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Prologue: Christ, the Eternal Word
In the beginning the Word already existed.
The Word was with God,
and the Word was God.
In the beginning the Word already existed.
The Word was with God,
and the Word was God.
The Deity of Jesus Christ
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.
God created everything through him,
and nothing was created except through him.
and nothing was created except through him.
All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being.
In Him was life, and the life was the Light of men.
The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.
The Witness John
There came a man sent from God, whose name was John.
to tell about the light so that everyone might believe because of his testimony.
He came as a witness, to testify about the Light, so that all might believe through him.
John himself was not the light; he was simply a witness to tell about the light.
He was not the Light, but he came to testify about the Light.
The one who is the true light, who gives light to everyone, was coming into the world.
There was the true Light which, coming into the world, enlightens every man.
He came into the very world he created, but the world didn’t recognize him.
He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him.
He came to his own people, and even they rejected him.
He came to His own, and those who were His own did not receive Him.
But to all who believed him and accepted him, he gave the right to become children of God.
But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name,
They are reborn — not with a physical birth resulting from human passion or plan, but a birth that comes from God.
who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.
The Word Made Flesh
And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth.
John testified about him when he shouted to the crowds, “This is the one I was talking about when I said, ‘Someone is coming after me who is far greater than I am, for he existed long before me.’”
John testified about Him and cried out, saying, “This was He of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me has a higher rank than I, for He existed before me.’”
For of His fullness we have all received, and grace upon grace.
For the law was given through Moses, but God’s unfailing love and faithfulness came through Jesus Christ.
For the Law was given through Moses; grace and truth were realized through Jesus Christ.
No one has seen God at any time; the only begotten God who is in the bosom of the Father, He has explained Him.
The Testimony of John
This is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent to him priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?”
He came right out and said, “I am not the Messiah.”
And he confessed and did not deny, but confessed, “I am not the Christ.”
They asked him, “What then? Are you Elijah?” And he said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” And he answered, “No.”
“Then who are you? We need an answer for those who sent us. What do you have to say about yourself?”
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?”
He said, “I am A VOICE OF ONE CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS, ‘MAKE STRAIGHT THE WAY OF THE LORD,’ as Isaiah the prophet said.”
asked him, “If you aren’t the Messiah or Elijah or the Prophet, what right do you have to baptize?”
They asked him, and said to him, “Why then are you baptizing, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”
John answered them saying, “I baptize in water, but among you stands One whom you do not know.
Though his ministry follows mine, I’m not even worthy to be his slave and untie the straps of his sandal.”
“It is He who comes after me, the thong of whose sandal I am not worthy to untie.”
This encounter took place in Bethany, an area east of the Jordan River, where John was baptizing.
These things took place in Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
Jesus, the Lamb of God
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 he saw Jesus coming to him and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!
He is the one I was talking about when I said, ‘A man is coming after me who is far greater than I am, for he existed long before me.’
“This is He on behalf of whom I said, ‘After me comes a Man who has a higher rank than I, for He existed before me.’
I did not recognize him as the Messiah, but I have been baptizing with water so that he might be revealed to Israel.”
“I did not recognize Him, but so that He might be manifested to Israel, I came baptizing in water.”
Then John testified, “I saw the Holy Spirit descending like a dove from heaven and resting upon him.
John testified saying, “I have seen the Spirit descending as a dove out of heaven, and He remained upon Him.
I didn’t know he was the one, but when God sent me to baptize with water, he told me, ‘The one on whom you see the Spirit descend and rest is the one who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.’
“I did not recognize Him, but He who sent me to baptize in water said to me, ‘He upon whom you see the Spirit descending and remaining upon Him, this is the One who baptizes in the Holy Spirit.’
“I myself have seen, and have testified that this is the Son of God.”
The First Disciples
The following day John was again standing with two of his disciples.
Jesus’ Public Ministry, First Converts
Again the next day John was standing with two of his disciples,
As Jesus walked by, John looked at him and declared, “Look! There is the Lamb of God!”
and he looked at Jesus as He walked, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God!”
When John’s two disciples heard this, they followed Jesus.
The two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.
Jesus looked around and saw them following. “What do you want?” he asked them.
They replied, “Rabbi” (which means “Teacher”), “where are you staying?”
They replied, “Rabbi” (which means “Teacher”), “where are you staying?”
And Jesus turned and saw them following, and said to them, “What do you seek?” They said to Him, “Rabbi (which translated means Teacher), where are You staying?”
“Come and see,” he said. It was about four o’clock in the afternoon when they went with him to the place where he was staying, and they remained with him the rest of the day.
He said to them, “Come, and you will see.” So they came and saw where He was staying; and they stayed with Him that day, for it was about the tenth hour.
Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of these men who heard what John said and then followed Jesus.
One of the two who heard John speak and followed Him, was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother.
He found first his own brother Simon and said to him, “We have found the Messiah” (which translated means Christ).
He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, “You are Simon the son of John; you shall be called Cephas” (which is translated Peter).
The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, “Come, follow me.”
The next day He purposed to go into Galilee, and He found Philip. And Jesus said to him, “Follow Me.”
Philip was from Bethsaida, Andrew and Peter’s hometown.
Now Philip was from Bethsaida, of the city of Andrew and Peter.
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.”
“Nazareth!” exclaimed Nathanael. “Can anything good come from Nazareth?”
“Come and see for yourself,” Philip replied.
“Come and see for yourself,” Philip replied.
Nathanael said to him, “Can any good thing come out of Nazareth?” Philip said to him, “Come and see.”
As they approached, Jesus said, “Now here is a genuine son of Israel — a man of complete integrity.”
Jesus saw Nathanael coming to Him, and said of him, “Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom there is no deceit!”
“How do you know about me?” Nathanael asked.
Jesus replied, “I could see you under the fig tree before Philip found you.”
Jesus replied, “I could see you under the fig tree before Philip found you.”
Nathanael 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.”
Then Nathanael exclaimed, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God — the King of Israel!”
Nathanael answered Him, “Rabbi, You are the Son of God; You are the King of Israel.”
Jesus asked him, “Do you believe this just because I told you I had seen you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than this.”
Jesus answered and said to him, “Because I said to you that I saw you under the fig tree, do you believe? You will see greater things than these.”
And He said to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, you will see the heavens opened and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.”