1:1  In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

1:2  He was in the beginning with God.

1:3  All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being.

1:4  In Him was life, and the life was the Light of men.

1:5  The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.

1:6  There came a man sent from God, whose name was John.

1:7  He came as a witness, to testify about the Light, so that all might believe through him.

1:8  He was not the Light, but {he came} to testify about the Light.

1:9  There was the true Light which, coming into the world, enlightens every man.

1:10  He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him.

1:11  He came to His own, and those who were His own did not receive Him.

1:12  But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, {even} to those who believe in His name,

1:13  who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.

1:14  And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth.

1:15  John *testified about Him and cried out, saying, "This was He of whom I said, `He who comes after me has a higher rank than I, for He existed before me.'"

1:16  For of His fullness we have all received, and grace upon grace.

1:17  For the Law was given through Moses; grace and truth were realized through Jesus Christ.

1:18  No one has seen God at any time; the only begotten God who is in the bosom of the Father, He has explained {Him.}

1:19  This is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent to him priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, "Who are you?"

1:20  And he confessed and did not deny, but confessed, "I am not the Christ."

1:21  They asked him, "What then? Are you Elijah? And he *said, "I am not." "Are you the Prophet?" And he answered, "No.""

1:22  Then 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?"

1:23  He said, "I am A VOICE OF ONE CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS, `MAKE STRAIGHT THE WAY OF THE LORD,' as Isaiah the prophet said."

1:24  Now they had been sent from the Pharisees.

1:25  They asked him, and said to him, "Why then are you baptizing, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?"

1:26  John answered them saying, "I baptize in water, {but} among you stands One whom you do not know.

1:27  "{It is} He who comes after me, the thong of whose sandal I am not worthy to untie."

1:28  These things took place in Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.

1:29  The next day he *saw Jesus coming to him and *said, "Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!

1:30  "This is He on behalf of whom I said, `After me comes a Man who has a higher rank than I, for He existed before me.'

1:31  "I did not recognize Him, but so that He might be manifested to Israel, I came baptizing in water."

1:32  John testified saying, "I have seen the Spirit descending as a dove out of heaven, and He remained upon Him.

1:33  "I did not recognize Him, but He who sent me to baptize in water said to me, `He upon whom you see the Spirit descending and remaining upon Him, this is the One who baptizes in the Holy Spirit.'

1:34  "I myself have seen, and have testified that this is the Son of God."

1:35  Again the next day John was standing with two of his disciples,

1:36  and he looked at Jesus as He walked, and *said, "Behold, the Lamb of God!"

1:37  The two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.

1:38  And Jesus turned and saw them following, and *said to them, "What do you seek? They said to Him, "Rabbi (which translated means Teacher), where are You staying?""

1:39  He *said to them, "Come, and you will see. So they came and saw where He was staying; and they stayed with Him that day, for it was about the tenth hour."

1:40  One of the two who heard John {speak} and followed Him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother.

1:41  He *found first his own brother Simon and *said to him, "We have found the Messiah (which translated means Christ)."

1:42  He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, "You are Simon the son of John; you shall be called Cephas (which is translated Peter)."

1:43  The next day He purposed to go into Galilee, and He *found Philip. And Jesus *said to him, "Follow Me."

1:44  Now Philip was from Bethsaida, of the city of Andrew and Peter.

1:45  Philip *found Nathanael and *said to him, "We have found Him of whom Moses in the Law and {also} the Prophets wrote--Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph."

1:46  Nathanael said to him, "Can any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip *said to him, "Come and see.""

1:47  Jesus saw Nathanael coming to Him, and *said of him, "Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom there is no deceit!"

1:48  Nathanael *said to Him, "How do You know me? Jesus answered and said to him, "Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.""

1:49  Nathanael answered Him, "Rabbi, You are the Son of God; You are the King of Israel."

1:50  Jesus answered and said to him, "Because I said to you that I saw you under the fig tree, do you believe? You will see greater things than these."

1:51  And He *said to him, "Truly, truly, I say to you, you will see the heavens opened and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man."