1    ^note On FRYMÐ WÆ word ∧ &thaet; word wæs mid gode ∧ god wæs &thaet; word.

2   &thaet; wæs on fruman mid gode

3   ealle þing wæron geworhte ðurh hyne ∧ nan þing næs geworht butan him.

4   &thaet; wæs l&idia;f þe on him geworht wæs. ∧ &thaet; l&idia;f wæs manna leoht

5   ∧ &thaet; leoht lyht on ðystrum. ∧ þystro &thaet; ne genamon;

6   Mann wæs fram gode asend. þæs nama wæs iohannes.

7   ðes c&odia;m to gewitnesse. &thaet; he gewitnesse cyðde be ðam leohte. &thaet; ealle menn þurh hyne gelyfdon;

8   Næs he leoht. ac &thaet; he gewitnesse forð-bære be þam leohte;

9   Soð leoht wæs. &thaet; onlyht ælcne cumendne man on þisne middan-eard.

10   he wæs on middan-earde. ∧ middan-eard wæs geworht þurh hine. ∧ middan-eard hine ne ge-cneow;

11   To his agenum he c&odia;m. ∧ hig hyne ne under-fengon;

12   Soðlice swa hwylce swa hyne under-fengon. he sealde him &adia;nweald &thaet; hi wæron godes bearn þam ðe gelyfað on his naman.

13   ða ne synt acennede of blodum. ne of flæsces willan. ne of weres willan. ac hig synt of gode acennede;

14   And &thaet; word wæs flæsc geworden ∧ eardode on &udia;s ∧ we gesawon hys wuldor swylce &adia;ncennedes wuldor. of fæder &thaet; wæs ful mid gyfe. ∧ soðfæstnysse;

15    ^note Iohannes cyþ gewitnesse be him ∧ clypaþ þus cweðende. þes wæs þe ic sæde. Se ðe to cumenne is æfter me. wæs geworden beforan me. forðam he wæs ædia;r þonne &idia;c;

16   And of his gefyllednesse we ealle onfengon gyfe for gyfe.

17   for-þam þe ædia; wæs geseald þurh moysen. ∧ gyfu; ∧ soþfæstnes is geworden þurh hælend crist.

18   Ne geseah næfre nan mann god butan se acenneda sunu hit cyðde se is on his fæder bearme

19    ^note ∧ &thaet; is Iohannes gewitnes;
Ða þa iudeas sendon hyra sacerdas ∧ hyra diaconas fram gerusalem to him &thaet; hi axsodon hine ∧ þus cwædon; Hwæt eart þu.

20   ∧ he cyðde ∧ ne wið-soc ∧ þus cwæð; Ne eom ic na crist;

21   And hig axsodon hine ∧ þus cwædon. eart ðu el&idia;as ∧ he cwæð ne eom ic hit; Ða cwædon h&idia;. eart ðu witega. ∧ he andwyrde ∧ cwæð n&idia;c.

22   Hig cwædon to him hwæt eart þu &thaet; we andwyrde bringon þam ðe us to þe sendon. hwæt segst þu be þe sylfum;

23   H&edia; cwæð. ic eom clypiendes st&edia;fn on westene; Gerihtað drihtnes weg swa se witega isaias cwæð;

24   And þa þe þær &adia;sende wæron. þa wæron of sundor-halgon.

25   ∧ hig axsodon hine ∧ cwædon to him. hwi fullast þu. gif þu ne art [cryst]. ne hel&idia;gas ne w&idia;tega;

26   Iohannes him ∧swarode. ic fullige on wætere. tomiddes eow st&odia;d þe ge ne cunnon.

27   he is þe æfter me toweard is; Se wæs geworden be-foran me. ne eom ic wyrðe &thaet; ic unbinde his sceo-þwang;

28   Ðas ðing wæron gewordene on bethan&idia;a begeondan iordanen þær iohannes fullode;

29    ^note Oþre dæg iohannes geseah þone hælend to him cumende ∧ cwæð; Her is godes l&adia;mb. her is se þe deð aweg middan-eardes synnæ.

30   þes is be ðam ic sæde æfter m&edia; cymð wer þe me bef&odia;ran geworden wæs. forðam þe he wæs ær ðonne ic.

31   ∧ ic hyne nyste. ac ic c&odia;m ∧ fullode on wædia;tere to ðæm &thaet; he wære geswutelud on israhela folce;

32   And Iohannes cyþde gewitnesse cweðende &thaet; ic geseah nyðer-cumendne g&adia;st of heofenum swa swa culfran. ∧ wunode ofer hine.

33   ∧ ic hine ne c&udia;ðe ac se þe me sende to fullianne on wædia;tere. he cwæð to me ofer ðæne þe ðu gesyhst nyðer-st&idia;gendne gast. ∧ ofer hine wuniendne &thaet; is se ðe fyllað on halgum gaste.

34   ∧ ic geseah ∧ gewitnesse cyðde &thaet; þes is godes sunu;

35    ^note Eft oðre dæg stod iohannes ∧ tw&edia;gen of his leorning-cnihtum.

36   ∧ he cwæð þa he geseah þæne hælend gangende h&edia;r is godes l&adia;mb;

37   Ða gehyrdon hyne twegen leorning-cnihtas sprecende ∧ fylidon þam hælende.

38   þa beseah se hælend ∧ geseah hig him fyliende. ∧ cwæð to him hwæt s&edia;ce gyt; Hi cwædon to him rabbi &thaet; is gecweden ∧ gereht lareow. hwar eardast ðu.

39   he cwæþ to him cumað ∧ geseoþ; Hig comon ∧ ges&adia;won hwar he wunode ∧ mid him wunodon on ðam dæge. hit wæs þa seo teoðe tid;

40   Andreas simones broþur petrus wæs oþer of þam twam; Þa gehyrdon æt Iohanne ∧ him fyligdon;

41   Ðes gemette ærost simonem his broðor ∧ cwæð to him. we gemetton messiam &thaet; is gereht cr&idia;st.

42   ∧ hig lædia;ddon hine to þam hælende; Ða beheold se hælend hyne ∧ cwæþ. þu eart s&idia;mon i&odia;nan sunu þu bist genemned ceph&adia;s. &thaet; is gereht petrus;

43   On mergen he wolde faran on galilea. ∧ he gemette philippus. ∧ se hælend cwæð to him fylig me.

44   Soþlice pHilippvs wæs fram bethzaida andreas ceastre ∧ petres;

45   philippus gemette nathanael ∧ cwæþ to him. we gemetton ðone hælend iosepes sunu of nazareth. þone wrat moyses ∧ þa witegan on ðære .ædia;.

46   ∧ nathanahel cwæð to him. mæg ænig þing godes beon of nazareth; Philippus cwæð to him. cum ∧ geseoh;

47   Ða geseah se hælend nathanahel to him cumendne ∧ cwæð be him. her is israhelisc wer on ðam nis nan facn;

48   Ða cwæð nathanahel to him hwanon cuðest ðu me. þa ∧swarode se hælend ∧ cwæð to him; Ic geseah þe þa þu wære under þam fic-tre&odia;we ærðam þe philippus þe clypode;

49   Him ∧swarode þa nathanahel ∧ ðus cwæð. rabb&idia;. þu eart godes sunu. ∧ þu eart israhela cing.

50   þa cwæð se hælend to him. þu gesyhst mare þonne þis sy. forðam þe ðu gelyfdest; Ða ic cwæð &thaet; ic gesawe þe under þam f&idia;c-treowe.

51   ∧ he sæde him; Soð ic secge eow ge ge-seoð opene heofonas ∧ godes englas &udia;p-stigende; ∧ nyðer-stigende ofer mannes Sunu:

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