John 1
1 In the beginning the Word already was. 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 In the beginning he was with God.
He was in the beginning with God.
3 Everything came into being through him; nothing came into being without him.
All things were made through him, and apart from him nothing was made that has been made.
4 In him was life, the life that was the light of everyone.
In him was life, and the life was the light of humanity.
5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not extinguished it.
And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness hasn't overcome it.
6 God sent a man named John.
There came a man, sent from God, whose name was John.
7 He came as a witness to explain about the light so that everyone might believe through him.
He came as a witness to testify about the light, that all might believe through him.
8 He himself was not the light, but he came to witness to the light.
He was not the light, but was sent that he might testify about the light.
9 The true light was coming into the world to give light to everyone.
The true light that enlightens everyone was coming into the world.
10 He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world didn't know who he was.
He was in the world, and the world was made through him, but the world did not recognize him.
11 He came to his own people, but they didn't accept him.
He came to his own, and those who were his own did not receive him.
12 But to all those who accepted him and trusted in him, he gave the right to become God's children.
But as many as received him, to them he gave the right to become God's children, to those who believe in his name,
13 These are the children born not in the usual way, not as the result of human desire or a father's decision, but born of God.
who were born not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
14 The Word became human and lived among us, and we saw his glory, the glory of the Father's one and only Son, full of grace and truth.
And the Word became flesh and lived among us, and we saw his glory, such glory as of the one and only of the Father, full of grace and truth.
15 John gave his testimony about him, shouting out to the people, “This is the one I was telling you about when I said, ‘The one who is coming after me is more important than me, for before I ever existed he already was.’”
John testified about him and shouted out, saying, "This was the one of whom I said, 'He who comes after me has surpassed me, for he was before me.'"
16 We have all been recipients of his generous nature, one gracious gift after another.
For of his fullness we all received, and grace upon grace.
17 The law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
For the Law was given through Moses, grace and truth came through Jesus (the) Messiah.
18 While no one has ever seen God, God the one and only, who is close to the Father, has shown us what God is like.
No one has seen God at any time. The only Son, who is at the Father's side, has made him known.
19 This is what John publicly stated when the Jewish leaders sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?”
And this is John's testimony, when the Jewish leaders sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, "Who are you?"
20 John declared plainly and clearly without hesitation, “I am not the Messiah.”
And he confessed, and did not deny, but he confessed, "I am not the Messiah."
21 “So then, who are you?” they asked. “Elijah?” “No, I'm not,” he answered. “Are you the Prophet?” “No,” he replied.
And they asked him, "What then? Are you Elijah?" And he said, "I am not." "Are you the Prophet?" And he answered, "No."
22 “Well, who are you, then?” they asked. “We have to give an answer to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”
They said therefore to him, "Who are you? Give us an answer to take back to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?"
23 “I am a voice calling in the desert, ‘Make the Lord's way straight!’” he said, using the words of the prophet Isaiah.
He said, "I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, 'Make straight the way of the Lord,' as Isaiah the prophet said."
24 The priests and Levites sent by the Pharisees
(Now they had been sent from the Pharisees.)
25 asked him, “Why then are you baptizing, if you're not the Messiah, or Elijah, or the Prophet?”
And they asked him, "Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Messiah, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?"
26 John replied, “I baptize with water, but standing among you is someone you don't know.
John answered them, saying, "I baptize in water, but among you stands one whom you do not know.
27 He is coming after me, but I am not even worthy to untie his sandals.”
He is the one who comes after me, whose sandal strap I'm not worthy to loosen."
28 This all happened in Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
These things were done in Bethany across the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
29 The next day John saw Jesus approaching him, and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
The next day, he saw Jesus coming to him, and said, "Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world.
30 This is the one I was talking about when I said, ‘A man who is coming after me is more important than me, for before I ever existed he already was.’
This is he of whom I said, 'After me comes a man who ranks ahead of me, because he existed before me.'
31 I didn't know myself who he was, but I came baptizing with water so that he could be revealed to Israel.”
I did not know him, but for this reason I came baptizing in water: that he would be revealed to Israel."
32 John gave his evidence about him, saying, “I saw the Spirit descend from heaven like a dove and rest upon him.
And John testified, saying, "I saw the Spirit descending like a dove out of heaven, and it remained on him.
33 I wouldn't have known him except he who sent me to baptize with water had told me, ‘The one you see the Spirit descend to and rest upon, he is the one who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’
And I did not recognize him, but he who sent me to baptize in water, he said to me, 'On whomever you will see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, this is he who baptizes in the Holy Spirit.'
34 I saw it happen and I declare that this is the Son of God.”
And I have seen and have testified that this is the Chosen One of God."
35 The next day John was standing there with two of his disciples.
Again, the next day, John was standing with two of his disciples,
36 He saw Jesus passing by, and said, “Look! This is the Lamb of God!”
and he looked at Jesus as he walked, and said, "Look, the Lamb of God."
37 When the two disciples heard what he said they went and followed Jesus.
And the two disciples heard him say this, and they followed Jesus.
38 Jesus turned round and saw them following him. “What are you looking for?” he asked them. “Rabbi (which means ‘Teacher’), where are you staying?” they asked in reply.
And Jesus turned and saw them following, and said to them, "What are you looking for?" They said to him, "Rabbi" (which translated means Teacher), "where are you staying?"
39 “Come and see,” he told them. So they went with him and saw where he was staying. It was about four p.m., and they spent the rest of the day with him.
He said to them, "Come, and you will see." They came and saw where he was staying, and they stayed with him that day. It was about four in the afternoon.
40 Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, was one of these two disciples who had heard what John said and followed Jesus.
One of the two who heard John, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother.
41 He went at once to find his brother Simon and told him, “We've found the Messiah!” (which means “Christ”).
He first found his own brother, Simon, and said to him, "We have found the Messiah." (which is translated, Anointed One).
42 He took him to Jesus. Looking directly at Simon, Jesus said, “You are Simon, son of John. But now you will be called Cephas,” (which means “Peter”).
He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him, and said, "You are Simon the son of John. You will be called Cephas" (which is translated, Peter).
43 The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. Jesus found Philip there, and told him, “Follow me.”
On the next day, he was determined to go out into Galilee, and he found Philip. And Jesus said to him, "Follow me."
44 Philip was from Bethsaida, the same town that Andrew and Peter came from.
Now Philip was from Bethsaida, of the city of Andrew and Peter.
45 Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We've found the one that Moses wrote about in the law and that the prophets did too—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”
Philip found Nathanael, and said to him, "We have found him of whom Moses in the Law and the Prophets wrote: Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph."
46 “From Nazareth? Can anything good come from there?” Nathanael wondered. “Just come and see,” Philip replied.
And Nathanael said to him, "Can any good thing come out of Nazareth?" Philip said to him, "Come and see."
47 As Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, he said about him, “Look, here's a true Israelite! There's nothing false about him.”
Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and said about him, "Look, a true Israelite in whom there is no deceit."
48 “How do you know who I am?” Nathanael asked. “I saw you there under the fig tree, before Philip called you,” Jesus replied.
Nathanael said to him, "How do you know me?" Jesus answered him, "Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you."
49 “Rabbi, you are the Son of God, the king of Israel!” Nathaniel exclaimed.
Nathanael answered him, "Rabbi, you are the Son of God. You are King of Israel."
50 “You believe this just because I told you I saw you under the fig tree?” Jesus replied. “You'll get to see much more than that!”
Jesus answered him, "Because I told you, 'I saw you underneath the fig tree,' do you believe? You will see greater things than these."
51 Then Jesus said, “I tell you the truth, you will all see heaven open, and the angels of God going up and down on the Son of man.”
And he said to him, "Truly, truly, I tell you, you will see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man."
