yohanaH 1:3-21

³tena sarvvaM vastu sasR^ije sarvveShu sR^iShTavastuShu kimapi vastu tenAsR^iShTaM nAsti|

⁴sa jIvanasyAkAraH, tachcha jIvanaM manuShyANAM jyotiH

⁵tajjyotirandhakAre prachakAshe kintvandhakArastanna jagrAha|

⁶yohan nAmaka eko manuja IshvareNa preShayA nchakre|

⁷tadvArA yathA sarvve vishvasanti tadarthaM sa tajjyotiShi pramANaM dAtuM sAkShisvarUpo bhUtvAgamat,

⁸sa svayaM tajjyoti rna kintu tajjyotiShi pramANaM dAtumAgamat|

⁹jagatyAgatya yaH sarvvamanujebhyo dIptiM dadAti tadeva satyajyotiH|

¹⁰sa yajjagadasR^ijat tanmadya eva sa AsIt kintu jagato lokAstaM nAjAnan|

¹¹nijAdhikAraM sa AgachChat kintu prajAstaM nAgR^ihlan|

¹²tathApi ye ye tamagR^ihlan arthAt tasya nAmni vyashvasan tebhya Ishvarasya putrA bhavitum adhikAram adadAt|

¹³teShAM janiH shoNitAnna shArIrikAbhilAShAnna mAnavAnAmichChAto na kintvIshvarAdabhavat|

¹⁴sa vAdo manuShyarUpeNAvatIryya satyatAnugrahAbhyAM paripUrNaH san sArdham asmAbhi rnyavasat tataH pituradvitIyaputrasya yogyo yo mahimA taM mahimAnaM tasyApashyAma|

¹⁵tato yohanapi prachAryya sAkShyamidaM dattavAn yo mama pashchAd AgamiShyati sa matto gurutaraH; yato matpUrvvaM sa vidyamAna AsIt; yadartham ahaM sAkShyamidam adAM sa eShaH|

¹⁶apara ncha tasya pUrNatAyA vayaM sarvve kramashaH kramashonugrahaM prAptAH|

¹⁷mUsAdvArA vyavasthA dattA kintvanugrahaH satyatva ncha yIshukhrIShTadvArA samupAtiShThatAM|

¹⁸kopi manuja IshvaraM kadApi nApashyat kintu pituH kroDastho.advitIyaH putrastaM prakAshayat|

¹⁹tvaM kaH? iti vAkyaM preShTuM yadA yihUdIyalokA yAjakAn levilokAMshcha yirUshAlamo yohanaH samIpe preShayAmAsuH,

²⁰tadA sa svIkR^itavAn nApahnUtavAn nAham abhiShikta itya NgIkR^itavAn|

²¹tadA te.apR^ichChan tarhi ko bhavAn? kiM eliyaH? sovadat na; tataste.apR^ichChan tarhi bhavAn sa bhaviShyadvAdI? sovadat nAhaM saH|