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¶ There was a man sent from God, whose name was Iohn.

1611 marginal noteMat. 3.1.

The same came for a witnesse, to beare witnesse of the light, that all men through him might beleeue.

This is he of whom I said, After me commeth a man, which is preferred before me: for he was before me.

And Iohn bare record saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heauen, like a Doue, and it abode vpon him.

1611 marginal noteMat. 3.16.

And he brought him to Iesus. And when Iesus beheld him, he said, Thou art Simon the sonne of Iona, thou shalt be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, a stone.

1611 marginal noteOr, Peter.

¶ And the third day there was a mariage in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Iesus was there.

And when he had made a scourge of small cordes, he droue them all out of the Temple, and the sheepe & the oxen, and powred out the changers money, and ouerthrew the tables,

¶ There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of y e Iewes:

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

Iesus answered, and said vnto him, Uerily, verily I say vnto thee, except a man be borne againe, he cannot see the kingdome of God.

1611 marginal noteOr, from aboue.