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 The same was in the beginning with God.
He was in the beginning with God.
3 All things were made through him; and without him was nothing made that hath been made.
All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing that exists came into being.
4 In him is 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 hath been shining in the darkness; and the darkness received it not.
The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overpowered it.
6 There was a man, sent from God, whose name was John.
There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.
7 He came as a witness, to bear witness of the light, that through him all might believe.
He came as a witness, in order that he might give testimony concerning the Light--so that all might believe through him.
8 He was not the light, but came to bear witness of the light.
He was not the Light, but he existed that he might give testimony concerning the Light.
9 The true light, which enlighteneth every man, was 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 knew him not.
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 received him not.
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 power to become children of God, —to those who believed 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 born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the 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, full of grace and truth; and we beheld his glory, a glory as of an only begotten of a father.
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 beareth witness of him, and crieth, saying, This was he of whom I said, He that cometh after me hath gone 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 For out of his fullness have we all received, and grace upon grace.
For He it is from whose fulness we have all received, and grace upon grace.
17 For 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 Christ.
18 No one hath ever seen God; the only begotten God, who is in the bosom of the Father, he hath made him known.
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 witness of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem, to ask him, Who art thou?
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 declared, and did not deny; and he declared, I am not the Christ.
He avowed--he did not conceal the truth, but avowed, "I am not the Christ."
21 And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elijah? And he said, I am not. Art thou 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 They said therefore to him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to those who sent us; what sayest thou of thyself?
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 aloud in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord,” as said Isaiah the prophet.
"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 they were sent from the Pharisees;
They were Pharisees who had been sent.
25 and they asked him and said to him, Why then dost thou baptize, if thou art 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 baptize in water. There standeth one among you whom ye know not,
"I baptize in water only," John answered, "but in your midst stands One whom you do not know--
27 he who cometh after me, the latchet of whose sandal I am not worthy to loose.
He who is to come after me, and whose sandal-strap I am not worthy to unfasten."
28 These things took place in Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
This conversation took place at Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
29 The next day he seeth Jesus coming to him, and saith, Behold, the Lamb of God, who taketh 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 of whom I said, After me cometh a man, who hath gone before me; for 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 knew him not; but that he might be made manifest to Israel, therefore I came baptizing 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 bore witness, saying, I have seen the Spirit descending as a dove from heaven, and it abode upon 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 knew him not; but he who sent me to baptize in water, the same said to me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending and abiding on him, he it is that baptizeth 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 borne witness, 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 morrow John was again standing, and two of his disciples;
Again the next day John was standing with two of his disciples,
36 and looking upon Jesus as he was walking, he saith, Behold, the Lamb of God!
when he saw Jesus passing by, and said, "Look! that is the Lamb of God!"
37 The two disciples heard him speaking, and they followed Jesus.
The two disciples heard his exclamation, and they followed Jesus.
38 Jesus turning and seeing them following, saith to them, What seek ye? And they said to him, Rabbi, (that is to say, when interpreted, Teacher, ) where dost thou dwell?
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 saith to them, Come, and ye shall see. They came therefore and saw where he dwelt; and they abode with him that day. It was about the tenth hour.
"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 One of the two who heard what John said, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother.
Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, was one of the two who heard John's exclamation and followed Jesus.
41 He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith to him, We have found the Messiah; (which is, when interpreted, the Christ.)
He first found his own brother Simon, and said to him, "We have found the Messiah!" --that is to say, the Anointed One.
42 He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looking upon him said, Thou art Simon, the son of John; thou shalt be called Cephas; (which signifieth Peter, that is, 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 morrow he determined to go forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip. And Jesus saith 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 Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.
(Now Philip came from Bethsaida, the same town as Andrew and Peter.)
45 Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith to him, We have found him of whom Moses in the Law, and the Prophets wrote, Jesus, the son of Joseph, who is of 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, Can any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith 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 saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, 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 saith to him, Whence dost thou know me? Jesus answered and said to him, Before Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig-tree, I saw thee.
"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 him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God, thou art 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 thee, I saw thee under the fig-tree, dost thou believe? Thou shalt 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 saith to him, Truly, truly do I say to you, Ye will see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon 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."
