John 1
1 From the first he was the Word, and the Word was in relation with God and was God.
In the beginning was the WORD, and the WORD was with God, and the WORD was God.
2 This Word was from the first in relation with God.
He was in the beginning with God.
3 All things came into existence through him, and without him nothing was.
All things were made by him, and without him not one thing was made that now exists.
4 What came into existence in him was life, and the life was the light of men.
In him was life, and the life was the light of men.
5 And the light goes on shining in the dark; it is not overcome by the dark.
And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness comprehends it not.
6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.
There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.
7 He came for witness, to give witness about the light, so that all men might have faith through him.
This man came as a witness, to testify of the Light, that all through him might believe.
8 He himself was not the light: he was sent to give witness about the light.
He was not the Light; but he came to testify of the Light.
9 The true light, which gives light to every man, was then coming into the world.
He was the true Light, which, coming into the world, gives light to every man.
10 He was in the world, the world which came into being through him, but the world had no knowledge of him.
He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.
11 He came to the things which were his and his people did not take him to their hearts.
He came to his own country, and his own people received him not.
12 To all those who did so take him, however, he gave the right of becoming children of God — that is, to those who had faith in his name:
But as many as received him, to them he gave the privilege of becoming the children of God, even to those who believe on his name;
13 Whose birth was from God and not from blood, or from an impulse of the flesh and man's desire.
who were begotten, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
14 And so the Word became flesh and took a place among us for a time; and we saw his glory — such glory as is given to an only son by his father — saw it to be true and full of grace.
And the WORD became flesh, and tabernacled among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, ) full of grace and of truth.
15 John gave witness about him, crying, This is he of whom I said, He who is coming after me is put over me because he was in existence before me.
John testified of him, and cried, saying: This is he of whom I said: He that comes after me, is now before me, for he existed before me.
16 From his full measure we have all been given grace on grace.
And from his fullness have we all received, even grace for grace;
17 For the law was given through Moses; grace and the true way of life are ours through Jesus Christ.
for the law was given through Moses, but the grace and the truth came through Jesus Christ.
18 No man has seen God at any time; the only Son, who is on the breast of the Father, he has made clear what God is.
No one has seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he has revealed him.
19 And this is the witness of John when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to him with the question, Who are you?
And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him: Who are you?
20 He said quite openly and straightforwardly, I am not the Christ.
And he confessed, and did not deny; and he confessed: I am not the Christ.
21 And they said to him, What then? Are you Elijah? And he said, I am not. Are you the prophet? And his answer was, I am not.
And they asked him: What then? Are you Elijah? And he said: I am not. Are you the prophet? And he answered: No.
22 So they said to him, Who are you then? We have to give some answer to those who sent us. What have you to say about yourself?
They then said to him: Who are you? that we may give an answer to those who sent us; what say you of yourself?
23 He said, I am the voice of one crying in the waste land, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said Isaiah the prophet.
He said: I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord; as said the prophet Isaiah.
24 Those who had been sent came from the Pharisees.
And those who were sent were of the Pharisees;
25 And they put this question to him, saying, Why then are you giving baptism if you are not the Christ, or Elijah, or the prophet?
and they asked him, and said to him: Why, then, do you immerse, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the prophet?
26 John's answer was: I give baptism with water; but there is one among you of whom you have no knowledge;
John answered them, saying: I immerse in water; but there stands one among you whom you know not.
27 It is he who is coming after me; I am not good enough to undo his shoes.
He it is, who, though he comes after me, is now before me; the strap of whose sandal I am not worthy to loose.
28 These things took place at Bethany on the other side of the Jordan, where John was giving baptism.
These things were done in Bethany, beyond the Jordan, where John was immersing.
29 The day after, John sees Jesus coming to him and says, See, here is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!
The next day John saw Jesus coming to him, and said: Behold the Lamb of God, that takes away the sin of the world.
30 This is he of whom I said, One is coming after me who is put over me because he was in existence before me.
This is he of whom I said, After me comes a man who is now before me, for he existed before me.
31 I myself had no knowledge of him, but I came giving baptism with water so that he might be seen openly by Israel.
And I knew him not; but that he might be made manifest to Israel, for this reason I have come immersing in water.
32 And John gave this witness, saying, I saw the Spirit coming down from heaven like a dove and resting on him.
And John testified, saying: I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it remained on him.
33 I had no knowledge who he was, but he who sent me to give baptism with water said to me, The one on whom you see the Spirit coming down and resting, it is he who gives baptism with the Holy Spirit.
And I knew him not; but he that sent me to immerse in water, said to me, On whom you shall see the Spirit descending and remaining, this is he that immerses in the Holy Spirit.
34 This I saw myself and my witness is that he is the Son of God.
And I saw, and do testify that this is the Son of God.
35 The day after, John was there again with two of his disciples;
Again the next day, John was standing with two of his disciples.
36 And looking at Jesus while he was walking he said, See, there is the Lamb of God!
And looking on Jesus as he walked, he said: Behold the Lamb of God.
37 Hearing what he said, the two disciples went after Jesus.
And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.
38 And Jesus, turning round, saw them coming after him and said to them, What are you looking for? They said to him, Rabbi (which is to say, Master), where are you living?
And Jesus turned, and saw them following, and said to them:
39 He said to them, Come and see. They went with him then and saw where he was living; and they were with him all that day: it was then about the tenth hour of the day.
What do you seek? They said to him: Rabbi, (which, when translated, is called Teacher, ) where abidest thou?
40 Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, was one of the two men who, hearing what John said, went after Jesus.
He said to them: Come and see. They went and saw where he abode; and they remained with him that day; for it was about the tenth hour.
41 Early in the morning he came across his brother and said to him, We have made discovery! It is the Messiah! (which is to say, the Christ).
One of the two that heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter.
42 And he took him to Jesus. Looking at him fixedly Jesus said, You are Simon, the son of John; your name will be Cephas (which is to say, Peter).
He first found his own brother Simon, and said to him: We have found the Messiah; (which, when translated, is the Christ; )
43 The day after this, Jesus had a desire to go into Galilee. He came across Philip and said to him, Come and be my disciple.
and he brought him to Jesus. Jesus looking on him, said: You are Simon, the son of Jonah; you shall be called Cephas (which, when translated, is Rock).
44 Now Philip's town was Beth-saida, where Andrew and Peter came from.
The day following, Jesus wished to go into Galilee; and he found Philip, and said to him: Follow me.
45 Philip came across Nathanael and said to him, We have made a discovery! It is he of whom Moses, in the law, and the prophets were writing, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.
Now, Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.
46 Nazareth! said Nathanael, Is it possible for any good to come out of Nazareth? Philip said to him, Come and see.
Philip found Nathaniel, and said to him: We have found him of whom Moses in the law and the prophets did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.
47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him and said of him, See, here is a true son of Israel in whom there is nothing false.
And Nathaniel said to him: Can any thing good come out of Nazareth? Philip said to him: Come and see.
48 Nathanael said to him, Where did you get knowledge of me? In answer Jesus said, Before Philip was talking with you, while you were still under the fig-tree, I saw you.
Jesus saw Nathaniel coming to him, and said of him: Be hold, an Israelite in truth, in whom there is no guile.
49 Nathanael said to him, Rabbi, you are the Son of God, you are King of Israel!
Nathaniel said to him: How knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said to him: Before Philip called you, while you were under the fig-tree, I saw you.
50 In answer Jesus said to him, You have faith because I said to you, I saw you under the fig-tree. You will see greater things than these.
Nathaniel answered and said to him: Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel.
51 And he said to him, Truly I say to you all, You will see heaven opening and God's angels going up and coming down on the Son of man.
Jesus answered and said to him: Do you believe, because I said to you, I saw you under the fig-tree? You shall see greater things than these. And he said to him: Verily, verily I say to you, From this time you shall see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.
