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;
The same was in the beginning with God.
3 through him all things came into being, and nothing came into being apart from him.
By Him were all things made, and without Him was not any 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 attained it not.
6 There appeared 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 to the light so that through him everyone might believe.
this man came for witness, that he might testify concerning the light, that through him all might believe.
8 He was not the light, but he came to bear witness to the light.
He was not that light, but was sent to bear witness of the light.
9 That was the true light which enlightens everyone coming into the world.
The true light was that which enlightneth every man that cometh 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 yet the world knew Him not:
11 He came to his own – yet his own did not receive him.
yea, He came to his own peculiar right, and even his own people received Him not.
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 received Him, to them granted He the privilege to become the children of God, even to them that 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 was made flesh, and dwelt among us, being full of grace and truth: and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only-begotten of the Father.
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”);
Of Him did John bare witness, and publicly declared, saying, This was He of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me; for He was before me.
16 out of his fullness we have all received gift after gift of love;
And of his fulness have we all received, even grace for grace.
17 for the Law was given through Moses, love and truth came through Jesus Christ.
For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth 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.
and though no one hath ever seen God, or can see Him: yet the only-begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, hath made Him known.
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 to ask him, Who art thou?
20 he told them clearly and simply, “I am not the Christ.”
he confessed, and denied not; but declared openly, I am not the Christ.
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 a 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?”
Therefore said they unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us: What dost thou say of thy self?
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.”
and he said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, "Make straight the way of the Lord," according to Esaias the prophet.
24 These men had been sent from the Pharisees;
Now they that 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 asked him, and said to him, Why then dost thou baptize, if thou art not the Christ, nor Elias, nor a 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 baptize with water: but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not;
27 he is coming after me, yet I am not worthy even to unfasten his sandal.”
that cometh after me, but is preferred before me, the latchet of whose shoe I am not worthy to unloose.
28 This happened at Bethany, across the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
These things passed at Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing.
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 towards him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God that 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 said, After me cometh a man, who is preferred before me: for He was before me.
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: but therefore came I baptizing with water, that He might be made known to Israel.
32 John also said: “I saw the Spirit come down from heaven like a dove and rest on him.
And John testified saying, I saw the Spirit descending like a dove from heaven, and it abode 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 knew Him not: but He that sent me to baptize with water, said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending and abiding on Him, the same is he that baptizeth with the Holy Spirit.
34 This I have seen myself, and I have declared my belief that he is the Son of God.”
And I saw it, and therefore testified that this is the Son of God.
35 The next day, when John was standing with two of his disciples,
The day following John was standing, (and 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 was walking, he saith, "Behold the lamb of God."
37 The two disciples heard him say this, and followed Jesus.
And when the two disciples heard what he said, 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?”
And Jesus turning, and seeing them following Him, saith unto them, What do ye seek? They said unto Him, Rabbi (that is to say, Master, ) where is thine 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. And they came and saw where He dwelt, and abode 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.
Now Andrew the brother of Simon Peter, was one of the two that heard what John said, and thereupon followed Jesus.
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 meeteth with his own brother Simon, and telleth him, "We have found the Messiah, which is to say, 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 Andrew brought him to Jesus: and Jesus looking at him said, Thou art Simon the son of Jonas, thou shalt be called Cephas; which is interpreted a stone.
43 The following day Jesus decided to leave for Galilee. He found Philip, and said to him, “Follow me.”
The day following Jesus had a mind to go out into Galilee, and meeting with Philip, saith unto 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 meeting Nathaniel, saith unto him, We have found Him, of whom Moses in the law, and of whom the prophets also wrote, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Jeseph.
46 “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” asked Nathanael. “Come and see,” replied Philip.
And Nathaniel said unto him, Can any thing good come out of Nazareth? Philip replied, Come and see.
47 When Jesus saw Nathanael coming towards him, he said, “Here is a true Israelite, in whom there is no deceit!”
And when Jesus saw Nathaniel coming towards Him, He saith concerning him, "Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom 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, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered him, Before Philip called thee, I saw thee, when under the fig-tree.
49 “Rabbi,” Nathanael exclaimed, “you are the Son of God, you are king of Israel!”
Nathaniel replied, 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 told thee that I saw thee under the fig-tree, thou believest: 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 unto him, Verily verily I say unto you, Ye shall hereafter see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.
