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'What then, art thou Elijah?' And he saith; 'I 'am not.' 'Art thou the Prophet?' And he answered; 'No.' Then said they unto him; 'Who art thou? that 22 'we may give an answer to them that sent us; what sayest thou of thyself?' He said; 'I am the voice of 23 'one crying in the desert, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Isaiah.' And they that were sent were of the Pharisees. And they asked him, and 25 said unto him; 'Why then baptizest thou, if thou be not 'the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?' John an- 26 swered them, saying; 'I baptize in water; but there 'standeth one among you, whom ye know not, he that 27 'is coming after me, for whom I am not worthy to un'loose the latchet of his shoes.' These things were done 28 in Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.

The next day he seeth Jesus coming to him, and saith; 29 'Behold the lamb of God, who taketh away the sin of the 'world. This is he of whom I said; After me cometh 30 a man who was preferred before me; for he was my 'superior. And I knew him not; but that he should be 31 'made manifest to Israel, for this I came baptizing in 'water.' And John bare witness, saying; 'I saw the 32 'spirit coming down from heaven like a dove, and it abode on him. And I knew him not; but He that sent me 33 'to baptize in water, he said unto me; Upon whom thou 'shalt see the spirit descending, and abiding on him, the same is he that baptizeth in holy spirit. And I saw, 34 ' and I bare witness that this is the Son of God.'

Again the next day John stood, and two of his disciples; 35 and looking on Jesus as he walked, he saith; Behold, 36 'the lamb of God!' And the two disciples heard him 37 speak, and they followed Jesus. Then Jesus turned; and 39 seeing them following, he saith unto them; 'What seek 'ye?' And they said unto him; 'Rabbi,' which is to say, when interpreted, Teacher, 'where dwellest thou?' He saith unto them; 'Come and see.' They came and 39 saw where he dwelt; and dwelt with him that day. It was about the tenth hour. Andrew, the brother of Simon 40 Peter, was one of the two who on hearing John followed

him. He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith 41 unto him; 'We have found the Messiah;' which is, when interpreted, Christ [or the anointed]. And he led him 42

151 unto Jesus. Jesus looking at him said; "Thou art Simon, 'the son of Jona; thou shalt be called Cephas;' which is 43 interpreted, Peter, [or a rock]. The next day he wished to go out into Galilee; and he findeth Philip, and saith 44 unto him; 'Follow me.' Now Philip was from Beth45 saida, 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, wrote, Jesus 46 'the son of Joseph, who is from Nazareth.' And Nathanael said unto him; 'Can any good come out of Naza47 'reth?' Philip saith unto him; 'Come and see.' Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him; and he saith of him; 'Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!' 48 Nathanael saith unto him; 'Whence knowest thou me ?' Jesus answered and said unto him; 'Before that Philip 'called thee, when thou wast under the fig-tree, I saw 49 'thee.' Nathanael answered and saith unto him; 'Rabbi, 'thou art the son of God, thou art the king of Israel.' 50 Jesus answered and said unto him; 'Because I said unto 'thee; I saw thee under the fig-tree, believest thou? 51 'thou shalt see greater things than these.' And he saith unto him; Verily verily I say unto you, henceforward 'ye shall see the heavens open, and the angels of God 'ascending and descending on the Son of man.'

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And on the third day there was a marriage in Cana 2 of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there. And 3 Jesus was called, and his disciples, to the marriage. And when the wine was at an end, the mother of Jesus saith 4 unto him; 'They have no wine.' Jesus saith unto her; 'Woman, what is that to me and thee? mine hour is not 5 'yet come.' His mother saith unto the servants; 'Whatever he saith unto you, do it.' And six stone waterpots were there placed, according to the cleansing of the Jews, holding 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 to the chief guest.' And they bare 9 it.

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And when the chief guest tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was: (but the servants that drew the water knew ;) the chief guest calleth 10 the bridegroom, and saith unto him; 'Every man at first 'setteth forth the good wine; and when they have well

drunk, then the worst; thou hast kept the good wine 'till now.' This beginning of signs did Jesus in Cana 11 of Galilee, and showed forth his glory; and his disciples believed on him. After this he went down to Capernaum, 12 he, and his mother, and his brethren, and his disciples; and there they abode not many days.

And the Jews' Passover was at hand; and Jesus went 13 up to Jerusalem, and found in the temple men selling 14 oxen, and sheep, and doves, and the money-changers sitting. And when he had made a scourge of cords, he 15 drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen, and poured out the bankers' money, and overthrew the tables; and he said unto those that sold doves; "Take 16 'these things hence, make not my Father's house a house ' of merchandize.' And his disciples remembered that it 17 was written; Zeal for thy house eateth me up. Then 18 answered the Jews and said unto him; 'What sign 'showest thou unto us, why thou doest this?' Jesus 19 answered and said unto them; 'Destroy this temple, and ' in three days I will raise it up.' Then said the Jews; 20 'Forty and six years hath this temple been in building; ' and wilt thou rear it up in three days?' But he spake 21 of the temple of his body. When therefore he was risen 22 from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this, and they believed the scripture, and the word which Jesus had spoken.

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Now while he was in Jerusalem at the Passover, at 23 the feast, many believed in his name, when they saw the signs that he worked. But Jesus did not trust himself 24 unto them, because he knew all men ; and he needed not 25 that any one should testify about man; for he knew what was in man. And there was a man of the Pharisees, 1 named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews; he came to him by night, and said unto him; 'Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God; for no one can 'work these signs that thou workest, unless God be with 'him.' Jesus answered and said unto him; 'Verily 3 'verily I say unto thee, unless a man be born from above, 'he cannot see the kingdom of God.' Nicodemus saith 4 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 I say 5

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unto thee, unless a man be born of water and spirit, he

6 cannot enter the kingdom of God. What is born of the flesh, is flesh; and what is born of the spirit, is spirit. Marvel not that I said unto thee; Ye must be 'born from above. The wind bloweth where it listeth; ' and thou hearest the sound thereof, but knowest not whence it cometh, and whither it goeth; so is every 9 'one that is born of the spirit.' Nicodemus answered 10 and said unto him; 'How can these things be?' Jesus

answered and said unto him; 'Art thou the teacher of 11 'Israel, and knowest not these things? Verily verily I say unto thee, what we know we speak; and what we 'have seen we witness; and ye receive not our witness. 12 'If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not; 'how will ye believe, if I tell you heavenly things? 13 And no one hath gone up to heaven, but he that came 'down from heaven, the Son of man, that is in heaven. 14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert, so 15 'must the Son of man be lifted up; that whoever 16 'believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting 'life.' For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten son, that whoever believeth in him should 17 not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his son into the world to condemn the world, but that 18 the world through him might be saved. He that believeth in him is not condemned; but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that the light is come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the 20 light; because their deeds were evil. For every one

that doeth evil, hateth the light, neither cometh to the 21 light, lest his deeds should be blamed. But he that doeth the truth, cometh to the light, that his deeds may be shown that they are wrought in God.

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After this came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judea; and there he tarried with them, and baptized. 23 And John was also baptizing in Enon near to Salim,

because there was much water there; and they came 24 and were baptized. For John was not yet thrown into 25 prison. Then there arose a question among John's 26 disciples with a Jew, about cleansing. And they came

unto John, and said to him; 'Rabbi, he that was with 'thee beyond the Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, 'behold, he baptizeth, and all men come to him.' John 27 answered and said; ‘A man can receive nothing, unless 'it be given him from heaven. Ye yourselves bear me 28 'witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but I am sent 'before him. He that hath the bride is the bridegroom; 29 'but the friend of the bridegroom, who standeth and 'heareth him rejoiceth with joy because of the bridegroom's voice; this my joy therefore is fulfilled. He 30 'must increase, but I must decrease. He that cometh 31 'from above, is above all; he that is of the earth is earthly, 'and speaketh from the earth; he that cometh from 'heaven is above all, and what he hath seen and heard, that 32 'he witnesseth; and no one receiveth his witness.' He that 33 Idid receive his witness set his seal that God is to be trusted. For he whom God sent, speaketh the words of 34 God; for God giveth not the spirit by measure. The 35 Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand. He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting 36 life; and he that disobeyeth the Son will not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.

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When therefore the Lord knew that the Pharisees had 1 heard how Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John, though Jesus himself baptized not, but his disciples, 2 he left Judea and went again into Galilee. And he must 3 4 needs go through Samaria. He cometh then to a city 5 of Samaria, called Sychar, near to the land that Jacob gave to his son Joseph. Now Jacob's spring was there. 6 Jesus therefore, being wearied with the journey, sat thus at the spring; it was about the sixth hour. There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water. Jesus saith unto her; 'Give me to drink.' For his disciples were gone into the city to buy food. Then saith the Samaritan woman unto him; 'How dost thou, being a Jew, ask 'drink from me, that am a Samaritan woman?' For the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans. Jesus 10 answered and said unto her; 'If thou knewest the gift ' of God, and who it is that saith unto thee, Give me to 'drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would ' have given thee living water.' The woman saith unto 11 him; Lord, thou hast no bucket, and the well is deep;

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