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 God was the Word.
2 He was in the beginning with God;
He was with God in the beginning.
3 through him all things came into being, and nothing came into being apart from him.
All things were made through Him, and nothing that was made was made without Him.
4 That which came into being in him was life; and the life was the light of humanity;
Life was in Him, and 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;
There was a man sent by God, whose name was John.
7 he came as a witness – to bear witness to the light so that through him everyone might believe.
He arrived as a witness to offer testimony about the Light, so that all would believe through him.
8 He was not the light, but he came to bear witness to the light.
He was not the Light, but he was to offer testimony about the Light.
9 That was the true light which enlightens everyone coming into the world.
The true Light, which illuminates every man, was coming into this world.
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 was made through him, and the world did not recognize him.
11 He came to his own – yet his own did not receive him.
He went 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.
Yet whoever did accept him, those who believed in his name, he gave them the power to become the sons of God.
13 For not to natural conception, nor to human instincts, nor to human will did they owe the new life, but to God.
These are born, not of blood, nor of the will of flesh, nor of the will of man, but of 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 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.
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 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.’”
16 out of his fullness we have all received gift after gift of love;
And from his fullness, we all have received, even grace for grace.
17 for the Law was given through Moses, love and truth came through Jesus Christ.
For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came 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 one ever saw God; the only-begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he himself has described 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 priests and Levites from Jerusalem to him, so that they might ask him, “Who are you?”
20 he told them clearly and simply, ‘I am not the Christ.’
And he confessed it and did not deny it; and what he confessed was: “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 questioned him: “Then what are you? Are you Elijah?” And he said, “I am not.” “Are you 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?’
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?”
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 a voice crying out in the desert, ‘Make straight the way of the Lord,’ just as the prophet Isaiah said.”
24 These men had been sent from the Pharisees;
And some of those who had been sent were from among 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 questioned him and said to him, “Then why do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, and not Elijah, and not the Prophet?”
26 John’s answer was – ‘I baptize with water, but among you stands one whom you do not know;
John answered them by saying: “I baptize with water. But in your midst stands one, whom you do not know.
27 he is coming after me, yet I am not worthy even to unfasten his sandal.’
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.”
28 This happened at Bethany, across the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
These things happened in Bethania, across the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
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 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.
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 the one about whom I said, ‘After me arrives a man, who has been placed ahead of me, because he existed 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 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.”
32 John also said: ‘I saw the Spirit come down from heaven like a dove and rest on him.
And John offered testimony, saying: “For I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove; and he 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 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.’
34 This I have seen myself, and I have declared my belief that he is the Son of God.’
And I saw, and I gave testimony: that this one is the Son of God.”
35 The next day, when John was standing with two of his disciples,
The next day again, John was standing with two of his disciples.
36 he looked at Jesus as he passed and exclaimed, ‘There is the Lamb of God!’
And catching sight of Jesus walking, he said, “Behold, the Lamb of God.”
37 The two disciples heard him say this, and followed Jesus.
And two disciples were listening to 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?’
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?”
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 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.
40 One of the two, who heard what John said and followed Jesus, was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother.
And Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, was one of the two who had heard about him from John and had 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”.)
First, he found his brother Simon, and he said to him, “We have found the Messiah,” (which is translated as the 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 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).
43 The following day Jesus decided to leave for Galilee. He found Philip, and said to him, ‘Follow me.’
On the next day, he wanted to go into Galilee, and he found Philip. And Jesus said to him, “Follow me.”
44 Philip was from Bethsaida, the same town as Andrew and Peter.
Now Philip was from Bethsaida, 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 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.”
46 ‘Can anything good come out of Nazareth?’ asked Nathanael. ‘Come and see,’ replied Philip.
And Nathanael said to him, “Can anything good be from Nazareth?” Philip said 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 toward him, and he said about him, “Behold, an Israelite in whom truly there 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 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.”
49 ‘Rabbi,’ Nathanael exclaimed, ‘you are the Son of God, you are king of Israel!’
Nathanael answered him and said: “Rabbi, you are the Son of God. You 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 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.”
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 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.”
