Christ's miracle at Cana. JOHN, He cleanseth the temple. the Son of God; thou art the had tasted the water that was King of Israel. made wine, and knew not 50 Jesus answered and said whence it was, (but the servants unto him, Because I said unto which drew the water knew,) thee, I saw thee under the fig- the governor of the feast called tree, believest thou? thou shalt the bridegroom, see greater things than these. 10 And saith unto him, Every 51 And he saith unto him, man at the beginning doth set Verily, verily, I say unto you, forth good wine; and when men Hereafter ye shall see heaven have well drunk, then that which open, and the angels of God is worse: but thou hast kept the ascending and descending upon good wine until now. the Son of man. CHAP. II. Water turned into wine. 11 This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested forth his glory; and 12 ¶ After this he went down ND the third day there his disciples believed on him. was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Je- to Capernaum, he, and his mosus was there. ther, and his brethren, and his 2 And both Jesus was called, disciples; and they continued and his disciples, to the marriage. there not many days. 3 And when they wanted 13 ¶ And the Jews' passover wine, the mother of Jesus saith was at hand, and Jesus went up unto him, They have no wine. to Jerusalem, 4 Jesus saith unto her, Wo- 14 And found in the temple man, what have I to do with those that sold oxen, and sheep, thee? mine hour is not yet come. and doves, and the changers of 5 His mother saith unto the money, sitting: servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it. 15 And when he had made a Scourge of small cords, he drove 6 And there were set there them all out of the temple, and six water-pots of stone, after the sheep, and the oxen; and the manner of the purifying of poured out the changers' money, the Jews, containing two or and overthrew the tables; three firkins apiece. 16 And said unto them that 7 Jesus saith unto them, Fill sold doves, Take these things the water-pots with water. And hence: make not my Father's they filled them up to the brim. house a house of merchandise. 8 And he saith unto them, 17 And his disciples rememDraw out now, and bear unto bered that it was written, The the governor of the feast. And zeal of thy house hath eaten they bare it. 9 When the ruler of the feast! me up. 18 T Then answered the Jews, Many believe in him. CHAP. III. The necessity of regeneration. and said unto him, What sign unto thee, Except a man be shewest thou unto us, seeing born again, he cannot see the that thou doest these things? kingdom of God. 19 Jesus answered and said 4 Nicodemus saith unto him, unto them, Destroy this temple, How can a man be born when and in three days I will raise it he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's up. 20 Then said the Jews, Forty womb, and be born? and six years was this temple in building, and wilt thou rear it up in three days? 5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water, and of 21 But he spake of the temple the Spirit, he cannot enter into of his body. the kingdom of God. 22 When therefore he was 6 That which is born of the risen from the dead, his disciples flesh, is flesh; and that which remembered that he had said is born of the Spirit, is spirit. this unto them: and they be- 7 Marvel not that I said unto lieved the scripture, and the thee, Ye must be born again. word which Jesus had said. 8 The wind bloweth where 23 Now, when he was in Je- it listeth, and thou hearest the rusalem at the passover, in the sound thereof, but canst not tell feast-day, many believed in his whence it cometh, and whither name, when they saw the mira- it goeth: so is every one that is cles which he did. born of the Spirit. 24 But Jesus did not commit 9 Nicodemus answered and himself unto them, because he said unto him, How can these knew all men, things be? 25 And needed not that any 10 Jesus answered and said should testify of man: for he unto him, Art thou a master of knew what was in man. Israel, and knowest not these things? CHAP. III. Christ's conference with Nicodemus. mus, a ruler of the Jews: 11 Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness. 2 The same came to Jesus by 12 If I have told you earthly night, and said unto him, Rabbi, things, and ye believe not, how we know that thou art a teacher shall ye believe if I tell you of come from God: for no man can heavenly things? do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him. 13 And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came 3 Jesus answered and said down from heaven, even the Son unto him, Verily, verily, I say of man which is in heaven. Of faith in Christ. JOHN, John's doctrine concerning him. 14 ¶ And as Moses lifted up there: and they came, and were the serpent in the wilderness, baptized. even so must the Son of man be 24 For John was not yet cast lifted up: into prison. 15 That whosoever believeth 25 Then there arose a in him should not perish, but question between some of John's have eternal life. disciples and the Jews, about 16 For God so loved the purifying. world, that he gave his only- 26 And they came unto John, begotten Son, that whosoever and said unto him, Rabbi, he believeth in him, should not that was with thee beyond Jorperish, but have everlasting dan, to whom thou barest witlife. ness, behold, the same baptizeth, 17 For God sent not his and all men come to him. Son into the world to condemn 27 John answered and said, the world, but that the world A man can receive nothing, exthrough him might be saved. cept it be given him from hea 18 He that believeth on ven. him, is not condemned: but he 28 Ye yourselves bear me that believeth not, is condemned witness, that I said, I am not the already, because he hath not Christ, but that I am sent before believed in the name of the him. only begotten Son of God. 29 He that hath the bride, is 19 And this is the condemna- the bridegroom: but the friend tion, that light is come into the of the bridegroom, which standworld, and men loved darkness eth and heareth him, rejoiceth rather than light, because their greatly, because of the bridedeeds were evil. groom's voice: this my joy 20 For every one that doeth therefore is fulfilled. evil hateth the light, neither 30 He must increase, but I cometh to the light, lest his must decrease. deeds should be reproved. 31 He that cometh from above 21 But he that doeth truth, is above all: he that is of the cometh to the light, that his earth is earthly, and speaketh deeds may be made manifest, of the earth: he that cometh that they are wrought in God. from heaven is above all. 22 T After these things came 32 And what he hath seen Jesus and his disciples into the and heard, that he testifieth; land of Judea; and there he and no man receiveth his testitarried with them, and baptized. mony. 23 ¶ And John also was bap- 33 He that hath received his tizing in Ænon, near to Salim, testimony, hath set to his seal because there was much water that God is true. Christ talketh with CHAP. IV. a woman of Samaria. 34 For he whom God hath of me, which am a woman of sent, speaketh the words of Samaria? for the Jews have no God: for God giveth not the dealings with the Samaritans. Spirit by measure unto him. 10 Jesus answered and said 35 The Father loveth the unto her, If thou knewest the Son and hath given all things gift of God, and who it is that into his hand. saith to thee, Give me to drink; 36 He that believeth on the thou wouldest have asked of him, Son hath everlasting life: and and he would have given thee he that believeth not the Son, living water. shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him. CHAP. IV. The woman of Samaria. W 11 The woman saith unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: from whence then hast thou that HEN therefore the Lord living water? knew how the Pharisees 12 Art thou greater than our had heard that Jesus made and father Jacob, which gave us the baptized more disciples than well, and drank thereof himself, John, and his children, and his cattle? 2 (Though Jesus himself bap- 13 Jesus answered and said tized not, but his disciples,) 3 He left Judea, and departed again into Galilee. 4 And he must needs go through Samaria. unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water, shall thirst again: 14 But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him, shall never thirst; but the water 5 Then cometh he to a city that I shall give him, shall be in of Samaria, which is called him a well of water springing up Sychar, near to the parcel of into everlasting life. ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph. 15 The woman saith unto him, Sir, give me this water, that 6 Now Jacob's well was there. I thirst not, neither come hither Jesus therefore being wearied to draw. with his journey, sat thus on the 16 Jesus saith unto her, Go well: and it was about the sixth call thy husband, and come hour. hither. 7 There cometh a woman of 17 The woman answered and Samaria to draw water: Jesus said, I have no husband. Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink. said unto her, Thou hast well 8 (For his disciples were gone said, I have no husband: away unto the city to buy meat.) 18 For thou hast had five 9 Then saith the woman of husbands, and he whom thou Samaria unto him, How is it that now hast, is not thy husband: in thou, being a Jew, askest drink that saidst thou truly. Of the woman of Samaria. JOHN, Christ's zeal for God's glory. 19 The woman saith unto him, 31 ¶ In the mean while his Sir, I perceive that thou art a disciples prayed him, saying, prophet. Master, eat. know 20 Our fathers worshipped in 32 But he said unto them, I this mountain; and ye say, that have meat to eat that ye in Jerusalem is the place where not of. men ought to worship. 33 Therefore said the disci21 Jesus saith unto her, Wo-ples one to another, Hath any man, believe me, the hour man brought him aught to eat? cometh, when ye shall neither 34 Jesus saith unto them, My in this mountain, nor yet at Je-meat is to do the will of him rusalem, worship the Father. that sent me, and to finish his 22 Ye worship ye know not work. what we know what we wor- 35 Say not ye, There are yet ship, for salvation is of the Jews. four months, and then cometh 23 But the hour cometh, and harvest? behold, I say unto you, now is, when the true worship-Lift up your eyes, and look on pers shall worship the Father in the fields; for they are white spirit and in truth: for the Father already to harvest. seeketh such to worship him. 36 And he that reapeth re24 God is a Spirit: and they ceiveth wages, and gathereth that worship him, must worship fruit unto life eternal: that both him in spirit and in truth. he that soweth, and he that 25 The woman saith unto him, reapeth, may rejoice together. I know that Messias cometh, 37 And herein is that saying which is called Christ; when true, One soweth, and another he is come, he will tell us all reapeth. things. 26 Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am he. 38 I sent you to reap that whereon ye bestowed no labour: other men laboured, and ye are entered into their labours. 27 And upon this came his disciples, and marvelled that he 39 And many of the Sama¶ talked with the woman: yet no ritans of that city believed on man said, What seekest thou? him for the saying of the woman, or, Why talkest thou with her? which testified, He told me all 28 The woman then left her that ever I did. water-pot, and went her way in- 40 So when the Samaritans to the city, and saith to the men, were come unto him, they be29 Come, see a man which sought him that he would tarry told me all things that ever I did: with them: and he abode there is not this the Christ? two days. 30 Then they went out of the city, and came unto him. 41 And many more believed, because of his own word; |