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.
He was in the beginning with God.
3 Through Him all things were made, and without Him nothing was made that has been made.
Every thing was by his hand; and without him, was not any thing whatever that existed.
4 In Him was life, and that life was the light of men.
In him was life; and the life was the light of man.
5 The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
And this light shineth in the darkness; and the darkness apprehended it not.
6 There came a man who was sent from God. His name was John.
There was a man 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.
He came for testimony, to bear witness concerning the light.
8 He himself was not the Light, but he came to testify about the Light.
He was not himself the light, but came to bear witness concerning the light.
9 The true Light who gives light to every man was coming into the world.
The true light was that, which enlighteneth every man who cometh 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 by his hand; and the world did not know him.
11 He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him.
He came to his own people; and his own people 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 such as received him, to them gave he the prerogative to be children of God; even to them that believe on his name;
13 children born not of blood, nor of the desire or will of man, but born of God.
who are born, not of blood, nor of the pleasure of the flesh, nor of the pleasure 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.
And the: Word became flesh, and tabernacled with us: and we saw his glory, a glory as of the only begotten from the Father, that he was 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 testified of him, and cried, and said: This is he, of whom I said, That he cometh after me, and is before me; for he was prior to me.
16 From His fullness we have all received grace upon grace.
And of his plenitude have we all 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 the hand of Moses; but the reality and grace was by the hand of Jesus Messiah.
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 man hath ever seen God; the only begotten God, he who is in the bosom of his 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?”
And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews of Jerusalem sent to him priests and Levites, to ask him, Who art thou?
20 He did not refuse to confess, but openly declared, “I am not the Christ.”
And he confessed, and denied not, but confessed I am not the Messiah.
21 “Then who are you?” they inquired. “Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” He answered, “No.”
And they asked him again: Who then? Art thou Elijah? And he said: I am not. Art thou a prophet? And he said, No.
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 they said to him: Who art thou? that we may give answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?
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.’”
He said: I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make smooth the way of the Lord; as said the prophet Isaiah.
24 Then the Pharisees who had been sent
And they who were 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: Why then baptizest thou, if thou art not the Messiah, nor Elijah, nor a prophet?
26 “I baptize with water,” John replied, “but among you stands One you do not know.
John answered, and said to them; I baptize with water; but among you standeth one, whom ye do not know.
27 He is the One who comes after me, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.”
He it is that cometh after me, and was before me, whose shoe-strings I am not worthy to untie.
28 All this happened at Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
These things occurred in Bethany, 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!
The day after, John saw Jesus coming towards him, and said: Behold, the Lamb of God, that beareth 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 of whom I said, After me cometh a man, who is before me, for he was prior to me.
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 knew him not; but that he might be known to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water.
32 Then John testified, “I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove and resting on Him.
And John testified, and said: I saw the Spirit descend from heaven, as a dove, and rest upon 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 he who sent me to baptize with water, he said to me- On whom thou seest the Spirit descend, and rest upon him, he baptizeth with the Holy Spirit.
34 I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God.”
And I saw; and I testify, that this is the Son of God.
35 The next day John was there again with two of his disciples.
And the next day, John was standing, and two of his disciples.
36 When he saw Jesus walking by, he said, “Look, the Lamb of God!”
And he looked upon Jesus as he walked, and said: Behold, the Lamb of God!
37 And when the two disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus.
And his two disciples heard him when he said it, and they went after 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?”
And Jesus turned, and saw them coming after him, and he said to them: What seek ye? They said to him: Our Rabbi, where stayest 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 said to them: Come, and see. And they came and saw where he lodged; and they were 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 testimony and followed Jesus.
And one of those who heard John and went after Jesus was Andrew, the brother of Simon.
41 He first found his brother Simon and told him, “We have found the Messiah” (which is translated as Christ).
He first saw Simon his brother, and said to him: We have found the Messiah.
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).
And he brought him to Jesus. And Jesus looked upon him, and said Thou art Simon the son of Jona; thou shalt be called Cephas.
43 The next day Jesus decided to set out for Galilee. Finding Philip, He told him, “Follow Me.”
The next day, Jesus was disposed to depart for Galilee: and he found Philip and said to him, Come after me.
44 Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the same town as Andrew and Peter.
And Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Simon.
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.”
And Philip found Nathaniel, and said to him: We have found him, of whom Moses wrote in the law, and the prophets, Jesus the son of Joseph, who is of Nazareth.
46 “Can anything good come from Nazareth?” Nathanael asked. “Come and see,” said Philip.
Nathaniel said to him: Can there be any good thing from Nazareth? Philip said 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.”
And Jesus saw Nathaniel coming towards him, and said of him: Behold a real Israelite, in whom is no deceit.
48 “How do You know me?” Nathanael asked. Jesus replied, “Before Philip called you, I saw you under the fig tree.”
Nathaniel said to him: Whence knowest thou me? Jesus said to him: Before Philip called thee when thou wast under the fig-tree, I saw thee.
49 “Rabbi,” Nathanael answered, “You are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!”
Nathaniel answered, and said to him: Rabbi; thou art the Son of God; thou art 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 said to him: Because I said to thee, that I saw thee under the fig-tree, believest thou? Thou wilt 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.”
He said to him: Verily, verily, I say to you, That hereafter ye will see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending unto the Son of man.
