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 through him, and apart from him nothing was made that has been made.
4 That which came into being in him was Life; and the Life was the Light of Man;
In him was life, and the life was the light of humanity.
5 and the Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness never overpowered it.
And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness hasn't overcome it.
6 There appeared a man sent from God, whose name was John;
There came a man, sent from God, whose name was John.
7 he came as a witness — to bear witness to the Light that through him all men might believe.
He came as a witness to testify about the light, that all might believe through him.
8 He was not the Light, but he came to bear witness to the Light.
He was not the light, but was sent that he might testify about the light.
9 That was the True Light which enlightens every man coming into the world.
The true light that enlightens everyone was 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 through him, but the world did not recognize him.
11 He came to his own — yet his own did not receive him.
He came to his own, and those who were his own 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 received him, to them he gave the right to become God's children, to those who believe in his name,
13 For not to natural conception, nor to human instincts, nor to will of man 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 Man, and dwelt 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 flesh and lived among us, and we saw his glory, such glory as of the one and only 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 testified about him and shouted out, saying, "This was the one of whom I said, 'He who comes after me has surpassed me, for he was before me.'"
16 out of his fullness we have all received some gift, gift after gift of love;
For of his fullness we all received, and grace upon grace.
17 for the Law was given through Moses, love and truth came through Jesus Christ.
For the Law was given through Moses, grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
18 No man has ever yet seen God; God the Only Son, who is ever with the Father — He has revealed him.
No one has seen God at any time. The only Son, who is at the Father's side, has made him known.
19 When the Jews sent some Priests and Levites to John from Jerusalem, to ask — “Who are you?”, his statement was this:
And this is John's testimony, when the Jewish leaders sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, "Who are you?"
20 He confessed and did not deny it, he confessed — “I am not the Christ.”
And he confessed, and did not deny, but he confessed, "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? Are you Elijah?" And he said, "I am not." "Are you the Prophet?" And he answered, "No."
22 “Who then are you?” they continued; “tell us, that we may have some answer to give to those who have sent us. What do you say about yourself?”
They said therefore to him, "Who are you? Give us an answer to take back to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?"
23 “I,” he answered, “am — ‘The voice of one crying aloud in the Wilderness — “straighten the way of the Lord”’, as the Prophet Isaiah said.”
He said, "I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, 'Make straight the way of the Lord,' as Isaiah the prophet said."
24 These men had been sent from the Pharisees;
(Now they had been sent from the Pharisees.)
25 and their next question was: “Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor yet ‘the Prophet’?”
And they asked him, "Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the 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 in water, but among you stands one whom you do not know.
27 he is coming after me, yet I am not worthy even to unfasten his sandal.”
He is the one who comes after me, whose sandal strap I'm not worthy to loosen."
28 All this took place at Bethany, across the Jordan, where John was then baptizing.
These things were done in Bethany across the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
29 The next day John saw Jesus coming towards him, and exclaimed: “Here is the Lamb of God, who is to take away the sin of the world!
The next day, he saw Jesus coming to him, and said, "Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world.
30 It was of him that I spoke when I said ‘After me there is coming a man who is now before me, for he was ever First.’
This is he of whom I said, 'After me comes a man who ranks ahead of me, because he existed before me.'
31 I myself did not know him, but, that he may be made known to Israel, I have come, baptizing with water.”
I did not know him, but for this reason I came baptizing in water: that he would be revealed to Israel."
32 John also made this statement — “I have seen the Spirit descending as a dove out of the heavens, and it remained upon him.
And John testified, saying, "I saw the Spirit descending like a dove out of heaven, and it remained on him.
33 I myself did not know him, but he who sent me to baptize with water, he said to me ‘He upon whom you see the Spirit descending, and remaining upon him — he it is who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’
And I did not recognize him, but he who sent me to baptize in water, he said to me, 'On whomever you will see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, this is he who baptizes in the Holy Spirit.'
34 This I have seen myself, and I have declared my belief that he is the Son of God.”
And I have seen and have testified that this is the Chosen One of God."
35 The next day, when John was standing with two of his disciples,
Again, the next day, John was standing with two of his disciples,
36 he looked at Jesus as he passed and exclaimed: “There is the Lamb of God!”
and he looked at Jesus as he walked, and said, "Look, the Lamb of God."
37 The two disciples heard him say this, and followed Jesus.
And the two disciples heard him say this, and they followed Jesus.
38 But Jesus turned round, 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 turned and saw them following, and said to them, "What are you looking for?" They said to him, "Rabbi" (which translated means Teacher), "where are you staying?"
39 “Come, and you shall 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 said to them, "Come, and you will see." They came and saw where he was staying, and they stayed with him that day. It was about four in the afternoon.
40 One of the two, who heard what John said and followed Jesus, was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother.
One of the two who heard John, and 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 found his own brother, Simon, and said to him, "We have found the Messiah." (which is translated, Christ).
42 Then he brought him to Jesus. Fixing his eyes on him, Jesus said: “You are Simon, the son of John; you shall be called Kephas” (which means ‘Peter,’ or ‘Rock’).
He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him, and said, "You are Simon the son of John. You will be called Cephas" (which is translated, Peter).
43 The following day Jesus decided to leave for Galilee. He found Philip, and said to him: “Follow me.”
On the next day, he was determined to go out into Galilee, and he found Philip. And Jesus said to him, "Follow me."
44 Philip was from Bethsaida, and a fellow-townsman of Andrew and Peter.
Now Philip was from Bethsaida, of 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 found Nathanael, and said to him, "We have found him of whom Moses in the Law and the Prophets wrote: Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph."
46 “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” asked Nathanael. “Come and see,” replied Philip.
And Nathanael said to him, "Can any good thing come out of Nazareth?" Philip said 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 Nathanael coming to him, and said about him, "Look, a true Israelite in whom there is no deceit."
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.”
Nathanael said to him, "How do you know me?" Jesus answered him, "Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you."
49 “Rabbi,” Nathanael exclaimed, “you are the Son of God, you are King of Israel!”
Nathanael answered him, "Rabbi, you are the Son of God. You are King of Israel."
50 “Do you believe in me,” asked Jesus, “because I told you that I saw you under the fig tree? You shall see greater things than those!
Jesus answered him, "Because I told you, 'I saw you underneath the fig tree,' do you believe? You will see greater things than these."
51 In truth I tell you,” he added, “you shall all see Heaven open, and ‘the angels of God ascending and descending’ upon the Son of Man.”
And he said to him, "Truly, truly, I tell you, you will see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man."
