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1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and God was the Word. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
2 This was in the beginning with God. He was in the beginning with God. He was with God in the beginning.
3 All things were by him; and without him out him was not one thing that was. All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.
4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men. In him was life, and the life was the light of men. In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind.
5 And light shines in darkness; and darkness comprehended it not. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
6 A man was sent from God, the name to him John. There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. There was a man sent from God whose name was John.
7 This came for testimony, that he might testify concerning the Light, that all might believe through him. He came as a witness, to bear witness about the light, that all might believe through him. He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all might believe.
8 He was not that Light, but that he might testify for the Light. He was not the light, but came to bear witness about the light. He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light.
9 The Light was true, which enlightens every man coming into the world. The true light, which gives light to everyone, was coming into the world. The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world.
10 He was in the world, and the world was by him, and the world knew him not. He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world did not know him. He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him.
11 He came to his own things, and his own received him not. He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him. He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him.
12 And as many as received him, he gave them authority to be the children of God, to them believing on his name: But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God—
13 They were not born of bloods, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God. children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.
14 And the Word was flesh, and dwelt with us, (and we beheld his glory, as the glory of the only born of the Father,) full of grace and truth. 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. 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.
15 John testifies for him, and he tried, saying, This was he of whom I said, He coming after me was before me: for he was before me. (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.’”) (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.’”)
16 And of his completion we all received, and grace for grace. For from his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace. Out of his fullness we have all received grace in place of grace already given.
17 For the law was given by Moses; grace and truth were by Jesus Christ. For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
18 None has seen God at any time; the only born Son, he being in the bosom of the Father, he has declared. No one has ever seen God; the only God, who is at the Father’s side, he has made him known. 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.
19 And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem that they might ask him, Who art thou? And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?” Now this was John’s testimony when the Jewish leaders in Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him who he was.
20 And he acknowledged, and denied not; and he acknowledged, That I am not the Christ. He confessed, and did not deny, but confessed, “I am not the Christ.” He did not fail to confess, but confessed freely, “I am not the Messiah.”
21 And they asked, What then? Art thou Elias? And he says, I am not. Art thou a prophet? And he answered, No. And they asked him, “What then? Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” And he answered, “No.” They asked him, “Then who are you? Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” He answered, “No.”
22 Then said they to him, Who art thou? that we might give answer to them having sent us. What sayest thou for thyself? 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?” Finally they said, “Who are you? Give us an answer to take back to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”
23 He said, I the voice of him crying in the desert, Make ye straight the way of the Lord, as said Esaias the prophet. 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.” 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.’”
24 And they having been sent were of the Pharisees. (Now they had been sent from the Pharisees.) Now the Pharisees who had been sent
25 And they asked him, and said to him, Why immersest thou then, if thou art not Christ, neither Elias, neither a prophet? They asked him, “Then why are you baptizing, if you are neither the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?” questioned him, “Why then do you baptize if you are not the Messiah, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”
26 John answered them saying, I immerse in water: but he stands the midst of you, whom ye know not; John answered them, “I baptize with water, but among you stands one you do not know, “I baptize with water,” John replied, “but among you stands one you do not know.
27 This is he coming after me, who was before me, of whom I am not worthy that I might loose the strings of his shoes. even he who comes after me, the strap of whose sandal I am not worthy to untie.” He is the one who comes after me, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.”
28 These things were in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was immersing. These things took place in Bethany across the Jordan, where John was baptizing. This all happened at Bethany on the other side of the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
29 In the morrow John sees Jesus coming to him, and says, Behold the Lamb of God, be taking away the sin of the world. The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
30 This is he of whom I said, After me comes a man who was before me: for he was before me. This is he of whom I said, ‘After me comes a man who ranks before me, because he was before me.’ This is the one I meant when I said, ‘A man who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.’
31 And I knew him not: but that he might be manifested to Israel, for this I came immersing in water. I myself did not know him, but for this purpose I came baptizing with water, that he might be revealed to Israel.” I myself did not know him, but the reason I came baptizing with water was that he might be revealed to Israel.”
32 And John testified, saying, That I have seen the Spirit descending as a dove from heaven, and it remained up on him. And John bore witness: “I saw the Spirit descend from heaven like a dove, and it remained on him. Then John gave this testimony: “I saw the Spirit come down from heaven as a dove and remain on him.
33 And I knew him not: but he having sent me to immerse in water, this said to me, Upon whomsoever thou shouldest see the Spirit descending, and remaining upon him, this is he immersing in the Holy Spirit. 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.’ 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.’
34 And I have seen, and testified that this is the Son of God. And I have seen and have borne witness that this is the Son of God.” I have seen and I testify that this is God’s Chosen One.”
35 Again on the morrow John stood, and two of his disciples; The next day again John was standing with two of his disciples, The next day John was there again with two of his disciples.
36 And having looked upon Jesus walking, he says, Behold the Lamb of God. and he looked at Jesus as he walked by and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God!” When he saw Jesus passing by, he said, “Look, the Lamb of God!”
37 And two disciples heard him speaking, and followed Jesus. The two disciples heard him say this, and they followed Jesus. When the two disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus.
38 And Jesus having turned, and seen them following, says to them, What seek ye? They said to him, Rabbi, (It says, being interpreted, Teacher,) where remainest thou. 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?” Turning around, Jesus saw them following and asked, “What do you want?” They said, “Rabbi” (which means “Teacher”), “where are you staying?”
39 He says to them, Come and see. They came and saw where he remains, and they remained with him that day: and it was about the tenth hour. 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. “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.
40 It was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, one of the two having heard of John, and followed him. One of the two who heard John speak and followed Jesus was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother. Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of the two who heard what John had said and who had followed Jesus.
41 He first finds his own brother Simon, and says to him, We have found Messias, which is, being interpreted, Christ. He first found his own brother Simon and said to him, “We have found the Messiah” (which means Christ). The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother Simon and tell him, “We have found the Messiah” (that is, the Christ).
42 And he brought him to Jesus. And Jesus having looked upon him, said, Thou art Simon son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas, which is, interpreted, Peter. 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). 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).
43 The morrow Jesus wished to go forth to Galilee, and he finds Philip, and he says to him, Follow me. The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, “Follow me.” The next day Jesus decided to leave for Galilee. Finding Philip, he said to him, “Follow me.”
44 And Philip was from Bethsaida, of the city of Andrew and Peter. Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. Philip, like Andrew and Peter, was from the town of Bethsaida.
45 And Philip finds Nathanael, and says to him, of whom Moses wrote in the law, and the prophets, we have found, Jesus, son of Joseph, him from Nazareth. 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.” 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.”
46 And Nathanael said to him, Can any good be from Nazareth? Philip says to him, Come and see. Nathanael said to him, “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” Philip said to him, “Come and see.” “Nazareth! Can anything good come from there?” Nathanael asked. “Come and see,” said Philip.
47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and he says of him, Behold truly an Israelite, in whom is no deceit! Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and said of him, “Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom there is no deceit!” When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, he said of him, “Here truly is an Israelite in whom there is no deceit.”
48 Nathanael says to him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said to him, Before Philip called thee, being under the fig tree, I saw thee. 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.” “How do you know me?” Nathanael asked. Jesus answered, “I saw you while you were still under the fig tree before Philip called you.”
49 Nathanael answers and says to him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel. Nathanael answered him, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!” Then Nathanael declared, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the king of Israel.”
50 Jesus answered and said to him, Because I said to thee, I saw thee under the fig tree, believest thou thou shalt see greater than these. 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.” Jesus said, “You believe because I told you I saw you under the fig tree. You will see greater things than that.”
51 And he says to him, Amen, amen, I say to you, From henceforth shall ye see heaven opened, and the messengers of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man. 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.” He then added, “Very truly I tell you, you will see ‘heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending on’ the Son of Man.”
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