John 1
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and God was the Word.
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
2 He was with God in the beginning.
He was with God in the beginning.
3 All things were made through Him, and nothing that was made was made without Him.
Through Him all things were made, and without Him nothing was made that has been made.
4 Life was in Him, and Life was the light of men.
In Him was life, and that life was the light of men.
5 And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.
The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
6 There was a man sent by God, whose name was John.
There came a man who was sent from God. His name was John.
7 He arrived as a witness to offer testimony about the Light, so that all would believe through him.
He came as a witness to testify about the Light, so that through him everyone might believe.
8 He was not the Light, but he was to offer testimony about the Light.
He himself was not the Light, but he came to testify about the Light.
9 The true Light, which illuminates every man, was coming into this world.
The true Light who gives light to every man was coming into the world.
10 He was in the world, and the world was made through him, and the world did not recognize him.
He was in the world, and though the world was made through Him, the world did not recognize Him.
11 He went to his own, and his own did not accept him.
He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him.
12 Yet whoever did accept him, those who believed in his name, he gave them the power to become the sons of God.
But to all who did receive Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God—
13 These are born, not of blood, nor of the will of flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
children born not of blood, nor of the desire or will of man, but born of God.
14 And the Word became flesh, and he lived among us, and we saw his glory, glory like that of an only-begotten Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
15 John offers testimony about him, and he cries out, saying: “This is the one about whom I said: ‘He who is to come after me, has been placed ahead of me, because he existed before me.’”
John testified concerning Him. He cried out, saying, “This is He of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me has surpassed me because He was before me.’”
16 And from his fullness, we all have received, even grace for grace.
From His fullness we have all received grace upon grace.
17 For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
18 No one ever saw God; the only-begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he himself has described him.
No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is Himself God and is at the Father’s side, has made Him known.
19 And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to him, so that they might ask him, “Who are you?”
And this was John’s testimony when the Jews of Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him, “Who are you?”
20 And he confessed it and did not deny it; and what he confessed was: “I am not the Christ.”
He did not refuse to confess, but openly declared, “I am not the Christ.”
21 And they questioned him: “Then what are you? Are you Elijah?” And he said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” And he answered, “No.”
“Then who are you?” they inquired. “Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” He answered, “No.”
22 Therefore, they said to him: “Who are you, so that we may give an answer to those who sent us? What do you say about yourself?”
So they said to him, “Who are you? We need an answer for those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”
23 He said, “I am a voice crying out in the desert, ‘Make straight the way of the Lord,’ just as the prophet Isaiah said.”
John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet: “I am a voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way for the Lord.’”
24 And some of those who had been sent were from among the Pharisees.
Then the Pharisees who had been sent
25 And they questioned him and said to him, “Then why do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, and not Elijah, and not the Prophet?”
asked him, “Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”
26 John answered them by saying: “I baptize with water. But in your midst stands one, whom you do not know.
“I baptize with water,” John replied, “but among you stands One you do not know.
27 The same is he who is to come after me, who has been placed ahead of me, the laces of whose shoes I am not worthy to loosen.”
He is the One who comes after me, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.”
28 These things happened in Bethania, across the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
All this happened at Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
29 On the next day, John saw Jesus coming toward him, and so he said: “Behold, the Lamb of God. Behold, he who takes away the sin of the world.
The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
30 This is the one about whom I said, ‘After me arrives a man, who has been placed ahead of me, because he existed before me.’
This is He of whom I said, ‘A man who comes after me has surpassed me because He was before me.’
31 And I did not know him. Yet it is for this reason that I come baptizing with water: so that he may be made manifest in Israel.”
I myself did not know Him, but the reason I came baptizing with water was that He might be revealed to Israel.”
32 And John offered testimony, saying: “For I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove; and he remained upon him.
Then John testified, “I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove and resting on Him.
33 And I did not know him. But he who sent me to baptize with water said to me: ‘He over whom you will see the Spirit descending and remaining upon him, this is the one who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’
I myself did not know Him, but the One who sent me to baptize with water told me, ‘The man on whom you see the Spirit descend and rest is He who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.’
34 And I saw, and I gave testimony: that this one is the Son of God.”
I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God.”
35 The next day again, John was standing with two of his disciples.
The next day John was there again with two of his disciples.
36 And catching sight of Jesus walking, he said, “Behold, the Lamb of God.”
When he saw Jesus walking by, he said, “Look, the Lamb of God!”
37 And two disciples were listening to him speaking. And they followed Jesus.
And when the two disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus.
38 Then Jesus, turning around and seeing them following him, said to them, “What are you seeking?” And they said to him, “Rabbi (which means in translation, Teacher), where do you live?”
Jesus turned and saw them following. “What do you want?” He asked. They said to Him, “Rabbi” (which means Teacher), “where are You staying?”
39 He said to them, “Come and see.” They went and saw where he was staying, and they stayed with him that day. Now it was about the tenth hour.
“Come and see,” He replied. So they went and saw where He was staying, and spent that day with Him. It was about the tenth hour.
40 And Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, was one of the two who had heard about him from John and had followed him.
Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of the two who heard John’s testimony and followed Jesus.
41 First, he found his brother Simon, and he said to him, “We have found the Messiah,” (which is translated as the Christ).
He first found his brother Simon and told him, “We have found the Messiah” (which is translated as Christ).
42 And he led him to Jesus. And Jesus, gazing at him, said: “You are Simon, son of Jonah. You shall be called Cephas,” (which is translated as Peter).
Andrew brought him to Jesus, who looked at him and said, “You are Simon son of John. You will be called Cephas” (which is translated as Peter).
43 On the next day, he wanted to go into Galilee, and he found Philip. And Jesus said to him, “Follow me.”
The next day Jesus decided to set out for Galilee. Finding Philip, He told him, “Follow Me.”
44 Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.
Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the same town as Andrew and Peter.
45 Philip found Nathanael, and he said to him, “We have found the one about whom Moses wrote in the Law and the Prophets: Jesus, the son of Joseph, from Nazareth.”
Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the One Moses wrote about in the Law, the One the prophets foretold—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”
46 And Nathanael said to him, “Can anything good be from Nazareth?” Philip said to him, “Come and see.”
“Can anything good come from Nazareth?” Nathanael asked. “Come and see,” said Philip.
47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him, and he said about him, “Behold, an Israelite in whom truly there is no deceit.”
When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, He said of him, “Here is a true Israelite, in whom there is no deceit.”
48 Nathanael said to him, “From where do you know me?” Jesus responded and said to him, “Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.”
“How do You know me?” Nathanael asked. Jesus replied, “Before Philip called you, I saw you under the fig tree.”
49 Nathanael answered him and said: “Rabbi, you are the Son of God. You are the King of Israel.”
“Rabbi,” Nathanael answered, “You are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!”
50 Jesus responded and said to him: “Because I told you that I saw you under the fig tree, you believe. Greater things than these, you will see.”
Jesus said to him, “Do you believe just because I told you I saw you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than these.”
51 And he said to him, “Amen, amen, I say to you, you will see heaven opened, and the Angels of God ascending and descending over the Son of man.”
Then He declared, “Truly, truly, I tell you, you will all see heaven open and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.”
