14 Noo, John wad hae forbidden him; and quoʼ he, “I hae need oʼ thy bapteezin, and come ye to me?”
Than cam Jesus frae Galilee tae John, to be bapteezʼt oʼ him.
But Jesus answerʼt him, and said, “Sae be it e noo; for sae it behoves us to fulfil aʼ richt‐gangin!” Than he contentit him.
“And for what is this come to me, that the mither oʼ my Lord soud come tae me?
“And oʼ his rowth and plenty hae we aʼ gotten, and tenderness withoot end!
But I wadna ye war misleared, brethren, hoo that aft I ettled to come tʼye — but was hinderʼt, eʼen till noo — that I micht hae some frute amang you, eʼen as amang the lave oʼ the nations.
For aʼ hae sinned, and aʼ fail oʼ the glorie oʼ God;
Wham God sut forth as oor coverin‐ower, by faith in his blude; for the settin forth oʼ his richtousness to the passin‐by oʼ oor auld sins,
But the Scriptur steekit up aʼ things as aneath sin, that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ soud be gien to thae that hae faith.
And mair: for that ye are sons, God sent oot his Sonʼs Spirit into oor hearts, cryin oot, “Abba! Faither!”
And truly, in lairger numbers hae they been made priests, for that on accoont oʼ death they coudna bide;