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