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, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
2 He was with God in the beginning.
The same was in the beginning with God.
3 Through Him all things were made, and without Him nothing was made that has been made.
All things were made by Him, and without Him nothing was made, that has been 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 the men.
5 The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
And the light shineth in the darkness, and the darkness comprehended it not.
6 There came a man who was sent from God. His name was John.
There was a man having been sent from God, whose name was John;
7 He came as a witness to testify about the Light, so that through him everyone might believe.
The same came for a witness, that he might bear witness concerning the light, in order that all through him might believe.
8 He himself was not the Light, but he came to testify about the Light.
He was not the light, but came that he might bear witness concerning the light.
9 The true Light who gives light to every man was coming into the world.
That was the true light, which lighteth every man, coming into the world.
10 He was in the world, and though the world was made through Him, 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 His own, and His own did not receive Him.
He came unto His own, and His own received Him not.
12 But to all who did receive Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God—
But so many as received Him, to them gave He the right to become the children of God, to those believing on His name:
13 children born not of blood, nor of the desire or will of man, but born of God.
who were born not of bloods, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
14 The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
The Word was made flesh, and tented among us (and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten with the Father), full of grace and truth.
15 John testified concerning Him. He cried out, saying, “This is He of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me has surpassed me because He was before me.’”
John beareth witness concerning Him, and cried out saying; This is He of whom I spoke, He that cometh after me has been before me:
16 From His fullness we have all received grace upon grace.
because He was my Creator. And of His fullness we all received grace upon grace.
17 For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
Because the law was given by Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
18 No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is Himself God and is at the Father’s side, has made Him known.
No one has ever seen God; the only begotten Son, the one being in the bosom of the Father, He hath declared him.
19 And this was John’s testimony when the Jews of Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him, “Who are you?”
This is the testimony of John when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem, that they might ask him,
20 He did not refuse to confess, but openly declared, “I am not the Christ.”
Who art thou? and he confessed and denied not, and confessed that, I am not the Christ.
21 “Then who are you?” they inquired. “Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” He answered, “No.”
They asked him, What then? Art thou Elijah? And he says, I am not. Art thou that prophet?
22 So they said to him, “Who are you? We need an answer for those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”
And he responded, No. Then they said to him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to those having sent us. What do you say concerning yourself?
23 John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet: “I am a voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way for the Lord.’”
I am the voice of one roaring in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord as Isaiah the prophet said.
24 Then the Pharisees who had been sent
And those having been sent were of the Pharisees.
25 asked him, “Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”
And they asked him, and said to him, Then why do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor that prophet?
26 “I baptize with water,” John replied, “but among you stands One you do not know.
John responded to them, saying, I baptize with water: There standeth One in your midst whom you do not know,
27 He is the One who comes after me, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.”
the One coming after me, of whom I am not worthy that I may loose the latchet of His sandal.
28 All this happened at Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
These things took place in Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
On the following day he sees Jesus coming to him, and says, Behold the Lamb of God, that taketh away the sin of the world.
30 This is He of whom I said, ‘A man who comes after me has surpassed me because He was before me.’
This is He concerning whom I spoke, A man cometh after me who has been before me: because he was my Creator.
31 I myself did not know Him, but the reason I came baptizing with water was that He might be revealed to Israel.”
And I did not know Him, but in order that He may be made manifest to Israel, on this account I came baptizing with water.
32 Then John testified, “I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove and resting on Him.
And John testified saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and remained on Him.
33 I myself did not know Him, but the One who sent me to baptize with water told me, ‘The man on whom you see the Spirit descend and rest is He who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.’
And I did not know Him, but the One having sent me to baptize with water, He said to me, On whom you may see the Spirit descending and remaining on Him, He is the one baptizing with the Holy Ghost.
34 I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God.”
And I have seen, and testified that He is the Son of God.
35 The next day John was there again with two of his disciples.
On the following day John again stood, and two of his disciples,
36 When he saw Jesus walking by, he said, “Look, the Lamb of God!”
and looking upon Jesus walking about, says, Behold, the Lamb of God.
37 And when the two disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus.
And the two disciples heard him speaking and followed Jesus.
38 Jesus turned and saw them following. “What do you want?” He asked. They said to Him, “Rabbi” (which means Teacher), “where are You staying?”
Jesus turning and seeing them following, says to them, What are you seeking? and they said to Him, Doctor, (which is said, being interpreted, Teacher), where dwellest thou?
39 “Come and see,” He replied. So they went and saw where He was staying, and spent that day with Him. It was about the tenth hour.
He says to them; Come and see. Then they came and saw where He dwelleth, and they abode with Him that day: it was about the tenth hour.
40 Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of the two who heard John’s testimony and followed Jesus.
Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, was one of the two hearing from John, and follows Him;
41 He first found his brother Simon and told him, “We have found the Messiah” (which is translated as Christ).
he first finds his own brother Simon, and says to him, We have found Messiah, which is being interpreted, Christ.
42 Andrew brought him to Jesus, who looked at him and said, “You are Simon son of John. You will be called Cephas” (which is translated as Peter).
He led him to Jesus. Jesus looking upon him said; Thou art Simon the Son of Jonah, thou shalt be called Cephas (which is interpreted, Peter).
43 The next day Jesus decided to set out for Galilee. Finding Philip, He told him, “Follow Me.”
On the following day he wished to depart into Galilee, and he finds Philip. And Jesus says to him; Follow me.
44 Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the same town as Andrew and Peter.
Philip was from Bethsaida, of the city of Andrew and Peter.
45 Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the One Moses wrote about in the Law, the One the prophets foretold—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”
Philip finds Nathanael and says to him, We have found Him, of whom Moses and the prophets, in the law, did write, Jesus the son of Joseph, who is from Nazareth.
46 “Can anything good come from Nazareth?” Nathanael asked. “Come and see,” said Philip.
Nathanael said to him, Is any good thing able to come out of Nazareth? Philip says to him, Come and see.
47 When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, He said of him, “Here is a true Israelite, in whom there is no deceit.”
Jesus saw Nathanael coming to Him, and says concerning him, Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom there is no guile.
48 “How do You know me?” Nathanael asked. Jesus replied, “Before Philip called you, I saw you under the fig tree.”
Nathanael says to Him, Whence do you know me? Jesus responded and said to him, Before Philip called you, I saw you, being under the fig-tree.
49 “Rabbi,” Nathanael answered, “You are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!”
Nathanael responded, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God, the King of Israel.
50 Jesus said to him, “Do you believe just because I told you I saw you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than these.”
Jesus responded and said to him, Because I said to thee, that I saw thee under the fig-tree, dost thou believe? thou shalt see greater things than these.
51 Then He declared, “Truly, truly, I tell you, 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 unto you, you shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.
