John 1
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
In the beginning was the Word, (logos) and the Word (logos) was with God, and the Word (logos) was God.
2 He was in the beginning with God.
The same was in the beginning with God.
3 All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing that exists came into being.
All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
4 In Him was Life, and that Life was the Light of men.
In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
5 The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overpowered it.
And the light shines in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
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 as a witness, in order that he might give testimony concerning the Light--so that all might believe through him.
The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.
8 He was not the Light, but he existed that he might give testimony concerning the Light.
He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.
9 The true Light was that which illumines every man by its coming into the world.
That was the true Light, which lights every man that comes into the world.
10 He was in the world, and the world came into existence through Him, and the world did not recognize Him.
He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.
11 He came to the things that were His own, and His own people gave Him no welcome.
He came unto his own, and his own received him not.
12 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;
But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:
13 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.
Which 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 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.
And the Word (logos) was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, ) full of grace and truth.
15 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."
John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spoke, He that comes after me is preferred before me: for he was before me.
16 For He it is from whose fulness we have all received, and grace upon grace.
And of his fullness have all we received, and grace for grace.
17 For the Law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.
18 No human eye has ever seen God: the only Son, who is in the Father's bosom--He has made Him known.
No man has seen God at any time, the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he has declared him.
19 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.
And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who are you?
20 He avowed--he did not conceal the truth, but avowed, "I am not the Christ."
And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ.
21 "What then?" they inquired; "are you Elijah?" "I am not," he said. "Are you the Prophet?" "No," he answered.
And they asked him, What then? Are you Elijah? And he says, I am not. Are you that prophet? And he answered, No.
22 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?"
Then said they unto him, Who are you? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What say you of yourself?
23 "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."
He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Isaiah.
24 They were Pharisees who had been sent.
And they which were sent were of the Pharisees.
25 Again they questioned him. "Why then do you baptize," they said, "if you are neither the Christ nor Elijah nor the Prophet?"
And they asked him, and said unto him, Why baptize you then, if you be not that Christ, nor Elijah, neither that prophet?
26 "I baptize in water only," John answered, "but in your midst stands One whom you do not know--
John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there stands one among you, whom all of you know not;
27 He who is to come after me, and whose sandal-strap I am not worthy to unfasten."
He it is, who coming after me is preferred before me, whose shoe's latchet I am not worthy to unloose.
28 This conversation took place at Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing.
29 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!
The next day John sees Jesus coming unto him, and says, Behold the Lamb of God, which takes away the sin of the world.
30 This is He about whom I said, 'After me is to come One who has been put before me, because He was before me.'
This is he of whom I said, After me comes a man which is preferred before me: for he was before me.
31 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."
And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water.
32 John also gave testimony by stating: "I have seen the Spirit coming down like a dove out of Heaven; and it remained upon Him.
And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit (pneuma) descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him.
33 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.'
And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom you shall see the Spirit (pneuma) descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizes with the Holy Spirit. (pneuma)
34 "This I have seen, and I have become a witness that He is the Son of God."
And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God.
35 Again the next day John was standing with two of his disciples,
Again the next day after John stood, and two of his disciples;
36 when he saw Jesus passing by, and said, "Look! that is the Lamb of God!"
And looking upon Jesus as he walked, he says, Behold the Lamb of God!
37 The two disciples heard his exclamation, and they followed Jesus.
And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.
38 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?"
Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and says unto them, What seek all of you? They said unto him, Rabbi, (which is to say, being interpreted, Master, ) where dwell you?
39 "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.
He says unto them, Come and see. They came and saw where he dwelt, and abode with him that day: for it was about the tenth hour.
40 Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, was one of the two who heard John's exclamation and followed Jesus.
One of the two which heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother.
41 He first found his own brother Simon, and said to him, "We have found the Messiah!" --that is to say, the Anointed One.
He first finds his own brother Simon, and says unto him, We have found the Messiah, which is, being interpreted, the Christ.
42 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').
And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him, he said, You are Simon the son of Jona: you shall be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, A stone.
43 The next day, having decided to leave Bethany and go into Galilee, Jesus found Philip, and invited him to follow Him.
The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and finds Philip, and says unto him, Follow me.
44 (Now Philip came from Bethsaida, the same town as Andrew and Peter.)
Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.
45 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."
Philip finds Nathanael, and says unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.
46 "Can anything good come out of Nazareth?" replied Nathanael. "Come and see," said Philip.
And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip says unto him, Come and see.
47 Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, and said of him, "Look! here is a true Israelite, in whom there is no deceitfulness!"
Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and says of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!
48 "How do you know me?" Nathanael asked. "Before Philip called you," said Jesus, "when you were under the fig-tree I saw you."
Nathanael says unto him, Whence know you me? Jesus answered and said unto him, Before that Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.
49 "Rabbi," cried Nathanael, "you are the Son of God, you are Israel's King!"
Nathanael answered and says unto him, Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the King of Israel.
50 "Because I said to you, 'I saw you under the fig-tree,'" replied Jesus, "do you believe? You shall see greater things than that."
Jesus answered and said unto him, Because I said unto you, I saw you under the fig tree, believe you? you shall see greater things than these.
51 "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."
And he says unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter all of you shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.
