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The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
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There was a man sent from God whose name was John.
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He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all might believe.
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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.
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(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.’”)
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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.
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John the Baptist Denies Being the Messiah
Now this was John’s testimony when the Jewish leaders in Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him who he was.
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They asked him, “Then who are you? Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” He answered, “No.”
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Finally they said, “Who are you? Give us an answer to take back to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”
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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.’”
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Now the Pharisees who had been sent
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“I baptize with water,” John replied, “but among you stands one you do not know.
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He is the one who comes after me, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.”
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This all happened at Bethany on the other side of the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
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John Testifies About Jesus
The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
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This is the one I meant when I said, ‘A man who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.’
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Then John gave this testimony: “I saw the Spirit come down from heaven as a dove and remain on him.
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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.’
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I have seen and I testify that this is God’s Chosen One.”
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When he saw Jesus passing by, he said, “Look, the Lamb of God!”
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When the two disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus.
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Turning around, Jesus saw them following and asked, “What do you want?” They said, “Rabbi” (which means “Teacher”), “where are you staying?”
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“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.
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Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of the two who heard what John had said and who had followed Jesus.
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The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother Simon and tell him, “We have found the Messiah” (that is, the Christ).
