約 翰 福 音 1
Chinese New Testament: Easy-to-Read Version
基督耶稣-永恒之言
1 最初有道 [a]，道与上帝同在，道即是上帝。 2 这道最初就与上帝同在。 3 万物通过他而产生，没有他，什么也不会产生。 4 他蕴含着生命，这生命给人类带来了光明。 5 光明在黑暗中闪耀，但是黑暗无法战胜光明。 [b]
6 上帝派来了一个人，名叫约翰， 7 他来是为光作见证的，以便通过他使所有的人相信这光。 8 约翰本身不是这光，而是来为这光作证的。 9 真正的光将要来到这个世界，这是照亮所有人的光。
10 他（道）已在这个世界上了。这个世界通过他而产生，但这个世界却不认识他。 11 他来到自己的家，可是他自己的人却不接受他。 12 不过，对于接受他的人，也就是信仰他的名字的人，他都赋予了他们成为上帝孩子的权力。 13 这些人不是靠自然传宗接代、情欲或人的愿望而生的，而是上帝所生。
14 道变成了肉身，生活在我们中间。我们看到了他的荣耀－父之独子的荣耀，他从天父那里来，充满了恩典和真理。
15 约翰为他作证，呼喊道∶“关于这个人，我曾说过∶‘那个在我之后来的人比我更伟大，因为他在我之前就存在了。”
16 我们都领受到了他丰盛的恩典与真理，得到他赐与的无尽福泽。 17 律法是通过摩西颁布的，而恩典和真理是通过耶稣基督而来的。 18 没有人见过上帝，但是在父亲身边的独子 [c]－也是上帝－使他为众所周知。
约翰讲述米赛亚（基督）
19 耶路撒冷的犹太人派祭司和利未人去见约翰，问他道∶“你是谁？”下面是约翰的证言：
20 约翰直言不讳地回答了，他承认说∶“我不是基督。”
21 他们问他∶“那么你是谁呢？是以利亚 [d]吗？”
他说∶“不是。”
他们又问∶“你是那位先知 [e]吗？”
他回答道∶“不是。”
22 所以，他们对他说∶“那么你是谁？告诉我们，好让我们回答那些派我们来的人。你自己说，你是什么人呢？”
23 约翰回答说：
“我是在旷野里那个呼唤人的声音∶‘为主修直道路！’” (A)
24 这些人是法利赛人派来的。 25 他们问约翰道∶“如果你不是基督、以利亚，也不是先知，那么你为什么施洗礼？”
26 约翰回答他们说∶“我用水给人们施洗礼，在你们中间，站着一位你们不认识的人， 27 他是那位在我之后来的人，我甚至都不配当给他解鞋带的奴仆。” 28 这一切发生在约旦河对岸的伯大尼，约翰在那里为人们施洗礼。
耶稣-上帝的羔羊
29 第二天，约翰看见耶稣向他走来，便说∶“看，上帝的羔羊 [f]，他除掉世上的罪孽。 30 关于他，我曾说过∶‘在我之后来的那个人比我伟大，因为在我之前他就存在了。’ 31 我自己不认识他，但是我来用水为人们施洗礼，为的是使他的名字传遍以色列。”
32 然后，约翰作见证说∶“我已看到圣灵像鸽子一样从天堂而降，落在他的身上。 33 虽然我自己不认识他，但是派我来用水施洗礼的人告诉我∶‘你将看到圣灵降落在那个人身上，他就是用圣灵施洗的人。’ 34 我已经看见了这一切，我作证他就是上帝之子。”
耶稣最早的门徒
35 第二天，约翰和他的两个门徒又在那个地方。 36 当他们看见耶稣走过时，约翰说∶“看，上帝的羔羊。”
37 两个门徒听到了他的话，便跟着耶稣走了。 38 耶稣转过身，看到他们跟着他，就问∶“你们要什么？”
他们对他说∶“拉比（老师），您住在哪里？”
39 耶稣对他们说∶“你们来看吧。”于是，两个人就去看他住的地方，并和他共度了那天，当时大约四点左右。
40 听了约翰的话后跟耶稣走了的两个人当中，其中一个是西门彼得的兄弟安得烈。 41 他立刻找到他的兄弟西门，告诉他∶“我们找到弥赛亚了。”
42 他带着西门去见耶稣，耶稣看着他说∶“你是约翰的儿子西门，你以后要叫彼得 [g]。”
43 第二天，耶稣决定到加利利去。他找到腓力，对他说∶“跟从我。” 44 腓力来自伯赛大，和安得烈、彼得是同乡。 45 腓力找到了拿但业，告诉他说∶“我们找到了摩西律法和先知记载的那个人，他是来自拿撒勒的耶稣，约瑟的儿子。”
46 拿但业说∶“拿撒勒能出什么好东西呢？”
腓力说∶“你来看吧。”
47 耶稣看到拿但业朝他走来，关于他，耶稣说道∶“过来的这个人是一个真正的以色列人，他心里没有任何诡诈。”
48 拿但业说∶“您怎么知道我呢？”
耶稣回答说∶“腓力叫你之前，我看见你在那棵无花果树下。”
49 拿但业说∶“拉比（老师），您是上帝之子，您是以色列王。”
50 耶稣回答道∶“你是因为我说我看见你在无花果树下，才信仰我的吗？ 51 你将会看到比这更伟大的事情，”耶稣接着对他说，“我实话告诉你们，你们将看到天堂开启，看到上帝的天使在人子身上上下往来。”
Footnotes
- 約 翰 福 音 1:1 道： 希腊文意为任何形式的交流。也可被译为“信息”。在此意指基督－上帝向人们讲诉自己的途径。
- 約 翰 福 音 1:5 或黑暗并不理解光。
- 約 翰 福 音 1:18 或“但是唯一的上帝与父非常近。”一些希腊本“但只有独子与上帝非常近。”
- 約 翰 福 音 1:21 以利亚： 公元前850年的一位先知。犹太人盼望着在弥赛亚到来之前，他能重返。见《玛拉基书》4:5-6。
- 約 翰 福 音 1:21 那位先知： 也许就是那位上帝告诉摩西要来的那位先知。
- 約 翰 福 音 1:29 上帝的羔羊： 耶稣的名字。意为耶稣就像羔羊一样祭献给了上帝。
- 約 翰 福 音 1:42 彼得： 阿拉米语“矶法”。
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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