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And a man was there, hauynge eiyte and thritti yeer in his sikenesse.

And anoon the man was maad hool, and took vp his bed, and wente forth. And it was sabat in that dai.

Therfor the Jewis souyten more to sle hym, for not oneli he brak the sabat, but he seide that God was his fadir, and made hym euene to God.

another is that berith witnessyng of me, and Y woot that his witnessyng is trewe, that he berith of me.

He was a lanterne brennynge and schynynge; but ye wolden glade at an our in his liyt.

And the fadir that sente me, he bar witnessyng of me. Nether ye herden euere his vois, nether ye seien his licnesse.

And ye han not his word dwellynge in you; for ye byleuen not to hym, whom he sente.

Y cam in the name of my fadir, and ye token not me. If another come in his owne name, ye schulen resseyue hym.

And whanne euentid was comun, his disciplis wenten doun to the see.

Therfor the Jewis chidden togidere, and seiden, Hou may this yyue to vs his fleisch to ete?

Therfor Jhesus seith to hem, Treuli, treuli, Y seie to you, but ye eten the fleisch of mannus sone, and drenken his blood, ye schulen not haue lijf in you.

Jhesus answerde to hem, and seide, My doctryne is not myn, but his that sente me.

If ony man wole do his wille, he schal knowe of the techyng, whethir it be of God, or Y speke of my silf.

He that spekith of hym silf, sekith his owne glorie; but he that sekith the glorie of hym that sente hym, is sothefast, and vnriytwisnesse is not in hym.

Therfor thei souyten to take hym, and no man sette on hym hoondis, for his our cam not yit.

He that bileueth in me, as the scripture seith, Floodis of quyk watir schulen flowe fro his wombe.

And thei turneden ayen, ech in to his hous.

And thei seiden this thing temptynge hym, that thei myyten accuse hym. And Jhesus bowide hym silf doun, and wroot with his fyngur in the erthe.

Jhesus spak these wordis in the tresorie, techynge in the temple; and no man took hym, for his our cam not yit.

And thei knewen not, that he clepide his fadir God.