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 this One was in the beginning with God;
He was with God in the beginning.
3 all things happened through Him, and without Him not even one thing happened that has happened.
Through Him all things were made, and without Him nothing was made that has been made.
4 In Him was life, and the life was the light of men,
In Him was life, and that life was the light of men.
5 and the light shined in the darkness, and the darkness did not perceive it.
The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
6 There came a man—having been sent from God—whose name [is] John,
There came a man who was sent from God. His name was John.
7 this one came for testimony, that he might testify about the Light, that all might believe through him;
He came as a witness to testify about the Light, so that through him everyone might believe.
8 that one was not the Light, but—that he might testify about the Light.
He himself was not the Light, but he came to testify about the Light.
9 He was the true Light, which enlightens every man, coming into the world;
The true Light who gives light to every man was coming into the world.
10 He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him:
He was in the world, and though the world was made through Him, the world did not recognize Him.
11 He came to [His] own, and [His] own did not receive Him;
He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him.
12 but as many as received Him, to them He gave authority to become sons of God—to those believing in His Name,
But to all who did receive Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God—
13 who were begotten, not of blood, nor of will of flesh, nor of will of man, but of God.
children born not of blood, nor of the desire or will of man, but born of God.
14 And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, glory as of [the] only begotten of [the] Father, full of grace and truth.
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.
15 John testifies concerning Him, and has cried, saying, “This was He of whom I said, He who is coming after me has come before me, for He was before me.”
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.’”
16 And we all received out of His fullness, and grace for grace;
From His fullness we have all received grace upon grace.
17 for the Law was given through Moses, the grace and the truth came through Jesus Christ.
For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
18 No one has ever seen God; the only begotten God who is on the bosom of the Father—He has expounded [Him].
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.
19 And this is the testimony of John when the Jews sent priests and Levites out of Jerusalem, that they might question him, “Who are you?”
And this was John’s testimony when the Jews of Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him, “Who are you?”
20 And he confessed and did not deny, and confessed, “I am not the Christ.”
He did not refuse to confess, but openly declared, “I am not the Christ.”
21 And they questioned him, “What then? Are you Elijah?” And he says, “I am not.” “Are you the prophet?” And he answered, “No.”
“Then who are you?” they inquired. “Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” He answered, “No.”
22 Then they said to him, “Who are you, that we may give an answer to those sending us? What do you say concerning yourself?”
So they said to him, “Who are you? We need an answer for those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”
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.”
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.’”
24 And those sent were of the Pharisees,
Then the Pharisees who had been sent
25 and they questioned him and said to him, “Why, then, do you immerse, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the prophet?”
asked him, “Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”
26 John answered them, saying, “I immerse in water, but in the midst of you has stood He whom you have not known, it is this One who is coming after me, who has been before me,
“I baptize with water,” John replied, “but among you stands One you do not know.
27 of whom I am not worthy that I may loose the strap of His sandal.”
He is the One who comes after me, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.”
28 These things came to pass in Bethabara, beyond the Jordan, where John was immersing.
All this happened at Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
29 On the next day John sees Jesus coming to him and says, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who is taking away the sin of the world;
The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
30 this is He concerning whom I said, After me comes a Man who has come before me, because He was before me:
This is He of whom I said, ‘A man who comes after me has surpassed me because He was before me.’
31 and I did not know Him, but that He might be revealed to Israel, because of this I came immersing in water.”
I myself did not know Him, but the reason I came baptizing with water was that He might be revealed to Israel.”
32 And John testified, saying, “I have seen the Spirit coming down out of Heaven as a dove, and [that] One remained on Him;
Then John testified, “I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove and resting on Him.
33 and I did not know Him, but He who sent me to immerse in water, He said to me, On whomsoever you may see the Spirit coming down, and remaining on Him, this is He who is immersing in the Holy Spirit;
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.’
34 and I have seen, and have testified, that this is the Son of God.”
I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God.”
35 On the next day, again, John was standing, and two of his disciples,
The next day John was there again with two of his disciples.
36 and having looked on Jesus walking, he says, “Behold, the Lamb of God”;
When he saw Jesus walking by, he said, “Look, the Lamb of God!”
37 and the two disciples heard him speaking, and they followed Jesus.
And when the two disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus.
38 And Jesus having turned, and having beheld them following, says to them, “What do you seek?” And they said to Him, “Rabbi” (which is, being interpreted, Teacher), “where do You remain?”
Jesus turned and saw them following. “What do you want?” He asked. They said to Him, “Rabbi” (which means Teacher), “where are You staying?”
39 He says to them, “Come and see”; they came and saw where He remains, and they remained with Him that day and the hour was about the tenth.
“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.
40 Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, was one of the two who heard from John, and followed Him;
Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of the two who heard John’s testimony and followed Jesus.
41 this one first finds his own brother Simon and says to him, “We have found the Messiah,” (which is, being interpreted, Anointed One),
He first found his brother Simon and told him, “We have found the Messiah” (which is translated as Christ).
42 and he brought him to Jesus: and having looked on him, Jesus says, “You are Simon, the son of Jonas, you will be called Cephas,” (which is interpreted, A rock).
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).
43 On the next day He willed to go forth to Galilee, and He finds Philip and says to him, “Follow Me.”
The next day Jesus decided to set out for Galilee. Finding Philip, He told him, “Follow Me.”
44 And Philip was from Bethsaida, of the city of Andrew and Peter;
Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the same town as Andrew and Peter.
45 Philip finds Nathanael and says to him, “Him of whom Moses wrote in the Law, and the Prophets, we have found, Jesus the Son of Joseph, who [is] from Nazareth!”
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.”
46 And Nathanael said to him, “Is any good thing able to be out of Nazareth?” Philip said to him, “Come and see.”
“Can anything good come from Nazareth?” Nathanael asked. “Come and see,” said Philip.
47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming to Him, and He says concerning him, “Behold, truly an Israelite, in whom is no guile”;
When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, He said of him, “Here is a true Israelite, in whom there is no deceit.”
48 Nathanael says to Him, “From where do You know me?” Jesus answered and said to him, “Before Philip’s calling you, being under the fig tree, I saw you.”
“How do You know me?” Nathanael asked. Jesus replied, “Before Philip called you, I saw you under the fig tree.”
49 Nathanael answered and says to Him, “Rabbi, You are the Son of God, You are the King of Israel.”
“Rabbi,” Nathanael answered, “You are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!”
50 Jesus answered and said to him, “Because I said to you, I saw you under the fig tree, you believe; you will see greater things than these”;
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.”
51 and He says to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, from now on you will see Heaven opened, and the messengers of God going up and coming down on the Son of Man.”
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.”
