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.
The same was in the beginning with God.
3 All things came into existence through him, and without him nothing was.
All things were made through him; and without him was nothing made that hath been made.
4 What came into existence in him was life, and the life was the light of men.
In him is 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 hath been shining in the darkness; and the darkness received 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.
He came as a witness, to bear witness of the light, that through him all might believe.
8 He himself was not the light: he was sent to give witness about the light.
He was not the light, but came to bear witness of the light.
9 The true light, which gives light to every man, was then coming into the world.
The true light, which enlighteneth every man, was coming into the world.
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 through 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, and his own 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 power to become children of God, —to those who believed in 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 born, 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 dwelt among us, full of grace and truth; and we beheld his glory, a glory as of an only begotten of a father.
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 beareth witness of him, and crieth, saying, This was he of whom I said, He that cometh after me hath gone before me; for he was before me.
16 From his full measure we have all been given grace on grace.
For out of his fullness have we all received, and grace upon 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; grace and 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 hath ever seen God; the only begotten God, who is in the bosom of the Father, he hath made him known.
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 witness of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem, to ask him, Who art thou?
20 He said quite openly and straightforwardly, I am not the Christ.
And he declared, and did not deny; and he declared, 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? Art thou Elijah? And he said, I am not. Art thou 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 said therefore to him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to those who sent us; what sayest thou of thyself?
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 “a voice of one crying aloud in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord,” as said Isaiah the prophet.
24 Those who had been sent came from the Pharisees.
And they were sent from 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 dost thou baptize, if thou art 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 baptize in water. There standeth one among you whom ye know not,
27 It is he who is coming after me; I am not good enough to undo his shoes.
he who cometh after me, the latchet 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 took place in Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
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 he seeth Jesus coming to him, and saith, Behold, the Lamb of God, who taketh 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 cometh a man, who hath gone before me; for he was 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, therefore I came baptizing 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 bore witness, saying, I have seen the Spirit descending as a dove from heaven, and it abode upon 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 who sent me to baptize in water, the same said to me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending and abiding on him, he it is that baptizeth in the Holy Spirit.
34 This I saw myself and my witness is that he is the Son of God.
And I have seen and have borne witness, that this is the Son of God.
35 The day after, John was there again with two of his disciples;
On the morrow John was again standing, and two of his disciples;
36 And looking at Jesus while he was walking he said, See, there is the Lamb of God!
and looking upon Jesus as he was walking, he saith, Behold, the Lamb of God!
37 Hearing what he said, the two disciples went after Jesus.
The two disciples heard him speaking, 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?
Jesus turning and seeing them following, saith to them, What seek ye? And they said to him, Rabbi, (that is to say, when interpreted, Teacher, ) where dost thou dwell?
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.
He saith to them, Come, and ye shall see. They came therefore and saw where he dwelt; and they abode with him that day. It was about the tenth hour.
40 Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, was one of the two men who, hearing what John said, went after Jesus.
One of the two who heard what John said, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother.
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).
He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith to him, We have found the Messiah; (which is, when interpreted, the Christ.)
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 brought him to Jesus. Jesus looking upon him said, Thou art Simon, the son of John; thou shalt be called Cephas; (which signifieth Peter, that is, Rock.)
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.
On the morrow he determined to go forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip. And Jesus saith to him, Follow me.
44 Now Philip's town was Beth-saida, where Andrew and Peter came from.
Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.
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.
Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith to him, We have found him of whom Moses in the Law, and the Prophets wrote, Jesus, the son of Joseph, who is of Nazareth.
46 Nazareth! said Nathanael, Is it possible for any good to come out of Nazareth? Philip said to him, Come and see.
And Nathanael said to him, Can any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith to him, Come and see.
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.
Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile.
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.
Nathanael saith to him, Whence dost thou know me? Jesus answered and said to him, Before Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig-tree, I saw thee.
49 Nathanael said to him, Rabbi, you are the Son of God, you are King of Israel!
Nathanael answered him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God, thou art the king of Israel.
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.
Jesus answered and said to him, Because I said to thee, I saw thee under the fig-tree, dost thou believe? Thou shalt see greater things than these.
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.
And he saith to him, Truly, truly do I say to you, Ye will see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.
