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 Himself existed in the beginning with God.
This was in the beginning with God.
3 All things came to be by Him; that is, apart from Him not even one thing that has come into being came to be.
All things were made by him, and without him not a single creature was made.
4 In Him was life, and the Life was the Light of mankind.
In him was life, and the life was the light of man.
5 Now the Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
And the light shone in darkness, but the darkness received it not.
6 There was a man, sent from God, whose name was John.
A man named John, was sent from God.
7 This man came as a witness to testify about the Light, so that all might believe through him.
This man came as a witness, to testify concerning the light, that through him, all might believe.
8 He himself was not the Light but was to testify about the Light—
He was not himself the light; but came to testify concerning the light.
9 the true Light which illumines everyone who comes into the world.
The true light was he who, coming into the world, enlightens every man.
10 He was in the world, the world that came into being by Him, yet the world did not know Him.
He was in the world, and the world was made by him; yet the world knew him not.
11 He came to His own things, yet His own people did not receive Him.
He came to his own land, and his own people did not receive him;
12 But, as many as did receive Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe into His name:
but to as many as received him, believing in his name, he granted the privilege of being children of God;
13 who were begotten, not by blood, nor by the desire of the flesh, nor by the will of a man, but by God.
who derive their birth not from blood, nor from the desire of the flesh, nor from the will of man, but from God.
14 So the Word became flesh and lived among us, and we observed His glory, glory of an Only-begotten, from the Father, full of grace and truth.
And the Word became incarnate, and sojourned amongst us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, ) full of favor and truth.
15 John testified about Him and called out saying: “This is He of whom I said, ‘The One coming after me is now ahead of me, because He existed before I did.’”
(It was concerning him John testified, when he cried, This is He of whom I said, He that comes after me, is preferred to me; for he was before me.)
16 Now we have all received from His fullness, yes, grace upon grace.
Of his fulness we all have received, even favor for favor's sake;
17 Because the Law was given through Moses; the Grace and the Truth came through Jesus Christ.
for the law was given by Moses--the favor and the truth came by Jesus Christ.
18 No one has ever seen God. The Only-begotten Son, who exists in the bosom of the Father, He has interpreted Him.
No one ever saw God; it is the only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, who has made him known.
19 Now this is John's testimony, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?”
Now this is the testimony of John. When the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem, to ask him, Who are you?
20 He confessed, he did not deny but confessed, “I am not the Christ.”
he acknowledged, and denied not, but acknowledged, saying, I am not the Messiah.
21 So they asked him, “What then, are you Elijah?” And he says, “I am not.” “Are you ‘the Prophet’?” “No,” he answered.
And they asked him, Who, then? Are you Elijah? He said, I am not. Are you the prophet? He answered, No.
22 So 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?”
They said, Tell, then, who you are, that we may return an answer to them who sent us. What do you say of yourself?
23 He said, “I am ‘the voice of one calling out: “Make the Lord's road straight in the wilderness,”’ just as the prophet Isaiah said.”
He answered, I am he whose voice proclaims in the wilderness, "Make straight the way of the Lord," as said, the Prophet Isaiah.
24 Now those who had been sent were from the Pharisees.
Now they who were sent, were of the Pharisees.
25 So they asked him saying, “Why then do you baptize if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor ‘the Prophet’?”
And they questioned him further, Why, then, do you immerse, if you be not the Messiah, nor Elijah, nor the prophet?
26 John answered them saying: “I baptize with water, but among you stands One whom you do not know.
John answered, I immerse in water, but there is one among you whom you know not.
27 He is the One coming after me who is now ahead of me, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to loose.”
It is he who comes after me, and was before me; whose shoe-string I am not worthy to loose.
28 These things happened in Bithabara, across the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
This happened at Bethabara, upon the Jordan, where John was immersing.
29 The next day John sees Jesus coming toward him and says: “Look! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!
On the next day, John sees Jesus coming to him, and says, Behold the Lamb of God, that takes away the sin of the world.
30 This is He of whom I said, ‘After me comes a man who is now ahead of me, because He existed before I did.’
This is He, concerning whom I said, After me a man comes, who is preferred to me; for he was before me.
31 I did not know Him; but so that He should be revealed to Israel, that is why I came baptizing with water.”
As for me, I knew him not; but, that he might be made manifest to Israel, I am come immersing in water.
32 And John testified saying: “I observed the Spirit coming down like a dove out of heaven, and He rested upon Him.
John testified further, saying, I saw the spirit descending from heaven, like a dove, and remaining upon him.
33 Now I did not know Him, but He who sent me to baptize with water, He said to me, ‘The One upon whom you see the Spirit coming down and resting—this is He who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’
For my part, I should not have known him, had not He, who sent me to immerse in water, told me, Upon whom you shall see the Spirit descending, and remaining, the same is He who immerses in the Holy Spirit.
34 So I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God.”
Having, therefore, seen this, I testify that he is the Son of God.
35 Again the next day John was standing with two of his disciples.
The next day, John, being with two of his disciples,
36 And seeing Jesus walking by, he says, “Look, the Lamb of God!”
observed Jesus passing, and said, Behold the Lamb of God.
37 The two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.
The two disciples hearing this, followed Jesus.
38 So turning and observing them following Jesus says to them, “What do you want?” So they said to Him, “Rabbi” (which translated means ‘Teacher’), “where are You staying?”
And Jesus turning about, saw them following, and said to them, What do you seek? They answered, Rabbi, (which signifies Teacher, ) where do you dwell?
39 He says to them, “Come and see.” So they went and saw where He was staying, and stayed with Him that day—it was about the tenth hour.
He replied, Come, and see. They went, and saw where he dwelt, and it being about the tenth hour, abode with him that day.
40 One of the two who heard John and followed Him was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother.
One of the two, who, having heard John, followed Jesus, was Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter.
41 He first finds his own brother Simon and says to him, “We have found the Messiah” (which is translated ‘Christ’).
The first he met, was his own brother, Simon; to whom he said, We have found the Messiah, (a name equivalent to Christ.)
42 And he led him to Jesus. Looking at him Jesus said, “You are Simon, the son of Jonah; you will be called Cephas” (which is translated ‘Stone’).
And he brought him to Jesus. Jesus, looking upon him, said, You are Simon, the son of Jona; you shall be called Cephas, (which denotes the same as Peter.)
43 The next day He decided to go to Galilee, so He finds Philip and says to him, “Follow me.”
The next day, he resolved to go to Galilee, and meeting Philip, said to him, Follow me.
44 (Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the hometown of Andrew and Peter.)
Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.
45 Philip finds Nathanael and says to him, “We have found the One of whom Moses in the Law—and also the prophets—wrote: Jesus the son of Joseph, from Natsareth.”
Philip meets Nathanael, and says to him, We have found the person described by Moses in the law, and by the prophets, Jesus, the son of Joseph, of Nazareth.
46 So Nathanael said to him, “Can anything good come out of Natsareth?” Philip says to him, “Come and see!”
Nathanael says to him, Can any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip answered, Come and see.
47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward Him and says about him, “There, a genuine Israelite in whom there is no deceit!”
Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and said, concerning him, Behold an Israelite, indeed, in whom is no guile.
48 Nathanael says to Him, “From where do You know me?” Jesus answered and said to him, “Before Philip called you, while you were under the fig tree, I saw you.”
Nathanael said to him, Whence do you know me? Jesus answered, I saw you when you were under the fig tree, before Philip called you.
49 In answer Nathanael says to Him: “Rabbi, You are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!”
Nathanael replying, said to him, Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the King of Israel.
50 Jesus answered and said to him: “You believe because I said that I saw you under the fig tree? You will see greater than these.”
Jesus answered him, saying, Because I told you that I saw you under the fig tree, you believe!
51 And He says to him, “I tell you (pl) most assuredly, later on you will see the heaven opened and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of the Man.”
He added, Most assuredly, I say to you, hereafter you shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending from the Son of Man, and descending to him.
