John 1

¹In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

²He was in the beginning with God.

³All things came into being through him, and apart from him not even one thing came into being that has come into being.

⁴In him was life, and the life was the light of men.

⁵And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it.

⁶There came a man sent from God; his name was John.

⁷He came for witness, to testify concerning the light, so that all might believe through him.

⁸He was not the light, but came that he might testify concerning the light.

⁹The true light, who enlightens every person, was coming into the world.

¹⁰He was in the world, and the world came into being through him, and the world did not recognize him.

¹¹He came to his own home, and his own people did not receive him.

¹²But as many as received him, he gave to them the right to become children of God — to those who believe in his name,

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

¹⁴And the Word became flesh and tabernacled among us, and we beheld his glory, a glory as of the only one from the Father, full of grace and truth.

¹⁵John testifies concerning him and has cried out, saying: 'This is he of whom I said, the one coming after me has become before me, because he was before me.'

¹⁶For from his fullness we all have received, grace upon grace.

¹⁷For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

¹⁸No one has ever seen God; the unique one, God himself, who is at the Father's side, he has made him known.

¹⁹And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, 'Who are you?'

²⁰And he confessed and did not deny, but confessed: 'I am not the Christ.'

²¹And they asked him, 'What then? Are you Elijah?' And he said, 'I am not.' 'Are you the Prophet?' And he answered, 'No.'

²²Then they said to him, 'Who are you? Tell us, so that we may give an answer to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?'

²³He said, 'I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness: Make straight the way of the Lord! — just as Isaiah the prophet said.'

²⁴Now they had been sent from the Pharisees.

²⁵And they asked him and said to him, 'Then why do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?'

²⁶John answered them, saying, 'I baptize with water. Among you stands one whom you do not recognize,

²⁷the one coming after me, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to untie.'

²⁸These things took place in Bethany across the Jordan, where John was baptizing.

²⁹On the next day he sees Jesus coming toward him, and says, 'Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!'

³⁰This is he concerning whom I said, 'After me comes a man who has become before me, because he was before me.'

³¹And I myself did not recognize him, but so that he might be revealed to Israel — for this reason I came baptizing with water.

³²And John bore witness, saying that he had beheld the Spirit descending like a dove out of heaven, and it remained upon him.

³³And I myself did not recognize him, but the one who sent me to baptize with water — that one said to me, 'Upon whom you see the Spirit descending and abiding on him, he is the one who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.'

³⁴And I myself have seen and have borne witness that this is the Son of God.

³⁵On the next day again John was standing, and two of his disciples,

³⁶and having looked intently at Jesus as he walked, he says, 'Behold, the Lamb of God!'

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

³⁸Jesus turned and, having beheld them following, says to them, What are you seeking? And they said to him, Rabbi, which means Teacher, where are you staying?

³⁹He says to them, Come and you will see. So they went and saw where he was abiding, and they stayed with him that day; it was about the tenth hour.

⁴⁰Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, was one of the two who heard John and followed him.

⁴¹He first finds his own brother Simon and says to him, We have found the Messiah, which means Christ.

⁴²And Andrew brought him to Jesus. Having looked at him intently, Jesus said, You are Simon the son of John; you will be called Cephas, which means Peter.

⁴³On the next day he desired to go forth into Galilee, and he finds Philip and Jesus says to him, Follow me.

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

⁴⁵Philip finds Nathanael and says to him, 'We have found the one Moses wrote about in the Law and the prophets, Jesus son of Joseph from Nazareth.'

⁴⁶And Nathanael said to him, Can anything good come out of Nazareth? Philip says to him, Come and see.

⁴⁷Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and says concerning him, Behold, truly an Israelite in whom there is no deceit!

⁴⁸Nathanael says to him, From where do you know me? Jesus answered and said to him, Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.

⁴⁹Nathanael answered him, Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the King of Israel!

⁵⁰Jesus 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.

⁵¹And he says to him, 'Truly, truly I say to you all: from now on you will see heaven opened and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.'