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 was in the beginning with God.
3 all things through him did happen, and without him happened not even one thing that hath happened.
All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing that exists came into being.
4 In him was life, and the life was the light of men,
In Him was Life, and that Life was the Light of men.
5 and the light in the darkness did shine, and the darkness did not perceive it.
The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overpowered it.
6 There came a man — having been sent from God — whose name [is] John,
There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.
7 this one came for testimony, that he might testify about the Light, that all might believe through him;
He came as a witness, in order that he might give testimony concerning the Light--so that all might believe through him.
8 that one was not the Light, but — that he might testify about the Light.
He was not the Light, but he existed that he might give testimony concerning the Light.
9 He was the true Light, which doth enlighten every man, coming to the world;
The true Light was that which illumines every man by its coming into the world.
10 in the world he was, and the world through him was made, and the world did not know him:
He was in the world, and the world came into existence through Him, and the world did not recognize Him.
11 to his own things he came, and his own people did not receive him;
He came to the things that were His own, and His own people gave Him no welcome.
12 but as many as did receive him to them he gave authority to become sons of God — to those believing in his name,
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;
13 who — not of blood nor of a will of flesh, nor of a will of man but — of God were begotten.
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.
14 And the Word became flesh, and did tabernacle among us, and we beheld his glory, glory as of an only begotten of a father, full of grace and truth.
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.
15 John doth testify concerning him, and hath cried, saying, 'This was he of whom I said, He who after me is coming, hath come before me, for he was before me;'
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."
16 and out of his fulness did we all receive, and grace over-against grace;
For He it is from whose fulness we have all received, and grace upon grace.
17 for the law through Moses was given, the grace and the truth through Jesus Christ did come;
For the Law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
18 God no one hath ever seen; the only begotten Son, who is on the bosom of the Father — he did declare.
No human eye has ever seen God: the only Son, who is in the Father's bosom--He has made Him known.
19 And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent out of Jerusalem priests and Levites, that they might question him, 'Who art thou?'
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.
20 and he confessed and did not deny, and confessed — 'I am not the Christ.'
He avowed--he did not conceal the truth, but avowed, "I am not the Christ."
21 And they questioned him, 'What then? Elijah art thou?' and he saith, 'I am not.' — 'The prophet art thou?' and he answered, 'No.'
"What then?" they inquired; "are you Elijah?" "I am not," he said. "Are you the Prophet?" "No," he answered.
22 They said then to him, 'Who art thou, that we may give an answer to those sending us? what dost thou say concerning thyself?'
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?"
23 He said, 'I [am] a voice of one crying in the wilderness: Make straight the way of the Lord, as said Isaiah the prophet.'
"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."
24 And those sent were of the Pharisees,
They were Pharisees who had been sent.
25 and they questioned him and said to him, 'Why, then, dost thou baptize, if thou art not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the prophet?'
Again they questioned him. "Why then do you baptize," they said, "if you are neither the Christ nor Elijah nor the Prophet?"
26 John answered them, saying, 'I baptize with water, but in midst of you he hath stood whom ye have not known, this one it is who is coming after me, who hath been before me,
"I baptize in water only," John answered, "but in your midst stands One whom you do not know--
27 of whom I am not worthy that I may loose the cord of his sandal.'
He who is to come after me, and whose sandal-strap I am not worthy to unfasten."
28 These things came to pass in Bethabara, beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing,
This conversation took place at Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
29 on the morrow John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, 'Lo, the Lamb of God, who is taking away the sin of the world;
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!
30 this is he concerning whom I said, After me doth come a man, who hath come before me, because he was before me:
This is He about whom I said, 'After me is to come One who has been put before me, because He was before me.'
31 and I knew him not, but, that he might be manifested to Israel, because of this I came with the water baptizing.
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."
32 And John testified, saying — 'I have seen the Spirit coming down, as a dove, out of heaven, and it remained on him;
John also gave testimony by stating: "I have seen the Spirit coming down like a dove out of Heaven; and it remained upon Him.
33 and I did not know him, but he who sent me to baptize with water, He said to me, On whomsoever thou mayest see the Spirit coming down, and remaining on him, this is he who is baptizing with the Holy Spirit;
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.'
34 and I have seen, and have testified, that this is the Son of God.'
"This I have seen, and I have become a witness that He is the Son of God."
35 On the morrow, again, John was standing, and two of his disciples,
Again the next day John was standing with two of his disciples,
36 and having looked on Jesus walking, he saith, 'Lo, the Lamb of God;'
when he saw Jesus passing by, and said, "Look! that is the Lamb of God!"
37 and the two disciples heard him speaking, and they followed Jesus.
The two disciples heard his exclamation, and they followed Jesus.
38 And Jesus having turned, and having beheld them following, saith to them, 'What seek ye?' and they said to them, 'Rabbi, (which is, being interpreted, Teacher, ) where remainest thou?'
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?"
39 He saith to them, 'Come and see;' they came, and saw where he doth remain, and with him they remained that day and the hour was about the tenth.
"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.
40 Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, was one of the two who heard from John, and followed him;
Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, was one of the two who heard John's exclamation and followed Jesus.
41 this one doth first find his own brother Simon, and saith to him, 'We have found the Messiah,' (which is, being interpreted, The Anointed, )
He first found his own brother Simon, and said to him, "We have found the Messiah!" --that is to say, the Anointed One.
42 and he brought him unto Jesus: and having looked upon him, Jesus saith, 'Thou art Simon, the son of Jonas, thou shalt be called Cephas,' (which is interpreted, A rock.)
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').
43 On the morrow, he willed to go forth to Galilee, and he findeth Philip, and saith to him, 'Be following me.'
The next day, having decided to leave Bethany and go into Galilee, Jesus found Philip, and invited him to follow Him.
44 And Philip was from Bethsaida, of the city of Andrew and Peter;
(Now Philip came from Bethsaida, the same town as Andrew and Peter.)
45 Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith to him, 'Him of whom Moses wrote in the Law, and the prophets, we have found, Jesus the son of Joseph, who [is] from Nazareth;'
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."
46 and Nathanael said to him, 'Out of Nazareth is any good thing able to be?' Philip said to him, 'Come and see.'
"Can anything good come out of Nazareth?" replied Nathanael. "Come and see," said Philip.
47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming unto him, and he saith concerning him, 'Lo, truly an Israelite, in whom guile is not;'
Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, and said of him, "Look! here is a true Israelite, in whom there is no deceitfulness!"
48 Nathanael saith to him, 'Whence me dost thou know?' Jesus answered and said to him, 'Before Philip's calling thee — thou being under the fig-tree — I saw thee.'
"How do you know me?" Nathanael asked. "Before Philip called you," said Jesus, "when you were under the fig-tree I saw you."
49 Nathanael answered and saith to him, 'Rabbi, thou art the Son of God, thou art the king of Israel.'
"Rabbi," cried Nathanael, "you are the Son of God, you are Israel's King!"
50 Jesus answered and said to him, 'Because I said to thee, I saw thee under the fig-tree, thou dost believe; greater things than these thou shalt see;'
"Because I said to you, 'I saw you under the fig-tree,'" replied Jesus, "do you believe? You shall see greater things than that."
51 and he saith to him, 'Verily, verily, I say to you, henceforth ye shall see the heaven opened, and the messengers of God going up and coming down upon the Son of Man.'
"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."
