And John bare witness, saying, “I have beheld the Spirit descending as a dove out of heaven; and it abode upon him.  And I knew him not:  but he that sent me to baptize in water, he said unto me, ’Upon whomsoever thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and abiding upon him, the same is he that baptizeth in the Holy Spirit.’  And I have seen, and have borne witness that this is the Son of God.”

THE BEGINNINGS OF FAITH

THE FIRST DISCIPLES BY THE JORDAN.

Again on the morrow John was standing, and two of his disciples; and he looked upon Jesus as he walked and saith, “Behold, the Lamb of God!” And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.

And Jesus turned, and beheld them following, and saith unto them, “What seek ye?”

And they said unto him, “Rabbi” (which is to say, being interpreted, Teacher), “where abidest thou?”

He saith unto them, “Come, and ye shall see.”

They came therefore and saw where he abode; and they abode with him that day:  it was about the tenth hour.

One of the two that heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother.  He findeth first his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, “We have found the Messiah” (which is, being interpreted, Christ).  He brought him unto Jesus.

Jesus looked upon him, and said, “Thou art Simon the son of John:  thou shalt be called Cephas” (which is by interpretation, Peter).

On the morrow he was minded to go forth into Galilee, and he findeth Philip:  and Jesus saith unto him, “Follow me.”  Now Philip was from Bethsaida, of the city of Andrew and Peter.  Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, “We have found him, of whom Moses in the law and the prophets, wrote, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”

And Nathanael said unto him.  “Can any good thing come out of Nazareth?”

Philip saith unto him, “Come and see.”

Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, “Behold, an
Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!”

Nathanael saith unto him, “Whence knowest thou me?”

Jesus answered and said unto him, “Before Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee.”

Nathanael answered him, “Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art King of Israel.”

Jesus answered and said unto him, “Because I said unto thee, ’I saw thee underneath the fig tree,’ believest thou? thou shalt see greater things than these.”

And he saith unto him, “Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye shall see the heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.”

THE FIRST MIRACLE.

And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there:  and Jesus also was bidden, and his disciples, to the marriage.