The Life of Jesus

He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart, that they shoulde not see with their eyes, nor vnderstand with their heart, and should be conuerted, and I should heale them.

These things sayd Esaias when he sawe his glory, and spake of him.

Neuertheles, euen among the chiefe rulers, many beleeued in him: but because of the Pharises they did not confesse him, least they should be cast out of the Synagogue.

For they loued the prayse of men, more then the prayse of God.

And Iesus cryed, and sayd, He that beleeueth in me, beleeueth not in me, but in him that sent me.

And he that seeth me, seeth him that sent me.

I am come a light into the world, that whosoeuer beleeueth in me, should not abide in darkenes.

And if any man heare my wordes, and beleeue not, I iudge him not: for I came not to iudge the world, but to saue the world.

He that refuseth me, and receiueth not my wordes, hath one that iudgeth him: the worde that I haue spoken, it shall iudge him in the last day.

For I haue not spoken of my selfe: but the Father which sent me, hee gaue me a commandement what I should say, and what I should speake.

And I knowe that his commandement is life euerlasting: the thinges therefore that I speake, I speake them so as the Father sayde vnto me.

Nowe before the feast of the Passeouer, when Iesus knewe that his houre was come, that he should depart out of this world vnto the Father, forasmuch as he loued his owne which were in the world, vnto the end he loued them.

And when supper was done (and that the deuill had now put in the heart of Iudas Iscariot, Simons sonne, to betray him)

Iesus knowing that the Father had giuen all things into his hands, and that he was come forth from God, and went to God,

He riseth from supper, and layeth aside his vpper garments, and tooke a towel, and girded himselfe.

After that, hee powred water into a basen, and began to wash the disciples feete, and to wipe them with the towell, wherewith he was girded.

Then came he to Simon Peter, who sayd to him, Lord, doest thou wash my feete?

Iesus answered and sayd vnto him, What I doe, thou knowest not nowe: but thou shalt knowe it hereafter.

Peter said vnto him, Thou shalt neuer wash my feete. Iesus answered him, If I wash thee not, thou shalt haue no part with me.

Simon Peter sayd vnto him, Lord, not my feete onely, but also the hands and the head.

Iesus sayd to him, He that is washed, needeth not, saue to wash his feete, but is cleane euery whit: and ye are cleane, but not all.

For hee knewe who should betray him: therefore sayd he, Ye are not all cleane.

So after he had washed their feete, and had taken his garments, and was set downe againe, he sayd vnto them, Knowe ye what I haue done to you?

Ye call me Master, and Lord, and ye say well: for so am I.

If I then your Lord, and Master, haue washed your feete, ye also ought to wash one an others feete.