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 He was in the beginning with God.
He was in the beginning with God.
3 All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing that exists came into being.
Every thing was by his hand; and without him, was not any thing whatever that existed.
4 In Him was Life, and that Life was the Light of men.
In him was life; and the life was the light of man.
5 The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overpowered it.
And this light shineth in the darkness; and the darkness apprehended it not.
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, in order that he might give testimony concerning the Light--so that all might believe through him.
He came for testimony, to bear witness concerning the light.
8 He was not the Light, but he existed that he might give testimony concerning the Light.
He was not himself the light, but came to bear witness concerning the light.
9 The true Light was that which illumines every man by its coming into the world.
The true light was that, which enlighteneth every man who cometh into the world.
10 He was in the world, and the world came into existence through Him, and the world did not recognize Him.
He was in the world; and the world was by his hand; and the world did not know him.
11 He came to the things that were His own, and His own people gave Him no welcome.
He came to his own people; and his own people received him not.
12 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;
But such as received him, to them gave he the prerogative to be children of God; even to them that believe on his name;
13 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.
who are born, not of blood, nor of the pleasure of the flesh, nor of the pleasure of man, but of God.
14 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.
And the: Word became flesh, and tabernacled with us: and we saw his glory, a glory as of the only begotten from the Father, that he was full of grace and truth.
15 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."
John testified of him, and cried, and said: This is he, of whom I said, That he cometh after me, and is before me; for he was prior to me.
16 For He it is from whose fulness we have all received, and grace upon grace.
And of his plenitude have we all received, and grace for grace.
17 For the Law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
For the law was given by the hand of Moses; but the reality and grace was by the hand of Jesus Messiah.
18 No human eye has ever seen God: the only Son, who is in the Father's bosom--He has made Him known.
No man hath ever seen God; the only begotten God, he who is in the bosom of his Father, he hath declared him.
19 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.
And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews of Jerusalem sent to him priests and Levites, to ask him, Who art thou?
20 He avowed--he did not conceal the truth, but avowed, "I am not the Christ."
And he confessed, and denied not, but confessed I am not the Messiah.
21 "What then?" they inquired; "are you Elijah?" "I am not," he said. "Are you the Prophet?" "No," he answered.
And they asked him again: Who then? Art thou Elijah? And he said: I am not. Art thou a prophet? And he said, No.
22 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?"
And they said to him: Who art thou? that we may give answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?
23 "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."
He said: I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make smooth the way of the Lord; as said the prophet Isaiah.
24 They were Pharisees who had been sent.
And they who were sent, were of the Pharisees.
25 Again they questioned him. "Why then do you baptize," they said, "if you are neither the Christ nor Elijah nor the Prophet?"
And they asked him, and said to him: Why then baptizest thou, if thou art not the Messiah, nor Elijah, nor a prophet?
26 "I baptize in water only," John answered, "but in your midst stands One whom you do not know--
John answered, and said to them; I baptize with water; but among you standeth one, whom ye do not know.
27 He who is to come after me, and whose sandal-strap I am not worthy to unfasten."
He it is that cometh after me, and was before me, whose shoe-strings I am not worthy to untie.
28 This conversation took place at Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
These things occurred in Bethany, where John was baptizing.
29 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!
The day after, John saw Jesus coming towards him, and said: Behold, the Lamb of God, that beareth the sin of the world.
30 This is He about whom I said, 'After me is to come One who has been put before me, because He was before me.'
This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man, who is before me, for he was prior to me.
31 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."
And I knew him not; but that he might be known to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water.
32 John also gave testimony by stating: "I have seen the Spirit coming down like a dove out of Heaven; and it remained upon Him.
And John testified, and said: I saw the Spirit descend from heaven, as a dove, and rest upon him.
33 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.'
And I did not know him; but he who sent me to baptize with water, he said to me- On whom thou seest the Spirit descend, and rest upon him, he baptizeth with the Holy Spirit.
34 "This I have seen, and I have become a witness that He is the Son of God."
And I saw; and I testify, that this is the Son of God.
35 Again the next day John was standing with two of his disciples,
And the next day, John was standing, and two of his disciples.
36 when he saw Jesus passing by, and said, "Look! that is the Lamb of God!"
And he looked upon Jesus as he walked, and said: Behold, the Lamb of God!
37 The two disciples heard his exclamation, and they followed Jesus.
And his two disciples heard him when he said it, and they went after Jesus.
38 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?"
And Jesus turned, and saw them coming after him, and he said to them: What seek ye? They said to him: Our Rabbi, where stayest thou?
39 "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.
He said to them: Come, and see. And they came and saw where he lodged; and they were with him that day, for it was about the tenth hour.
40 Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, was one of the two who heard John's exclamation and followed Jesus.
And one of those who heard John and went after Jesus was Andrew, the brother of Simon.
41 He first found his own brother Simon, and said to him, "We have found the Messiah!" --that is to say, the Anointed One.
He first saw Simon his brother, and said to him: We have found the Messiah.
42 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').
And he brought him to Jesus. And Jesus looked upon him, and said Thou art Simon the son of Jona; thou shalt be called Cephas.
43 The next day, having decided to leave Bethany and go into Galilee, Jesus found Philip, and invited him to follow Him.
The next day, Jesus was disposed to depart for Galilee: and he found Philip and said to him, Come after me.
44 (Now Philip came from Bethsaida, the same town as Andrew and Peter.)
And Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Simon.
45 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."
And Philip found Nathaniel, and said to him: We have found him, of whom Moses wrote in the law, and the prophets, Jesus the son of Joseph, who is of Nazareth.
46 "Can anything good come out of Nazareth?" replied Nathanael. "Come and see," said Philip.
Nathaniel said to him: Can there be any good thing from Nazareth? Philip said to him: Come, and see.
47 Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, and said of him, "Look! here is a true Israelite, in whom there is no deceitfulness!"
And Jesus saw Nathaniel coming towards him, and said of him: Behold a real Israelite, in whom is no deceit.
48 "How do you know me?" Nathanael asked. "Before Philip called you," said Jesus, "when you were under the fig-tree I saw you."
Nathaniel said to him: Whence knowest thou me? Jesus said to him: Before Philip called thee when thou wast under the fig-tree, I saw thee.
49 "Rabbi," cried Nathanael, "you are the Son of God, you are Israel's King!"
Nathaniel answered, and said to him: Rabbi; thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel.
50 "Because I said to you, 'I saw you under the fig-tree,'" replied Jesus, "do you believe? You shall see greater things than that."
Jesus said to him: Because I said to thee, that I saw thee under the fig-tree, believest thou? Thou wilt see greater things than these.
51 "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."
He said to him: Verily, verily, I say to you, That hereafter ye will see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending unto the Son of man.
