THE GOSPEL

ACCORDING TO

not any

That which hath been made was

&c.

came. See

(Gr.).

true light,

eth every man, was coming

the light of men.

S. JOHN.

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In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was 1 with God, and the Word was God. The same was in 2 Or,through the beginning with God. All things were made 1 by 3 2 Or, was him; and without him was not anything made that thing made. hath been made. In him was life; and the life was 4 And the light shineth in the dark-5 life in him; ness; and the darkness apprehended it not. There 6 and the life came a man, sent from God, whose name was John. Or, over. The same came for witness, that he might bear Ch. 3 witness of the light, that all might believe through him. He was not the light, but came that he might s Or, The bear witness of the light. There was the true light, 9 which light- even the light which lighteth every man, coming into the world. He was in the world, and the world was 10 made by him, and the world knew him not. came unto his own, and they that were his own received him not. But as many as received him, 12 to them gave he the right to become children of God, 8 Gr. bloods. even to them that believe on his name: which were 13 9 Gr. taber- 7 born, not of 8 blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor 10Or,an only of the will of man, but of God. And the Word 14 became flesh, and 'dwelt among us (and we beheld his glory, glory as of 10 the only begotten from the Father), full of grace and truth. John beareth witness 15 read (this of him, and crieth, saying, "This was he of whom I was he that said, He that cometh after me is become before me: 12 Gr. first for he was before me. For of his fulness we all 16 in regard of received, and grace for grace. For the law was given 17 by Moses; grace and truth came by Jesus Christ. No man hath seen God at any time; 18 the only s read God begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father,

5 Or, every
man as he
cometh
6 Gr. his

own things.

7Or,begotten

nacled.

begotten from a father

11 Some ancient authorities

said).

me.

13 Many very ancient

authorities

only begotten.

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he hath declared him.

19 And this is the witness of John, when the Jews sent unto him from Jerusalem priests and Levites to 20 ask him, Who art thou? And he confessed, and denied not; and he confessed, I am not the Christ. 21 And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elijah? And he saith, I am not. Art thou the prophet? 22 And he answered, No. They said therefore unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them 23 that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself? He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said Isaiah the pro24 phet. And they had been sent from the Pharisees. 'Or, And 25 And they asked him, and said unto him, Why then been sent baptizest thou, if thou art not the Christ, neither from among 26 Elijah, neither the prophet? John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: in the midst of you: or, in 27 standeth one whom ye know not, even he that cometh after me, the latchet of whose shoe I am 28 not worthy to unloose. These things were done in * Bethany beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing. Many 29 On the morrow he seeth Jesus coming unto him, and authorities saith, Behold, the Lamb of God, which taketh away barah, 30 the sin of the world. This is he of whom I said, tharabah.

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the Phari

sees.

ancient

read Betha

some, Be

me : Or,beareth

the sin

me.

After me cometh a man which is become before 31 for he was before me. And I knew him not; but 5 Gr. first in that he should be made manifest to Israel, for this regard of 32 cause came I baptizing with water. And John bare witness, saying, I have beheld the Spirit descending as a dove out of heaven; and it abode upon him. 33 And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize 2with water, he said unto me, Upon whomsoever thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and abiding upon him, the same is he that baptizeth with the Holy 34 Spirit. And I have seen, and have borne witness that this is the Son of God.

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Again on the morrow John was standing, and two 36 of his disciples; and he looked upon Jesus as he 37 walked, and saith, Behold, the Lamb of God! And

the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed 38 Jesus. And Jesus turned, and beheld them following, and saith unto them, What seek ye? And they

1 Or, Teacher

2 That is, Anointed.

3 Gr. Joanes:

called in

Matt. xvi. 17, Jonah.

That is,

Rock or
Stone.

said unto him, Rabbi (which is to say, being interpreted, Master), where abidest thou? He saith unto 39 them, Come, and ye shall see. They came therefore and saw where he abode; and they abode with him that day it was about the tenth hour. One of the 40 two that heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother. He findeth first his 41 own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messiah (which is, being interpreted, Christ). He brought him unto Jesus. Jesus looked 42 upon him, and said, Thou art Simon the son of John: thou shalt be called Cephas (which is by interpretation, Peter).

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On the morrow he was minded to go forth into 43 Galilee, and he findeth Philip: and Jesus saith unto him, Follow me. Now Philip was from Bethsaida, 44 of the city of Andrew and Peter. Peter. Philip findeth 45 Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph. And 46 Nathanael said unto him, Can any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see. Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith 47 of him, Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile! Nathanael saith unto him, Whence knowest 48 thou me? Jesus answered and said unto him, Before Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee. Nathanael answered him, Rabbi, thou 49 art the Son of God; thou art King of Israel. Jesus 50 answered and said unto him, Because I said unto thee, I saw thee underneath the fig tree, believest thou? thou shalt see greater things than these. And 51 he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye shall see the heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.

And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of? Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there: and 2 Jesus also was bidden, and his disciples, to the marriage. And when the wine failed, the mother of 3 Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine. And 4 Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what have I to do with

steward

5 thee? mine hour is not yet come. His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do 6 it. Now there were six waterpots of stone set there. after the Jews' manner of purifying, containing two or 7 three firkins apiece. Jesus saith unto them, Fill the waterpots with water. And they filled them up to the 8 brim. And he saith unto them, Draw out now, and bear unto the ruler of the feast. And they bare it. Or, 9 And when the ruler of the feast tasted the water now become wine, and knew not whence it was 2 Or, that it (but the servants which had drawn the water knew), 10 the ruler of the feast calleth the bridegroom, and saith unto him, Every man setteth on first the good wine; and when men have drunk freely, then that which is worse thou hast kept the good wine until now. 11 This beginning of his signs did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested his glory; and his disciples believed on him.

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After this he went down to Capernaum, he, and his mother, and his brethren, and his disciples: and there they abode not many days.

13 And the passover of the Jews was at hand, and 14 Jesus went up to Jerusalem. And he found in the

had become

temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, 15 and the changers of money sitting: and he made a scourge of cords, and cast all out of the temple, both the sheep and the oxen; and he poured out the 16 changers' money, and overthrew their tables; and to them that sold the doves he said, Take these things hence; make not my Father's house a house of 17 merchandise. His disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house shall eat me up. 18 The Jews therefore answered and said unto him, What sign shewest thou unto us, seeing that thou 19 doest these things? Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will Or, sanc20 raise it up. The Jews therefore said, Forty and six years was this temple in building, and wilt thou raise 21 it up in three days? But he spake of the temple of 22 his body. When therefore he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he spake this;

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and they believed the scripture, and the word which Jesus had said.

Now when he was in Jerusalem at the passover, 23 during the feast, many believed on his name, beholding his signs which he did. But Jesus did not trust 24 himself unto them, for that he knew all men, and 25 because he needed not that any one should bear Or, a man; witness concerning man; for he himself knew what was in man.

for...the

man

Now there was a man of the Pharisees, named 3 Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: the same came unto 2 him by night, and said to him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these signs that thou doest, except God be with him. Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, 3 2 Or, from verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born anew,

above

3 Or, The

Spirit breatheth

he cannot see the kingdom of God. Nicodemus 4 saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter a second time into his mother's womb, and be born? Jesus answered, Verily, verily, 5 I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that 6 which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Marvel not that 7 I said unto thee, Ye must be born 2anew. 3 The wind 8 bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the voice thereof, but knowest not whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit. Nicodemus answered and said unto him, 9 How can these things be? Jesus answered and said 10 unto him, Art thou the teacher of Israel, and understandest not these things? Verily, verily, I say unto 11 thee, We speak that we do know, and bear witness of that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness. If I told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how 12 shall ye believe, if I tell you heavenly things? And 13 no man hath ascended into heaven, but he that descended out of heaven, even the Son of man, which is omit which in heaven. And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the 14 6 Or, believ- Wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: eth in him that whosoever believeth may in him have eternal life. 15

4 Many ancient authorities

is in heaven.

may have