Romans 6
1 તો તમે શું એમ માનો છો કે આપણે પાપ કરવાનું ચાલુ રાખવું જોઈએ, જેથી દેવની વધુ ને વધુ કૃપા આપણા પર ઉતરે?
2 ખરેખર, ના! આપણે આપણા પાપમય જીવન માટે મૃત્યુ પામ્યા છીએ. તો પછી પાપી જીવન જીવવાનું આપણે કેવી રીતે ચાલુ રાખી શકીએ?
3 જ્યારે આપણે બાપ્તિસ્મા પામ્યા હતા ત્યારે આપણે સૌ ખ્રિસ્ત ઈસુ સાથે એકરૂપ થયા હતા, એ તમે શું ભૂલી ગયા છો? આપણા બાપ્તિસ્માથી આપણે તેના મૃત્યુ સાથે ભાગીદાર બન્યા હતા.
4 કારણ કે જ્યારે આપણું બાપ્તિસ્મ થયું ત્યારે આપણે પણ તેની સાથે મરણમાં દટાયા અને તેના મૃત્યુમાં ભાગીદાર થયા. આ રીતે બાપના મહિમાથી જેમ ખ્રિસ્ત મૃત્યુમાંથી ઊભો થયો તેમ આપણે પણ ઊભા થઈ શકીશું અને નવું જીવન જીવીશું.
5 ખ્રિસ્ત મૃત્યુ પામ્યો, અને આપણે પણ આપણા મૃત્યુથી ખ્રિસ્ત સાથે જોડાયા છીએ. તેથી જેમ ખ્રિસ્ત મૃત્યુમાંથી ફરી પુનરૂત્થાન પામ્યો તેમ આપણે પણ મૃત્યુમાંથી ફરી પુનરૂત્થાન પામીને તેની સાથે જીવનમાં એકરૂપ થઈશું.
6 આપણે જાણીએ છીએ કે વધસ્તંભ પર ખ્રિસ્તના મૃત્યુની સાથે જ આપણા જૂનાં માણસપણાનો અંત આવ્યો હતો. આપણા પાપમય ભૂતકાળની કોઈ અસર નવા જીવન પર ન પડે, અને (વળી પાછા) આપણે પાપના ગુલામ ન બનીએ માટે આમ થયું.
7 જે કોઈ વ્યક્તિ મૃત્યુ પામે છે તો તેને મૃત્યુની સત્તામાંથી મુક્ત કરવામાં આવે છે.
8 આપણે ખ્રિસ્તની સાથે મૃત્યુ પામ્યા તેથી આપણે માનીએ છીએ કે આપણે તેની સાથે નવુ જીવન પામીશું.
9 મૃત્યુમાંથી ખ્રિસ્તને પુર્નજીવિત કરવામાં આવ્યો હતો. આપણે જાણીએ છીએ કે તે હવે ફરીથી કદી મૃત્યુ પામી શકશે નહિ. હવે તેના પર મૃત્યુની કોઈ સત્તા નથી.
10 હા, જ્યારે ખ્રિસ્ત મૃત્યુ પામ્યો ત્યારે તે જ સમયે મૃત્યુની સત્તાને પરાસ્ત કરવા મર્યો હતો તે સદાને માટે પૂરતું હતું. હવે તે જીવે છે, એટલે દેવના સંબંધમાં તે જીવે છે.
11 એ જ પ્રમાણે, તમારી ઉપર પણ પાપની સત્તાનો હવે અંત આવ્યો છે. અને ખ્રિસ્ત ઈસુ દ્વારા દેવ-પ્રાપ્તિ સારું તમે હવે જીવંત છો, એવું તમારી જાત વિષે તમે વિચારો.
12 તમારા ર્મત્ય શરીરમાં પાપને રાજ કરવા ન દો અને તમારી પાપની દુર્વાસનાને આધીન થશો નહિ. તમારું પાપયુક્ત શરીર જો તમને પાપકર્મ કરવા પ્રેરતું હોય તો તમારે એનાથી ગેરમાર્ગે દોરવાઈ જવું નહિ.
13 પાપકર્મમાં તમારા શરીરનાં અવયવોને સમર્પિત ન કરો. અનિષ્ટ કાર્યો કરવાના સાધન તરીકે તમે તમારાં શરીરોનો ઉપયોગ ન કરો. પરંતુ તમારે પોતે દેવને સમર્પિત થઈ જવું જોઈએ. જે લોકો મરણ પામીને પણ હવે ફરીથી સજીવન થયા છે એવા તમે થાવ. તમારાં શરીરનાં અવયવો દેવને સમર્પિત કરો જેથી શુભ કાર્યો માટે એનો ઉપયોગ થાય.
14 હવે ‘પાપ’ તમારો ‘માલિક’ થઈ શકશે નહિ. શા માટે? કેમ કે તમે નિયમશાસ્ત્રના બંધનમાં નથી. હવે તમે દેવની કૃપા હેઠળ જીવી રહ્યા છો.
15 તો આપણે શું કરવું જોઈએ? આપણે પાપ કરવાનું ચાલું રાખવું જોઈએ? કેમકે આપણને નિયમનું બંધન નથી, પણ આપણે કૃપાને આધીન છીએ? ના!
16 સાચે જ તમે જાણો છો કે જ્યારે તમે કોઈની આજ્ઞા પાળવા તૈયાર થઈ જાઓ છો, ત્યારે તમે તે વ્યક્તિના ખરેખર દાસ બની જાવ છો. જે વ્યક્તિની આજ્ઞા તમે માનો છો તેના તમે દાસ છો. ગમે તો પાપને અનુસરો અથવા દેવની આજ્ઞા માથે ચડાવો. પાપ તો આધ્યાત્મિક મૃત્યુને નોંતરે છે. પરંતુ જે દેવની આજ્ઞા પાળે છે તે દેવની સાથે ન્યાયી ઠરે છે.
17 ભૂતકાળમાં તમે પાપના દાસ હતા-તમારા પર પાપનું શાસન ચાલતું હતું, પરંતુ દેવનો આભાર કે તમને જે (નૈતિક-ધાર્મિક સંસ્કારો) શીખવવામાં આવ્યા તેને તમે પૂર્ણ અંત:કરણથી સ્વીકાર્યા.
18 પાપમાંથી તમને મુક્ત કરવામાં આવ્યા છે, અને હવે તમે ન્યાયપણાના દાસ છો.
19 જે દૃષ્ટાંત લોકો જાણે છે તે દૃષ્ટાંત આપીને હું તમને આ સમજાવવા પ્રયત્ન કરીશ કારણ કે એ બધું સમજવું તમારા માટે કઠિન છે. તેથી હું આ રીતે સમજાવું છું. ભૂતકાળમાં તમે અશુદ્ધતા અને અનિષ્ટની સેવામાં તમારા શરીરનાં અવયવો અર્પણ કર્યા હતા. તમે દુષ્ટતામાં જ જીવતા હતા. તમે હવે તમારાં અવયવોને પવિત્રતાને અર્થે ન્યાયીપણાના દાસ તરીકે સુપ્રત કરો અને પછી તમે ફક્ત દેવ માટે જ જીવવા શક્તિમાન થશો.
20 ભૂતકાળમાં તમે પાપના દાસ હતા, અને તમે ન્યાયીપણાના અંકુશથી સ્વતંત્ર હતા.
21 તમે જે અનિષ્ટ કાર્યો કર્યા હતાં, એ માટે હવે તમે શરમ અનુભવો છો. શું એ અનિષ્ટ કાર્યો તમને કોઈ લાભદાયી હતાં ખરાં? ના. એવાં કાર્યો તો માત્ર આધ્યાત્મિક મૃત્યુ જ લાવી શકે છે.
22 પરંતુ હવે તમે પાપની ગુલામીમાંથી મુક્ત થઈને દેવના દાસ થયા છો. અને આ (પરિવર્તન) તમને એવું જીવન આપશે કે જે માત્ર દેવને જ સમર્પિત હોય. અને એના દ્વારા તમને અનંતજીવન પ્રાપ્ત થશે.
23 જ્યારે લોકો પાપ કરે છે, ત્યારે પાપનું વેતન-મરણ કમાય છે. પરંતુ દેવ તો આપણા પ્રભુ ઈસુ ખ્રિસ્ત દ્વારા લોકોને અનંતજીવનની બક્ષિસ આપે છે.
1 What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?
2 God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?
3 Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?
4 Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.
5 For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection:
6 Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.
7 For he that is dead is freed from sin.
8 Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him:
9 Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him.
10 For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God.
11 Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.
12 Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof.
13 Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God.
14 For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.
15 What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid.
16 Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?
17 But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you.
18 Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness.
19 I speak after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh: for as ye have yielded your members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity; even so now yield your members servants to righteousness unto holiness.
20 For when ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness.
21 What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death.
22 But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.
23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
John 10 in Tamil and English
1 “ആമേൻ, ആമേൻ, ഞാൻ നിങ്ങളോടു പറയുന്നു, ആട്ടിൻ തൊഴിത്തിൽ വാതിലൂടെ കടക്കാതെ വേറെ വഴിയായി കയറുന്നവൻ കള്ളനും കവർച്ചക്കാരനും ആകുന്നു.
Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.
2 വാതിലൂടെ കടക്കുന്നവനോ ആടുകളുടെ ഇടയൻ ആകുന്നു.
But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.
3 അവന്നു വാതിൽ കാവൽക്കാരൻ തുറന്നുകൊടുക്കുന്നു; ആടുകൾ അവന്റെ ശബ്ദം കേൾക്കുന്നു; തന്റെ ആടുകളെ അവൻ പേർ ചൊല്ലി വിളിച്ചു പുറത്തു കൊണ്ടുപോകുന്നു.
To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out.
4 തനിക്കുള്ളവയെ ഒക്കെയും പുറത്തുകൊണ്ടു പോയശേഷം അവൻ അവെക്കു മുമ്പായി നടക്കുന്നു; ആടുകൾ അവന്റെ ശബ്ദം അറിഞ്ഞു അവനെ അനുഗമിക്കുന്നു.
And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice.
5 അന്യന്മാരുടെ ശബ്ദം അറിയായ്കകൊണ്ടു അവ അന്യനെ അനുഗമിക്കാതെ വിട്ടു ഓടിപ്പോകും.
And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.
6 ഈ സാദൃശ്യം യേശു അവരോടു പറഞ്ഞു; എന്നാൽ തങ്ങളോടു പറഞ്ഞതു ഇന്നതു എന്നു അവർ ഗ്രഹിച്ചില്ല.
This parable spake Jesus unto them: but they understood not what things they were which he spake unto them.
7 യേശു പിന്നെയും അവരോടു പറഞ്ഞതു: “ആമേൻ, ആമേൻ, ഞാൻ നിങ്ങളോടു പറയുന്നു: ആടുകളുടെ വാതിൽ ഞാൻ ആകുന്നു.
Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep.
8 എനിക്കു മുമ്പെ വന്നവർ ഒക്കെയും കള്ളന്മാരും കവർച്ചക്കാരും അത്രേ; ആടുകളോ അവരുടെ വാക്കു കേട്ടില്ല.
All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them.
9 ഞാൻ വാതിൽ ആകുന്നു; എന്നിലൂടെ കടക്കുന്നവൻ രക്ഷപ്പെടും; അവൻ അകത്തു വരികയും പുറത്തുപോകയും മേച്ചൽ കണ്ടെത്തുകയും ചെയ്യും.
I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.
10 മോഷ്ടിപ്പാനും അറുപ്പാനും മുടിപ്പാനും അല്ലാതെ കള്ളൻ വരുന്നില്ല; അവർക്കു ജീവൻ ഉണ്ടാകുവാനും സമൃദ്ധിയായിട്ടു ഉണ്ടാകുവാനും അത്രേ ഞാൻ വന്നിരിക്കുന്നതു.
The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.
11 ഞാൻ നല്ല ഇടയൻ ആകുന്നു; നല്ല ഇടയൻ ആടുകൾക്കു വേണ്ടി തന്റെ ജീവനെ കൊടുക്കുന്നു.
I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.
12 ഇടയനും ആടുകളുടെ ഉടമസ്ഥനുമല്ലാത്ത കൂലിക്കാരൻ ചെന്നായ് വരുന്നതു കണ്ടു ആടുകളെ വിട്ടു ഓടിക്കളയുന്നു; ചെന്നായ് അവയെ പിടിക്കയും ചിന്നിച്ചുകളകയും ചെയ്യുന്നു.
But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep.
13 അവൻ കൂലിക്കാരനും ആടുകളെക്കുറിച്ചു വിചാരമില്ലാത്തവനുമല്ലോ.
The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep.
14 ഞാൻ നല്ല ഇടയൻ; പിതാവു എന്നെ അറികയും ഞാൻ പിതാവിനെ അറികയും ചെയ്യുന്നതുപോലെ ഞാൻ എനിക്കുള്ളവയെ അറികയും എനിക്കുള്ളവ എന്നെ അറികയും ചെയ്യുന്നു.
I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine.
15 ആടുകൾക്കു വേണ്ടി ഞാൻ എന്റെ ജീവനെ കൊടുക്കുന്നു.
As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep.
16 ഈ തൊഴുത്തിൽ ഉൾപ്പെടാത്ത വേറെ ആടുകൾ എനിക്കു ഉണ്ടു; അവയെയും ഞാൻ നടത്തേണ്ടതാകുന്നു; അവ എന്റെ ശബ്ദം കേൾക്കും; ഒരാട്ടിൻ കൂട്ടവും ഒരിടയനും ആകും.
And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.
17 എന്റെ ജീവനെ വീണ്ടും പ്രാപിക്കേണ്ടതിന്നു ഞാൻ അതിനെ കൊടുക്കുന്നതുകൊണ്ടു പിതാവു എന്നെ സ്നേഹിക്കുന്നു.
Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again.
18 ആരും അതിനെ എന്നോടു എടുത്തുകളയുന്നില്ല; ഞാൻ തന്നേ അതിനെ കൊടുക്കുന്നു; അതിനെ കൊടുപ്പാൻ എനിക്കു അധികാരം ഉണ്ടു; വീണ്ടും പ്രാപിപ്പാനും അധികാരം ഉണ്ടു; ഈ കല്പന എന്റെ പിതാവിങ്കൽ നിന്നു എനിക്കു ലഭിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു.
No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father.
19 ഈ വചനം നിമിത്തം യെഹൂദന്മാരുടെ ഇടയിൽ പിന്നെയും ഭിന്നത ഉണ്ടായി.
There was a division therefore again among the Jews for these sayings.
20 അവരിൽ പലരും; അവന്നു ഭൂതം ഉണ്ടു; അവൻ ഭ്രാന്തൻ ആകുന്നു; അവന്റെ വാക്കു കേൾക്കുന്നതു എന്തിന്നു എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു.
And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad; why hear ye him?
21 മറ്റു ചിലർ: ഇതു ഭൂതഗ്രസ്തന്റെ വാക്കല്ല; ഭൂതത്തിന്നു കുരുടന്മാരുടെ കണ്ണു തുറപ്പാൻ കഴിയുമോ എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു.
Others said, These are not the words of him that hath a devil. Can a devil open the eyes of the blind?
22 അനന്തരം യെരൂശലേമിൽ പ്രതിഷ്ഠോത്സവം ആചരിച്ചു; അന്നു ശീതകാലമായിരുന്നു.
And it was at Jerusalem the feast of the dedication, and it was winter.
23 യേശു ദൈവലായത്തിൽ ശലോമോന്റെ മണ്ഡപത്തിൽ നടന്നുകൊണ്ടിരുന്നു.
And Jesus walked in the temple in Solomon’s porch.
24 യെഹൂദന്മാർ അവനെ വളഞ്ഞു: നീ എത്രത്തോളം ഞങ്ങളെ ആശിപ്പിക്കുന്നു? നീ ക്രിസ്തു എങ്കിൽ സ്പഷ്ടമായി പറക എന്നു അവനോടു പറഞ്ഞു.
Then came the Jews round about him, and said unto him, How long dost thou make us to doubt? If thou be the Christ, tell us plainly.
25 യേശു അവരോടു ഉത്തരം പറഞ്ഞതു: “ഞാൻ നിങ്ങളോടു പറഞ്ഞിട്ടുണ്ടു; എങ്കിലും നിങ്ങൾ വിശ്വസിക്കുന്നില്ല; എന്റെ പിതാവിന്റെ നാമത്തിൽ ഞാൻ ചെയ്യുന്ന പ്രവൃത്തികൾ എനിക്കു സാക്ഷ്യം ആകുന്നു.
Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye believed not: the works that I do in my Father’s name, they bear witness of me.
26 നിങ്ങളോ എന്റെ ആടുകളുടെ കൂട്ടത്തിലുള്ളവരല്ലായ്കയാൽ വിശ്വസിക്കുന്നില്ല. എന്റെ ആടുകൾ എന്റെ ശബ്ദം കേൾക്കുന്നു;
But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you.
27 ഞാൻ അവയെ അറികയും അവ എന്നെ അനുഗമിക്കയും ചെയ്യുന്നു.
My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:
28 ഞാൻ അവെക്കു നിത്യജീവൻ കൊടുക്കുന്നു; അവ ഒരുനാളും നശിച്ചു പോകയില്ല; ആരും അവയെ എന്റെ കയ്യിൽ നിന്നു പിടിച്ചുപറിക്കയും ഇല്ല.
And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.
29 അവയെ തന്നിരിക്കുന്ന എന്റെ പിതാവു എല്ലാവരിലും വലിയവൻ; പിതാവിന്റെ കയ്യിൽ നിന്നു പിടിച്ചുപറിപ്പാൻ ആർക്കും കഴികയില്ല
My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father’s hand.
30 ഞാനും പിതാവും ഒന്നാകുന്നു.”
I and my Father are one.
31 യെഹൂദന്മാർ അവനെ എറിവാൻ പിന്നെയും കല്ലു എടുത്തു.
Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him.
32 യേശു അവരോടു: “പിതാവിന്റെ കല്പനയാൽ ഞാൻ പല നല്ല പ്രവൃത്തികൾ നിങ്ങളെ കാണിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു; അവയിൽ ഏതു പ്രവൃത്തിനിമിത്തം നിങ്ങൾ എന്നെ കല്ലെറിയുന്നു?” എന്നു ചോദിച്ചു.
Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewed you from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me?
33 യെഹൂദന്മാർ അവനോടു: നല്ല പ്രവൃത്തി നിമിത്തമല്ല, ദൈവദൂഷണം നിമിത്തവും നീ മനുഷ്യനായിരിക്കെ നിന്നെത്തന്നേ ദൈവം ആക്കുന്നതുകൊണ്ടുമത്രേ ഞങ്ങൾ നിന്നെ കല്ലെറിയുന്നതു എന്നു ഉത്തരം പറഞ്ഞു.
The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God.
34 യേശു അവരോടു: “നിങ്ങൾ ദേവന്മാർ ആകുന്നു എന്നു ഞാൻ പറഞ്ഞു എന്നു നിങ്ങളുടെ ന്യായപ്രമാണത്തിൽ എഴുതിയിരിക്കുന്നില്ലയോ?
Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods?
35 ദൈവത്തിന്റെ അരുളപ്പാടു ഉണ്ടായിട്ടുള്ളവരെ ദേവന്മാർ എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു എങ്കിൽ-തിരുവെഴുത്തിന്നു നീക്കം വന്നുകൂടായല്ലോ-
If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken;
36 ഞാൻ ദൈവത്തിന്റെ പുത്രൻ എന്നു പറഞ്ഞതുകൊണ്ടു: നീ ദൈവദൂഷണം പറയുന്നു എന്നു പിതാവു വിശുദ്ധീകരിച്ചു ലോകത്തിൽ അയച്ചവനോടു നിങ്ങൾ പറയുന്നുവോ?
Say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of God?
37 ഞാൻ എന്റെ പിതാവിന്റെ പ്രവൃത്തി ചെയ്യുന്നില്ലെങ്കിൽ എന്നെ വിശ്വസിക്കേണ്ടാ;
If I do not the works of my Father, believe me not.
38 ചെയ്യുന്നു എങ്കിലോ എന്നെ വിശ്വസിക്കാതിരുന്നാലും പിതാവു എന്നിലും ഞാൻ പിതാവിലും എന്നു നിങ്ങൾ ഗ്രഹിച്ചു അറിയേണ്ടതിന്നു പ്രവൃത്തിയെ വിശ്വസിപ്പിൻ”.
But if I do, though ye believe not me, believe the works: that ye may know, and believe, that the Father is in me, and I in him.
39 അവർ അവനെ പിന്നെയും പിടിപ്പാൻ നോക്കി; അവനോ അവരുടെ കയ്യിൽ നിന്നു ഒഴിഞ്ഞുപോയി.
Therefore they sought again to take him: but he escaped out of their hand,
40 അവൻ യോർദ്ദാന്നക്കരെ യോഹന്നാൻ ആദിയിൽ സ്നാനം കഴിപ്പിച്ചുകൊണ്ടിരുന്ന സ്ഥലത്തു പിന്നെയും ചെന്നു അവിടെ പാർത്തു.
And went away again beyond Jordan into the place where John at first baptized; and there he abode.
41 പലരും അവന്റെ അടുക്കൽ വന്നു: യോഹന്നാൻ അടയാളം ഒന്നും ചെയ്തിട്ടില്ല; എന്നാൽ ഇവനെക്കുറിച്ചു യോഹന്നാൻ പറഞ്ഞതു ഒക്കെയും സത്യമായിരുന്നു എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു.
And many resorted unto him, and said, John did no miracle: but all things that John spake of this man were true.
42 അവിടെ പലരും അവനിൽ വിശ്വസിച്ചു.
And many believed on him there.