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1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
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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.
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He was in the beginning with God.
3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.
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All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being.
4 In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind.
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In Him was life, and the life was the Light of men.
5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
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The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.
6 There was a man sent from God whose name was John.
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There came a man sent from God, whose name was John.
7 He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all might believe.
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He came as a witness, to testify about the Light, so that all might believe through him.
8 He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light.
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He was not the Light, but he came to testify about the Light.
9 The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world.
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There was the true Light which, coming into the world, enlightens every man.
10 He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him.
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He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him.
11 He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him.
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He came to His own, and those who were His own did not receive Him.
12 Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God—
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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,
13 children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.
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who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.
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.
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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.
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.’ ”)
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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.' "
16 Out of his fullness we have all received grace in place of grace already given.
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For of His fullness we have all received, and grace upon grace.
17 For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
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For the Law was given through Moses; grace and truth were realized through Jesus Christ.
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.
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No one has seen God at any time; the only begotten God who is in the bosom of the Father, He has explained Him.
19 Now this was John’s testimony when the Jewish leaders in Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him who he was.
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This is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent to him priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, "Who are you?"
20 He did not fail to confess, but confessed freely, “I am not the Messiah.”
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And he confessed and did not deny, but confessed, "I am not the Christ."
21 They asked him, “Then who are you? Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” He answered, “No.”
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They asked him, "What then? Are you Elijah?" And he said, "I am not." "Are you the Prophet?" And he answered, "No."
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?”
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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?"
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.’ ”
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He said, "I am A VOICE OF ONE CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS, 'MAKE STRAIGHT THE WAY OF THE LORD ,' as Isaiah the prophet said."
24 Now the Pharisees who had been sent
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Now they had been sent from the Pharisees.
25 questioned him, “Why then do you baptize if you are not the Messiah, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”
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They asked him, and said to him, "Why then are you baptizing, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?"
26 “I baptize with water,” John replied, “but among you stands one you do not know.
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John answered them saying, "I baptize in water, but among you stands One whom you do not know.
27 He is the one who comes after me, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.”
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"It is He who comes after me, the thong of whose sandal I am not worthy to untie."
28 This all happened at Bethany on the other side of the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
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These things took place in Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
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!
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The next day he saw Jesus coming to him and said, "Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!
30 This is the one I meant when I said, ‘A man who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.’
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"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.'
31 I myself did not know him, but the reason I came baptizing with water was that he might be revealed to Israel.”
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"I did not recognize Him, but so that He might be manifested to Israel, I came baptizing in water."
32 Then John gave this testimony: “I saw the Spirit come down from heaven as a dove and remain on him.
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John testified saying, "I have seen the Spirit descending as a dove out of heaven, and He remained upon Him.
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.’
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"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.'
34 I have seen and I testify that this is God’s Chosen One.”
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"I myself have seen, and have testified that this is the Son of God."
35 The next day John was there again with two of his disciples.
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Again the next day John was standing with two of his disciples,
36 When he saw Jesus passing by, he said, “Look, the Lamb of God!”
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and he looked at Jesus as He walked, and said, "Behold, the Lamb of God!"
37 When the two disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus.
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The two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.
38 Turning around, Jesus saw them following and asked, “What do you want?”They said, “Rabbi” (which means “Teacher”), “where are you staying?”
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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?"
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.
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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.
40 Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of the two who heard what John had said and who had followed Jesus.
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One of the two who heard John speak and followed Him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother.
41 The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother Simon and tell him, “We have found the Messiah” (that is, the Christ).
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He found first his own brother Simon and said to him, "We have found the Messiah " (which translated means Christ ).
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 ).
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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 ).
43 The next day Jesus decided to leave for Galilee. Finding Philip, he said to him, “Follow me.”
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The next day He purposed to go into Galilee, and He found Philip. And Jesus said to him, "Follow Me."
44 Philip, like Andrew and Peter, was from the town of Bethsaida.
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Now Philip was from Bethsaida, of the city of Andrew and Peter.
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.”
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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."
46 “Nazareth! Can anything good come from there?” Nathanael asked. “Come and see,” said Philip.
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Nathanael said to him, "Can any good thing come out of Nazareth?" Philip said to him, "Come and see."
47 When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, he said of him, “Here truly is an Israelite in whom there is no deceit.”
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Jesus saw Nathanael coming to Him, and said of him, "Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom there is no deceit!"
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.”
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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."
49 Then Nathanael declared, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the king of Israel.”
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Nathanael answered Him, "Rabbi, You are the Son of God; You are the King of Israel."
50 Jesus said, “You believebecause I told you I saw you under the fig tree. You will see greater things than that.”
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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."
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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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."
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