Chapter 1

[Chapter 1]
1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

1:2 He was in the beginning with God.

1:3 All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made.

1:4 In Him was life, and the life was the light of men.

1:5 And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.

1:6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

1:7 This man came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all through him might believe.

1:8 He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.

1:9 That was the true Light which gives light to every man coming into the world.

1:10 He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him.

1:11 He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him.

1:12 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name:

1:13 who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

1:14 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.

1:15 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.'

1:16 And of His fullness we have all received, and grace for grace.

1:17 For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

1:18 No one has seen God at any time. The only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, He has declared Him.

1:19 Now this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who are you?

1:20 He confessed, and did not deny, but confessed, I am not the Christ.

1:21 And they asked him, What then? Are you Elijah? He said, I am not. Are you the Prophet? And he answered, No.

1:22 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?

1:23 He said: I am `The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Make straight the way of the Lord, ' as the prophet Isaiah said.

1:24 Now those who were sent were from the Pharisees.

1:25 And they asked him, saying, Why then do you baptize if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?

1:26 John answered them, saying, I baptize with water, but there stands One among you whom you do not know.

1:27 It is He who, coming after me, is preferred before me, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to loose.

1:28 These things were done in Bethabara beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.

1:29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!

1:30 This is He of whom I said, `After me comes a Man who is preferred before me, for He was before me.'

1:31 I did not know Him; but that He should be revealed to Israel, therefore I came baptizing with water.

1:32 And John bore witness, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and He remained upon Him.

1:33 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.'

1:34 And I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God.

1:35 Again, the next day, John stood with two of his disciples.

1:36 And looking at Jesus as He walked, he said, Behold the Lamb of God!

1:37 The two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.

1:38 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?

1:39 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).

1:40 One of the two who heard John speak, and followed Him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother.

1:41 He first found his own brother Simon, and
said to him, We have found the Messiah (which is translated, the Christ).

1:42 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).

1:43 The following day Jesus wanted to go to Galilee, and He found Philip and said to him, Follow Me.

1:44 Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.

1:45 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.

1:46 And Nathanael said to him, Can anything good come out of Nazareth? Philip said to him, Come and see.

1:47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward Him, and said of him, Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no deceit!

1:48 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.

1:49 Nathanael answered and said to Him, Rabbi, You are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!

1:50 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.

1:51 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. [NKJV]