God did not
send His Son into the world to condemn the world but, that the world,
through Him, might be saved. He who believes in Him is not condemned.
He who does not believe is condemned already because he has not
believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. And this is the
condemnation: light came into the world and men loved darkness rather
than light because their deeds were evil. Everyone who does evil hates
the light and does not come into the light lest his deeds be exposed.
But whoever lives the truth, comes to the light that his deeds may be
shown as a reflection of God.
After these things Jesus and His disciples went into the land of
Judaea. He stayed with them and baptized. John was also baptizing in
Aenon, near Salim. There was an abundance of water, so many people came
to be baptized. This was before John was cast into prison.
A question arose between some of John's disciples and the Jews about
purifying. They went to John and said, Rabbi, He that was with you
beyond Jordan, of whom you testified, baptizes and all men come to Him.
John answered, A man can receive nothing unless it is granted him from
heaven. You, yourselves, bear me witness that I said I am not the
Christ but that I have been sent before Him. He who has the bride is
the bridegroom, but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears
Him, rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom's voice.
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