John 1
New King James Version
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
- John 1:5 Or overcome
- John 1:9 Or That was the true Light which, coming into the world, gives light to every man.
- John 1:11 His own things or domain
- John 1:11 His own people
- John 1:12 authority
- John 1:15 ranks higher than I
- John 1:16 NU For
- John 1:18 NU God
- John 1:27 ranks higher than I
- John 1:28 NU, M Bethany
- John 1:30 ranks higher than I
- John 1:41 Lit. Anointed One
- John 1:42 NU John
- John 1:42 Gr. Petros, usually translated Peter
- John 1:51 NU omits hereafter
John 1
English Standard Version
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
- John 1:4 Or was not any thing made. That which has been made was life in him
- John 1:11 Greek to his own things; that is, to his own domain, or to his own people
- John 1:11 People is implied in Greek
- John 1:14 Or only One, or unique One
- John 1:16 Or grace in place of grace
- John 1:18 Or seen God; the only God who; some manuscripts seen God; the only Son, who (see verse 14)
- John 1:18 Greek in the bosom of the Father
- John 1:23 Or crying out, ‘In the wilderness make straight
- John 1:34 Some manuscripts the Chosen One
- John 1:39 That is, about 4 p.m.
- John 1:40 Greek him
- John 1:42 Cephas and Peter are from the word for rock in Aramaic and Greek, respectively
- John 1:51 The Greek for you is plural; twice in this verse
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.
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