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 Himself existed in the beginning with God.
3 All things were made through him, and without him there was not one thing made that has been made.
All things came to be by Him; that is, apart from Him not even one thing that has come into being came to be.
4 In him was life, and the life was the light of men.
In Him was life, and the Life was the Light of mankind.
5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it.
Now the Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
6 There was a man who was 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 testify about the light, that all might believe through him.
This man came as a witness to testify about the Light, so that all might believe through him.
8 John was not the light, but came that he might testify about the light.
He himself was not the Light but was to testify about the Light—
9 The true light, which gives light to all men, was coming into the world.
the true Light which illumines everyone who comes 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, the world that came into being by Him, yet the world did not know Him.
11 He came to his own, and his own did not receive him.
He came to His own things, yet His own people did not receive Him.
12 But to as many as received him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.
But, as many as did receive Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe into His name:
13 These were not born of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
who were begotten, not by blood, nor by the desire of the flesh, nor by the will of a man, but by God.
14 The Word became flesh and lived among us. We have seen his glory, glory as of the one and only who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
So the Word became flesh and lived among us, and we observed His glory, glory of an Only-begotten, from the Father, full of grace and truth.
15 John testified about him and cried out, saying, “This was the one of whom I said, 'He who comes after me is greater than I am, for he was before me.'”
John testified about Him and called out saying: “This is He of whom I said, ‘The One coming after me is now ahead of me, because He existed before I did.’”
16 For from his fullness we have all received grace after grace.
Now we have all received from His fullness, yes, grace upon grace.
17 For the law was given through Moses. Grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
Because the Law was given through Moses; the Grace and the Truth came through Jesus Christ.
18 No one has seen God at any time. The one and only God, who is at the side of the Father, he has made him known.
No one has ever seen God. The Only-begotten Son, who exists in the bosom of the Father, He has interpreted Him.
19 This is the testimony of John when the Jews sent priests and Levites to him from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?”
Now this is John's testimony, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?”
20 He confessed—he did not deny, but confessed—”I am not the Christ.”
He confessed, he did not deny but confessed, “I am not the Christ.”
21 So they asked him, “What are you then? Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” They said, “Are you the prophet?” He answered, “No.”
So they asked him, “What then, are you Elijah?” And he says, “I am not.” “Are you ‘the Prophet’?” “No,” he answered.
22 Then they said to him, “Who are you, so that we may give an answer to those who sent us? What do you say about yourself?”
So they said to him: “Who are you?—so that we may give an answer to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”
23 He said, “I am a voice, crying in the wilderness: 'Make the way of the Lord straight,' just as Isaiah the prophet said.”
He said, “I am ‘the voice of one calling out: “Make the Lord's road straight in the wilderness,”’ just as the prophet Isaiah said.”
24 Now some from the Pharisees were sent,
Now those who had been sent were from the Pharisees.
25 and they asked him and said to him, “Why do you baptize then if you are not the Christ nor Elijah nor the prophet?”
So they asked him saying, “Why then do you baptize if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor ‘the Prophet’?”
26 John answered them, saying, “I baptize with water. But among you stands someone you do not know.
John answered them saying: “I baptize with water, but among you stands One whom you do not know.
27 He is the one who comes after me, the strap of whose sandal I am not worthy to untie.”
He is the One coming after me who is now ahead of me, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to loose.”
28 These things were done in Bethany on the other side of the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
These things happened in Bithabara, across the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
29 The next day John saw Jesus coming to him and said, “Look, there is the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
The next day John sees Jesus coming toward him and says: “Look! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!
30 This is the one of whom I said, 'The one who comes after me is more than me, for he was before me.'
This is He of whom I said, ‘After me comes a man who is now ahead of me, because He existed before I did.’
31 I did not know him, but it was so that he could be revealed to Israel that I came baptizing with water.”
I did not know Him; but so that He should be revealed to Israel, that is why I came baptizing with water.”
32 John testified, saying, “I saw the Spirit descending like a dove from heaven, and it stayed upon him.
And John testified saying: “I observed the Spirit coming down like a dove out of heaven, and He rested upon Him.
33 I did not recognize him, but he who sent me to baptize in water said to me, 'Upon whom you shall see the Spirit descending and remaining on him, he is the one baptizing in the Holy Spirit.'
Now I did not know Him, but He who sent me to baptize with water, He said to me, ‘The One upon whom you see the Spirit coming down and resting—this is He who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’
34 I have both seen and testified that this is the Son of God.”
So I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God.”
35 Again, the next day, as John was standing with two of his disciples,
Again the next day John was standing with two of his disciples.
36 they saw Jesus walking by, and John said, “Look, the Lamb of God!”
And seeing Jesus walking by, he says, “Look, the Lamb of God!”
37 His two disciples heard him say this and they followed Jesus.
The two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.
38 Then Jesus turned and saw them following him and said to them, “What do you want?” They replied, “Rabbi (which translated means teacher), where are you staying?”
So turning and observing them following Jesus says to them, “What do you want?” So they said to Him, “Rabbi” (which translated means ‘Teacher’), “where are You staying?”
39 He said to them, “Come and see.” Then they came and saw where he was staying; they stayed with him that day, for it was about the tenth hour.
He says to them, “Come and see.” So they went and saw where He was staying, and stayed with Him that day—it was about the tenth hour.
40 One of the two who heard John speak and then followed Jesus was Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter.
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” (which translated is: Christ).
He first finds his own brother Simon and says to him, “We have found the Messiah” (which is translated ‘Christ’).
42 He brought him to Jesus, and Jesus looked at him and said, “You are Simon son of John. You will be called Cephas” (which is translated Peter).
And he led him to Jesus. Looking at him Jesus said, “You are Simon, the son of Jonah; you will be called Cephas” (which is translated ‘Stone’).
43 The next day, when Jesus wanted to leave to go to Galilee, he found Philip and said to him, “Follow me.”
The next day He decided to go to Galilee, so He finds Philip and says to him, “Follow me.”
44 Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.
(Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the hometown of Andrew and Peter.)
45 Philip found Nathaniel and said to him, “He of whom Moses wrote in the law, and the prophets, we have found him: Jesus son of Joseph, from Nazareth.”
Philip finds Nathanael and says to him, “We have found the One of whom Moses in the Law—and also the prophets—wrote: Jesus the son of Joseph, from Natsareth.”
46 Nathaniel said to him, “Can any good thing come out of Nazareth?” Philip said to him, “Come and see.”
So Nathanael said to him, “Can anything good come out of Natsareth?” Philip says to him, “Come and see!”
47 Jesus saw Nathaniel coming to him and said about him, “See, a true Israelite, in whom is no deceit!”
Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward Him and says about him, “There, a genuine Israelite in whom there is no deceit!”
48 Nathaniel said to him, “How do you know me?” Jesus answered and said to him, “Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.”
Nathanael says to Him, “From where do You know me?” Jesus answered and said to him, “Before Philip called you, while you were under the fig tree, I saw you.”
49 Nathaniel replied, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!”
In answer Nathanael says to Him: “Rabbi, You are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!”
50 Jesus replied and said to him, “Because I said to you, 'I saw you underneath the fig tree,' do you believe? You will see greater things than this.”
Jesus answered and said to him: “You believe because I said that I saw you under the fig tree? You will see greater than these.”
51 Then he said, “Truly, truly, I say to you, you will see the heavens opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of Man.”
And He says to him, “I tell you (pl) most assuredly, later on you will see the heaven opened and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of the Man.”
