17 ⁊he gæð toforen him on gaste ⁊on helias gemihte ⁊he fæderan heortan to heora bearnan gecyrre ⁊ungeleafulle. to rihtwise gleawscipe. drihtne fulfremed folc gegærewian.
⁊gyf ge willeð gelyfan he is helias þe to cumene ys.
Iohannes him sægde. nis þe alyfed hy to wife to hæbbenne
Þis is se be þam þe gecweþen is. þurh ysia þanne witega. Cleopiende stefne wæs on wæstene. gegearewiað drihtnes weig. doð hys syþas rihte.
Se Iohannes witodlice hafde reaf of oluende hære ⁊fellenne gerdel embe hys lændene ⁊his mete wæs gærstapen ⁊wudehunig.
⁊manege israele bearne he gechyrd to drihtene heore gode
⁊þu cnapa gæst ⁊beost þas heageste witega genemned. Ðu gæst beforan drihtnes ansiene hys wegas gearewian.
Þa ne synd akende of blode ne of flæsces willen. ne of weres willen. Ac hyo synt of gode akennede.
⁊ic geseah ⁊gewytnesse kydde þt þes is godes sune.
Ge sylf me sind to gewitnesse þt ic sæde ne em ic crist. ac ic em asend beforan hine.