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 came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing that exists came into being.
4 What came into existence in him was life, and the life was the light of men.
In Him was Life, and that Life was the Light of men.
5 And the light goes on shining in the dark; it is not overcome by the dark.
The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overpowered it.
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, in order that he might give testimony concerning the Light--so that all might believe through him.
8 He himself was not the light: he was sent to give witness about the light.
He was not the Light, but he existed that he might give testimony concerning the Light.
9 The true light, which gives light to every man, was then coming into the world.
The true Light was that which illumines every man by its 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 came into existence through Him, and the world did not recognize Him.
11 He came to the things which were his and his people did not take him to their hearts.
He came to the things that were His own, and His own people gave Him no welcome.
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 all who have received Him, to them--that is, to those who trust in His name--He has given the privilege of becoming children of God;
13 Whose birth was from God and not from blood, or from an impulse of the flesh and man's desire.
who were begotten as such not by human descent, nor through an impulse of their own nature, nor through the will of a human father, but from 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 came in the flesh, and lived for a time in our midst, so that we saw His glory--the glory as of the Father's only Son, sent from His presence. He was full of grace and 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 gave testimony concerning Him and cried aloud, saying, "This is He of whom I said, 'He who is coming after me has been put before me,' for He was before me."
16 From his full measure we have all been given grace on grace.
For He it is from whose fulness we have 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 human eye has ever seen God: the only Son, who is in the Father's bosom--He has 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?
This also is John's testimony, when the Jews sent to him a deputation of Priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him who he was.
20 He said quite openly and straightforwardly, I am not the Christ.
He avowed--he did not conceal the truth, but avowed, "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.
"What then?" they inquired; "are you Elijah?" "I am not," he said. "Are you the Prophet?" "No," he answered.
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?
So they pressed the question. "Who are you?" they said--"that we may take an answer to those who sent us. What account do you give 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.
"I am the voice," he replied, "of one crying aloud, 'Make straight the Lord's way in the Desert,' fulfilling the words of the Prophet Isaiah."
24 Those who had been sent came from the Pharisees.
They were Pharisees who had been sent.
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?
Again they questioned him. "Why then do you baptize," they said, "if you are neither 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;
"I baptize in water only," John answered, "but in your midst stands One whom you do not know--
27 It is he who is coming after me; I am not good enough to undo his shoes.
He who is to come after me, and whose sandal-strap I am not worthy to unfasten."
28 These things took place at Bethany on the other side of the Jordan, where John was giving baptism.
This conversation took place at 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 John saw Jesus coming towards him and exclaimed, "Look, that is the Lamb of God who is to take 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 about whom I said, 'After me is to come One who has been put before me, because 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.
I did not yet know Him; but that He may be openly shown to Israel is the reason why I have come 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.
John also gave testimony by stating: "I have seen the Spirit coming down like a dove out of Heaven; and it remained 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.
I did not yet know Him, but He who sent me to baptize in water said to me, "'The One on whom you see the Spirit coming down, and remaining, He it is who baptizes in the Holy Spirit.'
34 This I saw myself and my witness is that he is the Son of God.
"This I have seen, and I have become a witness that He 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!
when he saw Jesus passing by, and said, "Look! that is the Lamb of God!"
37 Hearing what he said, the two disciples went after Jesus.
The two disciples heard his exclamation, 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?
Then Jesus turned round, and seeing them following He asked them, "What is your wish?" "Rabbi," they replied--'Rabbi' means 'Teacher' --"where are you staying?"
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.
"Come and you shall see," He said. So they went and saw where He was staying, and they remained and spent that day with Him. It was then about ten o'clock in the morning.
40 Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, was one of the two men who, hearing what John said, went after Jesus.
Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, was one of the two who heard John's exclamation and followed Jesus.
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 found his own brother Simon, and said to him, "We have found the Messiah!" --that is to say, the Anointed One.
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 looked at him and said, "You are Simon, son of John: you shall be called Cephas" --that is to say, Peter (or '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.
The next day, having decided to leave Bethany and go into Galilee, Jesus found Philip, and invited him to follow Him.
44 Now Philip's town was Beth-saida, where Andrew and Peter came from.
(Now Philip came from Bethsaida, the same town as 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.
Then Philip found Nathanael, and said to him, "We have found him about whom Moses in the Law wrote, as well as the Prophets--Jesus, the son of Joseph, a man of Nazareth."
46 Nazareth! said Nathanael, Is it possible for any good to come out of Nazareth? Philip said to him, Come and see.
"Can anything good come out of Nazareth?" replied Nathanael. "Come and see," said Philip.
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 approaching, and said of him, "Look! here is a true Israelite, in whom there is no deceitfulness!"
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.
"How do you know me?" Nathanael asked. "Before Philip called you," said Jesus, "when you were under the fig-tree I saw you."
49 Nathanael said to him, Rabbi, you are the Son of God, you are King of Israel!
"Rabbi," cried Nathanael, "you are the Son of God, you are Israel's King!"
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.
"Because I said to you, 'I saw you under the fig-tree,'" replied Jesus, "do you believe? You shall see greater things than that."
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.
"I tell you all in most solemn truth," He added, "that you shall see Heaven opened wide, and God's angels going up, and coming down to the Son of Man."
