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Jean 1
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Introduction : la parole de Dieu et son témoin

1 Au commencement était celui qui est la Parole de Dieu. Il était avec Dieu, il était lui-même Dieu. 2 Au commencement, il était avec Dieu. 3 Dieu a tout créé par lui ; rien de ce qui a été créé n’a été créé sans lui. 4 En lui résidait la vie[a], et cette vie était la lumière des hommes. 5 La lumière brille dans les ténèbres et les ténèbres ne l’ont pas étouffée[b].

6 Un homme parut, envoyé par Dieu ; il s’appelait Jean. 7 Il vint pour être un témoin de la lumière, afin que tous les hommes croient par lui. 8 Il n’était pas lui-même la lumière, mais sa mission était d’être le témoin de la lumière. 9 Celle-ci était la véritable lumière, celle qui, en venant dans le monde, éclaire tout être humain[c]. 10 Celui qui est la Parole était déjà dans le monde, puisque Dieu a créé le monde par lui, et pourtant, le monde ne l’a pas reconnu. 11 Il est venu chez lui, et les siens ne l’ont pas accueilli.

12 Certains pourtant l’ont accueilli ; ils ont cru en lui. A tous ceux-là, il a accordé le privilège de devenir enfants de Dieu. 13 Ce n’est pas par une naissance naturelle, ni sous l’impulsion d’un désir, ou encore par la volonté d’un homme, qu’ils le sont devenus ; mais c’est de Dieu qu’ils sont nés.

14 Celui qui est la Parole est devenu homme et il a vécu parmi nous. Nous avons contemplé sa gloire, la gloire du Fils unique envoyé par son Père : plénitude de grâce et de vérité !

15 Jean[d], son témoin, a proclamé publiquement : Voici celui dont je vous ai parlé lorsque j’ai dit : Celui qui vient après moi m’a précédé[e], car il existait déjà avant moi.

16 Nous avons tous été comblés de ses richesses. Il a déversé sur nous une grâce après l’autre. 17 En effet, si la Loi nous a été donnée par Moïse, la grâce et la vérité sont venues par Jésus-Christ. 18 Personne n’a jamais vu Dieu : Dieu, le Fils unique qui vit dans l’intimité du Père, nous l’a révélé.

Premières révélations et premiers affrontements

Le témoin(A)

19 Voici le témoignage de Jean, lorsque les Juifs[f] lui envoyèrent de Jérusalem une délégation de prêtres et de lévites pour lui demander : « Qui es-tu ? »

20 Il dit clairement la vérité, sans se dérober, et leur déclara ouvertement : 21 Je ne suis pas le Messie.

– Mais alors, continuèrent-ils, qui es-tu donc ? Es-tu Elie[g] ?

– Je ne le suis pas.

– Es-tu le Prophète ?

– Non.

22 – Mais enfin, insistèrent-ils, qui es-tu ? Il faut bien que nous rapportions une réponse à ceux qui nous ont envoyés. Que dis-tu de toi-même ?

23 – Moi ? répondit-il, je suis cette voix dont parle le prophète Esaïe, la voix de quelqu’un qui crie dans le désert : Préparez le chemin pour le Seigneur[h]!

24 Les envoyés étaient du parti des pharisiens. 25 Ils continuèrent de l’interroger : Si tu n’es pas le Messie, ni Elie, ni le Prophète, pourquoi donc baptises-tu ?

26 – Moi, leur répondit Jean, je vous baptise dans l’eau, mais au milieu de vous se trouve quelqu’un que vous ne connaissez pas. 27 Il vient après moi, mais je ne suis pas digne de dénouer la lanière de ses sandales.

28 Cela se passait à Béthanie[i], à l’est du Jourdain, là où Jean baptisait.

Jésus, l’Agneau de Dieu

29 Le lendemain, Jean aperçut Jésus qui se dirigeait vers lui ; alors il s’écria : Voici l’Agneau de Dieu[j], celui qui enlève le péché du monde. 30 C’est de lui que je vous ai parlé lorsque je disais : « Un homme vient après moi, il m’a précédé[k], car il existait déjà avant moi. » 31 Moi non plus, je ne savais pas que c’était lui, mais si je suis venu baptiser dans l’eau, c’est pour le faire connaître au peuple d’Israël.

32 Jean-Baptiste rendit ce témoignage : J’ai vu l’Esprit descendre du ciel comme une colombe et se poser sur lui. 33 Je ne savais pas que c’était lui, mais Dieu, qui m’a envoyé baptiser dans l’eau, m’avait dit : Tu verras l’Esprit descendre et se poser sur un homme ; c’est lui qui baptisera dans le Saint-Esprit. 34 Or, cela, je l’ai vu de mes yeux, et je l’atteste solennellement : cet homme est le Fils de Dieu.

Les premiers disciples

35 Le lendemain, Jean était de nouveau là, avec deux de ses disciples. 36 Il vit Jésus qui passait, et il dit : Voici l’Agneau de Dieu !

37 Les deux disciples entendirent les paroles de Jean et se mirent à suivre Jésus.

38 Celui-ci se retourna, vit qu’ils le suivaient et leur demanda : Que désirez-vous ?

– Rabbi – c’est-à-dire Maître – , lui dirent-ils, où habites-tu ?

39 – Venez, leur répondit-il, et vous le verrez. Ils l’accompagnèrent donc et virent où il habitait. Il était environ quatre heures de l’après-midi. Ils passèrent le reste de la journée avec lui.

40 André, le frère de Simon Pierre, était l’un de ces deux hommes qui, sur la déclaration de Jean, s’étaient mis à suivre Jésus.

41 Il alla tout d’abord voir son frère Simon et lui dit : Nous avons trouvé le Messie (ce qui se traduit par Christ).

42 Et il le conduisit auprès de Jésus. Jésus le regarda attentivement et lui dit : Tu es Simon, fils de Jonas. Eh bien, on t’appellera Céphas – ce qui veut dire Pierre.

43 Le lendemain, Jésus décida de retourner en Galilée. Il rencontra Philippe et lui dit : Suis-moi !

44 Philippe était originaire de Bethsaïda[l], la ville d’André et de Pierre. 45 Philippe, à son tour, alla voir Nathanaël et lui dit : Nous avons trouvé celui dont Moïse a parlé dans la Loi[m] et que les prophètes ont annoncé : c’est Jésus, le fils de Joseph, de la ville de Nazareth.

46 – De Nazareth ? répondit Nathanaël. Que peut-il venir de bon de Nazareth ?

– Viens et vois toi-même ! répondit Philippe.

47 Jésus vit Nathanaël s’avancer vers lui. Alors il dit : Voilà un véritable Israélite, un homme d’une parfaite droiture.

48 – D’où me connais-tu ? lui demanda Nathanaël.

– Avant même que Philippe t’appelle, lui répondit Jésus, lorsque tu étais sous le figuier, je t’ai vu.

49 – Maître, s’écria Nathanaël, tu es le Fils de Dieu, tu es le Roi d’Israël !

50 – Tu crois, lui répondit Jésus, parce que je t’ai dit que je t’ai vu sous le figuier ? Tu verras de bien plus grandes choses encore. 51 Et il ajouta : Oui, je vous l’assure, vous verrez le ciel ouvert et les anges de Dieu monter et descendre entre ciel et terre par l’intermédiaire du Fils de l’homme[n].

Footnotes

  1. 1.4 Autre traduction, en changeant la ponctuation : tout a été créé par lui et rien n’a été créé sans lui. Ce qui a été créé avait la vie en lui.
  2. 1.5 Autre traduction : ne l’ont pas reçue.
  3. 1.9 D’autres comprennent : celle qui éclaire tout être humain venant dans le monde.
  4. 1.15 Il s’agit de Jean-Baptiste.
  5. 1.15 Autre traduction : est plus grand que moi.
  6. 1.19 Dans cet évangile, l’expression les Juifs désigne souvent diverses composantes du peuple juif qui s’opposent au message de Jésus (p. ex. 2.20 ; 5.10, 15, 16, 18 ; 6.41, 52 ; 7.1 ; etc.). Il s’agit d’ensembles représentatifs du peuple de l’ancienne alliance (les autorités du Grand-Conseil, des membres de groupes religieux, le peuple réuni en un endroit, etc.), qui manifestent le rejet officiel du Messie. En contraste, Jean présente le reste fidèle, formé de Juifs individuels qui composent le « vrai Israël » (1.47-49 ; 10.1-5 ; 15.1-4).
  7. 1.21 Ce prophète fut enlevé au ciel à la fin de sa mission, ainsi que le rapporte l’Ancien Testament. Certains attendaient son retour selon la prophétie de Ml 3.23-24.
  8. 1.23 Es 40.3 cité selon l’ancienne version grecque.
  9. 1.28 Village à l’est du Jourdain, à ne pas confondre avec celui qui se trouvait sur le flanc oriental du mont des Oliviers (voir note Mc 11.1).
  10. 1.29 Images renvoyant aux sacrifices de l’ancienne alliance. Comme un agneau, Jésus prend sur lui la désobéissance des hommes et s’offre en sacrifice à leur place. Voir Es 53.
  11. 1.30 Autre traduction : il est plus grand que moi.
  12. 1.44 Village proche de Capernaüm.
  13. 1.45 Nom que les Juifs donnent aux cinq premiers livres de la Bible. La venue du Prophète était annoncée en Dt 18.18.
  14. 1.51 Allusion à la vision de Jacob (Gn 28.12-13), dans laquelle l’escalier annonce le rôle du Fils de l’homme.
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Yohana 1
Agano Jipya: Tafsiri ya Kusoma-Kwa-Urahisi

Yesu ni Neno la Mungu la Milele

1 Mwanzoni Kabla ulimwengu haujaumbwa
    alikuwepo Neno.[a]
Huyo Neno alikuwa pamoja na Mungu,
    na Neno alikuwa Mungu.
2 Alikuwepo pamoja na Mungu
    toka mwanzo.
3 Kila kitu kilifanyika kupitia kwake.
    Hakuna chochote katika uumbaji wa Mungu
    kilichofanyika bila yeye.
4 Ndani yake Neno kulikuwemo na uzima,
    na uzima huo ulikuwa nuru
    kwa ajili ya watu wa ulimwenguni.
5 Nuru[b] hiyo yamulika gizani,
    na giza halikuishinda.[c]

6 Alikuwepo mtu aliyeitwa Yohana, aliyetumwa na Mungu. 7 Alikuja kuwaambia watu kuhusu nuru. Ili kupitia kwake watu wote waweze kusikia kuhusu yule aliye nuru na wamwamini. 8 Yohana mwenyewe hakuwa nuru. Lakini alikuja kuwaambia watu kuhusu nuru.

9 Nuru ya kweli,
    anayeleta mwangaza kwa watu wote,
    alikuwa tayari kuonekana kwa ulimwengu.
10 Huyo Neno alikuwapo tayari ulimwenguni.
    Ulimwengu uliumbwa kupitia yeye,
    lakini ulimwengu haukumkubali.
11 Alikuja kwa ulimwengu ulio wake,
    na watu wake mwenyewe hawakumkubali.
12 Lakini baadhi ya watu walimkubali wakamwamini
    na akawapa haki ya kuwa watoto wa Mungu.
13 Ndiyo, walikuwa watoto wa Mungu,
    lakini si kwa kuzaliwa kimwili.
Haikuhusisha matamanio
    ya kibinadamu.
Mungu mwenyewe aliwafanya
    kuwa watoto wake.
14 Neno akafanyika kuwa mwanadamu
    na akaishi pamoja nasi.
Tuliouna ukuu wa uungu wake;
    utukufu alionao Mwana pekee wa Baba.

15 Yohana alizungumza kuhusu yeye alipopaza sauti na kusema, “Huyu ndiye niliyemzungumzia habari zake niliposema, ‘Anayekuja baada yangu ni mkuu kuliko mimi, kwa sababu alikuwepo mwanzoni, zamani kabla sijazaliwa.’”

16 Alikuwa amejaa neema na kweli ya Mungu,
    tulipokea kutoka baraka moja
    baada ya nyingine[d] kutoka kwake.
17 Hiyo ni kusema kuwa,
    sheria ililetwa kwetu kupitia Musa.
Lakini neema na kweli imekuja
    kupitia Yesu Kristo.
18 Hakuna aliyewahi kumwona Mungu
    isipokuwa Mwana peke yake,
ambaye yeye mwenyewe ni Mungu,
    ametuonesha jinsi Mungu alivyo.
Yuko karibu sana na Baba
    kiasi kwamba tunapomwona,
    tumemwona Mungu.

Yohana Azungumza Juu ya Kristo

(Mt 3:1-12; Mk 1:1-8; Lk 3:1-9,15-17)

19 Viongozi wa Kiyahudi kule Yerusalemu walituma baadhi ya makuhani na Walawi kwa Yohana kumwuliza, “Wewe ni nani?” Yohana akawaeleza kweli. 20 Akajibu kwa wazi bila kusitasita, “Mimi siyo Masihi.”

21 Wakamwuliza, “Sasa wewe ni nani? Je, wewe ni Eliya?”

Yohana akawajibu, “Hapana, mimi siye Eliya.”

Wakamwuliza tena, “Je, wewe ni Nabii?”[e]

Naye akawajibu, “Hapana, mimi siyo nabii.”

22 Kisha wakamwuliza, “Wewe ni nani basi? Tueleze habari zako. Tupe jibu la kuwaambia wale waliotutuma. Unajitambulisha mwenyewe kuwa nani?”

23 Yohana akawaambia maneno ya nabii Isaya:

“‘Mimi ni mtu anayeipaza sauti yake toka nyikani:
    Nyoosheni njia kwa ajili ya Bwana.’”(A)

24 Wale Wayahudi walitoka kwa Mafarisayo. 25 Wakamwambia Yohana, “Unasema kuwa wewe siyo Masihi. Na unasema kuwa wewe siyo Eliya wala nabii. Sasa kwa nini unawabatiza watu?”

26 Yohana akajibu, “Nawabatiza watu kwa maji. Lakini yupo mtu hapa kati yenu ambaye ninyi hamumjui. 27 Yeye ndiye yule anayekuja baada yangu. Nami sina sifa za kuwa mtumwa anayefungua kamba za viatu vyake.”

28 Mambo haya yote yalitokea Bethania iliyokuwa upande mwingine wa Mto Yordani. Hapa ndipo Yohana alipowabatiza watu.

Yesu, Mwanakondoo wa Mungu

29 Siku iliyofuata Yohana akamwona Yesu akija kwake na kusema, “Tazama, Mwanakondoo wa Mungu mwenye kuondoa dhambi za ulimwengu.” 30 Huyu ndiye niliyezungumza habari zake niliposema, “Kuna mtu anayekuja baada yangu aliye mkuu zaidi yangu, kwa sababu yeye aliishi muda mrefu kabla ya kuzaliwa kwangu.” 31 Nami sikumjua yeye ni nani. Lakini nilikuja kuwabatiza watu kwa maji ili watu wa Israeli waelewe kuwa huyo ndiye Masihi.

32-34 Kisha Yohana akasema maneno yafuatayo ili kila mtu asikie, “Mimi pia sikujua nani hasa alikuwa Masihi. Lakini yule aliyenituma kubatiza aliniambia, ‘Utamwona Roho akishuka na kutua kwa mtu. Huyo ndiye atakayewabatiza watu kwa Roho Mtakatifu.’ Nami nimeyaona haya yakitokea. Nilimwona Roho akishuka kutoka mbinguni kama njiwa na kutulia juu ya mtu huyu. Hivyo haya ndiyo ninayowaambia watu: ‘Yeye huyo ndiye Mwana wa Mungu.’”[f]

Wafuasi wa Kwanza wa Yesu

35 Siku iliyofuata Yohana alirejea tena mahali hapo pamoja na wafuasi wake wawili. 36 Naye akamwona Yesu akitembea, hivyo akasema, “Angalieni, Mwanakondoo wa Mungu!”

37 Wale wafuasi wake wawili walimsikia Yohana akisema haya, basi wakaondoka na kumfuata Yesu. 38 Yesu aligeuka na kuwaona watu wawili wakimfuata. Akawauliza, “Mnataka nini?” Nao wakajibu wakimwuliza, “Rabi, unakaa wapi?” (Rabi tafsiri yake ni Mwalimu.)

39 Yesu akajibu, “Njooni tufuatane pamoja nanyi mtapaona ninapokaa.” Hivyo wale watu wawili wakaenda pamoja naye. Wakaona mahali alipokuwa anakaa, nao wakashinda huko pamoja naye mchana wote. Hiyo ilikuwa ni saa kumi ya jioni.

40 Watu hawa wakamfuata Yesu baada ya kusikia habari zake kutoka kwa Yohana. Mmoja wao alikuwa Andrea, nduguye Simoni Petro.

41 Kitu cha kwanza alichokifanya Andrea kilikuwa ni kwenda kumtafuta ndugu yake Simoni. Andrea alipompata nduguye akamwambia, “Tumemwona Masihi.” (Masihi tafsiri yake ni Kristo.) 42 Kisha Andrea akamleta Simoni nduguye kwa Yesu. Yesu akamtazama, na kumwambia, “Wewe ndiwe Simoni, mwana wa Yohana. Basi utaitwa Kefa.” (“Kefa” tafsiri yake ni “Petro”.[g])

43 Kesho yake Yesu akaamua kwenda Galilaya. Huko alikutana na Filipo na kumwambia, “Nifuate.” 44 Filipo alikuwa mwenyeji wa mji wa Bethsaida, kama alivyokuwa Andrea na Petro. 45 Filipo akamkuta Nathanaeli na kumwambia, “Tumemwona mtu ambaye habari zake ziliandikwa na Musa katika sheria. Pia Manabii waliandika habari juu ya mtu huyu. Yeye ni Yesu, mwana wa Yusufu. Naye anatoka mjini Nazareti!”

46 Lakini Nathanaeli akamwambia Filipo, “Nazareti! Je, inawezakana kupata kitu chochote chema kutoka Nazareti?”

Filipo akajibu, “Njoo uone.”

47 Yesu akamwona Nathanaeli akija kwake na papo hapo akasema, “Mtu huyu anayekuja ni Mwisraeli halisi, ambaye unayeweza kumwamini.”[h]

48 Nathanaeli akamwuliza Yesu, “Umenifahamu kwa namna gani?”

Yesu akamjibu, “Nilikuona pale ulipokuwa chini ya mtini,[i] kabla Filipo hajakueleza habari zangu.”

49 Kisha Nathanaeli akasema, “Mwalimu, wewe ni Mwana wa Mungu. Nawe ni mfalme wa Israeli.” 50 Yesu akamwambia, “Je, umeyaamini haya kwa sababu nimekwambia kuwa nilikuona chini ya mtini? Utaona mambo makubwa zaidi ya haya.” 51 Kisha akasema, “Mniamini ninapowaambia kwamba mtaziona mbingu zimefunguka. Na mtawaona, ‘Malaika wa Mungu wakipanda juu na kushuka chini’[j] kwa ajili Mwana wa Adamu.”

Footnotes

  1. 1:1 Neno Kwa Kiyunani neno hili ni logos, lenye maana mawasiliano ya aina yoyote. Linaweza kutafsiriwa “ujumbe”. Hapa lina maana ya Kristo; njia ambayo Mungu alitumia kuueleza ulimwengu kuhusu yeye. Pia katika mstari wa 10,14 na 16.
  2. 1:5 Nuru Lenye maana ya Kristo, Neno, aliyeleta ulimwenguni uelewa kuhusu Mungu. Pia katika mstari wa 7.
  3. 1:5 halikuishinda Au “kupotosha ukweli”.
  4. 1:16 baraka moja baada ya nyingine Kwa maana ya kawaida, “neema juu ya neema”.
  5. 1:21 Nabii Huenda walikuwa na maana nabii ambaye Mungu, alimwambia Musa ya kwamba atamtuma. Tazama Kum 18:15-19. Pia katika mstari wa 25.
  6. 1:32-34 Yeye huyo ndiye Mwana wa Mungu Nakala zingine za kale kabisa za Kiyunani zina “Yeye ni mteule wa Mungu.”
  7. 1:42 Petro Jina la Kiyunani “Petro”, kama jina la Kiaramu “Kefa”, linamaananisha “mwamba”.
  8. 1:47 unayeweza kumwamini Kwa maana ya kawaida, “Ambaye ndani yake hamna hila.” Katika Agano la Kale, jina lingine la Israeli, Yakobo, linafafanuliwa kwa kutumia maneno kama vile “udanganyifu” au “hila”. Ambayo kwayo alijulikana sana. Tazama Mwa 27:35,36.
  9. 1:48 mtini Ama “mti wa mtini” aina ya mti wa matunda unaoitwa mtini.
  10. 1:51 Mwa 28:12, ambayo ni sehemu ya simulizi kuhusu ndoto ya Yakobo ya ngazi iliyokuwa na malaika waliokuwa wakipanda na kushuka kati ya mbinguni na duniani. Tazama Mwa 28:10-17.
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The Word Became Flesh

1 In the beginning was the Word,(A) and the Word was with God,(B) and the Word was God.(C) 2 He was with God in the beginning.(D) 3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.(E) 4 In him was life,(F) and that life was the light(G) of all mankind. 5 The light shines in the darkness,(H) and the darkness has not overcome[a] it.(I)

6 There was a man sent from God whose name was John.(J) 7 He came as a witness to testify(K) concerning that light, so that through him all might believe.(L) 8 He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light.

9 The true light(M) that gives light to everyone(N) was coming into the world. 10 He was in the world, and though the world was made through him,(O) the world did not recognize him. 11 He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him.(P) 12 Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed(Q) in his name,(R) he gave the right to become children of God(S)— 13 children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.(T)

14 The Word became flesh(U) and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory,(V) the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace(W) and truth.(X)

15 (John testified(Y) 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.’”)(Z) 16 Out of his fullness(AA) we have all received grace(AB) in place of grace already given. 17 For the law was given through Moses;(AC) grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.(AD) 18 No one has ever seen God,(AE) but the one and only Son, who is himself God and[b](AF) is in closest relationship with the Father, has made him known.

John the Baptist Denies Being the Messiah

19 Now this was John’s(AG) testimony when the Jewish leaders[c](AH) in Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him who he was. 20 He did not fail to confess, but confessed freely, “I am not the Messiah.”(AI)

21 They asked him, “Then who are you? Are you Elijah?”(AJ)

He said, “I am not.”

“Are you the Prophet?”(AK)

He answered, “No.”

22 Finally they said, “Who are you? Give us an answer to take back to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”

23 John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet, “I am the voice of one calling in the wilderness,(AL) ‘Make straight the way for the Lord.’”[d](AM)

24 Now the Pharisees who had been sent 25 questioned him, “Why then do you baptize if you are not the Messiah, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”

26 “I baptize with[e] water,”(AN) John replied, “but among you stands one you do not know. 27 He is the one who comes after me,(AO) the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.”(AP)

28 This all happened at Bethany on the other side of the Jordan,(AQ) where John was baptizing.

John Testifies About Jesus

29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God,(AR) who takes away the sin of the world!(AS) 30 This is the one I meant when I said, ‘A man who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.’(AT) 31 I myself did not know him, but the reason I came baptizing with water was that he might be revealed to Israel.”

32 Then John gave this testimony: “I saw the Spirit come down from heaven as a dove and remain on him.(AU) 33 And I myself did not know him, but the one who sent me to baptize with water(AV) told me, ‘The man on whom you see the Spirit come down and remain is the one who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.’(AW) 34 I have seen and I testify that this is God’s Chosen One.”[f](AX)

John’s Disciples Follow Jesus(AY)

35 The next day John(AZ) was there again with two of his disciples. 36 When he saw Jesus passing by, he said, “Look, the Lamb of God!”(BA)

37 When the two disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus. 38 Turning around, Jesus saw them following and asked, “What do you want?”

They said, “Rabbi”(BB) (which means “Teacher”), “where are you staying?”

39 “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.

40 Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of the two who heard what John had said and who had followed Jesus. 41 The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother Simon and tell him, “We have found the Messiah” (that is, the Christ).(BC) 42 And he brought him to Jesus.

Jesus looked at him and said, “You are Simon son of John. You will be called(BD) Cephas” (which, when translated, is Peter[g]).(BE)

Jesus Calls Philip and Nathanael

43 The next day Jesus decided to leave for Galilee. Finding Philip,(BF) he said to him, “Follow me.”(BG)

44 Philip, like Andrew and Peter, was from the town of Bethsaida.(BH) 45 Philip found Nathanael(BI) and told him, “We have found the one Moses wrote about in the Law,(BJ) and about whom the prophets also wrote(BK)—Jesus of Nazareth,(BL) the son of Joseph.”(BM)

46 “Nazareth! Can anything good come from there?”(BN) Nathanael asked.

“Come and see,” said Philip.

47 When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, he said of him, “Here truly is an Israelite(BO) in whom there is no deceit.”(BP)

48 “How do you know me?” Nathanael asked.

Jesus answered, “I saw you while you were still under the fig tree before Philip called you.”

49 Then Nathanael declared, “Rabbi,(BQ) you are the Son of God;(BR) you are the king of Israel.”(BS)

50 Jesus said, “You believe[h] because I told you I saw you under the fig tree. You will see greater things than that.” 51 He then added, “Very truly I tell you,[i] you[j] will see ‘heaven open,(BT) and the angels of God ascending and descending(BU) on’[k] the Son of Man.”(BV)

Footnotes

  1. John 1:5 Or understood
  2. John 1:18 Some manuscripts but the only Son, who
  3. John 1:19 The Greek term traditionally translated the Jews (hoi Ioudaioi) refers here and elsewhere in John’s Gospel to those Jewish leaders who opposed Jesus; also in 5:10, 15, 16; 7:1, 11, 13; 9:22; 18:14, 28, 36; 19:7, 12, 31, 38; 20:19.
  4. John 1:23 Isaiah 40:3
  5. John 1:26 Or in; also in verses 31 and 33 (twice)
  6. John 1:34 See Isaiah 42:1; many manuscripts is the Son of God.
  7. John 1:42 Cephas (Aramaic) and Peter (Greek) both mean rock.
  8. John 1:50 Or Do you believe … ?
  9. John 1:51 The Greek is plural.
  10. John 1:51 The Greek is plural.
  11. John 1:51 Gen. 28:12
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The Eternal Word(A)

1 In the beginning (B)was the Word, and the (C)Word was (D)with God, and the Word was (E)God. 2 (F)He was in the beginning with God. 3 (G)All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. 4 (H)In Him was life, and (I)the life was the light of men. 5 And (J)the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not [a]comprehend it.

John’s Witness: The True Light

6 There was a (K)man sent from God, whose name was John. 7 This man came for a (L)witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all through him might (M)believe. 8 He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that (N)Light. 9 (O)That[b] was the true Light which gives light to every man coming into the world.

10 He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and (P)the world did not know Him. 11 (Q)He came to His [c]own, and His [d]own did not receive Him. 12 But (R)as many as received Him, to them He gave the [e]right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: 13 (S)who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

The Word Becomes Flesh

14 (T)And the Word (U)became (V)flesh and dwelt among us, and (W)we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, (X)full of grace and truth.

15 (Y)John bore witness of Him and cried out, saying, “This was He of whom I said, (Z)‘He who comes after me [f]is preferred before me, (AA)for He was before me.’ ”

16 [g]And of His (AB)fullness we have all received, and grace for grace. 17 For (AC)the law was given through Moses, but (AD)grace and (AE)truth came through Jesus Christ. 18 (AF)No one has seen God at any time. (AG)The only begotten [h]Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, He has declared Him.

A Voice in the Wilderness(AH)

19 Now this is (AI)the testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?”

20 (AJ)He confessed, and did not deny, but confessed, “I am not the Christ.”

21 And they asked him, “What then? Are you Elijah?”

He said, “I am not.”

“Are you (AK)the Prophet?”

And he answered, “No.”

22 Then they said to him, “Who are you, that we may give an answer to those who sent us? What do you say about yourself?”

23 He said: (AL)“I am

(AM)‘The voice of one crying in the wilderness:
“Make straight the way of the Lord,” ’

as the prophet Isaiah said.”

24 Now those who were sent were from the Pharisees. 25 And they asked him, saying, “Why then do you baptize if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”

26 John answered them, saying, (AN)“I baptize with water, (AO)but there stands One among you whom you do not know. 27 (AP)It is He who, coming after me, [i]is preferred before me, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to loose.”

28 These things were done (AQ)in [j]Bethabara beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.

The Lamb of God(AR)

29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold! (AS)The Lamb of God (AT)who takes away the sin of the world! 30 This is He of whom I said, ‘After me comes a Man who [k]is preferred before me, for He was before me.’ 31 I did not know Him; but that He should be revealed to Israel, (AU)therefore I came baptizing with water.”

32 (AV)And John bore witness, saying, “I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and He remained upon Him. 33 I did not know Him, but He who sent me to baptize with water said to me, ‘Upon whom you see the Spirit descending, and remaining on Him, (AW)this is He who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’ 34 And I have seen and testified that this is the (AX)Son of God.”

The First Disciples

35 Again, the next day, John stood with two of his disciples. 36 And looking at Jesus as He walked, he said, (AY)“Behold the Lamb of God!”

37 The two disciples heard him speak, and they (AZ)followed Jesus. 38 Then Jesus turned, and seeing them following, said to them, “What do you seek?”

They said to Him, “Rabbi” (which is to say, when translated, Teacher), “where are You staying?”

39 He said to them, “Come and see.” They came and saw where He was staying, and remained with Him that day (now it was about the tenth hour).

40 One of the two who heard John speak, and followed Him, was (BA)Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother. 41 He first found his own brother Simon, and said to him, “We have found the [l]Messiah” (which is translated, the Christ). 42 And he brought him to Jesus.

Now when Jesus looked at him, He said, “You are Simon the son of [m]Jonah. (BB)You shall be called Cephas” (which is translated, [n]A Stone).

Philip and Nathanael

43 The following day Jesus wanted to go to Galilee, and He found (BC)Philip and said to him, “Follow Me.” 44 Now (BD)Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. 45 Philip found (BE)Nathanael and said to him, “We have found Him of whom (BF)Moses in the law, and also the (BG)prophets, wrote—Jesus (BH)of Nazareth, the (BI)son of Joseph.”

46 And Nathanael said to him, (BJ)“Can anything good come out of Nazareth?”

Philip said to him, “Come and see.”

47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward Him, and said of him, “Behold, (BK)an Israelite indeed, in whom is no deceit!”

48 Nathanael said to Him, “How do You know me?”

Jesus answered and said to him, “Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.”

49 Nathanael answered and said to Him, “Rabbi, (BL)You are the Son of God! You are (BM)the King of Israel!”

50 Jesus answered and said to him, “Because I said to you, ‘I saw you under the fig tree,’ do you believe? You will see greater things than these.” 51 And He said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, (BN)hereafter[o] you shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of Man.”

Footnotes

  1. John 1:5 Or overcome
  2. John 1:9 Or That was the true Light which, coming into the world, gives light to every man.
  3. John 1:11 His own things or domain
  4. John 1:11 His own people
  5. John 1:12 authority
  6. John 1:15 ranks higher than I
  7. John 1:16 NU For
  8. John 1:18 NU God
  9. John 1:27 ranks higher than I
  10. John 1:28 NU, M Bethany
  11. John 1:30 ranks higher than I
  12. John 1:41 Lit. Anointed One
  13. John 1:42 NU John
  14. John 1:42 Gr. Petros, usually translated Peter
  15. John 1:51 NU omits hereafter
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