blood, nor of the will of the flesh, g 28 These things were done in nor of the will of man, but of God. Bethabara beyond Jordan, where t* 14 And the Word was made John was baptizing. flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth. t 29 ¶ The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world! f15 John bare witness of him, 30 This is he of whom I said, and cried, saying, This was he of After me cometh a man which is whom I spake, He that cometh preferred before me; for he was after me, is preferred before me; before me. for he was before me. c 16 And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace. e 17 For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ. 31 And I knew him not but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water. t 32 And John bare record, say. ing, I saw the Spirit descending t 18 No man hath seen God at any from heaven like a dove, and it time; the only begotten Son, which abode upon him. is in the bosom of the Father, het 33 And I knew him not: but he hath declared him. f19 And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem, to ask him, Who art thou? 20 And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ. 21 And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No. an 22 Then said they unto him, Who art thou? that we may give answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself? a 23 He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias. 24 And they which were sent were of the Pharisees. 25 And they asked him, and said unto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that prophet? 26 John answered them, saying, I baptize with water but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not: 27 He it is, who coming after me, is preferred before me, whose shoe's latchet I am not worthy to unloose. that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost. t 34 And I saw and bare record, that this is the Son of God. f35 ¶ Again the next day after, John stood, and two of his disciples; t 36 And looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God! 37 And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus. ƒ 38 Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and saith unto them, What seek ye? They said unto him, Rabbi, (which is to say, being interpreted, Master,) where dwellest thou? 39 He saith unto them, Come and see. They came and saw where he dwelt, and abode with him that day: for it was about the tenth hour." 40 One of the two which heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother. n 41 He first findeth his own bro ther Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messias; which | the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine. 4 Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what have I to do with thee? mine hour is not yet come. 5 His mother saith unto the ser is, being interpreted, the Christ. t 42 And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him, he said, Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas; which is, by interpretation, a stone. vants, Whatsoever he saith unto g 43 T The day following Jesus you, do it. would go forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip, and saith unto him, Follow me. g 44 Now Philip was of Bethsaida, c 47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming o 6 And there were set there six water-pots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece. 8 7 Jesus saith unto them, Fill the water-pots with water. And they filled them up to the brim. 8 And he saith unto them, Draw out now, and bear unto the govenor of the feast. And they bare it. m 9 When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was, (but the servants which drew the water knew,) the governor of the feast called the bridegroom, 10 And saith unto him, Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse: but thou hast kept the good wine until now. 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 thee. t 11 This beginning of miracles t 49 Nathanael answered and did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou art manifested forth his glory; and his the Son of God; thou art the King disciples believed on him. of Israel. 50 Jesus answered and said unto him, Because I said unto thee, I saw thee under the fig-tree, believest thou? thou shalt see greater things than these. t 51 And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man. g 12 T After this he went down to Capernaum, he, and his mother, and his brethren, and his disciples; and they continued there not many days. f13 And the Jews' passover was at hand. and Jesus went up to Jerusalem, 14 And found in the temple those that sold oxen, and sheep, and doves, and the changers of money sitting: CHAP. II. Amarriage in Cana of Galilee; scourge of small cords, he drove and the mother of Jesus was there. them all out of the temple, and the d 2 And both Jesus was called, sheep, and the oxen; and poured and his disciples, to the marriage. out the changers' money, and ƒ3 And when they wanted wine, overthrew the tables, 16 And said unto them that sold is old? can he enter the second doves, Take these things hence: time into his mother's womb, and make not my Father's house be born? house of merchandise. a a 17 And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up. t 5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water, and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. 18 T Then answered the Jews, and said unto him, What sign t 6 That which is born of the shewest thou unto us, seeing that flesh, is flesh; and that which is thou doest these things? r 19 Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up. 20 Then said the Jews, Forty and six years was this temple in building, and wilt thou rear it up in three days? 21 But he spake of the temple of his body. t 22 When therefore he was risen from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this unto them and they believed the scripture, and the word which Jesus had said. born of the Spirit, is spirit. t 7 Marvel not that I said unto 9 Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be? 10 Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things? t 11 Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and g 23 Now, when he was in Jeru- testify that we have seen; and ye salem at the passover, in the feast-receive not our witness. day, many believed in his name, 12 If I have told you earthly when they saw the miracles which things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe if I tell you of he did. 24 But Jesus did not commit heavenly things? himself unto them, because het 13 And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven. knew all men, t 25 And needed not that any should testify of man: for he knew what was in man. THE CHAP. III. HERE was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: 14 ¶ And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: t 15 That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. 2 The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, t 16 ¶ For God so loved the world, we know that thou art a teacher that he gave his only begotten Son, come from God: for no man can that whosoever believeth in him, do these miracles that thou doest, should not perish, but have everexcept God be with him. lasting life. t* 3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through him might be saved t 18 T He that believeth on him, is not condemned: but be that be lieveth not, is condemned already, earth: he that cometh from heabecause he hath not believed in ven is above all. the name of the only begotten Son of God. t 19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. e 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. c 21 But he that doeth truth, cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God. 32 And what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth; and no man receiveth his testimony. 33 He that hath received his testimony, hath set to his seal that God is true. 34 For he whom God hath sent, speaketh the words of God: for God giveth not the spirit by mea sure unto him. 35 The father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand. t 36 He that believeth on the Son, hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son, shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth W f22 T After these things came Je- CHAP. IV. HEN therefore the Lord knew how the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John, 2 (Though Jesus himself baptized not, but his disciples,) f25 ¶ Then there arose a ques- g 3 He left Judea, and departed tion between some of John's disci- again into Galilee. Samaria. ples and the Jews, about purifying. 4 And he must needs go through 26 And they came unto John, and said unto him, Rabbi, he that g 5 Then cometh he to a city of was with thee beyond Jordan, to Samaria, which is called Sychar, whom thou barest witness, behold, near to the parcel of ground that the same baptizeth, and all men Jacob gave to his son Joseph. come to him. f 6 Now Jacob's well was there. Jesus therefore being wearied with his journey,sat thus on the well: and it was about the sixth hour. 28 Ye yourselves bear me wit-f 7 There cometh a woman of Saness, that I said, I am not the Christ, maria to draw water: Jesus saith but that I am sent before him. unto her, Give me to drink. t 27 John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven. 8 (For his disciples were gone away unto the city to buy meat.) 29 He that hath the bride, is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and o 9 Then saith the woman of Saheareth him, rejoiceth greatly, because of the bridegroom's voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled. c 30 He must increase, but I must decrease. 31 He that cometh from above, is above all he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the maria unto him, How is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, which am a woman of Samaria? for the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans. 10 Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee Give me to drink; thou wouldest | d* 24 God is a Spirit: and they have asked of him, and he would that worship him, must worship have given thee living water. him in spirit and in truth. 11 The woman saith unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: from whence then hast thou that living water? 12 Art thou greater than our father Jacob, which gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his children, and his cattle? A 13 Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water, shall thirst again : n 25 The woman saith unto him, I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ; when he is come, he will tell us all things. t 26 Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am he. f27 ¶ And upon this came his disciples, and marvelled that he talked with the woman: yet no man said, What seekest thou? or, Why talkest thou with her? t 14 But whosoever drinketh of 28 The woman then left her the water that I shall give him, water-pot, and went her way into shall never thirst; but the water the city, and saith to the men, that I shall give him, shall be in t 29 Come, see a man which told him a well of water springing up me all things that ever I did: is into everlasting life. not this the Christ? 19 The woman saith unto him, Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet. 20 Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship. r 21 Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father. 22 Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship, for salvation is of the Jews. d 23 But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him. 30 Then they went out of the city, and came unto him. f 31 ¶ In the mean while his disciples prayed him, saying, Master, eat. 32 But he said unto them, I have meat to eat that ye know not of. 33 Therefore said the disciples one to another, Hath any man brought him aught to eat? d 34 Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work. 35 Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest. t 36 And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal: that both he that soweth, and he that reapeth, may rejoice together. 37 And herein is that saying true, One soweth, and another reapeth. 38 I sent you to reap that whereon ye bestowed no labour; other men laboured, and ye are entered into their labours, f 39 T And many of the Samarıtans of that city believed on him for the saying of the woman, which |