2 WYC This was in the bigynnyng at God. BSB BSB: He was with God in the beginning.
4 WYC In hym was lijf, and the lijf was the liyt of men; and the liyt schyneth in derknessis, BSB BSB: In Him was life, and that life was the light of men.
5 WYC and derknessis comprehendiden not it. BSB BSB: The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
7 WYC This man cam in to witnessyng, that he schulde bere witnessing of the liyt, that alle men schulden bileue bi hym. BSB BSB: He came as a witness to testify about the Light, so that through him everyone might believe.
8 WYC He was not the liyt, but that he schulde bere witnessing of the liyt. BSB BSB: He himself was not the Light, but he came to testify about the Light.
9 WYC There was a very liyt, which liytneth ech man that cometh in to this world. BSB BSB: The true Light, who gives light to everyone, was coming into the world.
10 WYC He was in the world, and the world was maad bi hym, and the world knew hym not. BSB BSB: He was in the world, and though the world was made through Him, the world did not recognize Him.
11 WYC He cam in to his owne thingis, and hise resseyueden hym not. BSB BSB: He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him.
12 WYC But hou many euer resseyueden hym, he yaf to hem power to be maad the sones of God, to hem that bileueden in his name; the whiche not of bloodis, BSB BSB: But to all who did receive Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God—
13 WYC nether of the wille of fleische, nether of the wille of man, but ben borun of God. BSB BSB: children born not of blood, nor of the desire or will of man, but born of God.
15 WYC Joon berith witnessyng of hym, and crieth, and seith, This is, whom Y seide, He that schal come aftir me, is maad bifore me, for he was tofor me; BSB BSB: John testified concerning Him. He cried out, saying, “This is He of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me has surpassed me because He was before me.’”
16 WYC and of the plente of hym we alle han takun, and grace for grace. BSB BSB: From His fullness we have all received grace upon grace.
17 WYC For the lawe was youun bi Moises; but grace and treuthe `is maad bi Jhesu Crist. BSB BSB: For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
19 WYC And this is the witnessyng of Joon, whanne Jewis senten fro Jerusalem prestis and dekenes to hym, that thei schulden axe hym, Who art thou? BSB BSB: And this was John’s testimony when the Jews of Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him, “Who are you?”
20 WYC He knoulechide, and denyede not, and he knoulechide, For Y am not Crist. BSB BSB: He did not refuse to confess, but openly declared, “I am not the Christ.”
22 WYC Therfor thei seiden to hym, Who art thou? that we yyue an answere to these that senten vs. What seist thou of thi silf? BSB BSB: So they said to him, “Who are you? We need an answer for those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”
23 WYC He seide, Y am a vois of a crier in deseert, Dresse ye the weie of the Lord, as Ysaie, the prophete, seide. BSB BSB: John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet: “I am a voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way for the Lord.’”
24 WYC And thei that weren sent, weren of the Fariseis. BSB BSB: Then the Pharisees who had been sent
25 WYC And thei axiden hym, and seiden to hym, What thanne baptisist thou, if thou art not Crist, nether Elie, nether a profete? BSB BSB: asked him, “Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”
26 WYC Joon answeride to hem, and seide, Y baptise in watir, but in the myddil of you hath stonde oon, that ye knowen not; BSB BSB: “I baptize with water,” John replied, “but among you stands One you do not know.
27 WYC he it is, that schal come aftir me, that was maad bifor me, of whom Y am not worthi to louse the thwong of his schoo. BSB BSB: He is the One who comes after me, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.”
28 WYC These thingis weren don in Bethanye biyende Jordan, where Joon was baptisyng. BSB BSB: All this happened at Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
29 WYC Anothir day Joon say Jhesu comynge to hym, and he seide, Lo! the lomb of God; lo! he that doith awei the synnes of the world. BSB BSB: The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
30 WYC This is he, that Y seide of, Aftir me is comun a man, which was maad bifor me; for he was rather than Y. BSB BSB: This is He of whom I said, ‘A man who comes after me has surpassed me because He was before me.’
31 WYC And Y knew hym not, but that he be schewid in Israel, therfor Y cam baptisynge in watir. BSB BSB: I myself did not know Him, but the reason I came baptizing with water was that He might be revealed to Israel.”
32 WYC And Joon bar witnessyng, and seide, That Y saiy the spirit comynge doun as a culuer fro heuene, and dwellide on hym. BSB BSB: Then John testified, “I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove and resting on Him.
33 WYC And Y knew hym not; but he that sente me to baptise in watir, seide to me, On whom thou seest the Spirit comynge doun, and dwellynge on hym, this is he, that baptisith in the Hooli Goost. BSB BSB: I myself did not know Him, but the One who sent me to baptize with water told me, ‘The man on whom you see the Spirit descend and rest is He who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.’
34 WYC And Y say, and bar witnessyng, that this is the sone of God. BSB BSB: I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God.”
35 WYC Anothir dai Joon stood, and tweyne of hise disciplis; BSB BSB: The next day John was there again with two of his disciples.
36 WYC and he biheeld Jhesu walkinge, and seith, Lo! the lomb of God. BSB BSB: When he saw Jesus walking by, he said, “Look, the Lamb of God!”
37 WYC And twei disciplis herden hym spekynge, BSB BSB: And when the two disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus.
38 WYC and folewiden Jhesu. And Jhesu turnede, and say hem suynge hym, and seith to hem, What seken ye? And thei seiden to hym, Rabi, that is to seie, Maistir, where dwellist thou? BSB BSB: Jesus turned and saw them following. “What do you want?” He asked. They said to Him, “Rabbi” (which means Teacher), “where are You staying?”
39 WYC And he seith to hem, Come ye, and se. And thei camen, and sayn where he dwellide; and dwelten with hym that dai. And it was as the tenthe our. BSB BSB: “Come and see,” He replied. So they went and saw where He was staying, and spent that day with Him. It was about the tenth hour.
40 WYC And Andrewe, the brother of Symount Petir, was oon of the tweyne, that herden of Joon, and hadden sued hym. BSB BSB: Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of the two who heard John’s testimony and followed Jesus.
41 WYC This foond first his brother Symount, and he seide to him, We han foundun Messias, that is to seie, Crist; and he ledde him to Jhesu. BSB BSB: He first found his brother Simon and told him, “We have found the Messiah” (which is translated as Christ).
42 WYC And Jhesus bihelde hym, and seide, Thou art Symount, the sone of Johanna; thou schalt be clepid Cefas, that is to seie, Petre. BSB BSB: Andrew brought him to Jesus, who looked at him and said, “You are Simon son of John. You will be called Cephas” (which is translated as Peter).
43 WYC And on the morewe he wolde go out in to Galilee, and he foond Filip; and he seith to hym, Sue thou me. BSB BSB: The next day Jesus decided to set out for Galilee. Finding Philip, He told him, “Follow Me.”
45 WYC Filip foond Nathanael, and seide to hym, We han foundun Jhesu, the sone of Joseph, of Nazareth, whom Moyses wroot in the lawe and profetis. BSB BSB: Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the One Moses wrote about in the Law, the One the prophets foretold—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”
46 WYC And Nathanael seide to hym, Of Nazareth may sum good thing be? BSB BSB: “Can anything good come from Nazareth?” Nathanael asked. “Come and see,” said Philip.
47 WYC Filip seide to hym, Come, and se. Jhesus siy Nathanael comynge to hym, and seide to hym, Lo! verili a man of Israel, in whom is no gile. BSB BSB: When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, He said of him, “Here is a true Israelite, in whom there is no deceit.”
48 WYC Nathanael seide to hym, Wherof hast thou knowun me? Jhesus `answerde, and seide to hym, Bifor that Filip clepide thee, whanne thou were vndur the fige tree, Y saiy thee. Nathanael answerde to hym, BSB BSB: “How do You know me?” Nathanael asked. Jesus replied, “Before Philip called you, I saw you under the fig tree.”
49 WYC `and seide, Rabi, thou art the sone of God, thou art kyng of Israel. BSB BSB: “Rabbi,” Nathanael answered, “You are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!”
50 WYC Jhesus answerde, and seide to hym, For Y seide to thee, Y sawy thee vndur the fige tre, thou bileuest; thou schalt se more than these thingis. BSB BSB: Jesus said to him, “Do you believe just because I told you I saw you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than these.”
51 WYC And he seide to hem, Treuli, treuli, Y seie to you, ye schulen se heuene opened, and the aungels of God stiynge vp and comynge doun on mannys sone. BSB BSB: Then He declared, “Truly, truly, I tell you, you will all see heaven open and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.”