NRSA 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. NIV 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. NRSA 2 He was in the beginning with God. NIV 2 He was with God in the beginning. NRSA 3 All things came into being through him, and without him not one thing came into being. What has come into being NIV 3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. NRSA 4 in him was life, and the life was the light of all people. NIV 4 In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. NRSA 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it. NIV 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. NRSA 6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. NIV 6 There was a man sent from God whose name was John. NRSA 7 He came as a witness to testify to the light, so that all might believe through him. NIV 7 He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all might believe. NRSA 8 He himself was not the light, but he came to testify to the light. NIV 8 He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light. NRSA 9 The true light, which enlightens everyone, was coming into the world. NIV 9 The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world. NRSA 10 He was in the world, and the world came into being through him; yet the world did not know him. NIV 10 He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. NRSA 11 He came to what was his own, and his own people did not accept him. NIV 11 He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. NRSA 12 But to all who received him, who believed in his name, he gave power to become children of God, NIV 12 Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God— NRSA 13 who were born, not of blood or of the will of the flesh or of the will of man, but of God. NIV 13 children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God. NRSA 14 And the Word became flesh and lived among us, and we have seen his glory, the glory as of a father's only son, full of grace and truth. NIV 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. NRSA 15 (John testified to him and cried out, "This was he of whom I said, "He who comes after me ranks ahead of me because he was before me.' ") NIV 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.’ ”) NRSA 16 From his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace. NIV 16 Out of his fullness we have all received grace in place of grace already given. NRSA 17 The law indeed was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. NIV 17 For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. NRSA 18 No one has ever seen God. It is God the only Son, who is close to the Father's heart, who has made him known. NIV 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. NRSA 19 This is the testimony given by John when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, "Who are you?" NIV 19 Now this was John’s testimony when the Jewish leaders in Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him who he was. NRSA 20 He confessed and did not deny it, but confessed, "I am not the Messiah." NIV 20 He did not fail to confess, but confessed freely, “I am not the Messiah.” NRSA 21 And they asked him, "What then? Are you Elijah?" He said, "I am not." "Are you the prophet?" He answered, "No." NIV 21 They asked him, “Then who are you? Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” He answered, “No.” NRSA 22 Then they said to him, "Who are you? Let us have an answer for those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?" NIV 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?” NRSA 23 He said, "I am the voice of one crying out in the wilderness, "Make straight the way of the Lord,' " as the prophet Isaiah said. NIV 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.’ ” NRSA 24 Now they had been sent from the Pharisees. NIV 24 Now the Pharisees who had been sent NRSA 25 They asked him, "Why then are you baptizing if you are neither the Messiah, nor Elijah, nor the prophet?" NIV 25 questioned him, “Why then do you baptize if you are not the Messiah, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?” NRSA 26 John answered them, "I baptize with water. Among you stands one whom you do not know, NIV 26 “I baptize with water,” John replied, “but among you stands one you do not know. NRSA 27 the one who is coming after me; I am not worthy to untie the thong of his sandal." NIV 27 He is the one who comes after me, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.” NRSA 28 This took place in Bethany across the Jordan where John was baptizing. NIV 28 This all happened at Bethany on the other side of the Jordan, where John was baptizing. NRSA 29 The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him and declared, "Here is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! NIV 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! NRSA 30 This is he of whom I said, "After me comes a man who ranks ahead of me because he was before me.' NIV 30 This is the one I meant when I said, ‘A man who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.’ NRSA 31 I myself did not know him; but I came baptizing with water for this reason, that he might be revealed to Israel." NIV 31 I myself did not know him, but the reason I came baptizing with water was that he might be revealed to Israel.” NRSA 32 And John testified, "I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it remained on him. NIV 32 Then John gave this testimony: “I saw the Spirit come down from heaven as a dove and remain on him. NRSA 33 I myself did not know him, but the one who sent me to baptize with water said to me, "He on whom you see the Spirit descend and remain is the one who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.' NIV 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.’ NRSA 34 And I myself have seen and have testified that this is the Son of God." NIV 34 I have seen and I testify that this is God’s Chosen One.” NRSA 35 The next day John again was standing with two of his disciples, NIV 35 The next day John was there again with two of his disciples. NRSA 36 and as he watched Jesus walk by, he exclaimed, "Look, here is the Lamb of God!" NIV 36 When he saw Jesus passing by, he said, “Look, the Lamb of God!” NRSA 37 The two disciples heard him say this, and they followed Jesus. NIV 37 When the two disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus. NRSA 38 When Jesus turned and saw them following, he said to them, "What are you looking for?" They said to him, "Rabbi" (which translated means Teacher), "where are you staying?" NIV 38 Turning around, Jesus saw them following and asked, “What do you want?”They said, “Rabbi” (which means “Teacher”), “where are you staying?” NRSA 39 He said to them, "Come and see." They came and saw where he was staying, and they remained with him that day. It was about four o'clock in the afternoon. NIV 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. NRSA 40 One of the two who heard John speak and followed him was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother. NIV 40 Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of the two who heard what John had said and who had followed Jesus. NRSA 41 He first found his brother Simon and said to him, "We have found the Messiah" (which is translated Anointed ). NIV 41 The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother Simon and tell him, “We have found the Messiah” (that is, the Christ). NRSA 42 He brought Simon to Jesus, who looked at him and said, "You are Simon son of John. You are to be called Cephas" (which is translated Peter ). NIV 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 ). NRSA 43 The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, "Follow me." NIV 43 The next day Jesus decided to leave for Galilee. Finding Philip, he said to him, “Follow me.” NRSA 44 Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. NIV 44 Philip, like Andrew and Peter, was from the town of Bethsaida. NRSA 45 Philip found Nathanael and said to him, "We have found him about whom Moses in the law and also the prophets wrote, Jesus son of Joseph from Nazareth." NIV 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.” NRSA 46 Nathanael said to him, "Can anything good come out of Nazareth?" Philip said to him, "Come and see." NIV 46 “Nazareth! Can anything good come from there?” Nathanael asked. “Come and see,” said Philip. NRSA 47 When Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him, he said of him, "Here is truly an Israelite in whom there is no deceit!" NIV 47 When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, he said of him, “Here truly is an Israelite in whom there is no deceit.” NRSA 48 Nathanael asked him, "Where did you get to know me?" Jesus answered, "I saw you under the fig tree before Philip called you." NIV 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.” NRSA 49 Nathanael replied, "Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!" NIV 49 Then Nathanael declared, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the king of Israel.” NRSA 50 Jesus answered, "Do you believe because I told you that I saw you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than these." NIV 50 Jesus said, “You believebecause I told you I saw you under the fig tree. You will see greater things than that.” NRSA 51 And he said to him, "Very truly, I tell you, you will see heaven opened and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of Man." NIV 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.”
NIV 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. NIV 2 He was with God in the beginning. NIV 3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. NIV 4 In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. NIV 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. NIV 6 There was a man sent from God whose name was John. NIV 7 He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all might believe. NIV 8 He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light. NIV 9 The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world. NIV 10 He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. NIV 11 He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. NIV 12 Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God— NIV 13 children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God. NIV 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. NIV 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.’ ”) NIV 16 Out of his fullness we have all received grace in place of grace already given. NIV 17 For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. NIV 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. NIV 19 Now this was John’s testimony when the Jewish leaders in Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him who he was. NIV 20 He did not fail to confess, but confessed freely, “I am not the Messiah.” NIV 21 They asked him, “Then who are you? Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” He answered, “No.” NIV 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?” NIV 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.’ ” NIV 24 Now the Pharisees who had been sent NIV 25 questioned him, “Why then do you baptize if you are not the Messiah, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?” NIV 26 “I baptize with water,” John replied, “but among you stands one you do not know. NIV 27 He is the one who comes after me, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.” NIV 28 This all happened at Bethany on the other side of the Jordan, where John was baptizing. NIV 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! NIV 30 This is the one I meant when I said, ‘A man who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.’ NIV 31 I myself did not know him, but the reason I came baptizing with water was that he might be revealed to Israel.” NIV 32 Then John gave this testimony: “I saw the Spirit come down from heaven as a dove and remain on him. NIV 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.’ NIV 34 I have seen and I testify that this is God’s Chosen One.” NIV 35 The next day John was there again with two of his disciples. NIV 36 When he saw Jesus passing by, he said, “Look, the Lamb of God!” NIV 37 When the two disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus. NIV 38 Turning around, Jesus saw them following and asked, “What do you want?”They said, “Rabbi” (which means “Teacher”), “where are you staying?” NIV 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. NIV 40 Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of the two who heard what John had said and who had followed Jesus. NIV 41 The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother Simon and tell him, “We have found the Messiah” (that is, the Christ). NIV 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 ). NIV 43 The next day Jesus decided to leave for Galilee. Finding Philip, he said to him, “Follow me.” NIV 44 Philip, like Andrew and Peter, was from the town of Bethsaida. NIV 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.” NIV 46 “Nazareth! Can anything good come from there?” Nathanael asked. “Come and see,” said Philip. NIV 47 When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, he said of him, “Here truly is an Israelite in whom there is no deceit.” NIV 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.” NIV 49 Then Nathanael declared, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the king of Israel.” NIV 50 Jesus said, “You believebecause I told you I saw you under the fig tree. You will see greater things than that.” NIV 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.”