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The Word Became Flesh
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.
The Word Became Flesh
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.
All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made.
Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.
In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind.
The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.
There was a man sent from God whose name was John.
He came as a witness, to bear witness about the light, that all might believe through him.
He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all might believe.
He was not the light, but came to bear witness about the light.
He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light.
The true light, which gives light to everyone, was coming into the world.
The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world.
He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world did not know him.
He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him.
He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him.
But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God,
Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God —
who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.
children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.
The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
(John bore witness about him, and cried out, “This was he of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me ranks before me, because he was before me.’”)
(John testified concerning him. He cried out, saying, “This is the one I spoke about when I said, ‘He who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.’ ”)
Out of his fullness we have all received grace in place of grace already given.
For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
The Testimony of John the Baptist
And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?”
And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?”
He confessed, and did not deny, but confessed, “I am not the Christ.”
He did not fail to confess, but confessed freely, “I am not the Messiah.”
And they asked him, “What then? Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” And he answered, “No.”
They asked him, “Then who are you? Are you Elijah?”
He said, “I am not.”
“Are you the Prophet?”
He answered, “No.”
He said, “I am not.”
“Are you the Prophet?”
He answered, “No.”
So they said to him, “Who are you? We need to give an answer to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”
Finally they said, “Who are you? Give us an answer to take back to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”
They asked him, “Then why are you baptizing, if you are neither the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”
questioned him, “Why then do you baptize if you are not the Messiah, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”
John answered them, “I baptize with water, but among you stands one you do not know,
even he who comes after me, the strap of whose sandal I am not worthy to untie.”
He is the one who comes after me, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.”
These things took place in Bethany across the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
This all happened at Bethany on the other side of the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
Behold, the Lamb of God
The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
John Testifies About Jesus
The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
This is he of whom I said, ‘After me comes a man who ranks before me, because he was before me.’
This is the one I meant when I said, ‘A man who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.’
I myself did not know him, but for this purpose I came baptizing with water, that he might be revealed to Israel.”
I myself did not know him, but the reason I came baptizing with water was that he might be revealed to Israel.”
And John bore witness: “I saw the Spirit descend from heaven like a dove, and it remained on him.
Then John gave this testimony: “I saw the Spirit come down from heaven as a dove and remain on him.
I myself did not know him, but he who sent me to baptize with water said to me, ‘He on whom you see the Spirit descend and remain, this is he who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’
And I myself did not know him, but the one who sent me to baptize with water told me, ‘The man on whom you see the Spirit come down and remain is the one who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.’
Jesus Calls the First Disciples
The next day again John was standing with two of his disciples,
The next day again John was standing with two of his disciples,
John’s Disciples Follow Jesus
The next day John was there again with two of his disciples.
The next day John was there again with two of his disciples.
and he looked at Jesus as he walked by and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God!”
When he saw Jesus passing by, he said, “Look, the Lamb of God!”
The two disciples heard him say this, and they followed Jesus.
When the two disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus.
Jesus turned and saw them following and said to them, “What are you seeking?” And they said to him, “Rabbi” (which means Teacher), “where are you staying?”
Turning around, Jesus saw them following and asked, “What do you want?”
They said, “Rabbi” (which means “Teacher”), “where are you staying?”
They said, “Rabbi” (which means “Teacher”), “where are you staying?”
“Come,” he replied, “and you will see.”
So they went and saw where he was staying, and they spent that day with him. It was about four in the afternoon.
So they went and saw where he was staying, and they spent that day with him. It was about four in the afternoon.
Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of the two who heard what John had said and who had followed Jesus.
He first found his own brother Simon and said to him, “We have found the Messiah” (which means Christ).
The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother Simon and tell him, “We have found the Messiah” (that is, the Christ).
Jesus Calls Philip and Nathanael
The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, “Follow me.”
The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, “Follow me.”
Jesus Calls Philip and Nathanael
The next day Jesus decided to leave for Galilee. Finding Philip, he said to him, “Follow me.”
The next day Jesus decided to leave for Galilee. Finding Philip, he said to him, “Follow me.”
Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.
Philip, like Andrew and Peter, was from the town of Bethsaida.
Philip found Nathanael and said to him, “We have found him of whom Moses in the Law and also the prophets wrote, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”
Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the one Moses wrote about in the Law, and about whom the prophets also wrote — Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”
Nathanael said to him, “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” Philip said to him, “Come and see.”
“Nazareth! Can anything good come from there?” Nathanael asked.
“Come and see,” said Philip.
“Come and see,” said Philip.
Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and said of him, “Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom there is no deceit!”
When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, he said of him, “Here truly is an Israelite in whom there is no deceit.”
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.”
“How do you know me?” Nathanael asked.
Jesus answered, “I saw you while you were still under the fig tree before Philip called you.”
Jesus answered, “I saw you while you were still under the fig tree before Philip called you.”
Nathanael answered him, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!”
Then Nathanael declared, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the king of Israel.”
Jesus answered him, “Because I said to you, ‘I saw you under the fig tree,’ do you believe? You will see greater things than these.”