23 tadaa sovadat| parame"sasya panthaana.m pari.skuruta sarvvata.h| itiida.m praantare vaakya.m vadata.h kasyacidrava.h| kathaamimaa.m yasmin yi"sayiyo bhavi.syadvaadii likhitavaan soham|
24 ye pre.sitaaste phiruu"silokaa.h|
25 tadaa te.ap.rcchan yadi naabhi.siktosi eliyosi na sa bhavi.syadvaadyapi naasi ca, tarhi lokaan majjayasi kuta.h?
26 tato yohan pratyavocat, toye.aha.m majjayaamiiti satya.m kintu ya.m yuuya.m na jaaniitha taad.r"sa eko jano yu.smaaka.m madhya upati.s.thati|
27 sa matpa"scaad aagatopi matpuurvva.m varttamaana aasiit tasya paadukaabandhana.m mocayitumapi naaha.m yogyosmi|
28 yarddananadyaa.h paarasthabaithabaaraayaa.m yasminsthaane yohanamajjayat tasmina sthaane sarvvametad agha.tata|
29 pare.ahani yohan svanika.tamaagacchanta.m yi"su.m vilokya praavocat jagata.h paapamocakam ii"svarasya me.sa"saavaka.m pa"syata|
30 yo mama pa"scaadaagami.syati sa matto gurutara.h, yato hetormatpuurvva.m so.avarttata yasminnaha.m kathaamimaa.m kathitavaan sa evaaya.m|
31 apara.m naahamena.m pratyabhij naatavaan kintu israayellokaa ena.m yathaa paricinvanti tadabhipraaye.naaha.m jale majjayitumaagaccham|
32 puna"sca yohanaparameka.m pramaa.na.m datvaa kathitavaan vihaayasa.h kapotavad avatarantamaatmaanam asyoparyyavati.s.thanta.m ca d.r.s.tavaanaham|
33 naahamena.m pratyabhij naatavaan iti satya.m kintu yo jale majjayitu.m maa.m prairayat sa evemaa.m kathaamakathayat yasyoparyyaatmaanam avatarantam avati.s.thanta nca drak.sayasi saeva pavitre aatmani majjayi.syati|
34 avastanniriik.syaayam ii"svarasya tanaya iti pramaa.na.m dadaami|
35 pare.ahani yohan dvaabhyaa.m "si.syaabhyaa.m saarddhe.m ti.s.than
36 yi"su.m gacchanta.m vilokya gaditavaan, ii"svarasya me.sa"saavaka.m pa"syata.m|
37 imaa.m kathaa.m "srutvaa dvau "si.syau yii"so.h pa"scaad iiyatu.h|
38 tato yii"su.h paraav.rtya tau pa"scaad aagacchantau d.r.s.tvaa p.r.s.tavaan yuvaa.m ki.m gave"sayatha.h? taavap.rcchataa.m he rabbi arthaat he guro bhavaan kutra ti.s.thati?
39 tata.h sovaadit etya pa"syata.m| tato divasasya t.rtiiyapraharasya gatatvaat tau taddina.m tasya sa"nge.asthaataa.m|