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." |