The Life of Jesus

Saith not the Scripture that that Christ shall come of the seede of Dauid, and out of the towne of Beth-leem, where Dauid was?

So was there dissension among the people for him.

And some of them would haue taken him, but no man layde handes on him.

Then came the officers to the hie Priests and Pharises, and they said vnto them, Why haue ye not brought him?

The officers answered, Neuer man spake like this man.

Then answered them the Pharises, Are yee also deceiued?

Doeth any of the rulers, or of the Pharises beleeue in him?

But this people, which know not the Law, are cursed.

Nicodemus said vnto them, (he that came to Iesus by night, and was one of them.)

Doth our Law iudge a man before it heare him, and knowe what he hath done?

They answered, and said vnto him, Art thou also of Galile? Searche and looke: for out of Galile ariseth no Prophet.

And euery man wet vnto his owne house.

And Iesus went vnto the mount of Oliues,

And early in the morning came againe into the Temple, and all the people came vnto him, and he sate downe, and taught them.

Then the Scribes, and the Pharises brought vnto him a woman, taken in adulterie, and set her in the middes,

And said vnto him, Master, we foud this woman committing adulterie, euen in the very acte.

Now Moses in our Law commanded, that such should be stoned: what sayest thou therefore?

And this they saide to tempt him, that they might haue, whereof to accuse him. But Iesus stouped downe, and with his finger wrote on the groud.

And while they continued asking him, hee lift himselfe vp, and sayde vnto them, Let him that is among you without sinne, cast the first stone at her.

And againe hee stouped downe, and wrote on the ground.

And when they heard it, being accused by their owne conscience, they went out one by one, beginning at ye eldest euen to the last: so Iesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the mids.

When Iesus had lift vp himselfe againe, and sawe no man, but the woman, hee saide vnto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers? hath no man condemned thee?

She said, No man, Lord. And Iesus said, Neither do I condemne thee: go and sinne no more.

Then spake Iesus againe vnto them, saying, I am that light of the worlde: hee that followeth mee, shall not walke in darkenes, but shall haue that light of life.

The Pharises therefore saide vnto him, Thou bearest recorde of thy selfe: thy recorde is not true.