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 face to face with God, and the Word was God.
2 this One was in the beginning with God;
He was face to face with God in the Beginning.
3 all things happened through Him, and without Him not even one thing happened that has happened.
All things came into being through him, and apart from him nothing that exists came into being.
4 In Him was life, and the life was the light of men,
In him was life, and the life was the light of men.
5 and the light shined in the darkness, and the darkness did not perceive it.
And the light is shining in the darkness, and the darkness has not overwhelmed it
6 There came a man—having been sent from God—whose name [is] John,
A man came into being, sent from God, whose 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, that he might bear testimony concerning the Light - so that all men might believe through him.
8 that one was not the Light, but—that he might testify about the Light.
He was not the Light; it was to bear testimony concerning the Light that he came into being.
9 He was the true Light, which enlightens every man, coming into the world;
The true Light, which enlightens every man, was then 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 through him the world came into being, yet the world knew him not.
11 He came to [His] own, and [His] own did not receive Him;
He came to his own creation, and his own folk welcomed him not.
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 receive him, to them he has given the right to become children of God, even to those who trust in his name;
13 who were begotten, not of blood, nor of will of flesh, nor of will of man, but 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 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.
And the Word became flesh and tented with us. And we gazed on his glory - glory as of the Father’s only Son - 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 bore witness concerning him, and cried aloud, saying, "This is he of whom I said, ‘He who is coming after me has been put before me, for he was before me.’"
16 And we all received out of His fullness, and grace for grace;
For out of his fulness we have all received, yes, 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 by Moses, but 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 man has ever seen God; God, only begotten, who is in the bosom of the Father - he has interpreted him.
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?”
Now this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent some priests and Levites to him from Jerusalem to ask him, "Who are you?"
20 And he confessed and did not deny, and confessed, “I am not the Christ.”
He acknowledged - he did not deny it - but acknowledged, "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.”
"What then?" they questioned; "Are you Elijah?" He said, "I am not." "Are you the Prophet?" "No," he replied.
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?”
Then said they to him. "Who are you? That we may give some answer to those who sent us. What account do you give of 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.”
He said, "I am a voice of one who cries aloud in the desert, ‘Make straight the way of the Lord,’ as said the prophet Isaiah."
24 And those sent were of the Pharisees,
Now it was some of the Pharisees who had been sent to him;
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?”
so they questioned him, saying, "Why then are you baptizing, 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 indeed am baptizing in water," John said in reply, "but in your midst stands One whom you do not recognize,
27 of whom I am not worthy that I may loose the strap of His sandal.”
One who is to come after me, whose sandal-strap I am not worthy to untie."
28 These things came to pass in Bethabara, beyond the Jordan, where John was immersing.
This happened in Bethany, beyond 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 he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said. "Behold, that is God’s Lamb, who takes and bears 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, ‘After me comes One who has been put before me, for 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 recognize him; I only came baptizing in water, in order that he might be openly shown 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;
John also bore this testimony, saying. "I saw the Spirit like a dove descend from heaven and rest upon 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;
And I did not recognize him, but He who sent me to baptize in water said to me, ‘The one on whom you see the Spirit descending and resting upon him, is he who baptizes in the Holy Spirit.’
34 and I have seen, and have testified, that this is the Son of God.”
This I have seen, and I am become a witness to the fact that he is the Son of God."
35 On the next day, again, John was standing, and two of his disciples,
Next day again, John was standing with two of his disciples.
36 and having looked on Jesus walking, he says, “Behold, the Lamb of God”;
After gazing intently on Jesus as he walked about, he said, "Look! that is the Lamb of God!"
37 and the two disciples heard him speaking, and they followed Jesus.
The two disciples heard his exclamation, and 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?”
Then Jesus turned and saw them following him, and said, "What do you want?" They replied, "Rabbi" (which may be translated ‘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.
He said to them, "Come, and you shall see." So they went and saw where he was staying, and spent that day with him. It was then about four o’clock in the afternoon.
40 Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, was one of the two who heard from John, and followed Him;
One of the two men who heard what John said and followed Jesus, was Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter.
41 this one first finds his own brother Simon and says to him, “We have found the Messiah,” (which is, being interpreted, Anointed One),
In the morning he found his brother Simon, and said to him, "We have found the Messiah" (a word which means Christ, the Anointed One).
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).
He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked intently at him and said. "You are Simon, son of John; you shall be called Cephas" (or ‘Peter,’ which means ‘Rock’).
43 On the next day He willed to go forth to Galilee, and He finds Philip and says to him, “Follow Me.”
Next day Jesus decided to go into Galilee; and he found Philip and said to him, "Follow me."
44 And Philip was from Bethsaida, of the city of Andrew and Peter;
Now Philip belonged to 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!”
Then Philip found Nathanael and told him, "We have found him about whom Moses wrote in the Law, as did the prophets - Jesus of Nazareth, Joseph’s son."
46 And Nathanael said to him, “Is any good thing able to be out of Nazareth?” Philip said to him, “Come and see.”
And Nathanael said to him, "Can anything good come out of Nazareth?" Philip said to him, "Come and see."
47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming to Him, and He says concerning him, “Behold, truly an Israelite, in whom is no guile”;
Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him, and said, "Behold 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?" asked Nathanael. "Before Philip called you," replied Jesus, "when you were under the fig tree, I saw you."
49 Nathanael answered and says to Him, “Rabbi, You are the Son of God, You are the King of Israel.”
"Rabbi," answered Nathanael, "you are the Son of God; you are 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 in reply. "Do you believe because I said to you, ‘I saw you under the fig tree?’
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.”
You shall see greater things than that! Believe me," he added, "you all shall see heaven opened wide, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man."
