Reformation Directory

1 14 17 The divinitie, humanitie, and office of Jesus Christ 15 The testimonie of John. 39 The calling of Andrewe, Peter, &c.

1.^aIn ^the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God and that word was God.

2.The same was ^bin the beginning with God.

3.All things were made by it, and ^cwithout it was made nothing that was made.

4.In it was ^dlife, and the life was the ^elight of men.

5.And the light shineth in ^fthe darkness, and the darkness comprehended it not.

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

7.The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the light, that all men through him might believe.

8.He was not that light, but was sent to bear witness of the light.

9.That was the true light, which lighteth every man that ^cometh into the world.

10.He was in the world, and the world was *made by him: and the world ^gknewe him not.

11.He came unto ^hhis own, and his own received him not.

12.But as many as received him, to them he gave ⁱpower to be the sons of God, even to them that believe in his Name,

13.Which are born not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

14.*And the Word was made ^kflesh, and dwelt among us, (and we *saw the glory thereof, as the glory of the only begotten Son ^of the Father) *full of grace and truth.

15.¶ John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I said, He that cometh after me, is preferred before me: for he was ^before me.

16.And of his fulness have all we received, and ^lgrace for grace.

17.For the Law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.

18.*No man hath seen God at any time: the only begotten Son, which is in the ^mbosom of the Father, he hath ⁿdeclared him.

19.¶ Then this is the record of John, when the Jews sent Priests and Levites from Jerusalem, to ask him, Who art thou?

20.And he confessed and denied not, and said plainly, I *am not the Christ.

21.And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he said, I am not. Art thou the ^oProphet? And he answered, No.

22.Then said they unto him, Who art thou that we may give an answer to them that sent us? what saist thou of thy self?

23.He said, I *am the voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the Prophet Esaias.

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

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

26.John answered them, saying, *I baptise with water: but there is one among you, whom ye know not.

27.*He it is that cometh after me, which is preferred before me, whose shoe latchet I am not worthy to unlose.

28.These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John did baptise.

29.¶ The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the lamb of God, which taketh away the ^psin of the world.

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

31.And I knewe ^qhim not: but because he should be declared to Israel, therefore am I come, baptising with water.

32.So John bare record, saying, I saw *the Spirit come down from heaven, like a dove, and it abode on him.

33.And I knewe him not: but he that sent me to baptise with water, he said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit come down, and tarry still on him, that is he which baptizeth with the ^rholie Ghost.

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

35.¶ The next day, John stood again, and two of his disciples:

36.And he beheld Jesus walking by, and said, Behold the ^slamb of God.

37.And the two disciples heard him speak, and followed Jesus.

38.Then Jesus turned about, and saw them follow, and said unto them, What seek ye? And they said unto him, Rabbi (which is to say by interpretation, Master) ^twhere dwellest thou?

39.He said unto them, Come, & see. They came & saw where he dwelt, & abode with him that day: for it was about the ^utenth hour.

40.Andrewe, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of the two which had heard ^xit of John, and that followed him.

41.The same found his brother Simon first, & said unto him, We have found the Messias, which is by interpretation, ^the Christ.

42.And he brought him to Jesus. And Jesus beheld him, and said, Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, ^a stone.

43.¶ The day following, Jesus would go into Galile, and found Philippe, and said unto him, Follow me.

44.Now Philippe was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.

45.Philippe found Nathanael, and said unto him, We have found him, of whom *Moses did write in the Law, and the *Prophets, Jesus of Nazaret the son of Joseph.

46.Then Nathanael said unto him, Can there any ^ygood thing come out of Nazaret? Philippe said to him, Come, and see.

47.Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and said of him, Behold, in deed an Israelite, in whom is no guile.

48.Nathanael said unto him, Whence knewest thou me? Jesus answered, and said unto him, Before that Philippe called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee.

49.Nathanael answered, and said unto him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God: thou art the King of Israel.

50.Jesus answered, and said unto him, Because I said unto thee, I saw thee under the fig tree, ^believest thou? thou shalt see greater things then these.

51.And he said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, hereafter shall ye see heaven ^zopen, and the Angels of God *ascending, and descending upon the Son of man.

John 1

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