a Or, be bloods. he the right to become children of God, even to them that believe on his name: 3which were "born, gotten not of 'blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. "And the Word became Gr. flesh, and ‘dwelt among us (and we beheld his glory, glory as of "the only begotten from the Father), full eGr. tabof grace and truth. "John beareth witness of him, ernacled. and crieth, saying, "This was he of whom I said, He that cometh after me is become before me: for he an only was before me. For of his fulness we all received, roma and grace for "For the law was given by grace. Moses; grace and truth came by Jesus Christ. No Some man hath seen God at any time; "the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him. 21 20 d Or, begotten father ancient authori ties read this was he that said). Gr. first of me. g Or, very ancient au read God begotten. 19 And this is the witness of John, when the Jews sent unto him from Jerusalem priests and Le-gard vites to ask him, Who art thou? And he confessed, and denied not; and he confessed, I am not the Christ. And they asked him, What then? through Art thou Elijah? And he saith, I am not. Art thou the prophet? And he answered, No. "They Many said therefore unto him. Who art thou? that we thorities may give an answer to them that sent us. What y sayest thou of thyself? 23He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said Isaiah the prophet. And they had been sent from the Pharisees. asked him, and said unto him, Why then baptizest thou, if thou art not the Christ, neither Elijah, neither the prophet? John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: in the midst of you standeth * Many one whom ye know not, even he that cometh after me, the latchet of whose shoe I am not worthy to unloose. These things were done in Bethany beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing. 24 And they i Or. And had been sent from among the Pharisees. Or, in ancient her tes road tha rad, some Bethara a Or, the sin Gr. first in regard of me. eOr, in 34 29 On the morrow he seeth Jesus coming unto bareth him, and saith, Behold, the Lamb of God, which "taketh away the sin of the world! 30This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man which is become before me: for he was 'before me. 31 And I knew him not; but that he should be made manifest to Israel, for this cause came I baptizing 'with water. 32And John bare witness, saying, I have beheld the Spirit descending as a dove out of heaven ; and it abode upon him. 33And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with 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 Spirit. And I have seen, and have borne witness that this is the Son of God. 35 Again on the morrow John was standing, and two of his disciples; and he looked upon Jesus as Teacher he walked, and saith, Behold, the Lamb of God! 37 And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus. And Jesus turned, and beheld them following, and saith unto them, What seek ye? And they said unto him, Rabbi (which is to say, Anointed. being interpreted, "Master), where abidest thou? 39 He saith unto 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 two that heard John speak, and Joanes: followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother. Matt. "He findeth first his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messiah (which is, being interpreted, 'Christ). He brought him unto Jesus. Jesus looked upon him, and said, Thou art Simon the son of John: thou shalt be called Cephas (which is by interpretation, Peter). d Or, • That is, f Gr. called in XVI. 17 Fo...th. 9 That is, Rock or 43 On the morrow he was minded to go forth into Galilee, and he finleth Philip: and Jesus saith Stone. 48 unto him, Follow me. "Now Philip was from Bethsaida, of the city of Andrew and Peter. Philip findeth 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 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 of him, Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile! Nathanael saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said unto him, Before Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee. 49 Nathanael answered him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art King of Israel. "Jesus 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 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. II. And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there: and Jesus also was bidden, and his disciples, to the marriage. And when the wine failed, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine. *And Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what have I to do with thee? mine hour is not yet come. $His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it. Now there were six waterpots of stone set there after the Jews' manner of purifying, containing two or three firkins apiece. Jesus saith unto them, Fill the waterpots with water. And they filled them up to the brim. And he saith unto them, Draw out now, and bear unto a O1, steward the "ruler of the feast. And they bare it. And when the ruler of the feast tasted the water 'now become wine, and knew not whence it was (but the servants which had drawn the water knew), 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. "This beginning of his signs did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested his glory; and his disciples believed on him. 12 After this he went down to Capernaum, he, and his mother, and his brethren, and his disciples: and there they abode not many days. 14 13 And the passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. And he found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and that doves, and the changers of money sitting: "and he ¿ Or, Or, sanc trary made a scourge of cords, and cast all out of the 2 22 23 Now when he was in Jerusalem at the pass- a Or, a .....the over, during the feast, many believed on his name, man for beholding his signs which he did. But Jesus did man not trust himself unto them, for that he knew all men, and because he needed not that any one should bear witness concerning "man; for he himself knew what was in man. III. & Or. from Now there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: the same came unto 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, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born anew, he cannot see the kingdom of God. Nicodemus 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? above Jesus answered, Verily, verily, 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 which is born of the Spirit is spirit. 'Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born anew. The wind 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, How can these · things be? Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou the teacher of Israel, and understandest not these things? "Verily, verily, I say unto 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 t shall ye believe, if I tell you heavenly things? And 8 c Or, the Creatheth |