THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO S. JOHN. 2 Or, through thing made. That 3 Or, overcame See ch. xii. 35 (Gr.). 1 IN the beginning was the Word, and the Word was 2 with God, and the Word was God. The same was 3 in the beginning with God. All things were made 1 1by* him; and without him 'was not anything made 4 that hath been made. In him was life; and the life 5 was the light of men. And the light shineth in the darkness; and the darkness apprehended it not. 6 There came a man, sent from God, whose name was 7 John. The same came for witness, that he might bear witness of the light, that all might believe 8 through him. He was not the light, but came that 4 Or, The true light, 9 he might bear witness of the light. There was the which lighteth ev true light, even the light which lighteth "every man, 10 coming into the world. He was in the world, and 5 Or, every man as the world was made 'by* him, and the world knew 11 him not. He came unto his own, and they that 6 Gr.his own things. 12 were his own received him not. But as many as ery man, was coming he cometh ther received him, to them gave he the right to become children of God, even to them that believe on his 7 Or, begotten 13 name: which were 'born, not of blood, nor of the 8 Gr. bloods. will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. Gr. tabernacled. 14 And the Word became flesh, and 'dwelt among us 10 Or, an only be(and we beheld his glory, glory as of "the only be- gotten from a fagotten from the Father), full of grace and truth. 11 Some ancient 15 John beareth witness of him, and crieth, saying, this was he that "This was he of whom I said, He that cometh after said). me is become before me: for he was 12before me. 12 Gr. first in re16 For of his fulness we all received, and grace for 17 grace. For the law was given 'by* Moses; grace and 18 truth came 'by Jesus Christ. No man hath seen *Substitute the marginal rendering for the text.-Am. Com. authorities read gard of me. 1 Many very an- God at any time; 'the only begotten Son, which is read God only be- in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him. cient authorities gotten. And this is the witness of John, when the Jews 19 sent unto him from Jerusalem priests and Levites to ask him, Who art thou? And he confessed, and 20 denied not; and he confessed, I am not the Christ. And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elijah? 21 And he saith, I am not. Art thou the prophet? And he answered, No. They said therefore unto 22 him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself? He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilder-23 2 Or, And certain ness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said Isaifrom among the ah the prophet. And they had been sent from the 24 had been sent Pharisees. 3 Or, in authorities read Betharabah. sin. Pharisees. And they asked him, and said unto him, 25 Why then baptizest thou, if thou art not the Christ, neither Elijah, neither the prophet? John answer- 26 ed them, saying, I baptize with water: in the midst of you standeth one whom ye know not, even he that 27 cometh after me, the latchet of whose shoe I am not 4 Many ancient Worthy to unloose. These things were done in 28 Bethabarah, some Bethany beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing. On the morrow he seeth Jesus coming unto him, 29 5 Or, beareth the and saith, Behold, the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world! This is he of whom I 30 said, After me cometh a man which is become be6 Gr. first in regard fore me: for he was "before me. And I knew him 31 of me. not; but that he should be made manifest to Israel, for this cause came I baptizing with water. And 32 John bare witness, saying, I have beheld the Spirit descending as a dove out of heaven; and it abode upon him. And I knew him not: but he that sent 33 me to baptize with water, he said unto me, Upon whomsoever thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and abiding upon him, the same is he that baptizeth 'with the Holy Spirit. And I have seen, and have 34 borne witness that this is the Son of God. 7 Or, Teacher Again on the morrow John was standing, and two 35 of his disciples; and he looked upon Jesus as he 36 walked, and saith, Behold, the Lamb of God! And 37 the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus. And Jesus turned, and beheld them fol- 38 lowing, and saith unto them, What seek ye? And they said unto him, Rabbi (which is to say, being interpreted, 'Master), where abidest thou? He saith 39 unto them, Come, and ye shall see. They came therefore and saw where he abode; and they abode with him that day: it was about the tenth hour. 40 One of the two that heard John speak, and followed 43 Je-1 That is, Anoint On the morrow he was minded to go forth into Galilee, and he findeth Philip: and Jesus saith unto 44 him, Follow me. Now Philip was from Bethsaida, 45 of the city of Andrew and Peter. Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did 46 write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph. And Nathanael said unto him, Can any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and 47 see. Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no 48 guile! Nathanael saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said unto him, Before Philip called thee, when thou wast under the 49 fig tree, I saw thee. Nathanael answered him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art King of Israel. 50 Jesus answered and said unto him, Because I said unto thee, I saw thee underneath the fig tree, believest thou? thou shalt see greater things than these. 51 And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye shall see the heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man. 2 And the third day there was a marriage in Cana 2 of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there: and Jesus also was bidden, and his disciples, to the mar3 riage. And when the wine failed, the mother of Je4 sus saith unto him, They have no wine. And Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what have I to do with 5 thee? mine hour is not yet come. His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do 6 it. Now there were six waterpots of stone set there after the Jews' manner of purifying, containing two 7 or three firkins apiece. Jesus saith unto them, Fill the waterpots with water. And they filled them up 8 to the brim. And he saith unto them, Draw out 2 3 ed. Gr. Joanes: call ed in Matt. xvi. 17, Jonah. That is, Rock or Stone. now, and bear unto the ruler of the feast. And 4 Or, steward 9 they bare it. And when the ruler of the feast tasted become the water "now become wine, and knew not whence 5 Or, that it had it was (but the servants which had drawn the water 1 Or, sanctuary 2 Or, a man; for ... the man knew), the ruler of the feast calleth the bridegroom, After this he went down to Capernaum, he, and 12 his mother, and his brethren, and his disciples: and there they abode not many days. And the passover of the Jews was at hand, and 13 Jesus went up to Jerusalem. And he found in the 14 temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting: and he made a 15 Scourge of cords, and cast all out of the temple, both the sheep and the oxen; and he poured out the changers' money, and overthrew their tables; and to 16 them that sold the doves he said, Take these things hence; make not my Father's house a house of merchandise. His disciples remembered that it was 17 written, The zeal of thine house* shall eat me up. The Jews therefore answered and said unto him, 18 What sign shewest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things? Jesus answered and said unto 19 them, Destroy this 'temple, and in three days I will raise it up. The Jews therefore said, Forty and six 20 years was this 'temple in building, and wilt thou raise it up in three days? But he spake of the 21 1temple of his body. When therefore he was raised 22 from the dead, his disciples remembered that he spake this; and they believed the scripture, and the word which Jesus had said. Now when he was in Jerusalem at the passover, 23 during the feast, many believed on his name, beholding his signs which he did. But Jesus did not trust 24 himself unto them, for that he knew all men, and 25 because he needed not that any one should bear witness concerning 'man; for he himself knew what was in man. Now there was a man of the Pharisees, named 3 Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: the same came 2 unto him by night, and said to him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these signs that thou doest, except God be with him. Jesus answered and said unto him, Ver- 3 For "The zeal of thine house" read "Zeal for thy house”—Am. Com. ily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born 4 'anew, he cannot see the kingdom of God. Nico-1 Or, from above demus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter a second time into his mother's 5 womb, and be born? Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. 6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that 7 which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Marvel not 8 that I said unto thee, Ye must be born 1anew. "The Or, The Spirit wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the voice thereof, but knowest not whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of 9 the Spirit. Nicodemus answered and said unto him, 10 How can these things be? Jesus answered and said 2 unto him, Art thou the teacher of Israel, and under11 standest not these things? Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and bear witness of that we have seen; and ye receive not our wit12 ness. If I told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you heavenly 13 things? And no man hath ascended into heaven, but he that descended out of heaven, even the Son 3 14 of man, which is in heaven. And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the 15 Son of man be lifted up: that whosoever believ-4 eth may in him have eternal life. breatheth 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him 17 should not perish, but have eternal life. For God sent not the Son into the world to judge the world; but that the world should be saved through him. 18 He that believeth on him is not judged: he that believeth not hath been judged already, because he hath not believed on the name of the only begotten 19 Son of God. And this is the judgement, that the light is come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light; for their works were 20 evil. For every one that "doeth ill* hateth the light, 5 Or, practiseth and cometh not to the light, lest his works should 21 be 'reproved. But he that doeth the truth cometh 6 or, convicted to the light, that his works may be made manifest, 'that they have been wrought in God. 22 After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judæa; and there he tarried with 23 them, and baptized. And John also was baptizing in *For "ill" read "evil" So in v. 29.-Am. Com. 7 Or, because |