27 John answered and said, baptized more disciples than A man can receive nothing, ex-John, cept it be given him from heav en. 28 Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him. 2 (Though Jesus himself baptized not, but his disciples,) 3 He left Judea, and departed again into Galilee. 4 And he must needs ga through Samaria. 29 He that hath the bride, is 5 Then cometh he to a city the bridegroom: but the friend of Samaria, which is called of the bridegroom, which stand- Sychar, near to the parcel of eth and heareth him, rejoiceth ground that Jacob gave to his greatly, because of the bride-son Joseph. groom's voice: this my joy 6 Now Jacob's well was there. Jesus therefore being therefore is fulfilled. 30 He must increase, but I wearied with his journey, sat must decrease. thus on the well: and it was about the sixth hour. 31 He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth: he that cometh from heaven is above all. 32 And what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth; and no man receiveth his testimony. 7 There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink. 8 (For his disciples were gone away unto the city to buy meat.) 9 Then saith the woman of Samaria unto him, How is it 33 He that hath received his that thou, being a Jew, askest testimony, hath set to his seal drink of me, which am a wothat God is true. man of Samaria? for the Jews 34 For he whom God hath have no dealings with the Sasent, speaketh the words of maritans. God: for God giveth not the 10 Jesus answered and said Spirit by measure unto him. unto her, If thou knewest the 35 The Father loveth the gift of God, and who it is that Son, and hath given all things saith to thee, Give me to drink into his hand. thou wouldést have asked of 36 He that believeth on the him, and he would have given Son hath everlasting life: and thee living water. he that believeth not the Son, 11 The woman saith unto shall not see life; but the wrath him, Sir, thou hast nothing to of God abideth on him. draw with, and the well is deep: from whence then hast thou that CHAP. IV. 1 Christ talketh with a woman of Samaria, living water? and revealeth himself unto her; 27 his dis- 12 Art thou greater than our father Jacob, which gave us the ciples marvel....31 Christ's zeal for God's glory. WHEN therefore the Lord well, and drank thereof himself, knew how the Pharisees and his children, and his cattle? had heard that Jesus made and 13 Jesus answered and said, unto her, Whosoever drinketh him, I know that Messias comof this water, shall thirst again: eth, which is called Christ; 14 But whosoever drinketh when he is come, he will tell us of the water that I shall give all things. him, shall never thirst; but the 26 Jesus saith unto her, I that water that I shall give him, shall speak unto thee am he. be in him a well of water spring- 27 ¶ And upon this came his ing up into everlasting life. disciples, and marvelled that he 15 The woman saith unto talked with the woman: yet no him, Sir, give me this water, man said, What seekest thou! that I thirst not, neither come or, Why talkest thou with her? hither to draw. 28 The woman then left her 16 Jesus saith unto her, Go water-pot, and went her way call thy husband, and come into the city, and saith to the hither. men, 17 The woman answered 29 Come, see a man which and said, I have no husband. told me all things that ever I Jesus said unto her, Thou hast did: is not this the Christ? well said, I have no husband: 30 Then they went out of the 18 For thou hast had five city, and came unto him. husbands, and he whom thou 31 In the mean while his now hast, is not thy husband: disciples prayed him, saying, Master, eat. 19 The woman saith unto 32 But he said unto them, I him, Sir, I perceive that thou have meat to eat that ye know art a prophet. in that saidst thou truly. not of. 20 Our fathers worshipped in 33 Therefore said the discithis mountain; and ye say, that ples one to another, Hath any in Jerusalem is the place where man brought him aught to eat? men ought to worship. 34 Jesus saith unto them, My 21 Jesus saith unto her, Wo-meat is to do the will of him man, believe me, the hour com- that sent me, and to finish his eth, when ye shall neither in work. this mountain, nor yet at Jeru- 35 Say not ye, There are yet salem; worship the Father. four months, and then cometh 22 Ye worship ye know not harvest ? behold, I say unto you, what: we know what we wor- Lift up your eyes, and look on ship, for salvation is of the the fields; for they are white alJews. ready to harvest. 23 But the hour cometh, and 36 And he that reapeth renow is, when the true worship-ceiveth wages, and gathereth pers shall worship the Father in fruit unto life eternal: that both spirit and in truth: for the Fath- he that soweth, and he that reaper seeketh such to worship him. eth, may rejoice together. 24 God is a Spirit: and they 37 And herein is that saythat worship him, must worship ing true, One soweth, and anhim in spirit and in truth. other reapeth. 38 I sent you to reap that 25 The woman saith unto whereon ye bestowed no labour: him, Sir, come down ere my other men laboured, and ye are child die. entered into their labours. 50 Jesus saith unto him, Go 39 And many of the Sam- thy way; thy son liveth. And aritans of that city believed on the man believed the word that him for the saying of the woman, Jesus had spoken unto him, and which testified, He told me all he went his way. that ever I did. 51 And as he was now go40 So when the Samaritans ing down, his servants met him, were come unto him, they be- and told him, saying, Thy son sought him that he would tarry liveth. with them: and he abode there 52 Then inquired he of them two days. the hour when he began to 41 And many more believed, amend. And they said unto because of his own word; him, Yesterday at the seventh 42 And said unto the woman, hour the fever left him. Now we believe, not because of 53 So the father knew that thy saying: for we have heard it was at the same hour, in the him ourselves, and know that which Jesus said unto him, Thy this is indeed the Christ, the son liveth: and himself believSaviour of the world. ed, and his whole house. 43 Now, after two days he departed thence, and went into Galilee. 44 For Jesus himself testified that a prophet hath no honour in his own country. 45 Then when he was come into Galilee, the Galileans received him, having seen all the things that he did at Jerusalem at the feast: for they also went unto the feast. 54 This is again the second miracle that Jesus did, when he was come out of Judea into Galilee. CHAP. V. 1 Jesus, on the sabbath-day, cureth an impotent man at the pool of Bethesda : 10 the Jews persecute him for it: 17 he justifieth himself, and asserteth his power, &c. AFTER this there was a feast of the Jews: and Jesus 46 So Jesus came again into went up to Jerusalem. Cana of Galilee, where he made 2 Now there is at Jerusalem, the water wine. And there was by the sheep market, a pool, a certain nobleman, whose son which is called in the Hebrew was sick at Capernaum. tongue, Bethesda, having five 47 When he heard that Jesus porches. was come out of Judea into. 3 In these lay a great multiGalilee, he went unto him, and tude of impotent folk, of blind, besought him that he would halt, withered, waiting for the come down, and heal his son: moving of the water. for he was at the point of death. 4 For an angel went down 48 Then said Jesus unto him, at a certain season into the Except ye see signs and won-pool, and troubled the water: ders, ye will not believe. whosoever then first after the 49 The nobleman saith unto troubling of the water stepped in, was made whole of whatso-slay him, because he had done ever disease he had. these things on the sabbath 5 And a certain man was day. there, which had an infirmity 17 But Jesus answered thirty and eight years. them, My Father worketh hith 6 When Jesus saw him lie, erto, and I work. and knew that he had been now 18 Therefore the Jews sought a long time in that case, he saith the more to kill him, because he unto him, Wilt thou be made not only had broken the sabwhole? bath, but said also, that God was 7 The impotent man answer- his Father, making himself ed him, Sir, I have no man, equal with God. when the water is troubled, to 19 Then answered Jesus, put me into the pool: but while and said unto them, Verily, I am coming, another steppeth verily, I say unto you, The Son down before me. can do nothing of himself, but 8 Jesus saith unto him, Rise, what he seeth the Father do: take up thy bed, and walk. for what things soever he do9 And immediately the man eth, these also doeth the Son was made whole, and took up likewise. his bed, and walked: and on the same day was the sabbath. 20 For the Father loveth the Son, and sheweth him all things 10 The Jews therefore said that himself doeth: and he will unto him that was cured, It is shew him greater works than the sabbath-day; it is not law- these, that ye may marvel. ful for thee to carry thy bed. 21 For as the Father raiseth 11 He answered them, He up the dead, and quickeneth that made me whole, the same them; even so the Son quickensaid unto me, Take up thy bed, eth whom he will. and walk. 22 For the Father judgeth no 12 Then asked they him, man; but hath committed all What man is that which said judgment unto the Son: unto thee, Take up thy bed, and walk? 23 That all men should honour the Son, even as they hon13 And he that was healed our the Father. He that honwist not who it was: for Jesus oureth not the Son, honoureth had conveyed himself away, a not the Father which hath sent multitude being in that place. him. 14 Afterward Jesus findeth 24 Verily, verily, I say unto him in the temple, and said un-you, He that heareth my word, to him, Behold, thou art made and believeth on him that sent whole: sin no more, lest a worse me, hath everlasting life, and thing come unto thee. shall not come into condemna15 The man departed, and tion; but is passed from death told the Jews that it was Jesus unto life. which had made him whole. 25 Verily, verily, I say unto 16 And therefore did the Jews you, The hour is coming, and persecute Jesus, and sought to now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: heard his voice at any time, nor and they that hear shall live. seen his shape. not.. 26 For as the Father hath life 38 And ye have not his word in himself, so hath he given to abiding in you: for whom he the Son to have life in him- hath sent, him ye believe self; 27 And hath given him au- 39 ¶ Search the scriptures; for thority to execute judgment also, in them ye think ye have eternal because he is the Son of man. life: and they are they which tes28 Marvel not at this: for the tify of me. hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear me, that ye might have life. his voice, 41 I receive not honour from 40 And ye will not come to 29 And shall come forth; men. they that have done good unto 42 But I know you, that ye the resurrection of life; and have not the love of God in they that have done evil, unto you. the resurrection of damnation. 43 I am come in my Father's 30 I can of mine own self do name, and ye receive me not: nothing: as I hear, I judge: and if another shall come in his own my judgment is just; because I name, him ye will receive. seek not mine own will, but the 44 How can ye believe, which will of the Father which hath receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that sent me. 31 If I bear witness of my-cometh from God only? self, my witness is not true. 45 Do not think that I will 32 I There is another that accuse you to the Father: there beareth witness of me, and I is one that accuseth you, even know that the witness which he Moses, in whom ye trust. witnesseth of me is true. 33 Ye sent unto John, and he bare witness unto the truth. 34 But I receive not testimony from man: but these things I say, that ye might be saved. might be saved. 35 He was a burning and a shining light: and ye were wil-1 ling for a season to rejoice in his light. 36 But I have greater witness 46 For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me: for he wrote of me. 47 But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words? CHAP. VI. Christ feedeth five thousand with five loaves and two fishes; 26 the multitude flocking unto him, he reproveth their carnal views, &c. AFTER these things Jesus than that of John: for the works went over the sea of Galiwhich the Father hath given me lee, which is the sea of Tiberito finish, the same works that as. I do, bear witness of me, that 2 And a great multitude folthe Father hath sent me. lowed him, because they saw 37 And the Father himself his miracle which he did on which hath sent me, hath borne them that were diseased. witness of me. Ye have neither 3 And Jesus went up into a |