't come back, they got into the boat and headed across the lake toward Capernaum.
 18. Soon a gale swept down upon them, and the sea grew very rough.
 19. They had rowed three or four miles when suddenly they saw Jesus walking on the water toward the boat. They were terrified,
 20. but he called out to them, *"Don't be afraid. I am here!"*
-21. Then they were eager to let him in the boat, and immediately they arrived at their destination!Jesus, the Bread of Life
+21. Then they were eager to let him in the boat, and immediately they arrived at their destination!
+Jesus, the Bread of Life
+
 
 22. The next day the crowd that had stayed on the far shore saw that the disciples had taken the only boat, and they realized Jesus had not gone with them.
 23. Several boats from Tiberias landed near the place where the Lord had blessed the bread and the people had eaten.
@@ -78,7 +83,10 @@ Jesus Feeds Five Thousand
 57. *I live because of the living Father who sent me; in the same way, anyone who feeds on me will live because of me.*
 58. *I am the true bread that came down from heaven. Anyone who eats this bread will not die as your ancestors did (even though they ate the manna) but will live forever."*
 
-59. He said these things while he was teaching in the synagogue in Capernaum.Many Disciples Desert Jesus
+59. He said these things while he was teaching in the synagogue in Capernaum.
+
+Many Disciples Desert Jesus
+
 
 60. Many of his disciples said, "This is very hard to understand. How can anyone accept it?"
 
@@ -98,3 +106,4 @@ Jesus Feeds Five Thousand
 71. He was speaking of Judas, son of Simon Iscariot, one of the Twelve, who would later betray him.
 
 
+

NLT/43_John/Chapter_07.md

@@ -10,7 +10,10 @@ Jesus and His Brothers
 6. Jesus replied, *"Now is not the right time for me to go, but you can go anytime.*
 7. *The world can't hate you, but it does hate me because I accuse it of doing evil.*
 8. *You go on. I'm not going to this festival, because my time has not yet come."*
-9. After saying these things, Jesus remained in Galilee.Jesus Teaches Openly at the Temple
+9. After saying these things, Jesus remained in Galilee.
+
+Jesus Teaches Openly at the Temple
+
 
 10. But after his brothers left for the festival, Jesus also went, though secretly, staying out of public view.
 11. The Jewish leaders tried to find him at the festival and kept asking if anyone had seen him.
@@ -30,7 +33,9 @@ Jesus and His Brothers
 21. Jesus replied, *"I did one miracle on the Sabbath, and you were amazed.*
 22. *But you work on the Sabbath, too, when you obey Moses' law of circumcision. (Actually, this tradition of circumcision began with the patriarchs, long before the law of Moses.)*
 23. *For if the correct time for circumcising your son falls on the Sabbath, you go ahead and do it so as not to break the law of Moses. So why should you be angry with me for healing a man on the Sabbath?*
-24. *Look beneath the surface so you can judge correctly."*Is Jesus the Messiah?
+24. *Look beneath the surface so you can judge correctly."*
+Is Jesus the Messiah?
+
 
 25. Some of the people who lived in Jerusalem started to ask each other, "Isn't this the man they are trying to kill?
 26. But here he is, speaking in public, and they say nothing to him. Could our leaders possibly believe that he is the Messiah?
@@ -47,11 +52,15 @@ Jesus and His Brothers
 34. *You will search for me but not find me. And you cannot go where I am going."*
 
 35. The Jewish leaders were puzzled by this statement. "Where is he planning to go?" they asked. "Is he thinking of leaving the country and going to the Jews in other lands? Maybe he will even teach the Greeks!
-36. What does he mean when he says, 'You will search for me but not find me,' and 'You cannot go where I am going'?"Jesus Promises Living Water
+36. What does he mean when he says, 'You will search for me but not find me,' and 'You cannot go where I am going'?"
+Jesus Promises Living Water
+
 
 37. On the last day, the climax of the festival, Jesus stood and shouted to the crowds, *"Anyone who is thirsty may come to me!*
 38. *Anyone who believes in me may come and drink! For the Scriptures declare, 'Rivers of living water will flow from his heart.'"*
-39. (When he said "living water," he was speaking of the Spirit, who would be given to everyone believing in him. But the Spirit had not yet been given, because Jesus had not yet entered into his glory.)Division and Unbelief
+39. (When he said "living water," he was speaking of the Spirit, who would be given to everyone believing in him. But the Spirit had not yet been given, because Jesus had not yet entered into his glory.)
+Division and Unbelief
+
 
 40. When the crowds heard him say this, some of them declared, "Surely this man is the Prophet we've been expecting."
 41. Others said, "He is the Messiah." Still others said, "But he can't be! Will the Messiah come from Galilee?
@@ -75,3 +84,4 @@ Jesus and His Brothers
 53. Then the meeting broke up, and everybody went home.
 
 
+

NLT/43_John/Chapter_08.md

@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ A Woman Caught in Adultery
 10. Then Jesus stood up again and said to the woman, *"Where are your accusers? Didn't even one of them condemn you?"*
 
 11. "No, Lord," she said.
-And Jesus said, *"Neither do I. Go and sin no more."*Jesus, the Light of the World
+And Jesus said, *"Neither do I. Go and sin no more."*
+Jesus, the Light of the World
+
 
 12. Jesus spoke to the people once more and said, *"I am the light of the world. If you follow me, you won't have to walk in darkness, because you will have the light that leads to life."*
 
@@ -30,7 +32,10 @@ And Jesus said, *"Neither do I. Go and sin no more."*Jesus, the Light of the Wor
 
 19. "Where is your father?" they asked.
 Jesus answered, *"Since you don't know who I am, you don't know who my Father is. If you knew me, you would also know my Father."*
-20. Jesus made these statements while he was teaching in the section of the Temple known as the Treasury. But he was not arrested, because his time had not yet come.The Unbelieving People Warned
+20. Jesus made these statements while he was teaching in the section of the Temple known as the Treasury. But he was not arrested, because his time had not yet come.
+
+The Unbelieving People Warned
+
 
 21. Later Jesus said to them again, *"I am going away. You will search for me but will die in your sin. You cannot come where I am going."*
 
@@ -46,7 +51,10 @@ Jesus replied, *"The one I have always claimed to be.*
 
 28. So Jesus said, *"When you have lifted up the Son of Man on the cross, then you will understand that I am* he. I do nothing on my own but say only what the Father taught me.
 29. *And the one who sent me is with me--he has not deserted me. For I always do what pleases him."*
-30. Then many who heard him say these things believed in him.Jesus and Abraham
+30. Then many who heard him say these things believed in him.
+
+Jesus and Abraham
+
 
 31. Jesus said to the people who believed in him, *"You are truly my disciples if you remain faithful to my teachings.*
 32. *And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free."*
@@ -60,11 +68,13 @@ Jesus replied, *"The one I have always claimed to be.*
 38. *I am telling you what I saw when I was with my Father. But you are following the advice of your father."*
 
 39. "Our father is Abraham!" they declared.
-*"No," Jesus replied, "for if you were really the children of Abraham, you would follow his example.*
+*
+"No," Jesus replied, "for if you were really the children of Abraham, you would follow his example.*
 40. *Instead, you are trying to kill me because I told you the truth, which I heard from God. Abraham never did such a thing.*
 41. *No, you are imitating your real father."*
 They replied, "We aren't illegitimate children! God himself is our true Father."
 
+
 42. Jesus told them, *"If God were your Father, you would love me, because I have come to you from God. I am not here on my own, but he sent me.*
 43. *Why can't you understand what I am saying? It's because you can't even hear me!*
 44. *For you are the children of your father the devil, and you love to do the evil things he does. He was a murderer from the beginning. He has always hated the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, it is consistent with his character; for he is a liar and the father of lies.*
@@ -74,7 +84,8 @@ They replied, "We aren't illegitimate children! God himself is our true Father."
 
 48. The people retorted, "You Samaritan devil! Didn't we say all along that you were possessed by a demon?"
 
-49. *"No," Jesus said, "I have no demon in me. For I honor my Father--and you dishonor me.*
+49. *
+"No," Jesus said, "I have no demon in me. For I honor my Father--and you dishonor me.*
 50. *And though I have no wish to glorify myself, God is going to glorify me. He is the true judge.*
 51. *I tell you the truth, anyone who obeys my teaching will never die!"*
 
@@ -91,3 +102,4 @@ They replied, "We aren't illegitimate children! God himself is our true Father."
 59. At that point they picked up stones to throw at him. But Jesus was hidden from them and left the Temple.
 
 
+

NLT/43_John/Chapter_09.md

@@ -15,13 +15,16 @@ Jesus Heals a Man Born Blind
 9. Some said he was, and others said, "No, he just looks like him!"
 But the beggar kept saying, "Yes, I am the same one!"
 
+
 10. They asked, "Who healed you? What happened?"
 
 11. He told them, "The man they call Jesus made mud and spread it over my eyes and told me, 'Go to the pool of Siloam and wash yourself.' So I went and washed, and now I can see!"
 
 12. "Where is he now?" they asked.
+
 "I don't know," he replied.
 
+
 13. Then they took the man who had been blind to the Pharisees,
 14. because it was on the Sabbath that Jesus had made the mud and healed him.
 15. The Pharisees asked the man all about it. So he told them, "He put the mud over my eyes, and when I washed it away, I could see!"
@@ -31,6 +34,7 @@ But the beggar kept saying, "Yes, I am the same one!"
 17. Then the Pharisees again questioned the man who had been blind and demanded, "What's your opinion about this man who healed you?"
 The man replied, "I think he must be a prophet."
 
+
 18. The Jewish leaders still refused to believe the man had been blind and could now see, so they called in his parents.
 19. They asked them, "Is this your son? Was he born blind? If so, how can he now see?"
 
@@ -55,7 +59,10 @@ The man replied, "I think he must be a prophet."
 32. Ever since the world began, no one has been able to open the eyes of someone born blind.
 33. If this man were not from God, he couldn't have done it."
 
-34. "You were born a total sinner!" they answered. "Are you trying to teach us?" And they threw him out of the synagogue.Spiritual Blindness
+34. "You were born a total sinner!" they answered. "Are you trying to teach us?" And they threw him out of the synagogue.
+
+Spiritual Blindness
+
 
 35. When Jesus heard what had happened, he found the man and asked, *"Do you believe in the Son of Man?"*
 
@@ -72,3 +79,4 @@ The man replied, "I think he must be a prophet."
 41. *"If you were blind, you wouldn't be guilty," Jesus replied. "But you remain guilty because you claim you can see.*
 
 
+

NLT/43_John/Chapter_10.md

@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@ The Good Shepherd and His Sheep
 
 19. When he said these things, the people were again divided in their opinions about him.
 20. Some said, "He's demon possessed and out of his mind. Why listen to a man like that?"
-21. Others said, "This doesn't sound like a man possessed by a demon! Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?"Jesus Claims to Be the Son of God
+21. Others said, "This doesn't sound like a man possessed by a demon! Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?"
+Jesus Claims to Be the Son of God
+
 
 22. It was now winter, and Jesus was in Jerusalem at the time of Hanukkah, the Festival of Dedication.
 23. He was in the Temple, walking through the section known as Solomon's Colonnade.
@@ -56,3 +58,4 @@ The Good Shepherd and His Sheep
 42. And many who were there believed in Jesus.
 
 
+

NLT/43_John/Chapter_11.md

@@ -48,20 +48,26 @@ The Raising of Lazarus
 
 33. When Jesus saw her weeping and saw the other people wailing with her, a deep anger welled up within him, and he was deeply troubled.
 34. *"Where have you put him?"* he asked them.
+
 They told him, "Lord, come and see."
+
 35. Then Jesus wept.
 36. The people who were standing nearby said, "See how much he loved him!"
 37. But some said, "This man healed a blind man. Couldn't he have kept Lazarus from dying?"
 
 38. Jesus was still angry as he arrived at the tomb, a cave with a stone rolled across its entrance.
 39. *"Roll the stone aside,"* Jesus told them.
+
 But Martha, the dead man's sister, protested, "Lord, he has been dead for four days. The smell will be terrible."
 
+
 40. Jesus responded, *"Didn't I tell you that you would see God's glory if you believe?"*
 41. So they rolled the stone aside. Then Jesus looked up to heaven and said, *"Father, thank you for hearing me.*
 42. *You always hear me, but I said it out loud for the sake of all these people standing here, so that they will believe you sent me."*
 43. Then Jesus shouted, *"Lazarus, come out!"*
-44. And the dead man came out, his hands and feet bound in graveclothes, his face wrapped in a headcloth. Jesus told them, *"Unwrap him and let him go!"*The Plot to Kill Jesus
+44. And the dead man came out, his hands and feet bound in graveclothes, his face wrapped in a headcloth. Jesus told them, *"Unwrap him and let him go!"*
+The Plot to Kill Jesus
+
 
 45. Many of the people who were with Mary believed in Jesus when they saw this happen.
 46. But some went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done.
@@ -82,3 +88,4 @@ But Martha, the dead man's sister, protested, "Lord, he has been dead for four d
 57. Meanwhile, the leading priests and Pharisees had publicly ordered that anyone seeing Jesus must report it immediately so they could arrest him.
 
 
+

NLT/43_John/Chapter_12.md

@@ -14,7 +14,10 @@ Jesus Anointed at Bethany
 
 9. When all the people heard of Jesus' arrival, they flocked to see him and also to see Lazarus, the man Jesus had raised from the dead.
 10. Then the leading priests decided to kill Lazarus, too,
-11. for it was because of him that many of the people had deserted them and believed in Jesus.Jesus' Triumphant Entry
+11. for it was because of him that many of the people had deserted them and believed in Jesus.
+
+Jesus' Triumphant Entry
+
 
 12. The next day, the news that Jesus was on the way to Jerusalem swept through the city. A large crowd of Passover visitors
 13. took palm branches and went down the road to meet him. They shouted,
@@ -25,6 +28,7 @@ Hail to the King of Israel!"
 14. Jesus found a young donkey and rode on it, fulfilling the prophecy that said:
 
 15. "Don't be afraid, people of Jerusalem.
+
 Look, your King is coming,
     riding on a donkey's colt."
 
@@ -32,7 +36,9 @@ Look, your King is coming,
 
 17. Many in the crowd had seen Jesus call Lazarus from the tomb, raising him from the dead, and they were telling others about it.
 18. That was the reason so many went out to meet him--because they had heard about this miraculous sign.
-19. Then the Pharisees said to each other, "There's nothing we can do. Look, everyone has gone after him!"Jesus Predicts His Death
+19. Then the Pharisees said to each other, "There's nothing we can do. Look, everyone has gone after him!"
+Jesus Predicts His Death
+
 
 20. Some Greeks who had come to Jerusalem for the Passover celebration
 21. paid a visit to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee. They said, "Sir, we want to meet Jesus."
@@ -46,6 +52,7 @@ Look, your King is coming,
 27. *"Now my soul is deeply troubled. Should I pray, 'Father, save me from this hour'? But this is the very reason I came!*
 28. *Father, bring glory to your name."*
 Then a voice spoke from heaven, saying, "I have already brought glory to my name, and I will do so again."
+
 29. When the crowd heard the voice, some thought it was thunder, while others declared an angel had spoken to him.
 
 30. Then Jesus told them, *"The voice was for your benefit, not mine.*
@@ -57,7 +64,10 @@ Then a voice spoke from heaven, saying, "I have already brought glory to my name
 
 35. Jesus replied, *"My light will shine for you just a little longer. Walk in the light while you can, so the darkness will not overtake you. Those who walk in the darkness cannot see where they are going.*
 36. *Put your trust in the light while there is still time; then you will become children of the light."*
-After saying these things, Jesus went away and was hidden from them.The Unbelief of the People
+After saying these things, Jesus went away and was hidden from them.
+
+The Unbelief of the People
+
 
 37. But despite all the miraculous signs Jesus had done, most of the people still did not believe in him.
 38. This is exactly what Isaiah the prophet had predicted:
@@ -67,9 +77,11 @@ After saying these things, Jesus went away and was hidden from them.The Unbelief
 39. But the people couldn't believe, for as Isaiah also said,
 
 40. "The Lord has blinded their eyes
-    and hardened their hearts--
+    
+and hardened their hearts--
 so that their eyes cannot see,
-    and their hearts cannot understand,
+    
+and their hearts cannot understand,
 and they cannot turn to me
     and have me heal them."
 
@@ -86,3 +98,4 @@ and they cannot turn to me
 50. *And I know his commands lead to eternal life; so I say whatever the Father tells me to say."*
 
 
+

NLT/43_John/Chapter_13.md

@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@ Jesus replied, *"Unless I wash you, you won't belong to me."*
 14. *And since I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash each other's feet.*
 15. *I have given you an example to follow. Do as I have done to you.*
 16. *I tell you the truth, slaves are not greater than their master. Nor is the messenger more important than the one who sends the message.*
-17. *Now that you know these things, God will bless you for doing them.*Jesus Predicts His Betrayal
+17. *Now that you know these things, God will bless you for doing them.*
+Jesus Predicts His Betrayal
+
 
 18. *"I am not saying these things to all of you; I know the ones I have chosen. But this fulfills the Scripture that says, 'The one who eats my food has turned against me.'*
 19. *I tell you this beforehand, so that when it happens you will believe that I am* the Messiah.
@@ -41,7 +43,10 @@ Jesus replied, *"Unless I wash you, you won't belong to me."*
 27. When Judas had eaten the bread, Satan entered into him. Then Jesus told him, *"Hurry and do what you're going to do."*
 28. None of the others at the table knew what Jesus meant.
 29. Since Judas was their treasurer, some thought Jesus was telling him to go and pay for the food or to give some money to the poor.
-30. So Judas left at once, going out into the night.Jesus Predicts Peter's Denial
+30. So Judas left at once, going out into the night.
+
+Jesus Predicts Peter's Denial
+
 
 31. As soon as Judas left the room, Jesus said, *"The time has come for the Son of Man to enter into his glory, and God will be glorified because of him.*
 32. *And since God receives glory because of the Son, he will give his own glory to the Son, and he will do so at once.*
@@ -57,3 +62,4 @@ And Jesus replied, *"You can't go with me now, but you will follow me later."*
 38. Jesus answered, *"Die for me? I tell you the truth, Peter--before the rooster crows tomorrow morning, you will deny three times that you even know me.*
 
 
+

NLT/43_John/Chapter_14.md

@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ Jesus, the Way to the Father
 
 12. *"I tell you the truth, anyone who believes in me will do the same works I have done, and even greater works, because I am going to be with the Father.*
 13. *You can ask for anything in my name, and I will do it, so that the Son can bring glory to the Father.*
-14. *Yes, ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it!*Jesus Promises the Holy Spirit
+14. *Yes, ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it!*
+Jesus Promises the Holy Spirit
+
 
 15. *"If you love me, obey my commandments.*
 16. *And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, who will never leave you.*
@@ -44,3 +46,4 @@ Jesus, the Way to the Father
 31. *but I will do what the Father requires of me, so that the world will know that I love the Father. Come, let's be going.*
 
 
+

NLT/43_John/Chapter_15.md

@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ Jesus, the True Vine
 14. *You are my friends if you do what I command.*
 15. *I no longer call you slaves, because a master doesn't confide in his slaves. Now you are my friends, since I have told you everything the Father told me.*
 16. *You didn't choose me. I chose you. I appointed you to go and produce lasting fruit, so that the Father will give you whatever you ask for, using my name.*
-17. *This is my command: Love each other.*The World's Hatred
+17. *This is my command: Love each other.*
+The World's Hatred
+
 
 18. *"If the world hates you, remember that it hated me first.*
 19. *The world would love you as one of its own if you belonged to it, but you are no longer part of the world. I chose you to come out of the world, so it hates you.*
@@ -34,3 +36,4 @@ Jesus, the True Vine
 27. *And you must also testify about me because you have been with me from the beginning of my ministry.*
 
 
+

NLT/43_John/Chapter_16.md

@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
 1. *"I have told you these things so that you won't abandon your faith.*
 2. *For you will be expelled from the synagogues, and the time is coming when those who kill you will think they are doing a holy service for God.*
 3. *This is because they have never known the Father or me.*
-4. *Yes, I'm telling you these things now, so that when they happen, you will remember my warning. I didn't tell you earlier because I was going to be with you for a while longer.*The Work of the Holy Spirit
+4. *Yes, I'm telling you these things now, so that when they happen, you will remember my warning. I didn't tell you earlier because I was going to be with you for a while longer.*
+The Work of the Holy Spirit
+
 
 5. *"But now I am going away to the one who sent me, and not one of you is asking where I am going.*
 6. *Instead, you grieve because of what I've told you.*
@@ -15,7 +17,9 @@
 12. *"There is so much more I want to tell you, but you can't bear it now.*
 13. *When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own but will tell you what he has heard. He will tell you about the future.*
 14. *He will bring me glory by telling you whatever he receives from me.*
-15. *All that belongs to the Father is mine; this is why I said, 'The Spirit will tell you whatever he receives from me.'*Sadness Will Be Turned to Joy
+15. *All that belongs to the Father is mine; this is why I said, 'The Spirit will tell you whatever he receives from me.'*
+Sadness Will Be Turned to Joy
+
 
 16. *"In a little while you won't see me anymore. But a little while after that, you will see me again."*
 
@@ -42,3 +46,4 @@
 33. *I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world."*
 
 
+

NLT/43_John/Chapter_17.md

@@ -35,3 +35,4 @@ The Prayer of Jesus
 26. *I have revealed you to them, and I will continue to do so. Then your love for me will be in them, and I will be in them."*
 
 
+

NLT/43_John/Chapter_18.md

@@ -8,27 +8,38 @@ Jesus Is Betrayed and Arrested
 4. Jesus fully realized all that was going to happen to him, so he stepped forward to meet them. *"Who are you looking for?"* he asked.
 
 5. "Jesus the Nazarene," they replied.
-*"I am* he," Jesus said. (Judas, who betrayed him, was standing with them.)
-6. As Jesus said *"I am* he," they all drew back and fell to the ground!
+*
+"I am* he," Jesus said. (Judas, who betrayed him, was standing with them.)
+6. As Jesus said *
+"I am* he," they all drew back and fell to the ground!
 7. Once more he asked them, *"Who are you looking for?"*
 And again they replied, "Jesus the Nazarene."
 
+
 8. *"I told you that I am he," Jesus said. "And since I am the one you want, let these others go."*
 9. He did this to fulfill his own statement: *"I did not lose a single one of those you have given me."*
 
 10. Then Simon Peter drew a sword and slashed off the right ear of Malchus, the high priest's slave.
-11. But Jesus said to Peter, *"Put your sword back into its sheath. Shall I not drink from the cup of suffering the Father has given me?"*Jesus at the High Priest's House
+11. But Jesus said to Peter, *"Put your sword back into its sheath. Shall I not drink from the cup of suffering the Father has given me?"*
+Jesus at the High Priest's House
+
 
 12. So the soldiers, their commanding officer, and the Temple guards arrested Jesus and tied him up.
 13. First they took him to Annas, since he was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, the high priest at that time.
-14. Caiaphas was the one who had told the other Jewish leaders, "It's better that one man should die for the people."Peter's First Denial
+14. Caiaphas was the one who had told the other Jewish leaders, "It's better that one man should die for the people."
+Peter's First Denial
+
 
 15. Simon Peter followed Jesus, as did another of the disciples. That other disciple was acquainted with the high priest, so he was allowed to enter the high priest's courtyard with Jesus.
 16. Peter had to stay outside the gate. Then the disciple who knew the high priest spoke to the woman watching at the gate, and she let Peter in.
 17. The woman asked Peter, "You're not one of that man's disciples, are you?"
-"No," he said, "I am not."
+"No," he said, 
+"I am not."
+
+18. Because it was cold, the household servants and the guards had made a charcoal fire. They stood around it, warming themselves, and Peter stood with them, warming himself.
+
+The High Priest Questions Jesus
 
-18. Because it was cold, the household servants and the guards had made a charcoal fire. They stood around it, warming themselves, and Peter stood with them, warming himself.The High Priest Questions Jesus
 
 19. Inside, the high priest began asking Jesus about his followers and what he had been teaching them.
 20. Jesus replied, *"Everyone knows what I teach. I have preached regularly in the synagogues and the Temple, where the people gather. I have not spoken in secret.*
@@ -38,13 +49,20 @@ And again they replied, "Jesus the Nazarene."
 
 23. Jesus replied, *"If I said anything wrong, you must prove it. But if I'm speaking the truth, why are you beating me?"*
 
-24. Then Annas bound Jesus and sent him to Caiaphas, the high priest.Peter's Second and Third Denials
+24. Then Annas bound Jesus and sent him to Caiaphas, the high priest.
+
+Peter's Second and Third Denials
+
 
 25. Meanwhile, as Simon Peter was standing by the fire warming himself, they asked him again, "You're not one of his disciples, are you?"
 He denied it, saying, "No, I am not."
 
+
 26. But one of the household slaves of the high priest, a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off, asked, "Didn't I see you out there in the olive grove with Jesus?"
-27. Again Peter denied it. And immediately a rooster crowed.Jesus' Trial before Pilate
+27. Again Peter denied it. And immediately a rooster crowed.
+
+Jesus' Trial before Pilate
+
 
 28. Jesus' trial before Caiaphas ended in the early hours of the morning. Then he was taken to the headquarters of the Roman governor. His accusers didn't go inside because it would defile them, and they wouldn't be allowed to celebrate the Passover.
 29. So Pilate, the governor, went out to them and asked, "What is your charge against this man?"
@@ -52,7 +70,9 @@ He denied it, saying, "No, I am not."
 30. "We wouldn't have handed him over to you if he weren't a criminal!" they retorted.
 
 31. "Then take him away and judge him by your own law," Pilate told them.
+
 "Only the Romans are permitted to execute someone," the Jewish leaders replied.
+
 32. (This fulfilled Jesus' prediction about the way he would die.)
 
 33. Then Pilate went back into his headquarters and called for Jesus to be brought to him. "Are you the king of the Jews?" he asked him.
@@ -72,3 +92,4 @@ Jesus responded, *"You say I am a king. Actually, I was born and came into the w
 40. But they shouted back, "No! Not this man. We want Barabbas!" (Barabbas was a revolutionary.)
 
 
+

NLT/43_John/Chapter_19.md

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ Jesus Sentenced to Death
 6. When they saw him, the leading priests and Temple guards began shouting, "Crucify him! Crucify him!"
 "Take him yourselves and crucify him," Pilate said. "I find him not guilty."
 
+
 7. The Jewish leaders replied, "By our law he ought to die because he called himself the Son of God."
 
 8. When Pilate heard this, he was more frightened than ever.
@@ -26,10 +27,15 @@ Jesus Sentenced to Death
 
 15. "Away with him," they yelled. "Away with him! Crucify him!"
 "What? Crucify your king?" Pilate asked.
+
 "We have no king but Caesar," the leading priests shouted back.
 
-16. Then Pilate turned Jesus over to them to be crucified.The Crucifixion
+
+16. Then Pilate turned Jesus over to them to be crucified.
+
+The Crucifixion
 So they took Jesus away.
+
 17. Carrying the cross by himself, he went to the place called Place of the Skull (in Hebrew, Golgotha).
 18. There they nailed him to the cross. Two others were crucified with him, one on either side, with Jesus between them.
 19. And Pilate posted a sign on the cross that read, "Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews."
@@ -44,7 +50,10 @@ So they took Jesus away.
 
 25. Standing near the cross were Jesus' mother, and his mother's sister, Mary (the wife of Clopas), and Mary Magdalene.
 26. When Jesus saw his mother standing there beside the disciple he loved, he said to her, *"Dear woman, here is your son."*
-27. And he said to this disciple, *"Here is your mother."* And from then on this disciple took her into his home.The Death of Jesus
+27. And he said to this disciple, *"Here is your mother."* And from then on this disciple took her into his home.
+
+The Death of Jesus
+
 
 28. Jesus knew that his mission was now finished, and to fulfill Scripture he said, *"I am thirsty."*
 29. A jar of sour wine was sitting there, so they soaked a sponge in it, put it on a hyssop branch, and held it up to his lips.
@@ -56,7 +65,9 @@ So they took Jesus away.
 34. One of the soldiers, however, pierced his side with a spear, and immediately blood and water flowed out.
 35. (This report is from an eyewitness giving an accurate account. He speaks the truth so that you also may continue to believe.)
 36. These things happened in fulfillment of the Scriptures that say, "Not one of his bones will be broken,"
-37. and "They will look on the one they pierced."The Burial of Jesus
+37. and "They will look on the one they pierced."
+The Burial of Jesus
+
 
 38. Afterward Joseph of Arimathea, who had been a secret disciple of Jesus (because he feared the Jewish leaders), asked Pilate for permission to take down Jesus' body. When Pilate gave permission, Joseph came and took the body away.
 39. With him came Nicodemus, the man who had come to Jesus at night. He brought about seventy-five pounds of perfumed ointment made from myrrh and aloes.
@@ -65,3 +76,4 @@ So they took Jesus away.
 42. And so, because it was the day of preparation for the Jewish Passover and since the tomb was close at hand, they laid Jesus there.
 
 
+

NLT/43_John/Chapter_20.md

@@ -11,42 +11,59 @@ The Resurrection
 7. while the cloth that had covered Jesus' head was folded up and lying apart from the other wrappings.
 8. Then the disciple who had reached the tomb first also went in, and he saw and believed--
 9. for until then they still hadn't understood the Scriptures that said Jesus must rise from the dead.
-10. Then they went home.Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene
+10. Then they went home.
+
+Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene
+
 
 11. Mary was standing outside the tomb crying, and as she wept, she stooped and looked in.
 12. She saw two white-robed angels, one sitting at the head and the other at the foot of the place where the body of Jesus had been lying.
 13. "Dear woman, why are you crying?" the angels asked her.
+
 "Because they have taken away my Lord," she replied, "and I don't know where they have put him."
 
+
 14. She turned to leave and saw someone standing there. It was Jesus, but she didn't recognize him.
 15. *"Dear woman, why are you crying?" Jesus asked her. "Who are you looking for?"*
 She thought he was the gardener. "Sir," she said, "if you have taken him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will go and get him."
 
+
 16. *"Mary!"* Jesus said.
+
 She turned to him and cried out, "Rabboni!" (which is Hebrew for "Teacher").
 
+
 17. *"Don't cling to me," Jesus said, "for I haven't yet ascended to the Father. But go find my brothers and tell them, 'I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.'"*
 
-18. Mary Magdalene found the disciples and told them, "I have seen the Lord!" Then she gave them his message.Jesus Appears to His Disciples
+18. Mary Magdalene found the disciples and told them, "I have seen the Lord!" Then she gave them his message.
+
+Jesus Appears to His Disciples
+
 
 19. That Sunday evening the disciples were meeting behind locked doors because they were afraid of the Jewish leaders. Suddenly, Jesus was standing there among them! *"Peace be with you,"* he said.
 20. As he spoke, he showed them the wounds in his hands and his side. They were filled with joy when they saw the Lord!
 21. Again he said, *"Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I am sending you."*
 22. Then he breathed on them and said, *"Receive the Holy Spirit.*
-23. *If you forgive anyone's sins, they are forgiven. If you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven."*Jesus Appears to Thomas
+23. *If you forgive anyone's sins, they are forgiven. If you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven."*
+Jesus Appears to Thomas
+
 
 24. One of the twelve disciples, Thomas (nicknamed the Twin), was not with the others when Jesus came.
 25. They told him, "We have seen the Lord!"
 But he replied, "I won't believe it unless I see the nail wounds in his hands, put my fingers into them, and place my hand into the wound in his side."
 
+
 26. Eight days later the disciples were together again, and this time Thomas was with them. The doors were locked; but suddenly, as before, Jesus was standing among them. *"Peace be with you,"* he said.
 27. Then he said to Thomas, *"Put your finger here, and look at my hands. Put your hand into the wound in my side. Don't be faithless any longer. Believe!"*
 
 28. "My Lord and my God!" Thomas exclaimed.
 
-29. Then Jesus told him, *"You believe because you have seen me. Blessed are those who believe without seeing me."*Purpose of the Book
+29. Then Jesus told him, *"You believe because you have seen me. Blessed are those who believe without seeing me."*
+Purpose of the Book
+
 
 30. The disciples saw Jesus do many other miraculous signs in addition to the ones recorded in this book.
 31. But these are written so that you may continue to believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing in him you will have life by the power of his name.
 
 
+

NLT/43_John/Chapter_21.md

@@ -7,10 +7,12 @@ Epilogue: Jesus Appears to Seven Disciples
 3. Simon Peter said, "I'm going fishing."
 "We'll come, too," they all said. So they went out in the boat, but they caught nothing all night.
 
+
 4. At dawn Jesus was standing on the beach, but the disciples couldn't see who he was.
 5. He called out, *"Fellows, have you caught any fish?"*
 "No," they replied.
 
+
 6. Then he said, *"Throw out your net on the right-hand side of the boat, and you'll get some!"* So they did, and they couldn't haul in the net because there were so many fish in it.
 
 7. Then the disciple Jesus loved said to Peter, "It's the Lord!" When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his tunic (for he had stripped for work), jumped into the water, and headed to shore.
@@ -26,11 +28,13 @@ Epilogue: Jesus Appears to Seven Disciples
 
 15. After breakfast Jesus asked Simon Peter, *"Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?"*
 "Yes, Lord," Peter replied, "you know I love you."
-*"Then feed my lambs,"* Jesus told him.
+*
+"Then feed my lambs,"* Jesus told him.
 
 16. Jesus repeated the question: *"Simon son of John, do you love me?"*
 "Yes, Lord," Peter said, "you know I love you."
-*"Then take care of my sheep,"* Jesus said.
+*
+"Then take care of my sheep,"* Jesus said.
 
 17. A third time he asked him, *"Simon son of John, do you love me?"*
 Peter was hurt that Jesus asked the question a third time. He said, "Lord, you know everything. You know that I love you."
@@ -50,3 +54,4 @@ Jesus said, *"Then feed my sheep.*
 25. Jesus also did many other things. If they were all written down, I suppose the whole world could not contain the books that would be written.
 
 
+