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John 1

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1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
2 He was with God in the beginning.
2 He was with God in the beginning.
3 All things were created through Him, and apart from Him not one thing was created that has been created.
3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.
4 Life was in Him, and that life was the light of men.
4 In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind.
5 That light shines in the darkness, yet the darkness did not overcome it.
5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
6 There was a man named John who was sent from God.
6 There was a man sent from God whose name was John.
7 He came as a witness to testify about the light, so that all might believe through him.
7 He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all might believe.
8 He was not the light, but he came to testify about the light.
8 He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light.
9 The true light, who gives light to everyone, was coming into the world.
9 The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world.
10 He was in the world, and the world was created through Him, yet the world did not recognize Him.
10 He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him.
11 He came to His own, and His own people did not receive Him.
11 He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him.
12 But to all who did receive Him, He gave them the right to be children of God, to those who believe in His name,
12 Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God—
13 who were born, not of blood, or of the will of the flesh, or of the will of man, but of God.
13 children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.
14 The Word became flesh and took up residence among us. We observed His glory, the glory as the One and Only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
14 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.
15 (John testified concerning Him and exclaimed, "This was the One of whom I said, 'The One coming after me has surpassed me, because He existed before me.' ")
15 (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.’ ”)
16 Indeed, we have all received grace after grace from His fullness,
16 Out of his fullness we have all received grace in place of grace already given.
17 for although the law was given through Moses, grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
17 For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
18 No one has ever seen God. The One and Only Son- the One who is at the Father's side- He has revealed Him.
18 No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is himself God and is in closest relationship with the Father, has made him known.
19 This is John's testimony when the Jews from Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him, "Who are you?"
19 Now this was John’s testimony when the Jewish leaders in Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him who he was.
20 He did not refuse to answer, but he declared: "I am not the Messiah."
20 He did not fail to confess, but confessed freely, “I am not the Messiah.”
21 "What then?" they asked him. "Are you Elijah?" "I am not," he said. "Are you the Prophet?" "No," he answered.
21 They asked him, “Then who are you? Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” He answered, “No.”
22 "Who are you, then?" they asked. "We need to give an answer to those who sent us. What can you tell us about yourself?"
22 Finally they said, “Who are you? Give us an answer to take back to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”
23 He said, "I am a voice of one crying out in the wilderness: Make straight the way of the Lord -just as Isaiah the prophet said."
23 John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet, “I am the voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way for the Lord.’ ”
24 Now they had been sent from the Pharisees.
24 Now the Pharisees who had been sent
25 So they asked him, "Why then do you baptize if you aren't the Messiah, or Elijah, or the Prophet?"
25 questioned him, “Why then do you baptize if you are not the Messiah, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”
26 "I baptize with water," John answered them. "Someone stands among you, but you don't know [Him].
26 “I baptize with water,” John replied, “but among you stands one you do not know.
27 He is the One coming after me, whose sandal strap I'm not worthy to untie."
27 He is the one who comes after me, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.”
28 All this happened in Bethany across the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
28 This all happened at Bethany on the other side of the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, "Here is the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
30 This is the One I told you about: 'After me comes a man who has surpassed me, because He existed before me.'
30 This is the one I meant when I said, ‘A man who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.’
31 I didn't know Him, but I came baptizing with water so He might be revealed to Israel."
31 I myself did not know him, but the reason I came baptizing with water was that he might be revealed to Israel.”
32 And John testified, "I watched the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and He rested on Him.
32 Then John gave this testimony: “I saw the Spirit come down from heaven as a dove and remain on him.
33 I didn't know Him, but He who sent me to baptize with water told me, 'The One you see the Spirit descending and resting on-He is the One who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.'
33 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.’
34 I have seen and testified that He is the Son of God!"
34 I have seen and I testify that this is God’s Chosen One.”
35 Again the next day, John was standing with two of his disciples.
35 The next day John was there again with two of his disciples.
36 When he saw Jesus passing by, he said, "Look! The Lamb of God!"
36 When he saw Jesus passing by, he said, “Look, the Lamb of God!”
37 The two disciples heard him say this and followed Jesus.
37 When the two disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus.
38 When Jesus turned and noticed them following Him, He asked them, "What are you looking for?" They said to Him, "Rabbi" (which means "Teacher"), "where are You staying?"
38 Turning around, Jesus saw them following and asked, “What do you want?”They said, “Rabbi” (which means “Teacher”), “where are you staying?”
39 "Come and you'll see," He replied. So they went and saw where He was staying, and they stayed with Him that day. It was about 10 in the morning.
39 “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.
40 Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, was one of the two who heard John and followed Him.
40 Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of the two who heard what John had said and who had followed Jesus.
41 He first found his own brother Simon and told him, "We have found the Messiah!" (which means "Anointed One"),
41 The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother Simon and tell him, “We have found the Messiah” (that is, the Christ).
42 and he brought [Simon] to Jesus. When Jesus saw him, He said, "You are Simon, son of John. You will be called Cephas" (which means "Rock").
42 And he brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, “You are Simon son of John. You will be called Cephas” (which, when translated, is Peter ).
43 The next day He decided to leave for Galilee. Jesus found Philip and told him, "Follow Me!"
43 The next day Jesus decided to leave for Galilee. Finding Philip, he said to him, “Follow me.”
44 Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the hometown of Andrew and Peter.
44 Philip, like Andrew and Peter, was from the town of Bethsaida.
45 Philip found Nathanael and told him, "We have found the One Moses wrote about in the Law (and so did the prophets): Jesus the son of Joseph, from Nazareth!"
45 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.”
46 "Can anything good come out of Nazareth?" Nathanael asked him. "Come and see," Philip answered.
46 “Nazareth! Can anything good come from there?” Nathanael asked. “Come and see,” said Philip.
47 Then Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward Him and said about him, "Here is a true Israelite; no deceit is in him."
47 When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, he said of him, “Here truly is an Israelite in whom there is no deceit.”
48 "How do you know me?" Nathanael asked. "Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you," Jesus answered.
48 “How do you know me?” Nathanael asked. Jesus answered, “I saw you while you were still under the fig tree before Philip called you.”
49 "Rabbi," Nathanael replied, "You are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!"
49 Then Nathanael declared, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the king of Israel.”
50 Jesus responded to him, "Do you believe [only] because I told you I saw you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than this."
50 Jesus said, “You believebecause I told you I saw you under the fig tree. You will see greater things than that.”
51 Then He said, "I assure you: You will see heaven opened and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man."
51 He then added, “Very truly I tell you,youwill see ‘heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending on’the Son of Man.”
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