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

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

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

And they which were ſent, were of the Phariſes.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

And 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

And 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, ǁ a ſtone.

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

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

Phillip 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.

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

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

Nathaneel 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.

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

Ieſus 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.

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