a birth which they had not from circumcision, nor from the constitution of the body, nor the institution of man, but from God.

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.

upon which his mother bid the servants do whatever he should order.

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

thus was the first miracle of Jesus wrought at Cana in Galilee, by which he displayed his power; and his disciples believed on him.

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,

which put his disciples in mind of that passage, "my zeal for thine house does prey upon me."

Now whilst he was in Jerusalem at the feast of the passover, many believed in him when they saw the miracles which he did.

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.

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

Now many of the Samaritans of that city believed on him, for that testimony which the woman gave him, "he told me all that ever I did."

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.

now there was at Jerusalem by the sheep-gate a bath, called in Hebrew, Bethesda, which had five portico's.

upon which occasion the Jews persecuted Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he did such things on the sabbath-day.

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.

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

but I have a better witness than that of John: for the works which my father hath order'd me to finish, those very works that I do, bear me witness, that 'tis the father who sent me.

You search the scriptures, for you think by their means to have eternal life, and they are the very writings which do testify of me.

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

where a great multitude followed him, invited by the miraculous cures which they saw him perform.

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

they gathered them therefore, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley-loaves, which remained after they all had been eating.

The day following, the people who stay'd on the other side of the sea, perceiving that there had been only that single vessel in which his disciples were embark'd, that Jesus did not embark with his disciples, but that his disciples were gone away alone: (however,

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.

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

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.

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.

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

at which the Jews were surprized, saying, how came be acquainted with the scriptures, a man of no education?

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?

(but this he meant of the spirit, which they that believed on him, should receive: for the spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.)

upon which the Pharisees answered, are ye also seduced?

which of you can convict me of sin? if then I say the truth, why don't you believe me?

he that is of God, does therefore observe what God says: which you do not observe, because ye are not of God.

then took they up stones to cast at him: but Jesus was conceal'd by the crowd which he pass'd thro', and so got out of the temple.

having said this, he spit on the ground, which by means of his saliva he made into clay, wherewith he anointed the eyes of the blind man,

and said to him, go wash in the pool of Siloam (a word which signifies sent.) so he went and washed, and came seeing.

other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring; they will hear my voice; and so there shall be but one fold, and one pastor.

Jesus answered them, many good works have I shewed you from my father; for which of those works would you stone me?

upon which his disciples said, master, it is not long since the Jews attempted to stone you; and are you for going thither again?

upon which the Jews said, see how he loved him.

Jesus then again sighing, came to the sepulchre which was a cave, shut up by a stone.

For which reason he did not afterwards appear publickly among the Jews; but retir'd into the country near the desart, to a city called Ephraim, and there continued with his disciples.

but Mary taking a pound of the oil of spikenard which was very costly, anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped them with her hair: so that the house was filled with the odour of the perfume.

now Jesus was riding upon a young ass, which he got by the way; as it is written,

Upon which the people said to him, we have learnt from the law, that the Messiah is to live for ever: why do you say then, the son of man must be lift up? who is this son of man?

Now before the feast of the passover, Jesus perceiving that his hour was come, when he was to pass out of this world, and go to the father, having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto the end.

he does not love me, who does not observe my precepts: for the doctrine which you have heard, is not mine, but the father's who sent me.

not that he has any thing against me, but that the world may know that I love the father, by my executing the commands which my father gave me: arise, let us go hence.

but when the advocate is come, whom I will send to you from the father, even the spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the father, he shall testify of me.

he shall glorify me: for he will commuincate to you, the information, which I shall give him.

I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do.

and now, O father, glorify me in heaven, with the glory which I had before the creation of the world.

for I have given to them the instructions which you gave me; and they have received them; and have sincerely believ'd that I came from thee, and are persuaded that thou didst send me.

"It is for them I pray: I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast given me, because they are thine.

and now I shall be no more in the world, but they will be in the world, when I am come to thee. holy father keep them by that authority, with which thou hast invested me, that they may be one, as we are.

and the glory which thou gavest me, I have given them: that they may be one, even as we are one.

father, I desire that they also whom thou hast given me, may be with me where I am going; that they may behold my glory which thou hast given me: for thou didst love me before the foundation of the world; yet,

When Jesus had spoken these words, he pass'd with his disciples over the brook Cedron, where was a garden, into which he entred with them.

so that what he said was accomplished, "of those which thou gavest me, have I lost none."

then said Jesus to Peter, sheath thy sword: the cup which my father hath given me, shall I not drink it?

as Simon Peter then stood there warming himself: they said to him, art not thou also one of his disciples? which he denied, and said, I am not.

upon which they all cried out again: not him, but Barabbas. now Barabbas was a robber.

upon which he delivered him up to them to be crucified. So the soldiers took Jesus and led him away.

and he bearing his cross, marched out to a place called the skull, which is in the Syriac, Golgotha: where they crucified him,

they said therefore among themselves, let us not rent it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be: so that the scripture was fulfilled, which said, "they parted my raiment among them, and for my vesture they did cast lots." this was what the soldiers actually did.

now near the place where he was crucified, there was a garden; and in the garden a new sepulchre, in which no body had ever yet been laid.

Jesus perform'd many other miracles in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book.

Then Peter turning about, saw the favourite disciple of Jesus was behind; the same who leaned next to Jesus at supper, and said, Lord, which is he that is to betray you?

which occasion'd a flying rumour among the brethren, that John should not die: tho' Jesus had not said, he shall not die: but, if I will have him stay till I come, what have you to do with that?