aIn the beginning was bthe Word
, and the Word
was cwith God
, and dthe Word
was God
.
1He was in the beginning with God
.
aAll things
came
into being
through
Him, and apart
from Him nothing
came
into being
that has come
into being
.
aIn Him was life, and the life
was bthe Light
of men
.
aThe Light shines
in the darkness
, and the darkness
did not 1comprehend
it.
There 1came a man
sent
from God
, whose
name
was aJohn
.
1He came 2 aas a witness
, to testify
about
the Light
, bso
that all
might believe
through
him.
1 aHe was not the Light, but he came to testify
about
the Light
.
There was athe true Light
1which
, coming
into the world
, enlightens
every
man
.
He was in the world, and athe world
was made
through
Him, and the world
did not know
Him.
He came to His 1own
, and those
who were His own
did not receive
Him.
But as many as received
Him, to them He gave
the right
to become
achildren
of God
, even bto those
who believe
in His name
,
awho were 1born
, not of 2blood
nor
of the will
of the flesh
nor
of the will
of man
, but of God
.
And athe Word bbecame
flesh
, and 1 cdwelt
among
us, and dwe saw
His glory
, glory
as of 2the only
begotten
from the Father
, full
of egrace
and ftruth
.
John * atestified
about
Him and cried
out, saying
, "This
was He of whom
I said
, ` bHe who comes
after
me 1has
a higher
rank
than I, cfor He existed
before
me.' "
For of His afullness 1we have all
received
, and 2grace
upon grace
.
For athe Law was given
through
Moses
; bgrace
and ctruth
1were realized
through
Jesus
Christ
.
aNo one
has seen
God
at any
time
; bthe only
begotten
God
who is cin the bosom
of the Father
, dHe has explained
Him.
This is athe testimony
of John
, when
bthe Jews
sent
to him priests
and Levites
cfrom Jerusalem
to ask
him, "Who
are you?"
And he confessed and did not deny
, but confessed
, " aI am
not 1the Christ
."
They asked him, "What
then
? Are you aElijah
?" And he *said
, "I am
not." "Are you bthe Prophet
?" And he answered
, "No
."
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 aA VOICE
OF ONE CRYING
IN THE WILDERNESS
, `MAKE
STRAIGHT
THE WAY
OF THE LORD
,' as Isaiah
the prophet
said
."
Now they had been
sent
from the Pharisees
.
They asked him, and said
to him, "Why
then
are you baptizing
, if
you are not the 1Christ
, nor
Elijah
, nor
athe Prophet
?"
John answered
them saying
, " aI baptize
1in water
, but among
you stands
One whom
you do not know
.
"It is aHe who comes after
me, the bthong
of whose
sandal
I am
not worthy
to untie
."
These things
took
place
in Bethany
abeyond
the Jordan
, where
John
was baptizing
.
The next day
he *saw
Jesus
coming
to him and *said
, "Behold
, athe Lamb
of God
who btakes
away
the sin
of the world
!
"This is He on behalf
of whom
I said
, ` aAfter
me comes
a Man
who
1has
a higher
rank
than I, bfor He existed
before
me.'
"I did not recognize 1Him, but so
that He might be manifested
to Israel
, I came
baptizing
2in water
."
John atestified
saying
, " bI have seen
the Spirit
descending
as a dove
out of heaven
, and He remained
upon Him.
"I did not recognize 1Him, but He who sent
me to baptize
2in water
said
to me, `He upon whom
you see
the Spirit
descending
and remaining
upon Him, athis
is the One who baptizes
2in the Holy
Spirit
.'
"I myself have seen
, and have testified
that this
is athe Son
of God
."
Again athe next
day
John
was standing
1with two
of his disciples
,
and he looked at Jesus
as He walked
, and *said
, "Behold
, athe Lamb
of God
!"
The two disciples
heard
him speak
, and they followed
Jesus
.
And Jesus turned
and saw
them following
, and *said
to them, "What
do you seek
?" They said
to Him, " aRabbi
(which
translated
means
Teacher
), where
are You staying
?"
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 1tenth
hour
.
aOne 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 aMessiah
" (which
translated
means
1Christ
).
He brought him to Jesus
. Jesus
looked
at him and said
, "You are Simon
the son
of 1 aJohn
; you shall be called
bCephas
" (which
is translated
2 cPeter
).
aThe next day
He purposed
to go
into bGalilee
, and He *found
cPhilip
. And Jesus
*said
to him, " dFollow
Me."
Now aPhilip
was from bBethsaida
, of the city
of Andrew
and Peter
.
aPhilip *found
bNathanael
and *said
to him, "We have found
Him of whom
cMoses
in the Law
and also cthe Prophets
wrote
--Jesus
of dNazareth
, ethe son
of Joseph
."
Nathanael said
to him, " aCan
any
good
thing
come
out of Nazareth
?" bPhilip
*said
to him, "Come
and see
."
Jesus saw
Nathanael
coming
to Him, and *said
of him, "Behold
, an aIsraelite
indeed
, in whom
there
is no
deceit
!"
Nathanael *said
to Him, "How
do You know
me?" Jesus
answered
and said
to him, "Before
aPhilip
called
you, when you were under
the fig
tree
, I saw
you."
Nathanael answered
Him, " aRabbi
, You are bthe Son
of God
; You are the cKing
of Israel
."
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
athe heavens
opened
and bthe angels
of God
ascending
and descending
on cthe Son
of Man
."