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The Latin Vulgate VUL
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
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in principio erat Verbum et Verbum erat apud Deum et Deus erat Verbum
2 He was in the beginning with God.
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hoc erat in principio apud Deum
3 All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made.
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omnia per ipsum facta sunt et sine ipso factum est nihil quod factum est
4 In him was life, and the life was the light of men.
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in ipso vita erat et vita erat lux hominum
5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
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et lux in tenebris lucet et tenebrae eam non conprehenderunt
6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.
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fuit homo missus a Deo cui nomen erat Iohannes
7 He came as a witness, to bear witness about the light, that all might believe through him.
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hic venit in testimonium ut testimonium perhiberet de lumine ut omnes crederent per illum
8 He was not the light, but came to bear witness about the light.
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non erat ille lux sed ut testimonium perhiberet de lumine
9 The true light, which gives light to everyone, was coming into the world.
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erat lux vera quae inluminat omnem hominem venientem in mundum
10 He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world did not know him.
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in mundo erat et mundus per ipsum factus est et mundus eum non cognovit
11 He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him.
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in propria venit et sui eum non receperunt
12 But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God,
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quotquot autem receperunt eum dedit eis potestatem filios Dei fieri his qui credunt in nomine eius
13 who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.
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qui non ex sanguinibus neque ex voluntate carnis neque ex voluntate viri sed ex Deo nati sunt
14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
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et Verbum caro factum est et habitavit in nobis et vidimus gloriam eius gloriam quasi unigeniti a Patre plenum gratiae et veritatis
15 ( 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. ’”)
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Iohannes testimonium perhibet de ipso et clamat dicens hic erat quem dixi vobis qui post me venturus est ante me factus est quia prior me erat
16 For from his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace.
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et de plenitudine eius nos omnes accepimus et gratiam pro gratia
17 For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
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quia lex per Mosen data est gratia et veritas per Iesum Christum facta est
18 No one has ever seen God; the only God, who is at the Father’s side, he has made him known.
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Deum nemo vidit umquam unigenitus Filius qui est in sinu Patris ipse enarravit
19 And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you? ”
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et hoc est testimonium Iohannis quando miserunt Iudaei ab Hierosolymis sacerdotes et Levitas ad eum ut interrogarent eum tu quis es
20 He confessed, and did not deny, but confessed, “I am not the Christ. ”
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et confessus est et non negavit et confessus est quia non sum ego Christus
21 And they asked him, “What then? Are you Elijah? ” He said, “I am not. ” “Are you the Prophet? ” And he answered, “No. ”
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et interrogaverunt eum quid ergo Helias es tu et dicit non sum propheta es tu et respondit non
22 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? ”
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dixerunt ergo ei quis es ut responsum demus his qui miserunt nos quid dicis de te ipso
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. ”
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ait ego vox clamantis in deserto dirigite viam Domini sicut dixit Esaias propheta
24 (Now they had been sent from the Pharisees. )
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et qui missi fuerant erant ex Pharisaeis
25 They asked him, “Then why are you baptizing, if you are neither the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet? ”
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et interrogaverunt eum et dixerunt ei quid ergo baptizas si tu non es Christus neque Helias neque propheta
26 John answered them, “I baptize with water, but among you stands one you do not know,
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respondit eis Iohannes dicens ego baptizo in aqua medius autem vestrum stetit quem vos non scitis
27 even he who comes after me, the strap of whose sandal I am not worthy to untie. ”
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ipse est qui post me venturus est qui ante me factus est cuius ego non sum dignus ut solvam eius corrigiam calciamenti
28 These things took place in Bethany across the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
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haec in Bethania facta sunt trans Iordanen ubi erat Iohannes baptizans
29 The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
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altera die videt Iohannes Iesum venientem ad se et ait ecce agnus Dei qui tollit peccatum mundi
30 This is he of whom I said, ‘After me comes a man who ranks before me, because he was before me. ’
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hic est de quo dixi post me venit vir qui ante me factus est quia prior me erat
31 I myself did not know him, but for this purpose I came baptizing with water, that he might be revealed to Israel. ”
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et ego nesciebam eum sed ut manifestaretur Israhel propterea veni ego in aqua baptizans
32 And John bore witness: “I saw the Spirit descend from heaven like a dove, and it remained on him.
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et testimonium perhibuit Iohannes dicens quia vidi Spiritum descendentem quasi columbam de caelo et mansit super eum
33 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. ’
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et ego nesciebam eum sed qui misit me baptizare in aqua ille mihi dixit super quem videris Spiritum descendentem et manentem super eum hic est qui baptizat in Spiritu Sancto
34 And I have seen and have borne witness that this is the Son of God. ”
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et ego vidi et testimonium perhibui quia hic est Filius Dei
35 The next day again John was standing with two of his disciples,
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altera die iterum stabat Iohannes et ex discipulis eius duo
36 and he looked at Jesus as he walked by and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God! ”
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et respiciens Iesum ambulantem dicit ecce agnus Dei
37 The two disciples heard him say this, and they followed Jesus.
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et audierunt eum duo discipuli loquentem et secuti sunt Iesum
38 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? ”
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conversus autem Iesus et videns eos sequentes dicit eis quid quaeritis qui dixerunt ei rabbi quod dicitur interpretatum magister ubi habitas
39 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.
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dicit eis venite et videte venerunt et viderunt ubi maneret et apud eum manserunt die illo hora autem erat quasi decima
40 One of the two who heard John speak and followed Jesus was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother.
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erat autem Andreas frater Simonis Petri unus ex duobus qui audierant ab Iohanne et secuti fuerant eum
41 He first found his own brother Simon and said to him, “We have found the Messiah” (which means Christ).
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invenit hic primum fratrem suum Simonem et dicit ei invenimus Messiam quod est interpretatum Christus
42 He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, “You are Simon the son of John. You shall be called Cephas”(which means Peter).
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et adduxit eum ad Iesum intuitus autem eum Iesus dixit tu es Simon filius Iohanna tu vocaberis Cephas quod interpretatur Petrus
43 The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, “Follow me. ”
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in crastinum voluit exire in Galilaeam et invenit Philippum et dicit ei Iesus sequere me
44 Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.
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erat autem Philippus a Bethsaida civitate Andreae et Petri
45 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. ”
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invenit Philippus Nathanahel et dicit ei quem scripsit Moses in lege et prophetae invenimus Iesum filium Ioseph a Nazareth
46 Nathanael said to him, “Can anything good come out of Nazareth? ” Philip said to him, “Come and see. ”
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et dixit ei Nathanahel a Nazareth potest aliquid boni esse dicit ei Philippus veni et vide
47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and said of him, “Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom there is no deceit! ”
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vidit Iesus Nathanahel venientem ad se et dicit de eo ecce vere Israhelita in quo dolus non est
48 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. ”
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dicit ei Nathanahel unde me nosti respondit Iesus et dixit ei priusquam te Philippus vocaret cum esses sub ficu vidi te
49 Nathanael answered him, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel! ”
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respondit ei Nathanahel et ait rabbi tu es Filius Dei tu es rex Israhel
50 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. ”
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respondit Iesus et dixit ei quia dixi tibi vidi te sub ficu credis maius his videbis
51 And he said to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, you will see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man. ”
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et dicit ei amen amen dico vobis videbitis caelum apertum et angelos Dei ascendentes et descendentes supra Filium hominis
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