Coverdale(i)
6 There was sent from God a man, whose name was Ihon.
7 The same came for a witnesse, to beare wytnesse of ye light, that thorow him they all might beleue.
8 He was not that light, but that he might beare witnesse of ye light.
9 That was the true light, which lighteth all men, that come in to this worlde.
10 He was in the worlde, & the worlde was made by him, and ye worlde knewe him not.
11 He came in to his awne, and his awne receaued him not.
12 But as many as receaued him, to them gaue he power to be the children of God: euen soch as beleue in his name.
13 Which are not borne of bloude, ner of the wyl of the flesh, ner of the wyl of man, but of God.
14 And the worde became flesh, and dwelt amonge vs: and we sawe his glory, a glory as of the onely begotte sonne of the father, full of grace and trueth.
15 Ihon bare wytnesse of him, cryed, and sayde: It was this, of whom I spake: After me shal he come, that was before me, For he was or euer I:
16 and of his fulnesse haue all we receaued grace for grace.
17 For the lawe was geuen by Moses, grace and trueth came by Iesus Christ.
18 No man hath sene God at eny tyme. The onely begotte sonne which is in the bosome of the father, he hath declared the same vnto vs.
19 And this is the recorde of Ihon, whan the Iewes sent prestes and Leuites fro Ierusalem, to axe him: Who art thou?
20 And he confessed and denyed not. And he confessed, and sayde: I am not Christ.
21 And they axed him: What the? Art thou Elias? He sayde: I am not. Art thou the Prophet? And he answered: No.
22 Then sayde they vnto him: What art thou the, yt we maye geue answere vnto the that sent vs? What sayest thou of yi self?
23 He sayde: I am ye voyce of a cryer in the wyldernesse. Make straight ye waye of the LORDE. As ye prophet Esay sayde:
24 And they that were sent, were of ye Pharises.
25 And they axed him, & sayde vnto him: Why baptysest thou then, yf thou be not Christ, ner Elias, ner a prophet?
26 Ihon answered them, and sayde: I baptyse with water, but there is one come in amonge you, whom ye knowe not.
27 It is he that cometh after me, which was before me: whose shue lachet I am not worthy to vnlowse.
28 This was done at Bethabara beyonde Iordane, where Ihon dyd baptyse.
29 The nexte daye after, Ihon sawe Iesus commynge vnto him, and sayde: Beholde the labe of God, which taketh awaye the synne of the worlde.
30 This is he, of whom I sayde vnto you: After me commeth a man, which was before me. For he was or euer I,
31 and I knewe him not: but that he shulde be declared in Israel, therfore am I come to baptyse with water.
32 And Ihon bare recorde, & sayde: I sawe the sprete descende from heauen like vnto a doue, and abode vpon him,
33 & I knewe him not. But he that sent me to baptyse with water, ye same sayde vnto me: Vpon whom thou shalt se the sprete descende and tary styll on him, the same is he, that baptyseth with the holy goost.
34 And I sawe it, and bare recorde, that this is the sonne of God.
35 The nexte daye after, Ihon stode agayne, and two of his disciples.
36 And wha he sawe Iesus walkynge, he sayde: Beholde the labe of God.