The Gospel according to S. John. Chapter 1

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CHAP. I.

1 The Diuinitie, Humanitie, and Office of Iesus Christ. 15 The testimonie of Iohn. 39 The calling of Andrew, Peter, &c.

¹In the beginning was the Word, & the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

²The same was in the beginning with God.²

³All things were made by him, and without him was not any thing made that was made.³

⁴In him was life, and the life was the light of men.

⁵And the light shineth in darknesse, and the darknesse comprehended it not.

⁶¶ There was a man sent from God, whose name was Iohn.⁶

⁷The same came for a witnesse, to beare witnesse of the light, that all men through him might beleeue.

⁸Hee was not that light, but was sent to beare witnesse of that light.

⁹That was the true light, which lighteth euery man that commeth into the world.

¹⁰Hee was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.¹⁰

¹¹Hee came vnto his owne, and his owne receiued him not.

¹²But as many as receiued him, to them gaue hee power to become the sonnes of God, euen to them that beleeue on his Name:¹²

¹³Which were borne, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

¹⁴And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among vs (& we beheld his glory, the glory as of the onely begotten of the Father) full of grace and trueth.¹⁴

¹⁵¶ Iohn bare witnesse of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that commeth after me, is preferred before me, for he was before me.

¹⁶And of his fulnesse haue all wee receiued, and grace for grace.¹⁶

¹⁷For the Law was giuen by Moses, but grace and trueth came by Iesus Christ.

¹⁸No man hath seene God at any time: the onely begotten Sonne, which is in the bosome of the Father, he hath declared him.¹⁸

¹⁹¶ And this is the record of Iohn, when the Iewes sent Priests and Leuites from Hierusalem, to aske him, Who art thou?

²⁰And he confessed, and denied not: but confessed, I am not the Christ.

²¹And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that Prophet? And hee answered, No.²¹

²²Then said they vnto him, Who art thou, that we may giue an answere to them that sent vs? What sayest thou of thy selfe?

²³He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wildernesse: Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the Prophet Esaias.²³

²⁴And they which were sent, were of the Pharises.

²⁵And they asked him, and said vnto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that Prophet?

²⁶Iohn answered them, saying, I baptize with water, but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not,

²⁷He it is, who comming after me, is preferred before me, whose shoes latchet I am not worthy to vnloose.²⁷

²⁸These things were done in Bethabara beyond Iordane, where Iohn was baptizing.

²⁹¶ The next day, Iohn seeth Iesus comming vnto him, and saith, Behold the Lambe of God, which taketh away the sinne of the world.²⁹

³⁰This is he of whom I said, After me commeth a man, which is preferred before me: for he was before me.

³¹And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therfore am I come baptizing with water.

³²And Iohn bare record saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heauen, like a Doue, and it abode vpon him.³²

³³And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said vnto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, & remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the holy Ghost.

³⁴And I saw, and bare record, that this is the sonne of God.

³⁵¶ Againe the next day after, Iohn stood, and two of his disciples.

³⁶And looking vpon Iesus as he walked, he saith, Behold the Lambe of God.

³⁷And the two disciples heard him speake, and they followed Iesus.

³⁸Then Iesus turned, and saw them following, and saith vnto them, What seeke ye? They said vnto him, Rabbi, (which is to say being interpreted, Master) where dwellest thou?³⁸

³⁹He saith vnto them, Come and see. They came and saw where he dwelt, and abode with him that day: for it was about the tenth houre.³⁹

⁴⁰One of the two which heard Iohn speake, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peters brother.

⁴¹He first findeth his owne brother Simon, and saith vnto him, We haue found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ.⁴¹

⁴²And he brought him to Iesus. And when Iesus beheld him, he said, Thou art Simon the sonne of Iona, thou shalt be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, a stone.⁴²

⁴³¶ The day following, Iesus would goe foorth into Galilee, & findeth Philip, & saith vnto him, Follow me.

⁴⁴Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the citie of Andrew and Peter.

⁴⁵Philip findeth Nathaneel, and saith vnto him, We haue found him of whom Moses in the Law, and the Prophets did write, Iesus of Nazareth the sonne of Ioseph.⁴⁵

⁴⁶And Nathaneel said vnto him, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith vnto him, Come and see.

⁴⁷Iesus saw Nathaneel comming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed in whom is no guile.

⁴⁸Nathaneel sayeth vnto him, Whence knowest thou me? Iesus answered, and said vnto him, Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast vnder the figge tree, I saw thee.

⁴⁹Nathaneel answered, and saith vnto him, Rabbi, thou art the Sonne of God, thou art the king of Israel.

⁵⁰Iesus answered, and said vnto him, Because I said vnto thee, I saw thee vnder the figge tree, beleeuest thou? thou shalt see greater things then these.

⁵¹And hee saith vnto him, Uerily, verily I say vnto you, heereafter yee shall see heauen open, and the Angels of God ascending, and descending vpon the sonne of man.

Original 1611 KJV Sidenote References for John Chapter 1

² Gen.1.1.
³ Col.1.16.
⁶ Mat.3.1.
¹⁰ Heb.11.3.
¹² Or, the right or priuiledge.
¹⁴ Mat.1.16.
¹⁶ Col.1.19.
¹⁸ 1.Iohn 4. 12. 1.tim. 6.16.
²¹ Or, a Prophet.
²³ Mat.3.3.
²⁷ Mat.3.11. acts 19.4.
²⁹ Or, beareth.
³² Mat.3.16.
³⁸ Or, abidest.
³⁹ That was two houres before night.
⁴¹ Or, the anointed.
⁴² Or, Peter.
⁴⁵ Gen.49.10. leuit.18. 18. , Esai.4.2.

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