it was of him that John bare witness, when he made this declaration, "this was he of whom I said, he that cometh after me, was before me; for he did indeed exist before me."

art thou then Elias? said they; and he answer'd, I am not. art thou a prophet? and he answer'd, no.

said they to him, who then art thou? that we may give an answer to those that sent us: what sayst thou of thy self?

"I am, said he, the voice of one crying in the wilderness, clear the way of the Lord," as said the prophet Esaias.

The next day John saw Jesus coming to him, and said, "behold the lamb of God, who taketh away the sin of the world."

this is he of whom I said, after me cometh a man, who was before me: for he did indeed exist before me.

and seeing Jesus as he walked, he said, "behold the lamb of God."

then Jesus turned about, and seeing them following, said, what do you seek? they answered him, rabbi, that is to say master, where do you dwell?

come, said he, and see. so they went and saw where he lodged, and abode with him that day: for it was about the tenth hour.

Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, was one of the two disciples, who had followed Jesus, after they had heard what John had said.

the first he met was his own brother Simon, to whom he said, "we have found the Messias," that is to say, the Christ.

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.

The day following Jesus having a mind to go into Galilee, met with Philip, and said to him, follow me.

Philip meeting with Nathanael, said to him, we have found him of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.

but Nathanael said to him, can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? come and see, said Philip.

Jesus seeing Nathanael coming, said of him, there's a true Israelite, in whom is no guile. how do you know me?

said Nathanael to him. before Philip called you, replied Jesus, I saw you under the fig-tree.

Jesus answered him, because thou believest what I said, that I saw thee under the fig-tree, thou shalt see greater things than these.

and he said to him, I declare unto you, hereafter you shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending, and descending upon the son of man.

now when the wine was out, the mother of Jesus said to him, they have no wine.

now fill out, said he, and carry it to the steward of the feast, which accordingly they did.

and said to him, 'tis usual to present the best wine first, and afterwards the worse, when the guests have drank pretty freely: but you have reserved the best wine to the last.

upon which he made a whip of small cords, and drove them all out of the temple, with their sheep, and oxen; and threw about the changers money, and over-set the tables; and said to the dove-sellers,

whereupon the Jews said, what miracle can you show to justify your behaviour?

to this said the Jews, forty and six years was this temple in building, and wilt thou rear it up in three days?

and when he was risen from the dead, his disciples remembred that expression of his: and they believed the scripture, and what Jesus had said.

who came to Jesus by night, and said to him, rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher sent from God: for no man can perform the miracles that you do, except God be with him.

be not surprized that I said to thee, you must be born again.

who thereupon went to John, and said, master, he that was with you beyond Jordan, to whom you bore testimony, he himself does now baptize likewise, and the people flock to him.

you yourselves can bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but was only sent before him:

where a woman of Samaria being come to draw water, Jesus said to her, give me to drink.

but the woman of Samaria said to him, how is it that you who are a Jew, ask drink of me, who am a Samaritan? (for the Jews have no friendly intercourse with the Samaritans.)

sir, said the woman, you have nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: whence then can you get that living water?

go, call your husband, said Jesus, and come again.

for you have had five husbands, and he whom you now have, is not your husband: in that you said true.

the woman said to him, sir, I perceive that you are a prophet.

Jesus said to her, woman, believe me, the time is coming when it shall be neither on this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem that ye shall worship the father.

then said the woman to him, I know that the Messias (that is to say the Christ) is to come, and when he is come, he will tell us all things.

Jesus said to her, I that am talking with you am he.

Upon this his disciples came, and were surpriz'd at his conversing with the woman: yet none of them said, what did you ask her? or, why do you talk with her?

the woman then left her water-pot, and went away into the city, and said to the people, come,

upon which the disciples said one to another, hath any man brought him any thing to eat?

Jesus said to them, my meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.

and many more believed, for having heard him speak himself: and said to the woman,

now it is not for what you have said, that we believe: for we have heard him ourselves, and know that this is indeed the saviour of the world, the Christ.

but Jesus said to him, except you see signs and miracles, you will not believe.

the nobleman said to him, sir, pray come down before my child be dead.

go thy way, said Jesus: thy son is well. and the man believed what Jesus had said to him, and went his way.

so the father knew that it was at the very same hour, at which Jesus said to him, thy son is well. and he himself believed, and all his family.

Jesus seeing him lie there, and knowing that he had been sick a long time, said to him, will you be cured?

rise, said Jesus to him, take up thy bed, and go your way.

the Jews said to him that was cured, it is the sabbath-day; it is not lawful for you to carry your bed.

he answered them, he that cured me said to me, take up your bed and walk.

then they asked him, who is he that said to you take up your bed and walk?

sometime after Jesus met him in the temple, and said to him, you see you were cured: sin no more, lest you suffer something worse.

therefore the Jews were the more eager to kill him, because he had not only violated the sabbath, but likewise, because he had said that God was his proper father, making himself equal with God.

upon which Jesus said to them, verily, verily I say unto you, the son can do nothing of himself, except he sees the father do it: for whatever he doth, that the son does likewise.

Jesus then lifting up his eyes, and seeing a great company coming to him, said to Philip, where can we buy bread to feed this people?

(this he said to prove Philip: for he himself knew what he had to do.)

one of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, said to him,

but Jesus said, make the men sit down. and as there was much grass in the place, they sat down to the number of about five thousand.

when they were filled, he said to his disciples, gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost.

but he said to them, it is I, be not afraid.

And when they had found him on the other side of the sea, they said unto him, master, when did you arrive here?

then said they to him, what shall we do, that our works may he agreeable to God?

but said they, what miracle then will you let us see to make us believe you? what strange work will you perform?

then said they, Lord, evermore give us this bread.

The Jews then murmured against him, for having said, "I am the bread which came down from heaven."

is not this, said they, Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? how comes he then to say, I came down from heaven?

These things said Jesus in the synagogue, as he taught in Capernaum.

when many of his disciples, who heard him, said, this is strange doctrine, who can hear it?

Jesus perceiving in himself, that his disciples murmured at it, said to them, doth this offend you?

and he said, therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my father.

upon which Jesus said to the twelve, will not ye likewise go away?

his relations said to him, retire hence, and go into Judea, that your disciples there may also see the works that you do.

but Jesus said to them, my time is not yet come: but any time is equally proper for you.

during the feast the Jews were in search of him, and said, where can he be?

and the people were much divided about him: for some said, he is a good man: others said, not at all; but he seduces the people.

Then some that belong'd to Jerusalem, said, is not this he whom they seek to kill?

Jesus then pursuing his discourse in the temple, rais'd his voice, and said, you know both who I am, and whence I am: however, I am not come of my self, but he that sent me is worthy of belief, him you are unacquainted with.

besides many of the people believed on him, and said, when Christ comes, will he do more miracles than this man hath done?

then said Jesus, I shall be with you but for a little time, and then I shall go to him that sent me.

upon which the Jews said among themselves, whither will he go, that we cannot find him? will he go to the dispersed Jews among the Greeks, and instruct the Greeks?

In the last day, the most solemn day of the feast, Jesus being there, raised his voice, and said, if any man thirst, let him come to me, and drink.

he that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his heart shall flow rivers of living water.

many of the people therefore, who heard this discourse, said, this man is certainly a prophet.

some said, this is the Messias. but said others, shall the Messias come out of Galilee?

hath not the scripture said, that the Messiah is to rise out of the family of David, and out of Bethlehem, the village where David was born?

said to them, said to them, doth our law condemn any man before he is heard, without knowing the fact?

they said to him, master, this woman was actually taken in adultery.

they said this only to ensnare him, that they might have some accusation against him. but Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground.

and as they pressed him to answer, he rais'd himself, and said to them, he that is without sin among you, let him be the first that throws a stone at her.

then Jesus raising himself, and seeing none but the woman there, he said to her, woman, where are your accusers? hath no man condemned thee?

Lord, said she, no man. and Jesus said to her, neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more.

Jesus then having reassumed his discourse, said to them, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me, shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.

the Pharisees therefore said to him, you give a testimony of your self, your testimony is not valid.

then said they to him, where is thy father: Jesus answered, ye neither know me, nor my father: if ye knew me, ye would have known my father also.

Jesus therefore repeated what he had said, "I go my way, and ye shall seek me, and shall die in your incredulity, so that whither I go, ye cannot come."

then said the Jews, what, will he kill himself? that he says, "whither I go, you cannot come."

and he said to them, ye are from beneath, I am from above: ye are of this world, I am not of this world.