There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

he came as a witness, to represent what he knew of the light, that by his means all might be convinc'd.

but to as many as received him, and believed on him, he granted the privilege of being the sons of God.

The Logos became incarnate, and had his tabernacle among us, being full of grace and truth; and we contemplated his glory, such glory as the Monogenes derived from the father.

no man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten son, who is intimate with the father, hath made him known.

This is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem, to ask him, who he was.

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.

John answered them, I baptize with water: but there is one among you, whom ye know not; he it is who coming after me,

is preferred before me, the latchet of whose sandals I am not worthy to unloose.

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

I had not known him: but he that sent me to baptize with water, had told me, "upon whom thou shalt see the spirit descending and remaining on him, the same is he who baptizeth with the holy spirit."

this I saw, and testify'd, that he is the son of God.

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?

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.

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

as likewise Jesus and his disciples, who were all invited to the feast.

Jesus answer'd her, woman, leave that affair to me, is not that my concern?

now there were six cisterns of stone plac'd there for the use of the Jews in their purifications, containing two or three firkins a-piece.

as soon as the steward had tasted the water that was made wine, (for he did not know whence it came, but the servants who drew the water knew it,) he called the bridegroom,

Nicodemus replied, how can a man be born when he is old? can he enter into his mother, and be born a second time?

the cleansing of the body is only external, but the purification of the spirit is spiritual.

the wind bloweth where it listeth, and you hear the sound thereof, but cannot tell whence it comes, or whither it goes: such is the change in every one that is renewed by the spirit.

if you don't believe when I tell you what is plain, how should you believe, if I tell you of things more sublime?

for no man hath penetrated into the secrets of heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the son of man, who is in heaven.

but as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the son of man be lifted up:

he that believeth on him, shall not be condemned: but he that believeth not, is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the only begotten son of God.

and this is the subject of their condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men have loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.

the bridegroom is he that hath a right to the bride: as for the friend of the bridegroom, who is nigh his person and heareth him, he greatly rejoyces at the voice of the bridegroom: upon this account my joy is compleat.

but I must decline. he that cometh from above, is above all: he that is from the earth, is earthly, and his language is likewise earthly: he that cometh from heaven is above all.

he that hath received his testimony, hath set his seal to this, that God is true.

for he whom God hath sent, saith nothing but what is divine: for God hath given him the spirit without restriction.

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.)

Jesus answered her, if you knew the dispensation of God, and who it is that says to you, give me to drink; you would have asked of him, and he would have given you living water.

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

are you wiser than our father Jacob, who gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, as well as his children, and cattle?

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

our fathers worshipped upon this mountain; and you say, that Jerusalem is the place where we ought to perform our worship.

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.

ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is from the Jews.

but the time is coming, nay, is very nigh, when the true worshippers shall worship the father in spirit and in truth: for they are the worshippers which he requires.

God is a spirit, and they that worship him, must worship him in spirit and in truth.

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.

see a man who told me all that ever I have done: is not this the Christ?

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

is it not a common saying, "t'other four months, and then comes harvest?" lift up your eyes now, I say, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest.

upon this occasion, that saying is verified, "one soweth, and another reapeth."

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.

(tho' Jesus himself had declared, that a prophet is not honoured in his own country.)

Jesus went therefore a second time to Cana in Galilee, where he had changed the water into wine. now a certain nobleman was there, whose son was sick at Capernaum.

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

as he was upon the road, his servants met him, and acquainted him, that his son was well.

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.

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

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

for as the father raiseth up the dead, and restores them to life: even so the son gives life to whom he will.

that all men should honour the son, even as they honour the father. he that honoureth not the son, honoureth not the father who hath sent him.

I declare unto you, he that heareth my doctrine, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come under condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.

I declare unto you, the time is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the son of God: and they that hear shall live.

for as the father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the son, to have life in himself;

and hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the son of man.

let not this surprize you: for the time is coming, when all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, and they that have done good,

Of my self I can do nothing: according to my instructions I judge: and my judgment is just; because I do not consult my own will, but the will of the father who hath sent me.

there is another who testifies of me, and I know that the testimony which he gives of me, is true.

At length Jesus passed over the sea of Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias;

for it was just before the passover, which is a feast of the Jews.

Philip answered him, two hundred penny-worth of bread is not sufficient to furnish every one of them a little.

there is a lad here, who hath five barley-loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?

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.

then Jesus took the loaves, and when he had given thanks, he distributed to them that were sate down; and likewise of the fishes, as much as they would.

The people, when they had seen the miracle that Jesus did, cry'd out, this is of a truth that prophet who was to come into the world.

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

work not for the food which perisheth, but for that which endureth unto everlasting life, and which the son of man shall give unto you, for to him it is that the father, that is God, has given his credentials.

Jesus answered them, the work which God requires is to believe on him whom he hath sent.

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

our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, "he gave them bread from heaven to eat."

for he who is descended from heaven, and gives life to the world, is the bread that is truely divine.

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

and the will of him who sent me is this, that I should not lose any one of those he has given me, but should raise them again at the last day: this,

I say, is the will of him that sent me, that every one who observes the son, and believeth on him, should have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.

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?

it is written in the prophets, "they shall be all taught of God." every man therefore that hath heard the father, and been instructed by him, cometh unto me.

not that any man hath seen the father, except him who is come from God, he hath seen the father.

but this is the bread which came down from heaven, that he who eats thereof should not die.

I am the living bread, that is come down from heaven: whosoever shall eat of this bread, shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give, is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.

Upon this the Jews disputed among themselves, saying, how can this man give us his flesh to eat?

for my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.

as the father who is the source of life hath sent me, and I live by the father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me.

this is that bread which came down from heaven: very different from that manna, which your fathers did eat but died nevertheless: he that eateth of this bread, shall live for ever.

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?

it is the action of the mind that vivifies, that of the body profits nothing: the words that I have delivered to you, spiritually understood, give life.

Jesus answered them, have I not chosen you all twelve, and yet one of you is an avowed enemy?

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

do you go up to this feast, as for me I do not go with you to it, because my time is not yet accomplished.

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.

Jesus answered them, the doctrine I deliver is not my own, but his that sent me.

if any man is inclin'd to do his will, he shall know whether the doctrine be from God, or whether I speak from my self.