The Life of Jesus

Then there arose a question betweene Iohns disciples and the Iewes, about purifying.

And they came vnto Iohn, and saide vnto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Iorden, to whom thou barest witnesse, behold, he baptizeth, and all men come to him.

Iohn answered, and saide, A man can receiue nothing, except it be giuen him from heauen.

Yee your selues are my witnesses, that I sayde, I am not that Christ, but that I am sent before him.

He that hath the bride, is the bridegrome: but the friend of the bridegrome which standeth and heareth him, reioyceth greatly, because of the bridegromes voyce. This my ioy therefore is fulfilled.

He must increase, but I must decrease.

Hee that is come from an hie, is aboue all: he that is of the earth, is of the earth, and speaketh of the earth: hee that is come from heauen, is aboue all.

And what hee hath seene and heard, that he testifieth: but no man receiueth his testimonie.

He that hath receiued his testimonie, hath sealed that God is true.

For hee whome God hath sent, speaketh the woordes of God: for God giueth him not the Spirit by measure.

The Father loueth the Sonne, and hath giuen all things into his hande.

Hee that beleeueth in the Sonne, hath euerlasting life, and hee that obeyeth not the Sonne, shall not see life, but the wrath of God abideth on him.

Nowe when the Lord knew, how the Pharises had heard, that Iesus made and baptized moe disciples then Iohn,

(Though Iesus himselfe baptized not: but his disciples)

Hee left Iudea, and departed againe into Galile.

And he must needes goe through Samaria.

Then came hee to a citie of Samaria called Sychar, neere vnto the possession that Iacob gaue to his sonne Ioseph.

And there was Iacobs well. Iesus then wearied in the iourney, sate thus on the well: it was about the sixt houre.

There came a woman of Samaria to drawe water. Iesus sayd vnto her, Giue me drinke.

For his disciples were gone away into the citie, to buy meate.

Then sayde the woman of Samaria vnto him, Howe is it, that thou being a Iewe, askest drinke of me, which am a woman of Samaria? For the Iewes meddle not with the Samaritans.

Iesus answered and saide vnto her, If thou knewest that gift of God, and who it is that saieth to thee, Giue mee drinke, thou wouldest haue asked of him, and hee woulde haue giuen thee, water of life.

The woman saide vnto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to drawe with, and the well is deepe: from whence then hast thou that water of life?

Art thou greater then our father Iacob, which gaue vs the well, and hee himselfe dranke thereof, and his sonnes, and his cattell?

Iesus answered, and said vnto her, Whosoeuer drinketh of this water, shall thirst againe: