The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all {men} through him might believe.

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

As many as desire to make a fair shew in the flesh, they constrain you to be circumcised; only lest they should suffer persecution for the cross of Christ.

The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, Perceive ye how ye prevail nothing? behold, the world is gone after him.

But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.

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

I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth {in} righteousness, and shall not return, That unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear.

Moreover ye see and hear, that not alone at Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul hath persuaded and turned away much people, saying that they be no gods, which are made with hands:

Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,

For ye are yet carnal: for whereas {there is} among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men? {divisions: or, factions} {as men: Gr. according to man?}

If we let him thus alone, all {men} will believe on him: and the Romans shall come and take away both our place and nation.

{That} was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.

Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbour. This {is} also vanity and vexation of spirit. {every...: Heb. all the rightness of work} {for this...: Heb. this is the envy of a man from his neighbour}

And greetings in the markets, and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi.

O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come.

Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy? {to envy: or, enviously?}

The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.

But there remained two {of the} men in the camp, the name of the one {was} Eldad, and the name of the other Medad: and the spirit rested upon them; and they {were} of them that were written, but went not out unto the tabernacle: and they prophesied in the camp.

When therefore the Lord knew how the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John,

The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all {men} through him might believe.

He that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh his glory that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.

After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judaea; and there he tarried with them, and baptized.

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

And these things, brethren, I have in a figure transferred to myself and {to} Apollos for your sakes; that ye might learn in us not to think {of men} above that which is written, that no one of you be puffed up for one against another.

Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and saith unto them, What seek ye? They said unto him, Rabbi, (which is to say, being interpreted, Master,) where dwellest thou? {dwellest: or, abidest}

And Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of Moses, {one} of his young men, answered and said, My lord Moses, forbid them.

And the disciples of John shewed him of all these things.

And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins;

These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing.

Therefore as by the offence of one {judgment came} upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one {the free gift came} upon all men unto justification of life. {by the offence...: or, by one offence} {by the righteousness...: or, by one righteousness}

The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.

And greetings in the markets, and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi.

The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven, or of men? And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say unto us, Why did ye not then believe him?

And went away again beyond Jordan into the place where John at first baptized; and there he abode.

The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, Perceive ye how ye prevail nothing? behold, the world is gone after him.

And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then believed ye him not?

But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? Yea, I say unto you, and much more than a prophet.

And many resorted unto him, and said, John did no miracle: but all things that John spake of this man were true.

Ye sent unto John, and he bare witness unto the truth.

And when they had found him, they said unto him, All {men} seek for thee.

And what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth; and no man receiveth his testimony.