17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
18 He who believeth on him is not condemned; but he who believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed on the name of the Only Begotten Son of God, which before was preached by the mouth of the holy prophets; for they testified of me.
19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men love darkness rather than light, because their deeds are evil.
20 For every one who doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
21 But he who loveth truth, cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest.
22 And he who obeyeth the truth, the works which he doeth they are of God.
23 After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judea; and there he tarried with them, and baptized;
24 And John also was baptizing in Aenon, near to Salim, because there was much water there; and they came and were baptized;
25 For John was not yet cast into prison.
26 Then there arose a question between some of John's disciples, and the Jews, about purifying.
27 And they came unto John, and said unto him, Rabbi, he who was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou bearest witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and he receiveth of all people who come unto him.
