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Juan 1
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Juan 1
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El Verbo se hizo hombre
1 En el principio ya existía el Verbo,
y el Verbo estaba con Dios,
y el Verbo era Dios.
2 Él estaba con Dios en el principio.
3 Por medio de él todas las cosas fueron creadas;
sin él, nada de lo creado llegó a existir.
4 En él estaba la vida
y la vida era la luz de la humanidad.
5 Esta luz resplandece en la oscuridad
y la oscuridad no ha podido apagarla.[a]
6 Vino un hombre llamado Juan. Dios lo envió 7 como testigo para dar testimonio de la luz, a fin de que por medio de él todos creyeran. 8 Juan no era la luz, sino que vino para dar testimonio de la luz. 9 Esa luz verdadera, la que alumbra a todo ser humano, venía a este mundo.[b]
10 El que era la luz ya estaba en el mundo y el mundo fue creado por medio de él, pero el mundo no lo reconoció. 11 Vino a lo que era suyo, pero los suyos no lo recibieron. 12 Mas a cuantos lo recibieron, a los que creen en su nombre, les dio el derecho de ser hechos hijos de Dios. 13 Estos no nacen de la sangre, ni por deseos naturales, ni por voluntad humana, sino que nacen de Dios.
14 Y el Verbo se hizo hombre y habitó[c] entre nosotros. Y contemplamos su gloria, la gloria que corresponde al Hijo único del Padre, lleno de gracia y de verdad.
15 Juan dio testimonio de él y a voz en cuello proclamó: «Este es aquel de quien yo decía: “El que viene después de mí es superior a mí, porque existía antes que yo”». 16 De su plenitud todos recibimos gracia sobre gracia, 17 pues la Ley fue dada por medio de Moisés, mientras que la gracia y la verdad nos han llegado por medio de Jesucristo. 18 A Dios nadie lo ha visto nunca; el Hijo único, que es Dios[d] y que vive en unión íntima con el Padre, nos lo ha dado a conocer.
Juan el Bautista niega ser el Cristo
19 Este es el testimonio de Juan cuando los judíos de Jerusalén enviaron sacerdotes y levitas a preguntarle quién era. 20 No se negó a declararlo, sino que confesó con franqueza:
—Yo no soy el Cristo.
21 —¿Quién eres entonces? —le preguntaron—. ¿Acaso eres Elías?
—No lo soy.
—¿Eres el profeta?
—No lo soy.
22 —Entonces, ¿quién eres? Tenemos que llevar una respuesta a los que nos enviaron. ¿Qué dices de ti mismo?
23 Juan respondió con las palabras del profeta Isaías:
—“Yo soy la voz de uno que grita en el desierto: ‘Enderecen el camino para el Señor’ ”.[e]
24 Los que habían sido enviados eran de los fariseos. 25 Ellos preguntaron:
—Pues, si no eres el Cristo ni Elías ni el profeta, ¿por qué bautizas?
26 Juan respondió:
—Yo bautizo con[f] agua, pero entre ustedes hay alguien a quien no conocen 27 y que viene después de mí, al cual yo no soy digno ni siquiera de desatarle la correa de las sandalias.
28 Todo esto sucedió en Betania, al otro lado del río Jordán, donde Juan estaba bautizando.
Jesús, el Cordero de Dios
29 Al día siguiente, Juan vio a Jesús que se acercaba a él y dijo: «¡Aquí tienen al Cordero de Dios, que quita el pecado del mundo! 30 De este hablaba yo cuando dije: “Después de mí viene un hombre que es superior a mí, porque existía antes que yo”. 31 Yo ni siquiera lo conocía, pero para que él se revelara al pueblo de Israel, vine bautizando con agua».
32 Juan declaró: «Vi al Espíritu descender del cielo como una paloma y permanecer sobre él. 33 Yo mismo no lo conocía, pero el que me envió a bautizar con agua me dijo: “Aquel sobre quien veas que el Espíritu desciende y permanece es el que bautiza con el Espíritu Santo”. 34 Yo lo he visto y por eso testifico que este es el Hijo de Dios».
Los primeros discípulos de Jesús(A)
35 Al día siguiente, Juan estaba de nuevo allí con dos de sus discípulos. 36 Al ver a Jesús que pasaba por ahí, dijo:
—¡Aquí tienen al Cordero de Dios!
37 Cuando los dos discípulos lo oyeron decir esto, siguieron a Jesús. 38 Jesús se volvió y al ver que lo seguían, les preguntó:
—¿Qué buscan?
—Rabí, ¿dónde te hospedas? (Rabí significa “Maestro”.)
39 —Vengan a ver —contestó Jesús.
Ellos fueron, pues, y vieron dónde se hospedaba. Ese mismo día se quedaron con él. Eran como las cuatro de la tarde.
40 Andrés, hermano de Simón Pedro, era uno de los dos que, al oír a Juan, había seguido a Jesús. 41 Andrés encontró primero a su hermano Simón y le dijo:
—Hemos encontrado al Mesías —es decir, el Cristo.
42 Luego lo llevó a Jesús, quien lo miró y dijo:
—Tú eres Simón, hijo de Juan. Serás llamado Cefas —es decir, Pedro.[g]
Jesús llama a Felipe y a Natanael
43 Al día siguiente, Jesús decidió salir hacia Galilea. Se encontró con Felipe y lo llamó:
«Sígueme».
44 Felipe era del pueblo de Betsaida, lo mismo que Andrés y Pedro. 45 Felipe buscó a Natanael y le dijo:
—Hemos encontrado a Jesús de Nazaret, el hijo de José, aquel de quien escribió Moisés en la Ley y de quien escribieron los profetas.
46 —¡De Nazaret! —respondió Natanael—. ¿Acaso de allí puede salir algo bueno?
—Ven a ver —contestó Felipe.
47 Cuando Jesús vio que Natanael se acercaba, comentó:
—Aquí tienen a un verdadero israelita en quien no hay falsedad.
48 —¿De dónde me conoces? —preguntó Natanael.
Jesús respondió:
—Antes de que Felipe te llamara, cuando aún estabas bajo la higuera, ya te había visto.
49 —Rabí, ¡tú eres el Hijo de Dios! ¡Tú eres el Rey de Israel! —declaró Natanael.
50 Jesús le dijo:
—¿Lo crees porque te dije que te vi cuando estabas debajo de la higuera? ¡Vas a ver aún cosas más grandes que estas!
51 Y añadió con firmeza:
—Les aseguro que ustedes verán abrirse el cielo, y a los ángeles de Dios subir y bajar sobre el Hijo del hombre.
Footnotes
- 1:5 apagarla. Alt. comprenderla.
- 1:9 Esa … mundo. Alt. Esa era la luz verdadera que alumbra a todo ser humano que viene al mundo.
- 1:14 habitó. Lit. puso su tienda.
- 1:18 el Hijo único, que es Dios. Lit. Dios único. Var. el Hijo unigénito.
- 1:23 Is 40:3.
- 1:26 con. Alt. en; también en vv. 31 y 33.
- 1:42 Tanto Cefas (arameo) como Pedro (griego) significan piedra.
John 1
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John 1
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Christ Comes to the World
1 Before the world began, the Word[a] was there. The Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was there with God in the beginning. 3 Everything was made through him, and nothing was made without him. 4 In him there was life, and that life was a light for the people of the world. 5 The light[b] shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not defeated[c] it.
6 There was a man named John, 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. This is the true light that gives light to all people.
10 The Word was already 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. And his own people did not accept him. 12 But some people did accept him. They believed in him, and he gave them the right to become children of God. 13 They became God’s children, but not in the way babies are usually born. It was not because of any human desire or plan. They were born from God himself.
14 The Word became a man and lived among us. We saw his divine greatness—the greatness that belongs to the only Son of the Father. The Word was full of grace and truth. 15 John told people about him. He said loudly, “This is the one I was talking about when I said, ‘The one who is coming after me is greater than I am, because he was living before I was even born.’”
16 Yes, the Word was full of grace and truth, and from him we all received one blessing after another.[d] 17 That is, the law was given to us through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. 18 No one has ever seen God. The only Son is the one who has shown us what God is like. He is himself God and is very close to the Father.[e]
John Tells About the Messiah(A)
19 The Jewish leaders in Jerusalem sent some priests and Levites to John to ask him, “Who are you?” He told them the truth. 20 Without any hesitation he said openly and plainly, “I am not the Messiah.”
21 They asked him, “Then who are you? Are you Elijah?”
He answered, “No, I am not Elijah.”
They asked, “Are you the Prophet[f]?”
He answered, “No, I am not the Prophet.”
22 Then they said, “Who are you? Tell us about yourself. Give us an answer to tell the people who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”
23 John told them the words of the prophet Isaiah:
“I am the voice of someone shouting in the desert:
‘Make a straight road ready for the Lord.’” (B)
24 These Jews were sent from the Pharisees. 25 They said to John, “You say you are not the Messiah. 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 someone here with you that you don’t know. 27 He is the one who is coming later. I am not good enough to be the slave who unties the strings on his sandals.”
28 These things all happened at Bethany on the other side of the Jordan River. This is where John was baptizing people.
Jesus, the Lamb of God
29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God. He takes away the sins of the world! 30 This is the one I was talking about when I said, ‘There is a man coming after me who is greater than I am, because he was living even before I was born.’ 31 I did not know who he was. But I came baptizing people with water so that Israel could know that he is the Messiah.[g]”
32-34 Then John said this for everyone to hear: “I also did not know who the Messiah was. But the one who sent me to baptize with water told me, ‘You will see the Spirit come down and rest on a man. He is the one who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.’ I have seen this happen. I saw the Spirit come down from heaven like a dove and rest on this man. So this is what I tell people: ‘He is the Son of God.’[h]”
The First Followers of Jesus
35 The next day John was there again and had two of his followers with him. 36 He saw Jesus walking by and said, “Look, the Lamb of God!”
37 The two followers heard him say this, so they followed Jesus. 38 Jesus turned and saw the two men following him. He asked, “What do you want?”
They said, “Rabbi, where are you staying?” (“Rabbi” means “Teacher.”)
39 He answered, “Come with me and you will see.” So the two men went with him. They saw the place where he was staying, and they stayed there with him that day. It was about four o’clock.
40 These men followed Jesus after they had heard about him from John. One of them was Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter. 41 The first thing Andrew did was to go and find his brother Simon. Andrew said to him, “We have found the Messiah.” (“Messiah” means “Christ.”)
42 Then Andrew brought Simon to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, “You are Simon, the son of John. You will be called Cephas.” (“Cephas” means “Peter.[i]”)
43 The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. He met Philip and said to him, “Follow me.” 44 Philip was from the town of Bethsaida, the same as Andrew and Peter. 45 Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the man that Moses wrote about in the law. The prophets wrote about him too. 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 and said, “This man coming is a true Israelite, one you can trust.[j]”
48 Nathanael asked, “How do you know me?”
Jesus answered, “I saw you when you were under the fig tree, before Philip told you about me.”
49 Then Nathanael said, “Teacher, you are the Son of God. You are the King of Israel.”
50 Jesus said to him, “Do you believe this just because I said I saw you under the fig tree? You will see much greater things than that!” 51 Then he said, “Believe me when I say that you will all see heaven open. You will see ‘angels of God going up and coming down’[k] on the Son of Man.”
Footnotes
- John 1:1 Word The Greek word is “ logos,” meaning any kind of communication. It could be translated “message.” Here, it describes Jesus Christ before he was sent to earth as a human being, which is the way God chose to tell the world about himself. Also in verses 10, 14, 16.
- John 1:5 light Meaning Christ, the Word, who brought to the world understanding about God. Also in verse 7.
- John 1:5 defeated Or “understood.”
- John 1:16 one blessing after another Literally, “grace in place of grace.”
- John 1:18 The only Son … Father Or more literally, “The only Son, God, who is very close to the Father, has shown us what he is like.” Some other Greek copies say, “The only Son is very close to the Father and has shown us what he is like.”
- John 1:21 Prophet They probably meant the prophet that God told Moses he would send. See Deut. 18:15-19. Also in verse 24.
- John 1:31 so that … the Messiah Literally, “so that he might be revealed as the Messiah to Israel.” See “Messiah” in the Word List.
- John 1:32 He is the Son of God Some very early Greek copies have “He is the chosen one of God.”
- John 1:42 Peter The Greek name “Peter,” like the Aramaic name “Cephas,” means “rock.”
- John 1:47 one you can trust Literally, “in whom is no deceit.” In the Old Testament, Israel’s other name, Jacob, is explained with words that mean “deceit” or “trickery,” for which he was well known. See Gen. 27:35, 36.
- John 1:51
Quote from Gen. 28:12.
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