约翰福音 1
Chinese Standard Bible (Simplified)
神成为人
1 太初有道，
道与神同在，
道就是神。
2 这道太初与神同在。
3 万有是藉着他而成的；
凡所成的，
没有一样不是藉着他而成的。
4 生命在他里面，
这生命就是人的光。
5 这光在黑暗中照耀，
黑暗却没有胜过[a]这光。
6 有一个人受神的差派而来，
他名叫约翰。
7 他为见证而来，
是要为这光做见证，
好让人都藉着他相信。
8 他不是这光，
而是要为这光做见证。
9 这光是真光，
来到这世界照亮每个人。
10 他在这世界，
世界也是藉着他而成的，
世界却不认识他。
11 他来到自己的地方，
自己的人却不接受他。
12 但是所有接受他的，
就是信他名的人，
他就赐给他们权柄成为神的儿女。
13 他们不是由血缘、
或肉体的意愿、
或人的意志所生的，
而是由神所生的。
14 道成了肉身，
居住在我们中间。
我们看到了他的荣耀，
正是从父而来的独生子的荣耀，
充满了恩典和真理。
15 约翰为他做见证，呼喊说：
“这一位就是我曾说过的，
‘那在我之后来的，已成为在我前面的，
因为他在我之前就已经存在。’”
16 原来从他的丰盛完美中，
我们都领受了恩典，而且恩上加恩。
17 因为律法是藉着摩西赐下的，
恩典和真理是藉着耶稣基督而来的。
18 从来没有人看见神，
只有在父怀里的那位独生子——神，
他将神表明了出来。
施洗约翰的见证
19 以下是约翰的见证。那时候，耶路撒冷的那些犹太人派了一些祭司和利未人到约翰那里去问他：“你是谁？”
20 他就承认，并毫不否认地告白：“我不是基督。”
21 他们又问：“那么你是谁呢？是以利亚吗？”
他说：“我不是。”
“是那位先知[b]吗？”
他回答：“不是。”
22 于是他们问：“你到底是谁？好让我们给那些派我们来的人一个答复。你自己说，你是什么人？”
23 约翰说：“正如先知以赛亚所说的，我就是在旷野里呼喊的声音：‘你们当修直[c]主的道[d]。’[e]”
24 那些被派来的人属于法利赛人， 25 他们又问约翰：“你既不是基督，又不是以利亚，也不是那位先知，那么，你为什么施洗呢？”
26 约翰回答说：“我用水[f]施洗，但有一位站在你们中间，是你们不认识的， 27 他是那在我之后来的，[g]我就是为他解鞋带也不配。”
28 这些事发生在约旦河对岸的伯大尼[h]，就是约翰施洗的地方。
神的羔羊
29 第二天，约翰看见耶稣向他走来，就说：“看哪，神的羔羊，除去世人罪孽的！ 30 这一位就是我所说的‘那在我之后来的人，已成为在我前面的，因为在我之前他就存在了。’ 31 我以前也不认识他，但为了让他向以色列显明，所以我来用水施洗。”
32 约翰又见证说：“我看到圣灵好像鸽子从天上降临，停留在他身上。 33 我以前也不认识他，可是那派我用水施洗的对我说：‘如果你看见圣灵降临在谁身上，又停留在谁身上，谁就是用圣灵施洗的那一位。’ 34 我看到了，就见证：这一位就是神的儿子[i]。”
35 过了一天，约翰和他的两个门徒又站在那里。 36 约翰看着耶稣走过，就说：“看哪，神的羔羊！”
37 那两个门徒听他说话，就跟从了耶稣。 38 耶稣转过身来，看到他们跟着走，就问：“你们寻找什么呢？”
他们对耶稣说：“拉比，你住在哪里呢？”——“拉比”翻译出来意思是“老师”。
39 耶稣说：“你们来看吧！”他们去了，看见耶稣住的地方，那天就住在他那里。那时大约是下午四点[j]。
40 听见了约翰的话而跟从耶稣的两个人中，有一个是西门彼得的弟弟安得烈。 41 安得烈先去找自己的哥哥[k]西门，对他说：“我们找到了弥赛亚。”——“弥赛亚”翻译出来就是“基督”。 42 他就带西门到耶稣那里。
耶稣注视着他，说：“你是约翰[l]的儿子西门，你将被称为矶法。”——“矶法”翻译出来就是“彼得[m]”。
腓力与拿旦业
43 又过了一天，耶稣决定前往加利利地区。他找到腓力，对他说：“你跟从我！”
44 腓力来自伯赛达，与安得烈和彼得同乡。 45 腓力找到拿旦业[n]，对他说：“我们发现了摩西在律法上所写的，和先知们所记的那一位。他就是约瑟的儿子，拿撒勒人耶稣。”
46 拿旦业对他说：“拿撒勒还能出什么好的吗？”
腓力说：“你来看吧！”
47 耶稣看见拿旦业向他走来，就指着他说：“看，一个真正的以色列人！他里面没有诡诈。”
48 拿旦业对耶稣说：“你怎么知道我呢？”
耶稣回答说：“腓力叫你以前，你还在无花果树下，我就看见你了。”
49 拿旦业说：“拉比，你是神的儿子，你是以色列的王！”
50 耶稣对他说：“因为我说‘我看见你在无花果树下’，你就信吗？你将会看到比这更大的事。” 51 耶稣又对他说：“我确确实实地告诉你们：你们将会看见天敞开了，神的天使们在人子上头，上去下来。”
Footnotes
- 约翰福音 1:5 胜过——或译作“领会”或“掌握”或“接受”。
- 约翰福音 1:21 那位先知——参《申命记》18:15。
- 约翰福音 1:23 修直——或译作“修平”。
- 约翰福音 1:23 道——或译作“路”。
- 约翰福音 1:23 《以赛亚书》40:3。
- 约翰福音 1:26 用水——或译作“在水里”。
- 约翰福音 1:27 有古抄本附“已成为在我前面的，”。
- 约翰福音 1:28 伯大尼——有古抄本作“伯达巴拉”。
- 约翰福音 1:34 神的儿子——有古抄本作“神所拣选的”。
- 约翰福音 1:39 下午四点——原文为“第十时刻”。
- 约翰福音 1:41 哥哥——原文直译“兄弟”。
- 约翰福音 1:42 约翰——有古抄本作“约拿”。
- 约翰福音 1:42 彼得——意思为“石头”。
- 约翰福音 1:45 拿旦业——一般认为，此人与其他《福音书》和《使徒行传》中的巴多罗迈是同一个人。
约翰福音 1
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)
生命之道
1 太初，道已经存在，道与上帝同在，道就是上帝。 2 太初，道就与上帝同在。 3 万物都是借着祂造的[a]，受造之物没有一样不是借着祂造的。 4 祂里面有生命，这生命是人类的光。 5 光照进黑暗里，黑暗不能胜过[b]光。
6 有一个人名叫约翰，是上帝差来的。 7 他来是要为光做见证，叫世人可以借着他而相信。 8 约翰不是那光，他来是为那光做见证。 9 那照亮世人的真光来到了世上。 10 祂来到自己所创造的世界，世界却不认识祂。 11 祂来到自己的地方，自己的人却不接纳祂。 12 但所有接纳祂的，就是那些信祂的人，祂就赐给他们权利成为上帝的儿女。 13 这些人既不是从人的血缘关系生的，也不是从人的情欲或意愿生的，而是从上帝生的。
14 道成为肉身，住在我们中间，充满了恩典和真理。我们见过祂的荣耀，正是父独一儿子的荣耀。
15 约翰为祂做见证的时候，高声喊道：“这就是我以前所说的那位，‘祂在我以后来却比我位分高，因为祂在我之前已经存在了。’” 16 从祂的丰盛里，我们一次又一次地领受了恩典。 17 因为律法是借着摩西颁布的，恩典和真理是借着耶稣基督赐下来的。 18 从来没有人见过上帝，只有父怀中的独一上帝[c]把祂显明出来。
施洗者约翰的见证
19 以下是约翰的见证。犹太人从耶路撒冷派祭司和利未人来找约翰，查问他是谁。 20 约翰毫不隐瞒地说：“我不是基督。”
21 他们问：“那么，你是谁？是以利亚吗？”
他说：“不是。”
他们又问：“你是那位先知吗？”
他说：“也不是。”
22 他们又追问：“你到底是谁？我们好回复差我们来的人。你自己说你是谁？”
23 他说：“我就是在旷野大声呼喊‘修直主的路’的那个人，正如以赛亚先知所言。”
24 派来的人当中有几个法利赛人[d]，他们问他： 25 “你既然不是基督，不是以利亚，也不是那位先知，那你为什么给人施洗呢？”
26 约翰答道：“我是用水施洗，但在你们中间有一位你们不认识的， 27 祂虽然是在我以后来的，我就是给祂解鞋带也不配。” 28 这事发生在约旦河东岸的伯大尼，那里是约翰给人施洗的地方。
上帝的羔羊
29 次日，约翰看见耶稣走过来，就说：“看啊！上帝的羔羊，除去世人罪恶的！ 30 这就是我以前所说的那位，‘有一个人在我以后来却比我位分高，因为祂在我之前已经存在了。’ 31 我以前并不认识祂，现在我用水给人施洗，是要把祂显明给以色列人。”
32 约翰又做见证说：“我看见圣灵好像鸽子一样从天降下，住在祂身上。 33 我本来不认识祂，但那位差我来用水给人施洗的告诉我，‘你看见圣灵降下，住在谁身上，谁就是用圣灵给人施洗的。’ 34 我看见了，便做见证，祂就是上帝的儿子。”
第一批门徒
35 再次日，约翰和两个门徒站在那里， 36 他看见耶稣经过，就说：“看啊！这是上帝的羔羊！” 37 两个门徒听见他的话，便跟从了耶稣。 38 耶稣转过身来，看见他们跟着，便问：“你们想要什么？”
他们说：“老师[e]，你住在哪里？”
39 耶稣说：“你们来看吧。”他们便跟着去看耶稣住的地方。到了那里大约下午四点了，他们就住在耶稣那里。 40 听见约翰的话后跟从耶稣的两个人中，有一个是西门·彼得的弟弟安得烈。 41 他首先去找他哥哥西门，说：“我们找到弥赛亚了！”弥赛亚的意思是基督[f]。 42 他带着西门去见耶稣。
耶稣看着西门，对他说：“约翰的儿子西门，你要改名为矶法。”矶法的意思是彼得。
43 又过了一天，耶稣决定去加利利。祂遇见了腓力，就对他说：“跟从我！” 44 腓力是伯赛大人，与彼得、安得烈是同乡。 45 腓力去找拿但业，对他说：“我们遇见了摩西律法书和先知书记载的那位！祂是约瑟的儿子耶稣，从拿撒勒来的。”
46 拿但业说：“拿撒勒还会出什么好东西？”
腓力说：“你来看看吧！”
47 耶稣看见拿但业走过来，就指着他说：“看啊，这是个真正的以色列人！他心里毫无诡诈。”
48 拿但业问耶稣：“你怎么会认识我？”
耶稣答道：“腓力还没有去找你之前，我就看见你在无花果树下了。”
49 拿但业说：“老师，你是上帝的儿子！你是以色列的王！”
50 耶稣说：“我说看见你在无花果树下，你就信我吗？将来你还要看见比这更大的事。 51 我实实在在地告诉你们，你们会看见天门敞开，上帝的天使以人子[g]为梯上上下下。”
John 1
International Children’s Bible
Christ Comes to the World
1 Before the world began, there was the Word.[a] The Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning. 3 All things were made through him. Nothing was made without him. 4 In him there was life. That life was light for the people of the world. 5 The Light shines in the darkness. And the darkness has not overpowered[b] the Light.
6 There was a man named John[c] who was sent by God. 7 He came to tell people about the Light. Through him all people could hear about the Light and believe. 8 John was not the Light, but he came to tell people about the Light. 9 The true Light was coming into the world. The true Light gives light to all.
10 The Word was in the world. The world was made through him, but the world did not know him. 11 He came to the world that was his own. But his own people did not accept him. 12 But some people did accept him. They believed in him. To them he gave the right to become children of God. 13 They did not become his children in the human way. They were not born because of the desire or wish of some man. They were born of God.
14 The Word became a man and lived among us. We saw his glory—the glory that belongs to the only Son of the Father. The Word was full of grace and truth. 15 John told about him. He said, “This is the One I was talking about. I said, ‘The One who comes after me is greater than I am. He was living before me.’”
16 The Word was full of grace and truth. From him we all received more and more blessings. 17 The law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. 18 No man has ever seen God. But God the only Son is very close to the Father.[d] And the Son has shown us what God is like.
John Tells People About Jesus
19 The Jews in Jerusalem sent some priests and Levites to John.[e] The Jews sent them to ask, “Who are you?”
20 John spoke freely and did not refuse to answer. He said clearly, “I am not the Christ.”
21 So they asked him, “Then who are you? Are you Elijah?”[f]
He answered, “No, I am not Elijah.”
Then they asked, “Are you the Prophet?”[g]
He answered, “No, I am not the Prophet.”
22 Then they said, “Who are you? Give us an answer to tell those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”
23 John told them in the words of the prophet Isaiah:
“I am the voice of a man
calling out in the desert:
‘Make the road straight for the Lord.’” Isaiah 40:3
24 In the group of Jews who were sent, there were some Pharisees. 25 They said to John: “You say you are not the Christ. You say you are not Elijah or the Prophet. Then why do you baptize people?”
26 John answered, “I baptize people with water. But there is one here with you that you don’t know. 27 He is the One who comes after me. I am not good enough to untie the strings of his sandals.”
28 This all happened at Bethany on the other side of the Jordan River. This is where John was baptizing people.
29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him. John said, “Look, the Lamb of God.[h] He takes away the sins of the world! 30 This is the One I was talking about. I said, ‘A man will come after me, but he is greater than I am, because he was living before me.’ 31 Even I did not know who he was. But I came baptizing with water so that the people of Israel could know who he is.”
32-33 Then John said, “I did not know who the Christ was. But God sent me to baptize with water. And God told me, ‘You will see the Spirit come down and rest on a man. That man is the One who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.’” John said, “I saw the Spirit come down from heaven. The Spirit looked like a dove and rested on him. 34 I have seen this happen. So I tell people: ‘He is the Son of God.’”[i]
The First Followers of Jesus
35 The next day John[j] was there again with two of his followers. 36 He saw Jesus walking by and said, “Look, the Lamb of God!”[k]
37 The two followers heard John say this. So they followed Jesus. 38 Jesus turned and saw them following him. He asked, “What do you want?”
They said, “Rabbi, where are you staying?” (“Rabbi” means “Teacher.”)
39 Jesus answered, “Come with me and you will see.” So the two men went with Jesus. They saw the place where Jesus was staying and stayed there with him that day. It was then about four o’clock.
40 These two men followed Jesus after they heard about him from John. One of the men was Andrew. He was Simon Peter’s brother. 41 The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother, Simon. He said to Simon, “We have found the Messiah.” (“Messiah” means “Christ.”)
42 Then Andrew took Simon to Jesus. Jesus looked at Simon and said, “You are Simon son of John. You will be called Cephas.” (“Cephas” means “Peter.”[l])
43 The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, “Follow me.” 44 Philip was from the town of Bethsaida, where Andrew and Peter lived. 45 Philip found Nathanael and told him, “Remember that Moses wrote in the law about a man who was coming, and the prophets also wrote about him. We have found him. He is Jesus, the son of Joseph. He is from Nazareth.”
46 But Nathanael said to Philip, “Nazareth! Can anything good come from Nazareth?”
Philip answered, “Come and see.”
47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him. He said, “Here is truly a person of Israel. There is nothing false in him.”
48 Nathanael asked, “How do you know me?”
Jesus answered, “I saw you when you were under the fig tree. That was before Philip told you about me.”
49 Then Nathanael said to Jesus, “Teacher, you are the Son of God. You are the King of Israel.”
50 Jesus said to Nathanael, “You believe in me because I told you I saw you under the fig tree. But you will see greater things than that!” 51 And Jesus said to them, “I tell you the truth. You will all see heaven open. You will see ‘angels of God going up and coming down’[m] on the Son of Man.”
Footnotes
- 1:1 Word The Greek word is “logos,” meaning any kind of communication. It could be translated “message.” Here, it means Christ. Christ was the way God told people about himself.
- 1:5 overpowered This can also be translated, “understood.”
- 1:6 John John the Baptist, who preached to people about Christ’s coming (Matthew 3; Luke 3).
- 1:18 But . . . Father. This could be translated, “But the only God is very close to the Father.” Also, some Greek copies read “But the only Son is very close to the Father.”
- 1:19 John John the Baptist, who preached to people about Christ’s coming (Matthew 3; Luke 3).
- 1:21 Elijah A man who spoke for God. He lived hundreds of years before Christ.
- 1:21 Prophet They probably meant the prophet that God told Moses he would send (Deuteronomy 18:15–19).
- 1:29, 36 Lamb of God Name for Jesus. Jesus is like the lambs that were offered for a sacrifice to God.
- 1:34 the Son of God Some Greek copies read “God’s Chosen One.”
- 1:35 John John the Baptist, who preached to people about Christ’s coming (Matthew 3; Luke 3).
- 1:29, 36 Lamb of God Name for Jesus. Jesus is like the lambs that were offered for a sacrifice to God.
- 1:42 Peter The Greek name “Peter,” like the Aramaic name “Cephas,” means “rock.”
- 1:51 ‘angels . . . down’ These words are from Genesis 28:12.
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