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Gud ble menneske

Ved tidenes begynnelse var allerede Ordet[a]. Ordet var hos Gud, og Ordet var Gud. Han var hos Gud allerede ved tidenes begynnelse. Gud lot ham skape alt som finnes til. Det finnes ikke noe som ikke har blitt skapt av ham. Alt liv kommer fra ham, og livet hans er lyset for menneskene. Hans lys skinner i mørket, og mørket kan aldri slokke det.

Gud sendte døperen Johannes for å fortelle om lyset, slik at alle kunne begynne å tro på grunn av budskapet hans. Johannes var ikke lyset. Han var bare den som skulle gjøre lyset kjent. Det sanne lyset, han som er hele menneskehetens lys, skulle nå komme inn i verden.

10 Men til tross for at Gud hadde betrodd ham å skape verden, så kjente ikke verden ham igjen da han kom. 11 Ikke en gang i hans eget land og blant hans eget folk tok de imot ham. 12 Men alle de som tok imot ham, ga han retten til å bli Guds barn. Ja, alle som tror på ham, får den samme retten. 13 De blir født på nytt, men ikke gjennom noen fysisk fødsel som et resultat av menneskelige følelser og handlinger. Nei, de blir født av Gud selv.

14 Og Ordet ble menneske og levde blant oss her på jorden. Vi så hans herlighet, den herlighet som den eneste Sønnen har fått fra sin Far i himmelen. Gjennom Sønnen har vi lært å kjenne Far i himmelen og hans kjærlighet og tilgivelse.

15 Døperen Johannes talte om Sønnen og ropte til folket: ”Det var ham jeg talte om da jeg sa: ’Han som kommer etter meg, betyr mer enn jeg, for han var til før jeg ble til.[b]’ ”

16 Ja, han var fylt av kjærlighet og tilgivelse, og gang på gang har vi fått oppleve hans godhet mot oss. 17 Moses ga oss loven[c]. Det er ved Jesus Kristus[d], den lovede kongen, som vi har lært å kjenne Gud og hans kjærlighet og tilgivelse. 18 Ingen har noen gang sett Gud, men hans eneste Sønn, som selv er Gud og er nær Far i himmelen, han har vist oss hvem han er.

Døperen Johannes taler om Jesus

19-20 De religiøse lederne sendte prester og tempeltjenere fra Jerusalem for å spørre døperen Johannes om han var Messias[e], den lovede kongen. Johannes forklarte åpent og ærlig: ”Nei, jeg er ikke Messias.”

21 ”Hvem er du da?” spurte de. ”Er du Elia[f]?”

”Nei”, svarte han.

”Er du profeten som skulle komme og holde fram Guds budskap?”[g]

”Nei”, svarte han.

22 Da sa de: ”Fortell oss hvem du er! Noe svar må vi kunne gi til dem som har sendt oss. Hva sier du om deg selv?”

23 Johannes svarte ved å sitere det Gud har sagt om ham ved profeten Jesaja. Han sa: ”Jeg er en stemme som roper i ørkenen: ’Gjør veien rett for Herren![h]’ ”

24 De som var blitt sendt ut av fariseerne[i], 25 spurte ham: ”Hvorfor døper du folk dersom du verken er Messias eller Elia eller den profeten som Gud skulle sende?”

26 Johannes svarte: ”Jeg døper dere med vann, men midt iblant dere står en som dere ikke kjenner. 27 Han er den som kommer etter meg, og han er så mektig at jeg ikke en gang er verdig til å knytte opp remmene på sandalene[j] hans.”

28 Dette skjedde i Betania, en by på den andre siden av elven Jordan der Johannes døpte.

Jesus er Guds lam

29 Neste dag fikk døperen Johannes se Jesus komme mot seg, og han sa: ”Der er Guds lam, han som tar bort synden hos menneskene. 30 Det var om ham jeg talte da jeg sa: ’Etter meg kommer en som betyr mer enn jeg, for han var til før jeg ble til.’ 31 Jeg visste ikke på forhånd hvem han var, men jeg er kommet for å døpe med vann, slik at Israels folk skal se hvem han er.”

32 Johannes fortalte: ”Jeg så Guds Ånd komme ned fra himmelen som en due og bli over han. 33 Jeg visste ikke på forhånd hvem han var, men da Gud sendte meg for å døpe med vann, sa han til meg: ’Når du ser Ånden komme ned og bli over en person, da vet du at han er den som døper med min Hellige Ånd.’ 34 Jeg så at dette skjedde, og derfor kan jeg vitne om at han er Guds sønn[k].”

De første disiplene

35 Dagen etter sto døperen Johannes der igjen med to av disiplene. 36 Da Jesus kom gående forbi så Johannes på han og sa: ”Der er Guds lam!”

37 De to disiplene til Johannes hørte dette og begynte å følge etter Jesus. 38 Jesus vendte seg om og så at de fulgte etter ham, og han spurte: ”Er det noe dere vil?”

De svarte: ”Rabbi, som betyr mester, hvor bor du?”

39 Jesus sa: ”Kom, bli med meg og se.” De gikk med ham til det stedet der han bodde. Klokken var rundt fire på ettermiddagen da de fulgte med, og de ble hos ham til kvelden. 40 Den ene av de to som hadde hørt det Johannes sa, og seinere fulgt etter Jesus, var Andreas, Simon Peter sin bror.

41 Det første Andreas etterpå gjorde var å lete opp sin bror Simon. Da han fant ham, sa han: ”Vi har funnet Messias, den lovede kongen”. Messias betyr den som er salvet.[l] 42 Han tok med seg broren til Jesus. Jesus så på Simon og sa: ”Du er Simon, sønn av Johannes. Du skal få navnet Peter, som betyr klippen.[m]

43 Dagen etterpå tenkte Jesus å gå til Galilea. Da møtte han Filip og sa til han: ”Kom og bli min disippel.” 44 Filip var fra Betsaida, som var Andreas og Peter sin hjemby.

45 Filip gikk for å lete opp Natanael og sa til ham: ”Vi har funnet den mannen som Moseloven og profetene[n] skriver om. Han heter Jesus og er sønn til Josef fra Nasaret.”

46 ”Nasaret!” utbrøt Natanael. ”Kan det komme noe godt fra Nasaret?”

”Kom og undersøk selv”, svarte Filip.

47 Da Jesus så Natanael nærme seg, sa han: ”Se der, her kommer en ærlig og oppriktig mann, en ekte israelitt[o].”

48 ”Hvordan kan du kjenne meg?” undret Natanael.

Jesus svarte: ”Jeg så deg under fikentreet før Filip fant deg.”

49 Da utbrøt Natanael: ”Mester, du er Guds sønn, Israels konge!”

50 Jesus sa til ham: ”Tror du dette bare fordi jeg sa at jeg så deg under fikentreet? Du kommer til å få større bevis enn som så. 51 Jeg forsikrer at dere skal få se himmelen åpen og Guds engler stige ned og stige opp over meg, Menneskesønnen[p].”[q]

Footnotes

  1. 1:1 ”Ordet” kunne for grekerne bety ”tanken, det prinsipp som styrer universet”. For jødene betydde det ”Gud”.
  2. 1:15 Menneskelig sett var Johannes seks måneder eldre enn Jesus! Se Lukas sin fortelling om Jesus 1:26.
  3. 1:17 Moseloven, eller den jødiske loven, finnes skrevet ned i Første til Femte Mosebok.
  4. 1:17 ”Kristus” betyr ”den salvede” på gresk. Blant Israels folk ble konger, prester og profeter salvet med olje før de begynte oppgaven sin. Gud hadde ved profetene lovet å sende en salvet konge som skulle herske over alle folk. Jødene ventet på at denne kongen skulle gjenopprette Israel som nasjon. Det hebraisk ordet ”Messias” betyr også ”den salvede”.
  5. 1:19-20 Det hebraisk ordet ”Messias” har samme betydningen som det greske ”Kristus”. Se fotnoten til 1:17.
  6. 1:21 Elia var en profet som bar fram Guds budskap, og som i stedet for å dø ble ført rett opp til Gud. Se Andre Kongebok 2:1-11.
  7. 1:21 Se Femte Mosebok 18:15,18, der Moses sier at en profet lik ham skal komme.
  8. 1:23 Se Jesaja 40:3.
  9. 1:24 Fariseerne var et religiøst parti blant jødene.
  10. 1:27 Dette var en oppgave for slaver.
  11. 1:34 En del håndskrifter har: Guds utvalgte.
  12. 1:41 I grunnteksten: Messias betyr Kristus. Begge ordene betyr ”den salvede”, det vil si den som ble innviet til konge.
  13. 1:42 I grunnteksten: Du skal bli kalt Kefas, det betyr Peter. Kefas er ”fjellet” på arameisk, som var morsmålet til Jesus.
  14. 1:45 Moseloven og profetenes bok er to av delene i den jødiske Skriften, det vil si Bibelens første del, den som vi kaller Det gamle testamente. Den tredje delen er salmene.
  15. 1:47 Israelitt er et annet navn for jøde. Israelitt betyr etterkommere til Israel, som også het Jakob. Se Første Mosebok 32:27-28. Jakob hadde en sønn som het Juda, og han har gitt navn til jødene.
  16. 1:51 ”Menneskesønnen” er et hebraisk ord for å si ”av mennesker”. Det var en tittel på Messias, den lovede kongen, hentet fra Daniel 7:13-14.
  17. 1:51 Se fortellingen om Jakobs stige i Første Mosebok 28:10-17.

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

The same was in the beginning with God.

All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.

In him was life; and the life was the light of men.

And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.

There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.

He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.

That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.

10 He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.

11 He came unto his own, and his own received him not.

12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:

13 Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

15 John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was before me.

16 And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace.

17 For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.

18 No man hath seen God at any time, the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.

19 And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou?

20 And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ.

21 And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No.

22 Then said they unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?

23 He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias.

24 And they which were sent were of the Pharisees.

25 And they asked him, and said unto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that prophet?

26 John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not;

27 He it is, who coming after me is preferred before me, whose shoe's latchet I am not worthy to unloose.

28 These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing.

29 The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.

30 This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man which is preferred before me: for he was before me.

31 And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water.

32 And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him.

33 And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost.

34 And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God.

35 Again the next day after John stood, and two of his disciples;

36 And looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God!

37 And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.

38 Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and saith unto them, What seek ye? They said unto him, Rabbi, (which is to say, being interpreted, Master,) where dwellest thou?

39 He saith unto them, Come and see. They came and saw where he dwelt, and abode with him that day: for it was about the tenth hour.

40 One of the two which heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother.

41 He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ.

42 And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him, he said, Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, A stone.

43 The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip, and saith unto him, Follow me.

44 Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.

45 Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.

46 And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see.

47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!

48 Nathanael saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said unto him, Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee.

49 Nathanael answered and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel.

50 Jesus answered and said unto him, Because I said unto thee, I saw thee under the fig tree, believest thou? thou shalt see greater things than these.

51 And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.

The Word Becomes Human

In the beginning the Word already existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was already with God in the beginning.

Everything came into existence through him. Not one thing that exists was made without him.

He was the source of life, and that life was the light for humanity.

The light shines in the dark, and the dark has never extinguished it.

God sent a man named John to be his messenger. John came to declare the truth about the light so that everyone would become believers through his message. John was not the light, but he came to declare the truth about the light.

The real light, which shines on everyone, was coming into the world. 10 He was in the world, and the world came into existence through him. Yet, the world didn’t recognize him. 11 He went to his own people, and his own people didn’t accept him. 12 However, he gave the right to become God’s children to everyone who believed in him. 13 These people didn’t become God’s children in a physical way—from a human impulse or from a husband’s desire ⌞to have a child⌟. They were born from God.

14 The Word became human and lived among us. We saw his glory. It was the glory that the Father shares with his only Son, a glory full of kindness [a] and truth.

15 (John declared the truth about him when he said loudly, “This is the person about whom I said, ‘The one who comes after me was before me because he existed before I did.’ ”)

16 Each of us has received one gift after another because of all that the Word is. 17 Laws were given through Moses, but kindness and truth came into existence through Jesus Christ. 18 No one has ever seen God. God’s only Son, the one who is closest to the Father’s heart, has made him known.

John Prepares the Way(A)

19 This was John’s answer when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?” 20 John didn’t refuse to answer. He told them clearly, “I’m not the Messiah.”

21 They asked him, “Well, are you Elijah?”

John answered, “No, I’m not.”

Then they asked, “Are you the prophet?”

John replied, “No.”

22 So they asked him, “Who are you? Tell us so that we can take an answer back to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”

23 John said, “I’m a voice crying out in the desert, ‘Make the way for the Lord straight,’ as the prophet Isaiah said.”

24 Some of those who had been sent were Pharisees. 25 They asked John, “Why do you baptize if you’re not the Messiah or Elijah or the prophet?”

26 John answered them, “I baptize with water. Someone you don’t know is standing among you. 27 He’s the one who comes after me. I am not worthy to untie his sandal strap.”

28 This happened in Bethany on the east side of the Jordan River, where John was baptizing.

John Identifies Jesus as the Lamb of God

29 John saw Jesus coming toward him the next day and said, “Look! This is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world. 30 He is the one I spoke about when I said, ‘A man who comes after me was before me because he existed before I did.’ 31 I didn’t know who he was. However, I came to baptize with water to show him to the people of Israel.”

32 John said, “I saw the Spirit come down as a dove from heaven and stay on him. 33 I didn’t know who he was. But God, who sent me to baptize with water, had told me, ‘When you see the Spirit come down and stay on someone, you’ll know that person is the one who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’ 34 I have seen this and have declared that this is the Son of God.”

Calling of the First Disciples

35 The next day John was standing with two of his disciples. 36 John saw Jesus walk by. John said, “Look! This is the Lamb of God.” 37 When the two disciples heard John say this, they followed Jesus.

38 Jesus turned around and saw them following him. He asked them, “What are you looking for?”

They said to him, “Rabbi” (which means “teacher”), “where are you staying?”

39 Jesus told them, “Come, and you will see.” So they went to see where he was staying and spent the rest of that day with him. It was about ten o’clock in the morning.

40 Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of the two disciples who heard John and followed Jesus. 41 Andrew at once found his brother Simon and told him, “We have found the Messiah” (which means “Christ”). 42 Andrew brought Simon to Jesus.

Jesus looked at Simon and said, “You are Simon, son of John. Your name will be Cephas” (which means “Peter”).

43 The next day Jesus wanted to go to Galilee. He found Philip and told him, “Follow me!” 44 (Philip was from Bethsaida, the hometown of Andrew and Peter.)

45 Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the man whom Moses wrote about in his teachings and whom the prophets wrote about. He is Jesus, son of Joseph, from the city of Nazareth.”

46 Nathanael said to Philip, “Can anything good come from Nazareth?”

Philip told him, “Come and see!”

47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and remarked, “Here is a true Israelite who is sincere.”

48 Nathanael asked Jesus, “How do you know anything about me?”

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

49 Nathanael said to Jesus, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are the king of Israel!”

50 Jesus replied, “You believe because I told you that I saw you under the fig tree. You will see greater things than that.” 51 Jesus said to Nathanael, “I can guarantee this truth: You will see the sky open and God’s angels going up and coming down to the Son of Man.”

Footnotes

  1. 1:14 Or “grace.”

The Eternal Word(A)

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

John’s Witness: The True Light

There was a (K)man sent from God, whose name was John. This man came for a (L)witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all through him might (M)believe. He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that (N)Light. (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