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John 1
Christian Standard Bible Anglicised
John 1
Christian Standard Bible Anglicised
Prologue
1 In the beginning(A) was the Word,(B) and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.(C) 2 He was with God in the beginning.(D) 3 All things were created(E) through him,(F) and apart from him not one thing was created that has been created. 4 In him was life,[a](G) and that life was the light(H) of men. 5 That light shines(I) in the darkness, and yet the darkness did not overcome[b] it.(J)
6 There was a man sent from God whose name was John.(K) 7 He came as a witness to testify about the light, so that all might believe through him.[c] 8 He was not the light, but he came to testify(L) about the light. 9 The true light(M) that gives light to everyone was coming into the world.[d](N)
10 He was in the world, and the world was created(O) through him, and yet the world did not recognise him. 11 He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him. 12 But to all who did receive(P) him,(Q) he gave them the right(R) to be[e] children(S) of God,(T) to those who believe(U) in his name,(V) 13 who were born,(W) not of natural descent,[f] or of the will(X) of the flesh,(Y) or of the will of man,[g] but of God.(Z)
14 The Word(AA) became flesh(AB) and dwelt[h] among us. We observed his glory,(AC) the glory as the one and only(AD) Son[i] from the Father, full of grace and truth. 15 (John testified concerning him and exclaimed, ‘This was the one of whom I said, “The one coming after me(AE) ranks ahead of me,(AF) because he existed before me.” ’)(AG) 16 Indeed, we have all received grace(AH) upon[j] grace from his fullness, 17 for the law was given through Moses;(AI) grace and truth(AJ) came through Jesus Christ. 18 No one has ever seen God. The one and only(AK) Son, who is himself God and is at the Father’s(AL) side[k] – he has revealed him.(AM)
John the Baptist’s Testimony
19 This was John’s testimony when the Jews from Jerusalem(AN) sent priests(AO) and Levites(AP) to ask him, ‘Who are you? ’
20 He didn’t deny it but confessed, ‘I am not the Messiah.’(AQ)
21 ‘What then? ’ they asked him. ‘Are you Elijah? ’(AR)
‘I am not,’ he said.
‘Are you the Prophet? ’(AS)
‘No,’ he answered.
22 ‘Who are you, then? ’ they asked. ‘We need to give an answer to those who sent us. What can you tell us about yourself? ’
23 He said, ‘I am a voice of one crying out in the wilderness: Make straight the way of the Lord[l](AT) – just as Isaiah(AU) the prophet said.’
24 Now they had been sent from the Pharisees.(AV) 25 So they asked him, ‘Why then do you baptise if you aren’t the Messiah, or Elijah, or the Prophet? ’
26 ‘I baptise with[m] water,’(AW) John answered them. ‘Someone stands among you, but you don’t know him. 27 He is the one coming after me,[n](AX) whose sandal strap I’m not worthy to untie.’ 28 All this happened in Bethany[o] across the Jordan,(AY) where John was baptising.
The Lamb of God
29 The next day John saw Jesus coming towards him and said, ‘Look, the Lamb of God,(AZ) who takes away the sin(BA) of the world! 30 This is the one I told you about: “After me comes a man who ranks ahead of me, because he existed before me.” 31 I didn’t know him,(BB) but I came baptising with water so that he might be revealed(BC) to Israel.’ 32 And John testified, ‘I saw the Spirit(BD) descending from heaven like a dove, and he rested on him.(BE) 33 I didn’t know him, but he who sent me to baptise with water told me, “The one you see the Spirit descending and resting on – he is the one who baptises with the Holy Spirit.”(BF) 34 I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God.’[p](BG)
35 The next day, John was standing with two of his disciples. 36 When he saw Jesus passing by, he said, ‘Look, the Lamb of God! ’
37 The two disciples heard him say this and followed Jesus. 38 When Jesus turned and noticed them following him, he asked them, ‘What are you looking for? ’
They said to him, ‘Rabbi’(BH) (which means ‘Teacher’), ‘where are you staying? ’
39 ‘Come and you’ll see,’ he replied. So they went and saw where he was staying, and they stayed with him that day. It was about four in the afternoon.[q]
40 Andrew,(BI) Simon Peter’s brother, was one of the two who heard John and followed him. 41 He first found his own brother Simon and told him, ‘We have found the Messiah’[r](BJ) (which is translated ‘the Christ’),(BK) 42 and he brought Simon to Jesus.
When Jesus saw him, he said, ‘You are Simon, son of John.[s] You will be called Cephas’(BL) (which is translated ‘Peter’[t]).
Philip and Nathanael
43 The next day Jesus[u] decided to leave for Galilee. He found Philip(BM) and told him, ‘Follow me.’
44 Now Philip was from Bethsaida,(BN) the home town of Andrew and Peter. 45 Philip found Nathanael(BO) and told him, ‘We have found the one Moses wrote about in the law (and so did the prophets(BP)): Jesus the son of Joseph,(BQ) from Nazareth.’(BR)
46 ‘Can anything good(BS) come out of Nazareth? ’ Nathanael asked him.
‘Come and see,’ Philip answered.
47 Then Jesus saw Nathanael coming towards him and said about him, ‘Here truly is an Israelite(BT) in whom there is no deceit.’
48 ‘How do you know me? ’ Nathanael asked.
‘Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you,’ Jesus answered.
49 ‘Rabbi,’(BU) Nathanael replied, ‘You are the Son(BV) of God; you are the King of Israel! ’(BW)
50 Jesus responded to him, ‘Do you believe because I told you I saw you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than this.’ 51 Then he said, ‘Truly I tell you, you will see heaven opened and the angels of God(BX) ascending and descending(BY) on the Son of Man.’(BZ)
Footnotes
- 1:3–4 Other punctuation is possible: . . . not one thing was created. What was created in him was life
- 1:5 Or grasp, or comprehend, or overtake; Jn 12:35
- 1:7 Or it (the light)
- 1:9 Or The true light who comes into the world gives light to everyone, or The true light enlightens everyone coming into the world.
- 1:12 Or become
- 1:13 Lit blood
- 1:13 Or not of human lineage, or of human capacity, or of human volition
- 1:14 Or and dwelt in a tent; lit and tabernacled
- 1:14 Son is implied from the reference to the Father and from Gk usage.
- 1:16 Or in place of
- 1:18 Other mss read The one and only Son, who is at the Father’s side
- 1:23 Is 40:3
- 1:26 Or in, also in vv. 31,33
- 1:27 Other mss add who came before me
- 1:28 Other mss read in Bethabara
- 1:34 Other mss read is the Chosen One of God
- 1:39 Lit about the tenth hour
- 1:41 Both Messiah and Gk Christos mean ‘anointed one’
- 1:42 Other mss read ‘Simon, son of Jonah
- 1:42 Both Aramaic Cephas and Gk Petros mean ‘rock’
- 1:43 Lit he
Juan 1
Palabra de Dios para Todos
Juan 1
Palabra de Dios para Todos
Cristo viene al mundo
1 En el principio, antes de la creación del mundo,
ya existía la Palabra[a],
la Palabra estaba con Dios y era Dios.
2 Estaba ahí con Dios en el comienzo.
3 Todo se hizo por aquel que es la Palabra;
sin él, nada se habría hecho.
4 En él estaba la vida,
y esa vida era la luz de los seres humanos.
5 La Luz[b] brilla en la oscuridad,
y la oscuridad no ha podido contra ella.[c]
6 Hubo un hombre enviado por Dios que se llamaba Juan. 7 Él vino a dar testimonio de la Luz para que todos los seres humanos pudieran creer. 8 Juan no era la Luz; él sólo vino a dar testimonio de la Luz. 9 La Luz verdadera que ilumina a todo ser humano entraba al mundo.
10 El que es la Palabra
ya estaba en el mundo.
Él creó el mundo,
pero el mundo no lo reconoció.
11 Vino al mundo que le pertenecía,
pero su propia gente no lo aceptó.
12 Pero a los que lo aceptaron y creyeron en él,
les dio el derecho[d] de ser hijos de Dios.
13 Son hijos de Dios,
pero no por nacimiento físico;
no tiene que ver con ningún acto
ni deseo humano.
Son hijos suyos
porque Dios así lo quiere.
14 La Palabra se hizo hombre y vivió entre nosotros,
lleno de generoso amor y verdad.
Vimos su esplendor,
ese esplendor que pertenece al Hijo único del Padre.
15 Juan dio testimonio de él diciéndole abiertamente a la gente: «Este es el del que yo les hablaba. Era de él que les decía: “El que va a venir después de mí es más importante que yo, porque existía antes que yo”».
16 Todos hemos participado de su perfección
y recibido generosamente bendición tras bendición.
17 Dios dio la ley por medio de Moisés,
pero el generoso amor y la verdad llegaron
por medio de Jesucristo.
18 Nadie ha visto jamás a Dios,
pero el Hijo único,
quien él mismo es Dios,
nos lo ha dado a conocer.
Él está lo más cercano al Padre.[e]
Juan da testimonio del Mesías
(Mt 3:1-12; Mr 1:2-8; Lc 3:15-17)
19 Este es el testimonio de Juan, dado cuando los judíos de Jerusalén enviaron unos sacerdotes y levitas a Juan y le preguntaron:
—¿Quién eres tú?
20 Juan respondió sin titubear y sin ocultar la verdad:
—Yo no soy el Mesías.
21 También le preguntaron:
—Entonces, ¿quién eres? ¿Eres Elías?
Juan respondió:
—No lo soy.
—¿Eres tú el Profeta[f]?
Él contestó:
—No.
22 Entonces le dijeron:
—¿Quién eres tú? Dínoslo y así podremos llevar alguna respuesta a los que nos enviaron. ¿Qué dices sobre ti mismo?
23 (A)Él dijo:
—Yo soy el que grita en el desierto:
“¡Enderecen el camino para el Señor!”[g],
como dijo el profeta Isaías.
24 Los fariseos habían mandado a esos hombres. 25 Ellos le preguntaron:
—Si tú no eres el Mesías, ni Elías, ni el Profeta, entonces, ¿por qué bautizas?
26 Juan les respondió:
—Yo bautizo con agua, pero entre ustedes hay alguien que no conocen y 27 él viene después de mí. Yo no soy digno de desatarle la correa de sus sandalias.
28 Eso pasó en Betania, al otro lado del Jordán, donde Juan estaba bautizando.
Jesús, el Cordero de Dios
29 Al día siguiente, Juan vio que Jesús venía hacia él y dijo: «Miren, él es el Cordero de Dios que quita el pecado del mundo. 30 A él me refería cuando dije: “Hay un hombre que viene después de mí que es más importante que yo porque existía antes que yo”. 31 Yo mismo no lo conocía, pero vine a bautizar con agua para que así Israel pudiera darse cuenta de quién es él».
32 Entonces Juan dio este testimonio: «Yo vi al Espíritu que bajó del cielo en forma de paloma y se colocó sobre él. 33 Yo no lo conocía, pero Dios que me envió para que bautizara con agua, me dijo: “Tú verás al Espíritu bajar y colocarse sobre el que bautiza con el Espíritu Santo”. 34 Lo he visto y por eso doy testimonio de que este es el Hijo de Dios[h]».
Los primeros seguidores de Jesús
35 Al día siguiente, Juan estaba allí de nuevo con dos de sus seguidores. 36 Cuando vio pasar a Jesús, dijo:
—Miren, este es el Cordero de Dios.
37 Cuando los dos seguidores lo escucharon decir esto, siguieron a Jesús. 38 Jesús se dio la vuelta, vio que lo seguían y les preguntó:
—¿Qué quieren?
Ellos le dijeron:
—Rabí, (que significa: Maestro) ¿dónde te estás quedando?
39 Jesús les contestó:
—Vengan a ver.
Entonces ellos fueron y vieron dónde se estaba quedando y pasaron ese día con él. Eso fue como a las cuatro de la tarde.
40 Andrés, hermano de Simón Pedro, fue uno de los dos que oyó a Juan y siguió a Jesús. 41 Primero buscó a su hermano Simón y le dijo:
—Encontramos al Mesías (que significa: el Rey Elegido por Dios[i]).
42 Andrés llevó a Simón Pedro a donde estaba Jesús. Jesús lo vio y dijo:
—Tú eres Simón hijo de Juan, pero ahora te llamarás Cefas (que significa: Pedro[j]).
43 Al día siguiente, Jesús decidió ir a Galilea. Encontró a Felipe, y le dijo:
—Sígueme.
44 Felipe era de Betsaida, el pueblo de Andrés y de Pedro. 45 Felipe buscó a Natanael, y le dijo:
—Hemos encontrado a aquel sobre el que escribió Moisés en la ley, y los profetas también escribieron acerca de él. Es Jesús de Nazaret, el hijo de José.
46 Natanael le dijo:
—¡De Nazaret! ¿Acaso de allí puede salir algo bueno?
Felipe dijo:
—Ven y lo verás.
47 Jesús vio que Natanael se acercaba, y dijo:
—Este es un verdadero israelita. No hay engaño en él.
48 Natanael le preguntó:
—¿Cómo es que me conoces?
Jesús le respondió:
—Yo te vi cuando estabas debajo de la higuera, antes de que Felipe te invitara a verme.
49 Natanael respondió:
—Maestro, ¡Tú eres el Hijo de Dios, el rey de Israel!
Jesús contestó:
50 —¿Crees eso porque dije que te había visto debajo de la higuera? Pues verás cosas más grandes que estas.
51 (B)Luego le dijo:
—Les digo la verdad: ustedes verán el cielo abierto y “los ángeles de Dios bajando y subiendo”[k] sobre el Hijo del hombre.
Footnotes
- 1:1 Palabra Es la traducción de la palabra griega logos, que hace referencia a cualquier clase de comunicación. Aquí se refiere a Jesucristo, a través del cual Dios se da a conocer al mundo.
- 1:5 Luz Se refiere a Jesucristo.
- 1:5 contra ella o entenderla.
- 1:12 derecho o poder.
- 1:18 el Hijo […] al Padre o el [Hijo] único, Dios, que está muy cerca al Padre, nos lo dio a conocer. Algunos otros manuscritos dicen: El Hijo único está muy cercano al Padre y nos lo dio a conocer.
- 1:21 Profeta Probablemente se refiere al profeta que Dios le dijo a Moisés que iba a enviar. Ver Dt 18:15-19.
- 1:23 Cita de Is 40:3.
- 1:34 el Hijo de Dios Algunos manuscritos antiguos tienen el Elegido de Dios.
- 1:41 el Rey Elegido por Dios Textualmente el Cristo.
- 1:42 Pedro El nombre griego Pedro, así como el arameo Cefas, significa roca.
- 1:51 Cita de Gn 28:12.
John 1
New International Version
John 1
New International Version
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
- John 1:5 Or understood
- John 1:18 Some manuscripts but the only Son, who
- 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.
- John 1:23 Isaiah 40:3
- John 1:26 Or in; also in verses 31 and 33 (twice)
- John 1:34 See Isaiah 42:1; many manuscripts is the Son of God.
- John 1:42 Cephas (Aramaic) and Peter (Greek) both mean rock.
- John 1:50 Or Do you believe … ?
- John 1:51 The Greek is plural.
- John 1:51 The Greek is plural.
- John 1:51 Gen. 28:12
John 1
King James Version
John 1
King James Version
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
2 The same was in the beginning with God.
3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
5 And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.
7 The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.
8 He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.
9 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.
Johannesevangeliet 1
Svenska Folkbibeln 2015
Johannesevangeliet 1
Svenska Folkbibeln 2015
Ordet blev kött
1 I begynnelsen var Ordet[a], och Ordet var hos Gud, och Ordet var Gud. 2 Han var i begynnelsen hos Gud. 3 (A) Allt blev till genom honom, och utan honom blev ingenting till av det som är till. 4 (B) I honom var liv, och livet var människornas ljus. 5 (C) Och ljuset lyser i mörkret, och mörkret har inte övervunnit[b] det.
6 (D) Det kom en man, sänd av Gud. Hans namn var Johannes. 7 Han kom som ett vittne för att vittna om ljuset, för att alla skulle komma till tro genom honom. 8 Själv var han inte ljuset, men han kom för att vittna om ljuset.
9 (E) Det sanna ljuset, som ger ljus åt alla människor, skulle nu komma in i världen. 10 Han var i världen och världen hade blivit till genom honom, men världen kände honom inte. 11 Han kom till det som var hans eget, och hans egna tog inte emot honom. 12 (F) Men åt alla som tog emot honom gav han rätten att bli Guds barn, åt dem som tror på hans namn. 13 (G) De är inte födda av blod eller av köttets vilja eller av någon mans vilja, utan av Gud.
14 (H) Och Ordet blev kött[c] och bodde bland oss[d], och vi såg hans härlighet, den härlighet som den Enfödde har från Fadern. Och han var full av nåd och sanning. 15 (I) Johannes vittnar om honom och ropar: "Det var om honom jag sade: Han som kommer efter mig är före mig, för han var till före mig." 16 (J) Av hans fullhet har vi alla fått, nåd och åter nåd. 17 (K) Lagen gavs genom Mose, nåden och sanningen kom genom Jesus Kristus. 18 (L) Ingen har någonsin sett Gud. Den Enfödde, som själv är Gud och[e] i Faderns famn[f], han har gjort honom känd.
Johannes Döparens vittnesbörd
19 (M) Detta är Johannes vittnesbörd när judarna[g] sände präster och leviter från Jerusalem för att fråga honom vem han var. 20 (N) Han bekände och förnekade inte[h], han bekände: "Jag är inte Messias[i]." 21 De frågade honom: "Vem är du då? Är du Elia?" Han sade: "Nej, det är jag inte." – "Är du Profeten[j]?" Han svarade: "Nej."
22 Då sade de till honom: "Vem är du då? Vi måste ge ett svar till dem som har sänt oss. Vad säger du om dig själv?" 23 Han svarade med profeten Jesajas ord: "Jag är rösten som ropar i öknen: Gör vägen rak för Herren!"[k]
24 De som var utsända kom från fariseerna, 25 och de frågade honom: "Varför döper du då, om du varken är Messias eller Elia eller Profeten?" 26 (O) Johannes svarade dem: "Jag döper i vatten. Men mitt ibland er står en som ni inte känner. 27 Han kommer efter mig, och jag är inte värdig ens att lossa remmen på hans sandal[l]." 28 Detta hände i Betania på andra sidan Jordan[m] där Johannes döpte.
29 Nästa dag såg han Jesus komma, och han sade: "Se Guds Lamm[n] som tar bort[o] världens synd! 30 Det var om honom jag sade: Efter mig kommer en man som är före mig, för han var till före mig. 31 Jag kände honom inte[p], men för att han ska uppenbaras för Israel har jag kommit och döper i vatten."
32 (P) Johannes vittnade och sade: "Jag såg Anden komma ner som en duva från himlen och stanna över honom. 33 (Q) Jag kände honom inte, men han som sände mig att döpa i vatten sade till mig: Den du ser Anden komma ner och stanna över, han är den som döper i den helige Ande. 34 Jag har sett det och vittnat: han är Guds Son."
Jesu första lärjungar
35 Nästa dag stod Johannes där igen med två av sina lärjungar. 36 När han såg Jesus komma gående, sade han: "Se Guds Lamm!" 37 De båda lärjungarna hörde vad han sade och följde efter Jesus.
38 Jesus vände sig om och såg att de följde honom, och han frågade dem: "Vad söker ni?" De svarade: "Rabbi" – det betyder lärare – "var bor du?" 39 Han sade till dem: "Kom och se!" Då gick de med honom och såg var han bodde, och de stannade hos honom den dagen. Det var omkring tionde timmen[q].
40 Andreas, Simon Petrus bror, var en av de två[r] som hade hört vad Johannes sade och följt Jesus. 41 Han fann först sin bror Simon och sade till honom: "Vi har funnit Messias!" – det betyder Kristus, den Smorde. 42 Och han förde honom till Jesus. Jesus såg på honom och sade: "Du är Simon, Johannes son. Du ska heta Kefas[s]" – det betyder Petrus.
43 Nästa dag beslöt Jesus att gå därifrån till Galileen. Då fann han Filippus och sade till honom: "Följ mig!" 44 Filippus var från Betsaida, samma stad som Andreas och Petrus. 45 (R) Filippus fann Natanael[t] och sade till honom: "Vi har funnit honom som Mose skrev om i lagen och som profeterna skrev om – Jesus, Josefs son från Nasaret." 46 Natanael sade till honom: "Från Nasaret? Kan det komma något gott därifrån?" Filippus svarade: "Kom och se!"
47 Jesus såg Natanael komma och sade om honom: "Här är en sann israelit som är utan svek." 48 Natanael frågade honom: "Hur kan du känna mig?" Jesus svarade: "Innan Filippus kallade på dig såg jag dig under fikonträdet." 49 Natanael svarade: "Rabbi, du är Guds Son, du är Israels kung!" 50 Jesus svarade honom: "Du tror[u] för att jag sade att jag såg dig under fikonträdet. Större saker än så ska du få se." 51 (S) Sedan sade han till honom: "Jag säger er sanningen[v]: Ni ska få se himlen öppen och Guds änglar stiga upp och stiga ner över Människosonen."
Footnotes
- 1:1 Ordet Annan översättning: "Tanken" (grekiska lógos). GT beskriver hur Guds ord sänds ut för att utföra Guds verk i världen (se t ex 1 Mos 1:3, Ps 107:20, Jes 55:11, samt även Hebr 1:3, 11:3).
- 1:5 övervunnit Annan översättning: "förstått". Ordagrant: "greppat", "tagit ner".
- 1:14 Ordet blev kött Dvs kom till vår värld i mänsklig gestalt.
- 1:14 bodde bland oss Ordagrant: "tältade bland oss". Tälttemplet, tabernaklet, var platsen för Guds uppenbarelse mitt bland folket under det gamla förbundets tid (2 Mos 25, jfr även Upp 21:3).
- 1:18 Den Enfödde, som själv är Gud och Andra handskrifter: "Den enfödde Sonen, som är".
- 1:18 i Faderns famn Alltså nära Fadern, på hedersplatsen närmast honom (jfr Joh 13:23f).
- 1:19 judarna I Johannesevangeliet syftar ordet normalt på det judiska folkets ledare i Stora rådet, inte på det vanliga folket där Jesus rörde sig som en jude bland judar.
- 1:20 bekände och förnekade inte I Efesos där Johannesevangeliet skrevs fanns det länge lärjungar till Johannes Döparen (jfr Apg 19:1f). Kanske betonar aposteln Johannes särskilt för dessa hur Johannes Döparen pekade framåt mot Jesus.
- 1:20 Messias Hebr. för "den Smorde", på grekiska "Kristus", Guds utlovade frälsare, kung och profet.
- 1:21 Profeten Den Profet som är utlovad i 5 Mos 18:15, 18 uppfattades av judarnas skriftlärda som en annan person än Messias (vers 25). Dock identifierar både Johannes Döparen och aposteln Petrus (Apg 3:22) den utlovade Profeten med Messias.
- 1:23 Jes 40:3.
- 1:27 lossa remmen på hans sandal En slavs uppgift.
- 1:28 Betania på andra sidan Jordan Ett annat Betania än det som låg nära Jerusalem (11:1). Andra handskrifter kallar platsen Betabara, "vadställets hus". Den kan ha legat antingen vid Jeriko nära Döda havet eller längre norrut, närmare Galileiska sjön.
- 1:29 Guds Lamm Uttrycket går tillbaka på GT:s profetior om offerlammet (3 Mos 4:32f), påskalammet (2 Mos 12:3f) och Herrens lidande tjänare, "ett lamm som förs bort för att slaktas" (Jes 53:7, Jer 11:19).
- 1:29 tar bort Annan översättning: "bär".
- 1:31 jag kände honom inte Johannes Döparen var släkt med Jesus på långt håll (Luk 1:36), men hade levt stora delar av sitt liv i öknen (Luk 1:80).
- 1:39 tionde timmen Räknat från gryningen, alltså ca kl 16 på eftermiddagen.
- 1:40 en av de två Kanske var aposteln Johannes själv den andre lärjungen. Han var fiskekamrat med Andreas och Petrus (Luk 5:10) och framställningen har tydliga drag av ögonvittnesskildring.
- 1:42 Kefas … Petrus De två namnen är arameiska och grekiska för "sten" eller "klippa".
- 1:45 Natanael Kanske samme person som bar efternamnet Bartolomeus ("Tolmais son"), jfr Matt 10:3.
- 1:50 Du tror Annan översättning: "Tror du …?"
- 1:51 Jag säger er sanningen Ordagrant: "Amen, amen, jag säger er". Hebreiskans amén betyder närmast "sant", "trovärdigt". Jesus använder uttrycket ofta, i Johannesevangeliet alltid dubblerat, och han kallar sig själv för "Amen" (Upp 3:14) och sanningen själv (14:6).
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