John 1
1 In the beginning the Word was; and the Word was with God; and the Word was God.
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
2 He was in the beginning with God;
This man was in the beginning with God.
3 through him all things came into being, and nothing came into being apart from him.
All things came to be through him, and apart from him not even one thing came to be that has come to be.
4 That which came into being in him was life; and the life was the light of humanity;
In him was life, and the life was the light of men.
5 and the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness never overpowered it.
And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.
6 There appeared a man sent from God, whose name was John;
A man came to be who was sent from God, his name was John.
7 he came as a witness – to bear witness to the light so that through him everyone might believe.
This man came for testimony so that he might testify about the light, so that all might believe through him.
8 He was not the light, but he came to bear witness to the light.
That man was not the light, but that he might testify about the light.
9 That was the true light which enlightens everyone coming into the world.
He was the true light coming into the world that enlightens every man.
10 He was in the world; and through him the world came into being – yet the world did not know him.
He was in the world, and the world came to be through him, and the world knew him not.
11 He came to his own – yet his own did not receive him.
He came to his own, and his own did not accept him.
12 But to all who did receive him he gave power to become children of God – to those who believe in his name.
But as many as did accept him, to them he gave power to become children of God, to those who believe in his name,
13 For not to natural conception, nor to human instincts, nor to human will did they owe the new life, but to God.
who were begotten, not from blood, nor from a will of flesh, nor from a will of man, but from God.
14 And the Word became human, and lived among us, (We saw his glory – the glory of the Only Son sent from the Father), full of love and truth.
And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us. And we beheld his glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth.
15 (John bears witness to him; he cried aloud – for it was he who spoke – ‘He who is coming after me is now before me, for he was ever first’);
John testified about him, and cried out, saying, This was he of whom I said, He who comes after me came to be before me, because he was before me.
16 out of his fullness we have all received gift after gift of love;
And from his fullness we all received, even grace for grace.
17 for the Law was given through Moses, love and truth came through Jesus Christ.
Because the law was given through Moses. Grace and truth came to be through Jesus Christ.
18 No one has ever yet seen God; God the only Son, who is ever with the Father – he has revealed him.
No man has ever seen God. The only begotten Son, being in the bosom of the Father, that man reported him.
19 When the religious authorities in Jerusalem sent some Priests and Levites to ask John – ‘Who are you?’,
And this is the testimony of John when the Jews sent forth priests and Levites from Jerusalem so that they might ask him, Who are thou?
20 he told them clearly and simply, ‘I am not the Christ.’
And he confessed, and did not deny, and confessed, I am not the Christ.
21 ‘What then?’ they asked. ‘Are you Elijah?’ ‘No,’ he said, ‘I am not.’ ‘Are you “the prophet”?’ He answered, ‘No.’
And they asked him, What therefore, are thou Elijah? And he says, I am not. Are thou the prophet? And he answered, No.
22 ‘Who then are you?’ they continued. ‘Tell us so that we have an answer to give to those who have sent us. What do you say about yourself?’
They said therefore to him, Who are thou, so that we may give an answer to those who sent us? What do thou say about thyself?
23 ‘I,’ he answered, ‘am – “The voice of one crying aloud in the wilderness: make a straight road for the Lord”, as the prophet Isaiah said.’
He said, I am the voice of a man crying out in the wilderness: Make straight the way of the Lord, just as the prophet Isaiah said.
24 These men had been sent from the Pharisees;
And those who were sent were from the Pharisees.
25 and their next question was, ‘Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Christ or Elijah or “the prophet”?’
And they asked him, and said to him, Why therefore do thou immerse if thou are not the Christ nor Elijah nor the prophet?
26 John’s answer was – ‘I baptize with water, but among you stands one whom you do not know;
John answered them, saying, I immerse in water, but amidst you stands him whom ye know not.
27 he is coming after me, yet I am not worthy even to unfasten his sandal.’
He is the man who comes after me, who has become before me, of whom I am not worthy that I might loosen the strap of his shoe.
28 This happened at Bethany, across the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
These things occurred in Bethany beyond the Jordan where John was immersing.
29 The next day John saw Jesus coming towards him, and exclaimed, ‘Here is the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
On the morrow John sees Jesus coming to him, and he says, Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!
30 I was talking about him when I said “After me there is coming a man who ranks ahead of me, because before I was born he already was.”
This is he about whom I said, After me comes a man who has become before me, because he was before me.
31 I did not know who he was, but I have come baptizing with water to make him known to Israel.’
And I had not known him, but that he would be made known to Israel. Because of this I came immersing in water.
32 John also said: ‘I saw the Spirit come down from heaven like a dove and rest on him.
And John testified, saying, I have seen the Spirit descending like a dove out of heaven, and it remained upon him.
33 I myself did not know him, but he who sent me to baptize with water, he said to me “He on whom you see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him – he it is who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.”
And I had not known him. But he who sent me to immerse in water, he said to me, Upon whomever thou will see the Spirit descending and remaining on him, this is he who immerses in the Holy Spirit.
34 This I have seen myself, and I have declared my belief that he is the Son of God.’
And I have seen and have testified that this is the Son of God.
35 The next day, when John was standing with two of his disciples,
Again on the morrow John stood, and two of his disciples.
36 he looked at Jesus as he passed and exclaimed, ‘There is the Lamb of God!’
And having looked upon Jesus walking, he says, Behold, the Lamb of God!
37 The two disciples heard him say this, and followed Jesus.
And the two disciples heard him speaking, and they followed Jesus.
38 But Jesus turned round, and saw them following. ‘What are you looking for?’ he asked. ‘Rabbi,’ they answered (or, as we should say, “Teacher”), ‘where are you staying?’
And Jesus having turned, and having seen them following, says to them, What seek ye? And they said to him, Rabbi (which says, being interpreted, Teacher), where do thou dwell?
39 ‘Come, and you will see,’ he replied. So they went, and saw where he was staying, and spent that day with him. It was then about four in the afternoon.
He says to them, Come and see. They came and saw where he dwelt, and remained with him that day. It was about the tenth hour.
40 One of the two, who heard what John said and followed Jesus, was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother.
Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, was one of the two who heard from John and who followed him.
41 He first found his own brother Simon, and said to him, ‘We have found the Messiah!’ (a word which means “Christ,” or “Consecrated”.)
This man first finds his own brother Simon, and says to him, We have found the Messiah (which is, being interpreted, Christ).
42 Then he brought him to Jesus. Looking straight at him, Jesus said, ‘You are Simon, the son of John; you will be called Cephas’ (which means “Peter,” or “Rock”).
And he brought him to Jesus. And having seen him, Jesus said, Thou are Simon the son of Jonah. Thou will be called Cephas (which is interpreted, Peter).
43 The following day Jesus decided to leave for Galilee. He found Philip, and said to him, ‘Follow me.’
On the morrow he wanted to go forth into Galilee, and he finds Philip. And Jesus says to him, Follow me.
44 Philip was from Bethsaida, the same town as Andrew and Peter.
Now Philip was from Bethsaida, of the city of Andrew and Peter.
45 He found Nathanael and said to him, ‘We have found him of whom Moses wrote in the Law, and of whom the prophets also wrote – Jesus of Nazareth, Joseph’s son!’
Philip finds Nathanael, and says to him, We have found him of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets wrote: Jesus the son of Joseph of Nazareth.
46 ‘Can anything good come out of Nazareth?’ asked Nathanael. ‘Come and see,’ replied Philip.
And Nathanael said to him, What good can be from Nazareth? Philip says to him, Come and see.
47 When Jesus saw Nathanael coming towards him, he said, ‘Here is a true Israelite, in whom there is no deceit!’
Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and says about him, Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no deceit.
48 ‘How do you know me?’ asked Nathanael. ‘Even before Philip called you,’ replied Jesus, ‘when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.’
Nathanael says to him, How do thou know me? Jesus answered and said to him, Before Philip called thee, being under the fig tree, I saw thee.
49 ‘Rabbi,’ Nathanael exclaimed, ‘you are the Son of God, you are king of Israel!’
Nathanael answered, and says to him, Rabbi, thou are the Son of God. Thou are the king of Israel.
50 ‘Do you believe in me,’ asked Jesus, ‘because I told you that I saw you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than those!
Jesus answered and said to him, Because I said to thee, I saw thee under the fig tree, thou believe? Thou will see greater than these things.
51 In truth I tell you,’ he added, ‘you will all see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.’
And he says to him, Truly, truly, I say to you, henceforth ye will see the heaven opened, and the agents of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.
