Christ's superior dignity. JOHN, John's record of himself 7 The same came for a wit- 19 And this is the record of ness, to bear witness of the John, when the Jews sent priests Light, that all men through him and Levites from Jerusalem, to might believe. ask him, Who art thou? 8 He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light. 20 And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ. 1 21 And they asked him, What 9 That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that then? Art thou Elias? And he cometh into the world. saith, I am not. Art thou that 10 He was in the world, and prophet? And he answered, the world was made by him, and No. the world knew him not. 22 Then said they unto him, 11 He came unto his own, Who art thou? that we may give and his own received him not. an answer to them that sent us. 12 But as many as received What sayest thou of thyself? him, "to them gave he power to 23 He said, I am the voice of become the sons of God, even one crying in the wilderness, to them that believe on his Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias. 24 And they which were sent were of the Pharisees. name: 13 Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. 25 And they asked him, and said unto him, Why baptizest 14 And the Word was made thou then, if thou be not that flesh, and dwelt among us, (and Christ, nor Elias, neither that we beheld his glory, the glory prophet? as of the only begotten of the 26 John answered them, sayFather,) full of grace and truth. ing, I baptize with water: but 15 John bare witness of him, there standeth one among you, and cried, saying, This was he whom ye know not: of whom I spake, He that com- 27 He it is, who coming after eth after me, is preferred before me, is preferred before me, me; for he was before me. whose shoe's latchet I am not 16 And of his fulness have all worthy to unloose. we received, and grace for grace. 28 These things were done 17 For the law was given by in Bethabara beyond Jordan, Moses, but grace and truth came where John was baptizing.po by Jesus Christ. 29 ¶ The next day John seeth 18 No man hath seen God at Jesus coming unto him, and any time; the only begotten Son, saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which is in the bosom of the which taketh away the sin of Father, he hath declared him. the world! His public testimony of Christ. 30 This is he of whom I said, heard John speak, and followed After me cometh a man which him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's is preferred before me; for he brother. CHAP. I. The calling of Andrew, &c. was before me. 41 He first findeth his own 31 And I knew him not: but brother Simon, and saith unto that he should be made manifest him, We have found the Mesto Israel, therefore am I come sias; which is, being interpreted, baptizing with water. the Christ. 32 And John bare record, 42 And he brought him to saying, I saw the Spirit descend-Jesus. And when Jesus beheld ing from heaven like a dove, and him, he said, Thou art Simon it abode upon him. the son of Jona: thou shalt be 33 And I knew him not: but called Cephas; which is, by. he that sent me to baptize with interpretation, a stone. water, the same said unto me, 43 The day following Jesus Upon whom thou shalt see the would go forth into Galilee, and Spirit descending and remain- findeth Philip, and saith unto ing on him. the same is he him, Follow me. which baptizeth with the Holy 44 Now Philip was of BethGhost. saida, the city of Andrew and 34 And I saw and bare record, Peter. that this is the Son of God. 45 Philip findeth Nathanael, 35 Again the next day after, and saith unto him, We have John stood, and two of his dis- found him of whom Moses in ciples; the law, and the prophets, did 36 And looking upon Jesus write, Jesus of Nazareth, the as he walked, he saith, Behold son of Joseph. the Lamb of God! 46 And Nathanael said unto 37 And the two disciples him, Can there any good thing heard him speak, and they fol- come out of Nazareth? Philip lowed Jesus. saith unto him, Come and see. 47 Jesus saw Nathanael com 38 Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and saith ing to him, and saith of him, unto them, What seek ye? They Behold an Israelite indeed, in said unto him, Rabbi, (which is whom is no guile! to say, being interpreted, Mas- 48 Nathanael saith unto him, ter,) where dwellest thou? Whence knowest thou me ? 39 He saith unto them. Come Jesus answered and said unto and see. They came and saw him, Before that Philip called where he dwelt, and abode with thee, when thou wast under the him that day: for it was about fig-tree, I saw thee. 49 Nathanael answered and 40 One of the two which saith unto him, Rabbi, thou art the tenth hour. Christ's miracle at Cana. JOHN, He cleanseth the temple. the Son of God; thou art the had tasted the water that was King of Israel. made wine, and knew not 50 Jesus answered and said whence it was, (but the servants unto him, Because I said unto which drew the water knew,) thee, I saw thee under the fig- the governor of the feast called tree, believest thou? thou shalt the bridegroom, see greater things than these. 10 And saith unto him, Every 51 And he saith unto him, man at the beginning doth set Verily, verily, I say unto you, forth good wine; and when men Hereafter ye shall see heaven have well drunk, then that which open, and the angels of God is worse: but thou hast kept the ascending and descending upon good wine until now. the Son of man. CHAP. II. Water turned into wine. 11 This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested forth his glory; and AND the third day there his disciples believed on him. was a marriage in Cana of 12 After this he went down Galilee; and the mother of Je- to Capernaum, he, and his mosus was there. ther, and his brethren, and his 2 And both Jesus was called, disciples; and they continued and his disciples, to the marriage. there not many days. 3 And when they wanted 13¶ And the Jews' passover wine, the mother of Jesus saith was at hand, and Jesus went up unto him, They have no wine. to Jerusalem, 4 Jesus saith unto her, Wo- 14 And found in the temple man, what have I to do with those that sold oxen, and sheep, thee? mine hour is not yet come. and doves, and the changers of 5 His mother saith unto the money, sitting: servants, Whatsoever he saith 15 And when he had made a unto you, do it. Scourge of small cords, he drove 6 And there were set there them all out of the temple, and six water-pots of stone, after the sheep, and the oxen; and the manner of the purifying of poured out the changers' money, the Jews, containing two or and overthrew the tables; three firkins apiece. 16 And said unto them that 7 Jesus saith unto them, Fill sold doves, Take these things the water-pots with water. And hence: make not my Father's they filled them up to the brim. house a house of merchandise. 8 And he saith unto them, 17 And his disciples rememDraw out now, and bear unto bered that it was written, The the governor of the feast. of the feast. And zeal of thy house hath eaten they bare it. me up. 9 When the ruler of the feast! 18¶Then answered the Jews, Many believe in him. CHAP. III. The necessity of regeneration and said unto him, What sign unto thee, Except a man be shewest thou unto us, seeing born again, he cannot see the that thou doest these things? kingdom of God. 19 Jesus answered and said 4 Nicodemus saith unto him, unto them, Destroy this temple, How can a man be born when and in three days I will raise it he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's up. 20 Then said the Jews, Forty womb, and be born? and six years was this temple in building, and wilt thou rear it up in three days? 5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water, and of 21 But he spake of the temple the Spirit, he cannot enter into of his body. the kingdom of God. 22 When therefore he was 6 That which is born of the risen from the dead, his disciples flesh, is flesh; and that which remembered that he had said is born of the Spirit, is spirit. this unto them: and they be- 7 Marvel not that I said unto lieved the scripture, and the thee, Ye must be born again. word which Jesus had said. 8 The wind bloweth where 23 Now, when he was in Je-it listeth, and thou hearest the rusalem at the passover, in the sound thereof, but canst not tell feast-day, many believed in his whence it cometh, and whither name, when they saw the mira- it goeth: so is every one that is cles which he did. born of the Spirit. 24 But Jesus did not commit 9 Nicodemus answered and himself unto them, because he said unto him, How can these knew all men, things be? 25 And needed not that any 10 Jesus answered and said should testify of man: for he unto him, Art thou a master of knew what was in man. Israel, and knowest not these things? CHAP. III. Christ's conference with Nicodemus. mus, a ruler of the Jews: 11 Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness. 2 The same came to Jesus by 12 If I have told you earthly night, and said unto him, Rabbi, things, and ye believe not, how we know that thou art a teacher shall ye believe if I tell you of come from God: for no man can heavenly things? do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him. 13 And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came 3 Jesus answered and said down from heaven, even the Son unto him, Verily, verily, I say of man which is in heaven. Of faith in Christ. 14 ¶ And as Moses lifted up there: and they came, and were the serpent in the wilderness, baptized. JOHN, John's doctrine concerning him even so must the Son of man be 24 For John was not yet cast lifted up: into prison. 15 That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. a 25 Then there arose question between some of John's disciples and the Jews, about 16 ¶ For God so loved the purifying. world, that he gave his only- 26 And they came unto John, begotten Son, that whosoever and said unto him, Rabbi, he believeth in him, should not that was with thee beyond Jorperish, but have everlasting dan, to whom thou barest witlife. ness, behold, the same baptizeth, 17 For God sent not his and all men come to him. Son into the world to condemn 27 John answered and said, the world, but that the world A man can receive nothing, exthrough him might be saved. cept it be given him from hea18 He that believeth on ven. him, is not condemned: but he 28 Ye yourselves bear me that believeth not, is condemned witness, that I said, I am not the already, because he hath not Christ, but that I am sent before believed in the name of the him. only begotten Son of God. 29 He that hath the bride, is 19 And this is the condemna- the bridegroom: but the friend tion, that light is come into the of the bridegroom, which standworld, and men loved darkness eth and heareth him, rejoiceth rather than light, because their greatly, because of the bridedeeds were evil. groom's voice: this my joy 20 For every one that doeth therefore is fulfilled. evil hateth the light, neither 30 He must increase, but I cometh to the light, lest his must decrease. deeds should be reproved. 31 He that cometh from above 21 But he that doeth truth, is above all: he that is of the cometh to the light, that his earth is earthly, and speaketh deeds may be made manifest, of the earth: he that cometh that they are wrought in God. from heaven is above all. 22 ¶ After these things came 32 And what he hath seen Jesus and his disciples into the and heard, that he testifieth; land of Judea; and there he and no man receiveth his testitarried with them, and baptized. mony. 23 ¶ And John also was bap- 33 He that hath received his tizing in Ænon, near to Salim, testimony, hath set to his seal because there was much water that God is true. |