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 in the beginning with God.
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 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 overpowered it.
6 There came a man—having been sent from God—whose name [is] John,
There was a man 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, in order that he might give testimony concerning the Light--so that all might believe through him.
8 that one was not the Light, but—that he might testify about the Light.
He was not the Light, but he existed that he might give testimony concerning the Light.
9 He was the true Light, which enlightens every man, coming into the world;
The true Light was that which illumines every man by its 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 the world came into existence through Him, and the world did not recognize Him.
11 He came to [His] own, and [His] own did not receive Him;
He came to the things that were His own, and His own people gave Him no welcome.
12 but as many as received Him, to them He gave authority to become sons of God—to those believing in His Name,
But all who have received Him, to them--that is, to those who trust in His name--He has given the privilege of becoming children of God;
13 who were begotten, not of blood, nor of will of flesh, nor of will of man, but of God.
who were begotten as such not by human descent, nor through an impulse of their own nature, nor through the will of a human father, but from 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 came in the flesh, and lived for a time in our midst, so that we saw His glory--the glory as of the Father's only Son, sent from His presence. He was 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 gave testimony 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 He it is from whose fulness we have all received, and 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 human eye has ever seen God: the only Son, who is in the Father's bosom--He 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?”
This also is John's testimony, when the Jews sent to him a deputation of Priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him who he was.
20 And he confessed and did not deny, and confessed, “I am not the Christ.”
He avowed--he did not conceal the truth, but avowed, "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 inquired; "are you Elijah?" "I am not," he said. "Are you the Prophet?" "No," he answered.
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 pressed the question. "Who are you?" they said--"that we may take an 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.”
"I am the voice," he replied, "of one crying aloud, 'Make straight the Lord's way in the Desert,' fulfilling the words of the Prophet Isaiah."
24 And those sent were of the Pharisees,
They were 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?”
Again they questioned him. "Why then do you baptize," they said, "if you are neither 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 in water only," John answered, "but in your midst stands One whom you do not know--
27 of whom I am not worthy that I may loose the strap of His sandal.”
He who is to come after me, and whose sandal-strap I am not worthy to unfasten."
28 These things came to pass in Bethabara, beyond the Jordan, where John was immersing.
This conversation took place 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 towards him and exclaimed, "Look, that is the Lamb of God who is to take 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 about whom I said, 'After me is to come One who has been put before 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 did not yet know Him; but that He may be openly shown to Israel is the reason why I have come baptizing in water."
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 gave testimony by stating: "I have seen the Spirit coming down like a dove out of Heaven; and it remained 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;
I did not yet know Him, but He who sent me to baptize in water said to me, "'The One on whom you see the Spirit coming down, and remaining, He it is 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 have become a witness that He is the Son of God."
35 On the next day, again, John was standing, and two of his disciples,
Again the next day John was standing with two of his disciples,
36 and having looked on Jesus walking, he says, “Behold, the Lamb of God”;
when he saw Jesus passing by, and 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 round, and seeing them following He asked them, "What is your wish?" "Rabbi," they replied--'Rabbi' 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 you shall see," He said. So they went and saw where He was staying, and they remained and spent that day with Him. It was then about ten o'clock in the morning.
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 exclamation 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 own brother Simon, and said to him, "We have found the Messiah!" --that is to say, 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 at him and said, "You are Simon, son of John: you shall be called Cephas" --that is to say, Peter (or 'Rock').
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, having decided to leave Bethany and go into Galilee, Jesus found Philip, and invited him to follow Him.
44 And Philip was from Bethsaida, of the city of Andrew and Peter;
(Now Philip came 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!”
Then Philip found Nathanael, and said to him, "We have found him about whom Moses in the Law wrote, as well as the Prophets--Jesus, the son of Joseph, a man of Nazareth."
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 out of Nazareth?" replied Nathanael. "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”;
Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, and said of him, "Look! here is a true Israelite, in whom there is no deceitfulness!"
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. "Before Philip called you," said 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," cried Nathanael, "you are the Son of God, you are Israel's King!"
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”;
"Because I said to you, 'I saw you under the fig-tree,'" replied Jesus, "do you believe? You shall see greater things than that."
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.”
"I tell you all in most solemn truth," He added, "that you shall see Heaven opened wide, and God's angels going up, and coming down to the Son of Man."
