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196 him, and the world knew him not. He came into his owne, and his owne received him not. But as many as received him, ″ he gave them power to be made the sonnes of God, to those that beleeve in his name. Who, not of bloud, nor of the wil of flesh, nor of the wil of man, but of God are borne. ″, and dwelt in us (and we saw the glorie of him, glorie as it were of the Only-begotten of the Father) ful of grace and veritie.✠ John giveth testimonie of him, and crieth saying: This was he of whom I spake, He that shal come after me, is made before me: because he was before me. And of his fulnes we al have received, and grace for grace. For the law was given by Moyses, grace and veritie was made by Christ. God ″ no man hath seen at any time: the only begotten Sonne which is in the bosome of the Father, he hath declared.

And this is Johns testimonie, when the Jewes sent from Hierusalem Priests and Levites to him, that they should aske him, who art thou? And he confessed, and did not denie: and he confessed, That I am not. And they asked him: What then? Art thou * Elias? And he said: I am not. Art thou * the Prophet? And he answered: No. They said therefore unto him: Who art thou, that we may give an answer to them that sent us? what sayest thou of thy self? He said: I am the voice of one crying in the desert, make straight the way of our Lord, as Esaie the Prophet said. And they that were sent were of the Pharisees. And they asked him, and said to him: why then doest thou baptize, if thou be not Christ, nor Elias, nor the Prophet. John answered them, saying: * I baptize in water; but there hath stood in the middes of you whom you know not. The same is he that shal come after me, that is made before me; whose latchet of his shoe I am not worthie to loose. These things were done in Bethania beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing.✠

The next day John saw comming to him, and he saith: Behold the lamb of God, behold him that taketh away the ‵sinne, of the world. This is he of whom I said: After me there commeth a man, which is made before me: because he was before me. And I knew him not, but that he may be manifested in Israel, therefore came I baptizing in water. And John gave testimonie, saying: That I saw ″ the Spirit descending as a dove from Heaven, and he remained upon him. And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize in water, he said to me: He upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending and remaining upon him, he it is that baptizeth in the Holy Ghost. And I saw; and I gave testimonie that this is the Sonne of God. ✠

The next day againe John stood, and two of his Disciples. And beholding walking, he saith: Behold the Lamb of God. And the two Disciples heard him speaking, and they followed. And turning, and seeing them following him, saith to them: What seeke you? Who said to him: Rabbi (which is called by interpretation, Maister) where dwellest thou? He saith to them: Rh