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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.

2 The same was in the beginning with God.

3 All things were made by Him, and without Him was not anything made that was made.

4 In Him was life, and that life was the Light of men.

5 And the Light shineth in darkness, and the darkness comprehended it not.

6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

7 The same came as a witness to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.

8 He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.

9 That was the true Light which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.

10 He was in the world, and the world was made by Him, and the world knew Him not.

11 He came unto His own, and His own received Him not.

12 But as many as received Him, to them gave He power to become the sons of God, even to those who believe in His name,

13 who were born not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us (and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only Begotten of the Father), full of grace and truth.

15 John bore witness of Him and cried, saying, "This was He of whom I spoke, `He that cometh after me is preferred before me, for He was before me.'"

16 And of His fullness have we all received, and grace for grace.

17 For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.

18 No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, He hath declared Him.

19 And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, "Who art thou?"

20 And he confessed and denied not, but confessed, "I am not the Christ."

21 And they asked him, "What then? Art thou Elijah?" And he said, "I am not." "Art thou that Prophet?" And he answered, "No."

22 Then said they unto him, "Who art thou, that we may give an answer to those who sent us? What sayest thou of thyself?"

23 He said, "I am `the voice of one crying in the wilderness, "Make straight the way of the Lord,"' as said the prophet Isaiah."

24 And those who were sent were of the Pharisees.

25 And they asked him, and said unto him, "Why dost thou baptize then if thou art not that Christ, nor Elijah, neither that Prophet?"

26 John answered them, saying, "I baptize with water, but there standeth One among you whom ye know not.

27 He it is who, coming after me, is preferred before me, whose shoe's strap I am not worthy to unloose."

28 These things were done in Bethabara beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.

29 The next day John saw Jesus coming unto him, and said, "Behold, the Lamb of God, who taketh away the sin of the world!

30 This is He of whom I said, `After me cometh a Man who is preferred before me, for He was before me.'

31 And I knew Him not; but that He should be made manifest to Israel, therefore have I come baptizing with water."

32 And John bore record, saying, "I saw the Spirit descending from Heaven like a dove, and It abode upon Him.

33 And I knew Him not. But He that sent me to baptize with water, the Same said unto me, `Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending and remaining on Him, the Same is He that baptizeth with the Holy Ghost.'

34 And I saw and bore record that this is the Son of God."

35 Again the next day John stood with two of his disciples,

36 and looking upon Jesus as He walked, he said, "Behold the Lamb of God!"

37 And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.

38 Then Jesus turned and saw them following, and said unto them, "What seek ye?" They said unto Him, "Rabbi" (which is to say, being interpreted, "Master"), "where dwellest Thou?"

39 He said unto them, "Come and see." They came and saw where He dwelt and stayed with Him that day, for it was about the tenth hour.

40 One of the two who heard John speak, and followed Him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother.

41 He first found his own brother Simon and said unto him, "We have found the Messiah" (which is, being interpreted, "the Christ").

42 And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him, He said, "Thou art Simon, the son of Jonah. Thou shalt be called Cephas" (which is by interpretation, "a stone").

43 The day following, Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and found Philip and said unto him, "Follow Me."

44 Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.

45 Philip found Nathanael and said unto him, "We have found Him of whom Moses in the Law and the Prophets wrote: Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph."

46 And Nathanael said unto him, "Can any good thing come out of Nazareth?" Philip said unto him, "Come and see."

47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming to Him, and said of him, "Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!"

48 Nathanael said unto Him, "How knowest Thou me?" Jesus answered and said unto him, "Before Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee."

49 Nathanael answered and said unto Him, "Rabbi, Thou art the Son of God; Thou art the King of Israel."

50 Jesus answered and said unto him, "Because I said unto thee, `I saw thee under the fig tree,' believest thou? Thou shalt see greater things than these."

51 And He said unto him, "Verily, verily I say unto you, hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of Man."

GOD'S WORD Translation GW

1 In the beginning the Word already existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was God.

2 He was already with God in the beginning.

3 Everything came into existence through him. Not one thing that exists was made without him.

4 He was the source of life, and that life was the light for humanity.

5 The light shines in the dark, and the dark has never extinguished it.

6 God sent a man named John to be his messenger.

7 John came to declare the truth about the light so that everyone would become believers through his message.

8 John was not the light, but he came to declare the truth about the light.

9 The real light, which shines on everyone, was coming into the world.

10 He was in the world, and the world came into existence through him. Yet, the world didn't recognize him.

11 He went to his own people, and his own people didn't accept him.

12 However, he gave the right to become God's children to everyone who believed in him.

13 These people didn't become God's children in a physical way--from a human impulse or from a husband's desire [to have a child]. They were born from God.

14 The Word became human and lived among us. We saw his glory. It was the glory that the Father shares with his only Son, a glory full of kindness and truth.

15 (John declared the truth about him when he said loudly, "This is the person about whom I said, 'The one who comes after me was before me because he existed before I did.'")

16 Each of us has received one gift after another because of all that the Word is.

17 The Teachings were given through Moses, but kindness and truth came into existence through Jesus Christ.

18 No one has ever seen God. God's only Son, the one who is closest to the Father's heart, has made him known.

19 This was John's answer when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, "Who are you?"

20 John didn't refuse to answer. He told them clearly, "I'm not the Messiah."

21 They asked him, "Well, are you Elijah?" John answered, "No, I'm not." Then they asked, "Are you the prophet?" John replied, "No."

22 So they asked him, "Who are you? Tell us so that we can take an answer back to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?"

23 John said, "I'm a voice crying out in the desert, 'Make the way for the Lord straight,' as the prophet Isaiah said."

24 Some of those who had been sent were Pharisees.

25 They asked John, "Why do you baptize if you're not the Messiah or Elijah or the prophet?"

26 John answered them, "I baptize with water. Someone you don't know is standing among you.

27 He's the one who comes after me. I am not worthy to untie his sandal strap."

28 This happened in Bethany on the east side of the Jordan River, where John was baptizing.

29 John saw Jesus coming toward him the next day and said, "Look! This is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.

30 He is the one I spoke about when I said, 'A man who comes after me was before me because he existed before I did.'

31 I didn't know who he was. However, I came to baptize with water to show him to the people of Israel."

32 John said, "I saw the Spirit come down as a dove from heaven and stay on him.

33 I didn't know who he was. But God, who sent me to baptize with water, had told me, 'When you see the Spirit come down and stay on someone, you'll know that person is the one who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.'

34 I have seen this and have declared that this is the Son of God."

35 The next day John was standing with two of his disciples.

36 John saw Jesus walk by. John said, "Look! This is the Lamb of God."

37 When the two disciples heard John say this, they followed Jesus.

38 Jesus turned around and saw them following him. He asked them, "What are you looking for?" They said to him, "Rabbi" (which means "teacher"), "where are you staying?"

39 Jesus told them, "Come, and you will see." So they went to see where he was staying and spent the rest of that day with him. It was about ten o'clock in the morning.

40 Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, was one of the two disciples who heard John and followed Jesus.

41 Andrew at once found his brother Simon and told him, "We have found the Messiah" (which means "Christ").

42 Andrew brought Simon to Jesus. Jesus looked at Simon and said, "You are Simon, son of John. Your name will be Cephas" (which means "Peter").

43 The next day Jesus wanted to go to Galilee. He found Philip and told him, "Follow me!"

44 (Philip was from Bethsaida, the hometown of Andrew and Peter.)

45 Philip found Nathanael and told him, "We have found the man whom Moses wrote about in his teachings and whom the prophets wrote about. He is Jesus, son of Joseph, from the city of Nazareth."

46 Nathanael said to Philip, "Can anything good come from Nazareth?" Philip told him, "Come and see!"

47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and remarked, "Here is a true Israelite who is sincere."

48 Nathanael asked Jesus, "How do you know anything about me?" Jesus answered him, "I saw you under the fig tree before Philip called you."

49 Nathanael said to Jesus, "Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are the king of Israel!"

50 Jesus replied, "You believe because I told you that I saw you under the fig tree. You will see greater things than that."

51 Jesus said to Nathanael, "I can guarantee this truth: You will see the sky open and God's angels going up and coming down to the Son of Man."