John 1
1 In the beginning the Word was; 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 He was in the beginning with God;
He was in the beginning with God.
3 through him all things came into being, and nothing came into being apart from him.
All things were made by him; and without him was not one thing made that was made.
4 That which came into being in him was life; and the life was the light of humanity;
In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
5 and the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness never overpowered it.
And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness did not comprehend it.
6 There appeared a man sent from God, whose name was John;
A man was sent from God, whose name was John.
7 he came as a witness – to bear witness to the light so that through him everyone might believe.
He came for a witness, that he might bear testimony concerning the Light, that all men through him might believe.
8 He was not the light, but he came to bear witness to the light.
He was not the Light, but sent that he should bear testimony concerning the Light.
9 That was the true light which enlightens everyone coming into the world.
He was that true Light, which illumines every man by his coming into the world.
10 He was in the world; and through him the world came into being – yet the world did not know him.
He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.
11 He came to his own – yet his own did not receive him.
He came unto his peculiar people, and his peculiar people did not receive him.
12 But to all who did receive him he gave power to become children of God – to those who believe in his name.
But as many as did receive him, on them he bestowed authority to become children of God, even on those who believe on his name:
13 For not to natural conception, nor to human instincts, nor to human will did they owe the new life, but to 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 human, and lived among us, (We saw his glory – the glory of the Only Son sent from the Father), full of love and truth.
And the Word became incarnate, and tabernacled with us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, ) full of grace and truth.
15 (John bears witness to him; he cried aloud – for it was he who spoke – “He who is coming after me is now before me, for he was ever first”);
John bore witness concerning him, and cried, saying, This is he of whom I said, He that is coming after me, is before me: because before me he was.
16 out of his fullness we have all received gift after gift of love;
And from his plenitude we all have received, even grace corresponding with his grace.
17 for the Law was given through Moses, love and truth came through Jesus Christ.
For the law was given by Moses, but the grace and the reality came by Jesus Christ.
18 No one has ever yet seen God; God the only Son, who is ever with the Father – he has revealed him.
No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he hath thoroughly described him.
19 When the religious authorities in Jerusalem sent some Priests and Levites to ask John – “Who are you?”,
And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent from Jerusalem priests and Levites, that they should question him, Who art thou?
20 he told them clearly and simply, “I am not the Christ.”
And he confessed, and denied it not; but acknowledged, I am not the Messiah.
21 “What then?” they asked. “Are you Elijah?” “No,” he said, “I am not.” “Are you ‘the prophet’?” He answered, “No.”
And they asked him, What then? art thou Elias? and he said, I am not. Art thou that prophet? and he answered, No.
22 “Who then are you?” they continued. “Tell us so that we have an answer to give to those who have sent us. What do you say about yourself?”
Then said they to him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to those who sent us: What description givest thou of thyself?
23 “I,” he answered, “am – ‘The voice of one crying aloud in the wilderness: make a straight road for the Lord’, as the prophet Isaiah said.”
He said, I am a voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way for the Lord, as said the prophet Isaiah.
24 These men had been sent from the Pharisees;
And they who were sent, were of the Pharisees.
25 and their next question was, “Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Christ or Elijah or ‘the prophet’?”
And they questioned him, and said to him, Why then dost thou baptise, if thou be not the Messiah, nor Elias, nor that prophet?
26 John’s answer was – “I baptize with water, but among you stands one whom you do not know;
John answered them, saying, I baptise with water: but in the midst of you hath stood a person, whom ye have not known;
27 he is coming after me, yet I am not worthy even to unfasten his sandal.”
it is he, though coming after me, who was before me, the thong of whole sandal I am not worthy to untie.
28 This happened at Bethany, across the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptising.
29 The next day John saw Jesus coming towards him, and exclaimed, “Here is the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
The next day John seeth Jesus coming to him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, who taketh away the sin of the world,
30 I was talking about him when I said ‘After me there is coming a man who ranks ahead of me, because before I was born he already was.’
This is he of whom I spake, After me cometh a man who was before me: for before me he existed.
31 I did not know who he was, but I have come baptizing with water to make him known to Israel.”
And I knew him not: though that he might be manifested to Israel, therefore am I come baptising with water.
32 John also said: “I saw the Spirit come down from heaven like a dove and rest on him.
And John bore witness, saying, I saw the Spirit descending as a dove from heaven, and it rested upon him.
33 I myself did not know him, but he who sent me to baptize with water, he said to me ‘He on whom you see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him – he it is who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’
And I did not know him: but he that sent me baptising with water, he said to me, Upon whomsoever thou shalt see the Spirit descending as a dove, and resting upon him, that is he who baptiseth with the Holy Ghost.
34 This I have seen myself, and I have declared my belief that he is the Son of God.”
And I have seen it, and have borne testimony that this is the Son of God.
35 The next day, when John was standing with two of his disciples,
On the morrow John was again standing with two of his disciples;
36 he looked at Jesus as he passed and exclaimed, “There is the Lamb of God!”
and looking upon Jesus as he walked by, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God!
37 The two disciples heard him say this, and followed Jesus.
And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.
38 But Jesus turned around, and saw them following. “What are you looking for?” he asked. “Rabbi,” they answered (or, as we should say, ‘Teacher’), “where are you staying?”
Then Jesus turned about, and seeing them following, saith to them, What are ye seeking? They said unto him, Rabbi (which signifies, when translated, Master), where is thy abode?
39 “Come, and you will see,” he replied. So they went, and saw where he was staying, and spent that day with him. It was then about four in the afternoon.
He saith unto them, Come and see. They came and saw where he abode, and continued with him that day: and it was about the tenth hour.
40 One of the two, who heard what John said and followed Jesus, was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother.
One of the two, who had heard from John mention of Jesus, and had followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother.
41 He first found his own brother Simon, and said to him, “We have found the Messiah!” (a word which means ‘Christ,’ or ‘Consecrated’.)
He first finds his own brother Simon, and saith to him, We have found the Messiah (which is, being translated, the Christ).
42 Then he brought him to Jesus. Looking straight at him, Jesus said, “You are Simon, the son of John; you will be called Cephas” (which means ‘Peter,’ or ‘Rock’).
And he brought him to Jesus. Then Jesus looking on him, said, Thou art Simon the son of Jonas: thou shalt be called Cephas, which, interpreted in Greek, is Petros, a Rock.
43 The following day Jesus decided to leave for Galilee. He found Philip, and said to him, “Follow me.”
The next day Jesus resolved to go into Galilee, and he findeth Philip, and saith to him, Follow me.
44 Philip was from Bethsaida, the same town as Andrew and Peter.
Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.
45 He found Nathanael and said to him, “We have found him of whom Moses wrote in the Law, and of whom the prophets also wrote – Jesus of Nazareth, Joseph’s son!”
Philip findeth Nathaniel, and saith to him, We have found him whom Moses in the law has described, and the prophets, Jesus the son of Joseph, who is of Nazareth.
46 “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” asked Nathanael. “Come and see,” replied Philip.
And Nathaniel said to him, Can any thing good come out of Nazareth? Philip saith to him, Come and see.
47 When Jesus saw Nathanael coming towards him, he said, “Here is a true Israelite, in whom there is no deceit!”
Jesus saw Nathaniel coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite in reality, in whom there is no guile!
48 “How do you know me?” asked Nathanael. “Even before Philip called you,” replied Jesus, “when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.”
Nathaniel saith unto him, From whence canst thou know me? Jesus answered and said unto him, Before Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig-tree, I saw thee.
49 “Rabbi,” Nathanael exclaimed, “you are the Son of God, you are king of Israel!”
Nathaniel answered and said to him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the king of Israel.
50 “Do you believe in me,” asked Jesus, “because I told you that I saw you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than those!
Jesus answered and said unto him, Because I said to thee, I saw thee under the fig-tree, dost thou believe? thou shalt see greater things than these.
51 In truth I tell you,” he added, “you will all see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.”
And he saith to him, Verily, verily, I tell you, From henceforth ye shall see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.
