his own received him not. 12
But as many as received him,
to them he gave authority to be
the children of God, even to
them who believe in his name:
13 who were born, not of blood,
nor of the will of the flesh, nor
of the will of man, but of God.

own; and yet, those who were | What sayest thou of thyself?"
23 He said, "I am the voice of
one crying in the desert, 'Make
straight the way of the Lord :'
as said the prophet Isaiah." 24
Now those who had been sent
were of the Pharisees.

14 And the Word was flesh, and he dwelt among us: (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the well-beloved* who came from the Father,) full of kindness and truth; 16 for of his fulness we have all received; and favour for favour.

25 And they asked him, say. ing, "Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the prophet?" 26 John answered them, saying, "I baptize in water: but there standeth one amongst you, whom ye know not; 27 even he who cometh after me; the latchet of whose sandal I am not worthy to unloose."

28 These things passed in Bethany beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing.

29 The next day, he beheld Jesus coming to him, and said, "Behold the Lamb of God, who taketh away the sin of the world. 30 This is he of whom I said,

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After me cometh a man, who is before me; for he is my principal.' 31 And I knew him not: but I, therefore, came baptizing in water, that he might be made manifest to Israel." 32 John also bare witness, saying, "I saw the spirit coming down from heaven as a dove; and it abode on him. 33 And I

knew him not: but he who sent me to baptize in water, had said to me, upon whom thou shalt see the spirit coming down and abiding, this is he who baptizeth in a holy spirit.' 34 And I saw, and bare witness

17 For the law was given by Moses; but favour and truth were by Jesus Christ. 18 No one hath seen God at any time; the well-beloved [Son] who is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.

15 John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, "This is he of whom I said, He who cometh after me, is before me, for he is my chief." "†

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19 AND this is the witness 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 Elijah ?" and he said, "I am not "Art thou the prophet?" and he answered, "No." 22 Then they said to him, "Who art thou? that we may give an answer to those who sent us.

well-beloved.] "only son," Im. Ver. "only begotten," Newcome. See the lengthy notes on this subject, in the improved version.

+ The connexion requires that the fifteenth verse should be placed between the eighteenth and nineteenth. See Boyer's Conjectures, and Wakefield in loco.

that this is the Son of God.” | 46 Then Nathanael said to him,

35 ON the next day, John "Can any good thing come out was again standing, and two of Nazareth?" Philip replied, of his disciples: 36 and he" Come and see."

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looked on Jesus, who was walk- 47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming, and said, "Behold the ing to him, and said of him, Lamb of God." 37 And the two" Behold an Israelite indeed, disciples heard him speak, and in whom is no guile." 48 Nafollowed Jesus. 38 Then Jesus thanael said to him, "Whence turned, and seeing them fol- knowest thou me?" Jesus anlowing, said to them, "What swering, said to him, "Before seek ye?" And they said to Philip called thee, when thou him, "Rabbi, (which signifieth, wast under the fig-tree, I saw being interpreted, Teacher,) thee." 49 Nathanael answered, where dwellest thou?" 39 He and said to him, "Rabbi, thou said to them, "Come and see." art the Son of God; thou art They came and saw where he the king of Israel." 50 Jesus dwelt, and abode with him that answered and said to him, "Beday (now it was about the cause I said to thee, I saw tenth hour). thee under the fig-tree,' be40 One of the two that heard lievest thou? thou shalt see John speak, and followed Jesus, greater things than these." 51 was Andrew, Simon Peter's Then Jesus said to him, "Veribrother. 41 The first he met ly, verily I say to you, [Herewith, was his own brother Si-after] ye shall see heaven openmon, and he said to him, "Weed, and the angels of God ashave found the Messiah :" cending and descending on the (which is, being interpreted, Son of man." the Christ.) 42 And he brought him to Jesus. And Jesus looking on him, said, "Thou art Simon, the son of Jonah: thou shalt be called Cephas:" (which being interpreted, is, Rock.)†

CH. II. 1 AND the third day there was a marriage-feast in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there: 2 And Jesus and his disciples, also, were invited to the marriagefeast. 3 And the wine failing, the mother of Jesus said to him, "They have no wine." 4 Jesus said to her, 'Woman, what is that to thee and me ? my hour is not yet come. 99 5 His mot sa to the servants, "Whatsoever he saith to you, do it."

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43 The day following, Jesus purposed to go into Galilee; and met Philip, and said to him, Follow me." 44 (Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.) 45 Philip met Nathanael, and said to him, "We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, wrote, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph." *Or, the anointed. + IIET gos Peter, that is, Rock.

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6 Now six water-pots of stone were placed there, according to

Or, what hast thou to do with me?

of the exchangers, and overturned their tables; 16 and said to those who sold doves, "Take these things hence; make not my Father's house a house of merchandise." 17 And his disciples remembered that it was written, "The zeal of thy house consumeth me."

18 Then the Jews spake and said to him, "What sign dost thou show to us, since thou dost these things?" 19 Jesus answered and said to them, "Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up." 20 Then the Jews said, "Forty and six years was this temple in building; and wilt thou raise it up. in three days?" 21 But he spake concerning the temple of his body. 22 When, therefore, he was risen from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this [to them]: and they believed the scripture, and the words which Jesus had spoken.

13 NOW the passover of the Jews was near; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem; 14 and found in the temple those who sold cattle, and sheep, and doves; and the money-changers sitting there: 15 and, having made a CH. III. 1 Now there was a Scourge of small cords, he man of the Pharisees, named drove them all out of the tem- Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: ple, and the sheep, and the cat-2 this man came to Jesus, by tle; and poured out the money night, and said to him, "Rabbi,

23 NOW, while he was in Jerusalem, at the feast of the passover, many believed in his name, having seen the miracles which he did. 24 But Jesus did not trust himself to them, because he knew them all: 25 and because he needed not that any should testify of man: for he himself knew what was in man.

the manner of purifying among
the Jews, containing each, two
or three baths. † 7 Jesus said to
them, “Fill the water-pots with
water." And they filled them
up to the brim. 8 Then he said
to them, "Draw out now, and
bear to
the governor of the
feast." And they did so. 9 And
when the governor of the feast
had tasted the water which was
made wine, and knew not from
whence it was; (but the ser-
vants who drew the water
knew ;) the governor of the
feast called the bridegroom, 10
and said to him, "Every man,
at first, setteth on good wine;
and when men have drunk
largely, then that which is
worse: but thou hast kept the
good wine until now."

11 This beginning of miracles Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, and manifested his glory: and his disciples believed in him.

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

The LXX use the word in the original for the bath, which contained about seven gallons; and for the seah, which contained one third of the bath. 2. Chron. iv. 5; 1 Kings xviii. 32.

we know that thou art a teacher | earthly things, and ye believe come from God: for no one not; how will ye believe, if I can do these miracles which tell you heavenly things? 13 thou dost, unless God be with Now no one hath ascended up him." 3 Jesus answered, and to heaven, but he who came said to him, "Verily, verily, I down from heaven, even the Son say to thee, Unless a man be of man, [who is in heaven.]† born from above, he cannot see the kingdom of God."

4 Nicodemus said to him, "How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter a cond time into his mother's womb, and be born?" 5 Jesus answered, "Verily, verily, I say to thee, Unless a man be born of water, and of the spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God: 6 That which is born of the flesh, is flesh; and that which is born of the spirit, is spirit. 7 Wonder not that I said to thee, Ye must be born from above. 8 The wind bloweth where it will, and thou hearest its sound, but knowest not whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the spirit." *

14" And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert, so must the Son of man be lifted up: 15 that every one who bese-lieveth in him may [not perish, but] have aionian life." 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his well-beloved Son, ‡ that every one who believeth in him should not perish, but have aionian life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world, to condemn the world; but that the world, through him, might be saved.

9 Nicodemus answered, and said to him, "How can these things be?" 10 Jesus answered, and said to him, "Art thou a teacher in Israel, and knowest not these things? 11 Verily, verily, I say to thee, We speak that which we know, and testify that which we have seen; and yet ye receive not our testimony. 12 If I have told you

18" He who believeth in him, shall not be condemned: but he who believeth not, is condemned already, because he hath not believed on the name of the well-beloved‡ Son of God.

19"And this is the condemnation; that light is come into the world, and yet men have loved darkness rather than light: for their deeds were evil: 20 for every one who doth evil hateth the light, and cometh not to the light, lest his deeds should be discovered. 21 But he who doth the truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, because they are

*IIvEuμa, in this verse is rendered both wind and spirit; literally, it signifies air in motion; i. e. wind, breath, &c. but figuratively, its meaning is very extensive, and must always be determined by the nature of the subject with which it is in connexion.

"Who is in heaven.] This clause is wanting in some of the best copies. If its authenticity is allowed, it is to be understood of the knowledge which Christ possessed of the Father's will See John i. 18." Im. Ver. note.

See chap. i. 14, 18, note.

33" He that hath received his testimony, hath set his seal that God is true. 34 For he whom God hath sent, speaketh the words of God: for [God] giveth him not the spirit by measure.

35"The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hands. 36 He who believeth on the Son, hath aionian life and he who disbelieveth the Son, will not see life; but the displeasure ofGod continueth towards him."

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CH. IV. 1 WHEN, therefore, the Lord knew that the Pharisees had heard that he made and baptized more disciples than John; 2 (though Jesus himself did not baptize, but his disciples); 3 he left Judea, and went [again] into Galilee. 4 Now he must needs go through Samaria. 5 He came, therefore, to a city of Samaria, called Sychar, near to the portion of land which Jacob gave to his son Joseph. 6 Now Jacob's well was there. And Jesus, being re-wearied with the journey, sat down by the well. (It was about the sixth hour.)

7 A woman of Samaria having come to draw water, Jesus said to her, "Give me to drink." 8 (For his disciples were gone to the city, that they might buy food.)

9 Then the Samaritan woman said to him, "Why dost thou, being a Jew, ask drink of me, who am a Samaritan?" (for the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans.) 10 Jesus an

* "Vengeance of God," &c. Campbell: "the anger of God abideth on him." Im. Ver.

wrought with confidence in God." 22 AFTER these things, Jesus and his disciples came into the land of Judea; and there he tarried with them, and baptized. 23 And John, also, was baptizing in Enon, near Salem; because there was much water there; and the people came, and were baptized. 24 For John had not yet been cast into prison.

25 Then a question arose between some of John's disciples and a Jew, about cleansing. 26 And they came to John, and said to him, "Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, of whom thou bearest witness, behold, he baptizeth, and all come to him." 27 John answered and said, "A man can receive nothing, unless it be given him from heaven. 28 Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, 'I am not the Christ, but I am sent before his face.'

29" He that hath the bride, is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, who standeth and heareth him, joiceth greatly, because of the bridegroom's voice. This my joy, therefore, is complete. 30 He must increase, but I de

crease.

31 "He that cometh from above, is above all: he that is from the earth, is from the earth, and speaketh from the earth : he that cometh from heaven [is above all; 32 and] what he hath seen and heard [that] he testifieth; and yet no one receiveth his testimony.