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John 1
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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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Ivan 1
Biblija: suvremeni hrvatski prijevod

Kristov dolazak na svijet

1 Prije postanka svijeta bila je Riječ[a].
    Riječ je bila s Bogom i Riječ je bila Bog.
2 U početku je On[b] bio s Bogom.
3 Po njemu je sve stvoreno.
    Ništa nije stvoreno bez njega.
4 U njemu je bio život
    i taj je život bio svjetlo ljudima.
5 Svjetlo svijetli u tami
    i tama ga nije nadjačala.

6 Bio je i čovjek kojeg je poslao Bog. Zvao se Ivan. 7 On je došao svjedočiti za Svjetlo tako da svi povjeruju zbog njegovog svjedočenja. 8 On sâm nije bio Svjetlo, nego je došao svjedočiti za Svjetlo. 9 Pravo je Svjetlo tek trebalo doći na svijet. To je istinsko Svjetlo koje rasvjetljuje svakoga čovjeka.

10 On je već bio na svijetu. Svijet je stvoren po njemu, ali ga nije prepoznao. 11 Došao je u svijet koji je bio njegov, ali njegov ga vlastiti narod nije prihvatio. 12 A svima onima koji su ga prihvatili i koji vjeruju u njegovo ime, daje pravo da postanu Božja djeca. 13 Takvima se ne postaje ni prirodnim rođenjem ni željom roditelja koji žele dijete, nego rođenjem od Boga.

14 Riječ je postala čovjekom i živjela je među nama. Gledali smo njegovu veličanstvenost, onu slavu koja mu pripada kao Očevom Sinu jedincu, punom Božje milosti i istine. 15 Ivan je na njega mislio rekavši: »To je onaj za kojega sam rekao: ‘Onaj koji dolazi poslije mene veći je od mene jer je živio prije nego što sam se ja rodio.’«

16 On je pun milosti i istine i od njega smo primili blagoslov za blagoslovom. 17 Jer, Zakon je dan po Mojsiju, a po Isusu Kristu je došla Božja milost i istina. 18 Nitko nikada nije vidio Boga, ali njegov Sin jedinac jest Bog. On je Ocu najbliži i on nam je pokazao kakav je Bog.

Ivan govori o Isusu

(Mt 3,1-12; Mk 1,1-8; Lk 3,1-9.15-17)

19 A ovako je svjedočio Ivan kad su Židovi iz Jeruzalema poslali svećenike i levite[c] da ga upitaju: »Tko si ti?«

20 Ivan je odgovorio otvoreno, ne uskrativši odgovora, i priznao je: »Ja nisam Krist.«

21 »Pa tko si onda?« pitali su. »Jesi li Ilija?«

»Nisam«, rekao je.

»Jesi li Prorok[d]?«

»Ne«, odvratio je.

22 Tada su mu rekli: »Kaži nam tko si da možemo odgovoriti onima koji su nas poslali. Što kažeš za sebe, tko si ti?«

23 A on im je rekao, koristeći riječi proroka Izaije:

»Ja sam glas onoga koji viče u pustinji:
    ‘Poravnajte put za Gospodina!’«[e]

24 Te su ljude poslali farizeji[f]. 25 Ispitivali su Ivana: »Ako nisi ni Krist, ni Ilija, ni prorok, zašto onda krstiš?«

26 »Ja krstim vodom«, odgovorio im je Ivan. »Među vama je netko koga ne poznajete. 27 On je onaj koji dolazi poslije mene. Ja nisam dostojan ni da mu razvežem remenje na obući.«

28 Sve se ovo dogodilo u Betaniji, s druge strane Jordana, gdje je krstio Ivan.

29 Sutradan je Ivan vidio Isusa kako mu prilazi i rekao: »Gledajte Janje Božje[g], on uzima na sebe grijehe svijeta. 30 To je onaj za kojega sam rekao: ‘Poslije mene dolazi čovjek koji je veći od mene jer je bio prije mene.’ 31 Ni ja nisam znao tko je on, ali ja sam došao krstiti vodom da bi Izrael mogao vidjeti tko je on.«

32 Tada je Ivan ispričao što je vidio i čuo: »Vidio sam kako se Duh spušta s neba u obliku goluba i ostaje na njemu. 33 Ja osobno nisam znao tko je on, ali mi je onaj koji me je poslao da krstim vodom rekao: ‘Vidjet ćeš Duha kako se spušta na određenog čovjeka i ostaje na njemu. On je taj koji će krstiti Svetim Duhom.’ 34 To sam vidio vlastitim očima i svjedočim da je On Božji Sin.«

Prvi Isusovi učenici

35 Sutradan je Ivan ponovo bio ondje s dvojicom svojih učenika. 36 Kad je vidio Isusa da prolazi, rekao je: »Evo Janjeta Božjeg.«

37 Kad su dvojica učenika čula Ivana, pošla su za Isusom. 38 Isus se okrenuo, vidio da ga slijede i upitao ih: »Što hoćete?«

Oni su mu odgovorili: »Rabbi—što znači ‘Učitelju!’—gdje stanuješ?«

39 »Dođite i vidite«, odvratio im je. I oni su pošli za njim i vidjeli gdje stanuje te proveli s njim cijeli dan. Bilo je oko četiri sata popodne.

40 Jedan od te dvojice, koji su čuli Ivanove riječi i pošli za Isusom, bio je Andrija, brat Šimuna Petra. 41 Prvo je potražio svoga brata Šimuna i rekao mu: »Našli smo Mesiju!«—što znači Krista.

42 Andrija je doveo Šimuna Petra k Isusu, a Isus ga je pogledao i rekao mu: »Ti si Šimun, sin Ivanov. Zvat ćeš se Kefa, što odgovara imenu Petar[h]«.

43 Sutradan je Isus odlučio poći u Galileju. Pronašao je Filipa i rekao mu: »Pođi za mnom!« 44 Filip je bio iz Betsaide, Andrijina i Petrova grada. 45 Filip je pronašao Natanaela i rekao mu: »Našli smo onoga o kojem je Mojsije pisao u Zakonu i o kojem su pisali proroci. To je Isus, sin Josipa iz Nazareta.«

46 »Može li išta dobro doći iz Nazareta?« upitao ga je Natanael.

»Dođi i vidi«, odvratio je Filip.

47 Isus je vidio Natanaela kako mu prilazi te mu rekao: »Evo pravog Izraelca koji nije varalica.«[i]

48 »Odakle me poznaješ?« upitao je Natanael.

»Vidio sam te dok si bio ispod smokve, prije nego što te Filip pozvao«, odgovorio mu je Isus.

49 »Učitelju[j], ti si Božji Sin!« odvratio mu je Natanael. »Ti si Izraelov kralj.«

50 Na to će Isus: »Vjeruješ li zato što sam rekao da sam te vidio pod smokvom? Vidjet ćeš i mnogo veće stvari od toga!« 51 Onda im je Isus rekao: »Govorim vam istinu. Vidjet ćete Nebo kako se otvara i Božje anđele kako se uspinju i spuštaju[k] nad Sina Čovječjeg.«

Footnotes

  1. 1,1 Riječ Grčka riječ »logos« označava bilo koju vrstu komunikacije. Može se prevesti i kao »poruka«. Ovdje označava Isusa Krista po kome se Bog objavio svijetu (vidi Otk 19,13). Isto u 14. retku.
  2. 1,2 On Odnosi se na Riječ (»Logos«).
  3. 1,19 leviti Levijevi potomci koji su služili kao pomoćnici svećenicima u Hramu u Jeruzalemu.
  4. 1,21 Prorok Ovdje je riječ o proroku kojeg je Bog još obećao poslati Mojsiju. Vidi Pnz 18,15-19.
  5. 1,23 Citat iz Iz 40,3.
  6. 1,24 farizeji Židovska vjerska i politička skupina koja se strogo držala svih židovskih zakona i običaja.
  7. 1,29 Janje Božje Isus kao janje, koje je bilo prineseno kao žrtva. Isto u 36. retku.
  8. 1,42 Petar Grčko ime »Petar« ima značenje »kamen«, kao i aramejsko ime »Kefa«, koje također znači »kamen«.
  9. 1,47 Moguće je da Isus ističe Natanaelovu čestitost za razliku od Izraela (Jakova) koji je dugo bio varalica.
  10. 1,49 Doslovno: »Rabbi«, što na hebrejskom znači »moj gospodar«. Oni su bili vjerski vođe židovskog naroda. Neki su vodili zajednice (sinagoge), neki su bili učitelji, a neki neslužbeni vođe.
  11. 1,51 Citati iz Post 28,12 gdje Jakov (Izrael) sanja Božje anđele.
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John 1
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The Word Became Flesh

1 (A)In the beginning was (B)the Word, and (C)the Word was with God, and (D)the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 (E)All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. 4 (F)In him was life,[a] and (G)the life was the light of men. 5 (H)The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.

6 There was a man (I)sent from God, whose name was (J)John. 7 He came as a (K)witness, to bear witness about the light, (L)that all might believe through him. 8 (M)He was not the light, but came to bear witness about the light.

9 (N)The true light, which gives light to everyone, was coming into the world. 10 He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet (O)the world did not know him. 11 He came to (P)his own,[b] and (Q)his own people[c] (R)did not receive him. 12 But to all who did receive him, (S)who believed in his name, (T)he gave the right (U)to become (V)children of God, 13 who (W)were born, (X)not of blood (Y)nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.

14 And (Z)the Word (AA)became flesh and (AB)dwelt among us, (AC)and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son[d] from the Father, full of (AD)grace and (AE)truth. 15 ((AF)John bore witness about him, and cried out, “This was he of whom I said, (AG)‘He who comes after me ranks before me, because he was before me.’”) 16 For from (AH)his fullness we have all received, (AI)grace upon grace.[e] 17 For (AJ)the law was given through Moses; (AK)grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. 18 (AL)No one has ever seen God; (AM)God the only Son, who[f] is at the Father's side,[g] (AN)he has made him known.

The Testimony of John the Baptist

19 And this is the (AO)testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, (AP)“Who are you?” 20 (AQ)He confessed, and did not deny, but confessed, “I am not the Christ.” 21 And they asked him, “What then? (AR)Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you (AS)the Prophet?” And he answered, “No.” 22 So they said to him, “Who are you? We need to give an answer to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?” 23 He said, “I am (AT)the voice of one crying out in the wilderness, ‘Make straight[h] the way of the Lord,’ as the prophet Isaiah said.”

24 (Now they had been sent from the Pharisees.) 25 They asked him, (AU)“Then why are you baptizing, if you are neither the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?” 26 John answered them, (AV)“I baptize with water, but among you stands one you do not know, 27 even (AW)he who comes after me, the strap of whose sandal I am not worthy to untie.” 28 These things took place in Bethany across the Jordan, where John was baptizing.

Behold, the Lamb of God

29 The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold, (AX)the Lamb of God, who (AY)takes away the sin (AZ)of the world! 30 This is he of whom I said, (BA)‘After me comes a man who ranks before me, because he was before me.’ 31 I myself did not know him, but (BB)for this purpose I came baptizing with water, that he might be revealed to Israel.” 32 And John (BC)bore witness: (BD)“I saw the Spirit descend from heaven like a dove, and (BE)it remained on him. 33 I myself did not know him, but (BF)he who sent me to baptize (BG)with water said to me, ‘He on whom you see the Spirit descend and remain, (BH)this is he who baptizes (BI)with the Holy Spirit.’ 34 And I have seen and have borne witness that this is the Son[i] of God.”

Jesus Calls the First Disciples

35 The next day again John was standing with two of his disciples, 36 and he looked at Jesus as he walked by and said, “Behold, (BJ)the Lamb of God!” 37 The two disciples heard him say this, and they followed Jesus. 38 Jesus turned and saw them following and said to them, (BK)“What are you seeking?” And they said to him, (BL)“Rabbi” (which means Teacher), “where are you staying?” 39 He said to them, “Come and you will see.” So they came and saw where he was staying, and they stayed with him that day, for it was about the tenth hour.[j] 40 (BM)One of the two who heard John speak and followed Jesus[k] was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother. 41 He first found his own brother Simon and said to him, “We have found (BN)the Messiah” (which means Christ). 42 He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, “You are Simon the son of (BO)John. You shall be called (BP)Cephas” (which means (BQ)Peter[l]).

Jesus Calls Philip and Nathanael

43 (BR)The next day Jesus decided (BS)to go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, “Follow me.” 44 Now (BT)Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. 45 Philip found (BU)Nathanael and said to him, “We have found him of whom (BV)Moses in the Law and also the prophets wrote, Jesus (BW)of Nazareth, (BX)the son of Joseph.” 46 Nathanael said to him, (BY)“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, (BZ)an Israelite indeed, (CA)in whom there is no deceit!” 48 Nathanael said to him, “How (CB)do you know me?” Jesus answered him, “Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.” 49 Nathanael answered him, (CC)“Rabbi, (CD)you are the Son of God! You are the (CE)King of Israel!” 50 Jesus answered 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, “Truly, truly, I say to you,[m] you will see (CF)heaven opened, and (CG)the angels of God ascending and descending on (CH)the Son of Man.”

Footnotes

  1. John 1:4 Or was not any thing made. That which has been made was life in him
  2. John 1:11 Greek to his own things; that is, to his own domain, or to his own people
  3. John 1:11 People is implied in Greek
  4. John 1:14 Or only One, or unique One
  5. John 1:16 Or grace in place of grace
  6. John 1:18 Or seen God; the only God who; some manuscripts seen God; the only Son, who (see verse 14)
  7. John 1:18 Greek in the bosom of the Father
  8. John 1:23 Or crying out, ‘In the wilderness make straight
  9. John 1:34 Some manuscripts the Chosen One
  10. John 1:39 That is, about 4 p.m.
  11. John 1:40 Greek him
  12. John 1:42 Cephas and Peter are from the word for rock in Aramaic and Greek, respectively
  13. John 1:51 The Greek for you is plural; twice in this verse
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