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 face to face with God, and the Word was God.
2 He was with God in the beginning.
He was face to face with God in the Beginning.
3 All things were made through Him, and nothing that was made was made without Him.
All things came into being through him, and apart from him nothing that exists came into being.
4 Life was in Him, and Life was the light of men.
In him was life, and the life was the light of men.
5 And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.
And the light is shining in the darkness, and the darkness has not overwhelmed it
6 There was a man sent by God, whose name was John.
A man came into being, sent from God, whose 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, that he might bear testimony concerning the Light - so that all men might believe through him.
8 He was not the Light, but he was to offer testimony about the Light.
He was not the Light; it was to bear testimony concerning the Light that he came into being.
9 The true Light, which illuminates every man, was coming into this world.
The true Light, which enlightens every man, was then 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 through him the world came into being, yet the world knew him not.
11 He went to his own, and his own did not accept him.
He came to his own creation, and his own folk welcomed him not.
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 receive him, to them he has given the right to become children of God, even to those who trust in his name;
13 These are born, not of blood, nor of the will of flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but 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.
And the Word became flesh and tented with us. And we gazed on his glory - glory as of the Father’s only Son - 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 bore witness 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 And from his fullness, we all have received, even grace for grace.
For out of his fulness we have all received, yes, grace upon grace.
17 For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
For the Law was given by Moses, but 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 man has ever seen God; God, only begotten, who is in the bosom of the Father - he has interpreted him.
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?”
Now this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent some priests and Levites to him from Jerusalem 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 acknowledged - he did not deny it - but acknowledged, "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.”
"What then?" they questioned; "Are you Elijah?" He said, "I am not." "Are you the Prophet?" "No," he replied.
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?”
Then said they to him. "Who are you? That we may give some answer to those who sent us. What account do you give of 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.”
He said, "I am a voice of one who cries aloud in the desert, ‘Make straight the way of the Lord,’ as said the prophet Isaiah."
24 And some of those who had been sent were from among the Pharisees.
Now it was some of the Pharisees who had been sent to him;
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?”
so they questioned him, saying, "Why then are you baptizing, 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 indeed am baptizing in water," John said in reply, "but in your midst stands One whom you do not recognize,
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.”
One who is to come after me, whose sandal-strap I am not worthy to untie."
28 These things happened in Bethania, across the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
This happened in Bethany, beyond 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 he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said. "Behold, that is God’s Lamb, who takes and bears 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, ‘After me comes One who has been put before me, for 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 recognize him; I only came baptizing in water, in order that he might be openly shown to Israel."
32 And John offered testimony, saying: “For I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove; and he remained upon him.
John also bore this testimony, saying. "I saw the Spirit like a dove descend from heaven and rest upon 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.’
And I did not recognize him, but He who sent me to baptize in water said to me, ‘The one on whom you see the Spirit descending and resting upon him, is he who baptizes in the Holy Spirit.’
34 And I saw, and I gave testimony: that this one is the Son of God.”
This I have seen, and I am become a witness to the fact that he is the Son of God."
35 The next day again, John was standing with two of his disciples.
Next day again, John was standing with two of his disciples.
36 And catching sight of Jesus walking, he said, “Behold, the Lamb of God.”
After gazing intently on Jesus as he walked about, he said, "Look! that is the Lamb of God!"
37 And two disciples were listening to him speaking. And they followed Jesus.
The two disciples heard his exclamation, and 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?”
Then Jesus turned and saw them following him, and said, "What do you want?" They replied, "Rabbi" (which may be translated ‘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.
He said to them, "Come, and you shall see." So they went and saw where he was staying, and spent that day with him. It was then about four o’clock in the afternoon.
40 And Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, was one of the two who had heard about him from John and had followed him.
One of the two men who heard what John said and followed Jesus, was Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter.
41 First, he found his brother Simon, and he said to him, “We have found the Messiah,” (which is translated as the Christ).
In the morning he found his brother Simon, and said to him, "We have found the Messiah" (a word which means Christ, the Anointed One).
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).
He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked intently at him and said. "You are Simon, son of John; you shall be called Cephas" (or ‘Peter,’ which means ‘Rock’).
43 On the next day, he wanted to go into Galilee, and he found Philip. And Jesus said to him, “Follow me.”
Next day Jesus decided to go into Galilee; and he found Philip and said to him, "Follow me."
44 Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.
Now Philip belonged to 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.”
Then Philip found Nathanael and told him, "We have found him about whom Moses wrote in the Law, as did the prophets - Jesus of Nazareth, Joseph’s son."
46 And Nathanael said to him, “Can anything good be from Nazareth?” Philip said to him, “Come and see.”
And Nathanael said to him, "Can anything good come out of Nazareth?" Philip said to him, "Come and see."
47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him, and he said about him, “Behold, an Israelite in whom truly there is no deceit.”
Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him, and said, "Behold 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?" asked Nathanael. "Before Philip called you," replied Jesus, "when you were under the fig tree, I saw you."
49 Nathanael answered him and said: “Rabbi, you are the Son of God. You are the King of Israel.”
"Rabbi," answered Nathanael, "you are the Son of God; you are 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 in reply. "Do you believe because I said to you, ‘I saw you under the fig tree?’
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.”
You shall see greater things than that! Believe me," he added, "you all shall see heaven opened wide, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man."
