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John 1

¹The word was in the beginning, the word was with God, and the word was God by nature. ²He was in the beginning with God. ³Everything came into existence through him, and not even one thing came into existence without him. ⁴What came into existence in him was life, and that life was the light of humanity. ⁵The light was shining darkness, but the darkness didn't overcome it.

⁶There was a man, sent by God, whose name was John. ⁷He came as a witness, to give testimony about the light, so that everyone can believe through him. ⁸He was not that light, but he came to bear testimony concerning it. ⁹It was the genuine light that enlightens every person when it comes into the world. ¹⁰He was in the world, and the world came into existence through him, but the world didn't know him. ¹¹He came to his own people, but they didn't receive him. ¹²But he gave authority to become children of God to all those who received him, that is to those who put their trust in his name. ¹³They are the ones who are not born of blood, nor by the will of the flesh, nor by human will, but rather are born of God.

¹⁴The word became flesh, and pitched his tent among us, and we saw his glory, glory that was like the one and only person with th eFather, full of grace and truth. ¹⁵John testified concerning him and cried out saying, "This is the one of whom I said, "The one who is coming after me, is ahead of me in importance, because he existed before me." ¹⁶Because from his fulness we all received grace upon grace. ¹⁷Because the law was given through Moses, grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. ¹⁸Nobody has seen God at any time. The unique God, who was in the bosom of the Father, is the one who has described him.

¹⁹Now this is John's testimony, given when the Judeans sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, "Who are you?" ²⁰And he confessed and did not deny; he confessed "I am not the Christ!" ²¹And they asked him, "Who then? Are you Elijah?" And he said, "I am not." Are you the prophet?" and he answered, "No." ²²So they asked him, "Who are you? So we can give an answer to those who sent us. ²³He said,

I am a voice shouting in the wilderness,
'Prepare the Lord's path!'"
Just as Isaiah the prophet said. ²⁴Now they were sent by the Pharisees. ²⁵And they asked him, "Why then do you baptize if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the prophet?" ²⁶John answered them, "I baptize in water. There is one standing among you whom you don't know. ²⁷He comes after me, but I am not worthy to loosen th elatch of his sandal." ²⁸These things happened in Bethany across the Jordan where John was baptizing.

²⁹The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, "Look! The lamb of God who is carrying the sins of the world! ³⁰This is the one of whom I said, 'There is one coming after me who was before me because he is above me in importance.'" ³¹And I didn't know him, I am baptizing in water so that he can be revealed to Israel. ³²And John testified, "I saw the Spirit descending like a dove from heaven and staying on him. ³³And I didn't know him, but the one who sent me to baptize in water told me, 'Whoever you the Spirit descends on like a dove and then stays there is the one who baptizes in the Holy Spirit.' ³⁴And I have seen, and I give testimony that this is the Son of God."

³⁵The next day John was again standing there and two of his disciples were with him. ³⁶And when he saw Jesus walking, he said, "Look! The lamb of God!" ³⁷And the two disciples heard him speaking and they followed Jesus. ³⁸And Jesus turned and watched them following, and he said to them, "What do you want?" And they said to him, "Rabbi (which is translated 'teacher'), where are you staying?" ³⁹He said to them, "Come and see." Then they went and saw where he was staying, and they stayed with him that day. It was about the 10th hour. ⁴⁰Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter was one of the two who heard John and followed Jesus. ⁴¹He first found his own brother Simon, and said to him, "We have found the Messiah (which is translated 'Christ')." ⁴²He brought him to Jesus. When Jesus saw him, he said, "You are Simon, son of John. You will be called Cephas (which is translated 'Peter')."

⁴³The next day he wanted to go to Galilee and he found Philip, and tells him, "Follow me!" ⁴⁴Philip was from Bethsaida, from the city of Andrew and Peter. ⁴⁵Philip found Nathanael, and tells him, "We have found the one Moses and the prophets wrote about, Jesus, son of Joseph from Nazareth." ⁴⁶Nathanael said to him, "Can any good thing come from Nazareth?" And he said to Nathanael, "Come and see." ⁴⁷Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and said about him, "Look! Truly an Israel in whom there is no guile." ⁴⁸Nathanael said to him, "From where do you know me?" Jesus answered him, "Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you." ⁴⁹Nathanel answered, "Rabbi! You are the Son of God! You are the king of Israel!" ⁵⁰Jesus answered him, "Do you believe because I saw you under the fig tree? You will see things that are greater than this!" ⁵¹And he said to him, "Very truly I tell you, You will see heaven opened, and angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man."

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