John 1
New Living Translation
Prologue: Christ, the Eternal Word
1 In the beginning the Word already existed.
The Word was with God,
and the Word was God.
2 He existed in the beginning with God.
3 God created everything through him,
and nothing was created except through him.
4 The Word gave life to everything that was created,[a]
and his life brought light to everyone.
5 The light shines in the darkness,
and the darkness can never extinguish it.[b]
6 God sent a man, John the Baptist,[c] 7 to tell about the light so that everyone might believe because of his testimony. 8 John himself was not the light; he was simply a witness to tell about the light. 9 The one who is the true light, who gives light to everyone, was coming into the world.
10 He came into the very world he created, but the world didn’t recognize him. 11 He came to his own people, and even they rejected him. 12 But to all who believed him and accepted him, he gave the right to become children of God. 13 They are reborn—not with a physical birth resulting from human passion or plan, but a birth that comes from God.
14 So the Word became human[d] and made his home among us. He was full of unfailing love and faithfulness.[e] And we have seen his glory, the glory of the Father’s one and only Son.
15 John testified about him when he shouted to the crowds, “This is the one I was talking about when I said, ‘Someone is coming after me who is far greater than I am, for he existed long before me.’”
16 From his abundance we have all received one gracious blessing after another.[f] 17 For the law was given through Moses, but God’s unfailing love and faithfulness came through Jesus Christ. 18 No one has ever seen God. But the unique One, who is himself God,[g] is near to the Father’s heart. He has revealed God to us.
The Testimony of John the Baptist
19 This was John’s testimony when the Jewish leaders sent priests and Temple assistants[h] from Jerusalem to ask John, “Who are you?” 20 He came right out and said, “I am not the Messiah.”
21 “Well then, who are you?” they asked. “Are you Elijah?”
“No,” he replied.
“Are you the Prophet we are expecting?”[i]
“No.”
22 “Then who are you? We need an answer for those who sent us. What do you have to say about yourself?”
23 John replied in the words of the prophet Isaiah:
“I am a voice shouting in the wilderness,
‘Clear the way for the Lord’s coming!’”[j]
24 Then the Pharisees who had been sent 25 asked him, “If you aren’t the Messiah or Elijah or the Prophet, what right do you have to baptize?”
26 John told them, “I baptize with[k] water, but right here in the crowd is someone you do not recognize. 27 Though his ministry follows mine, I’m not even worthy to be his slave and untie the straps of his sandal.”
28 This encounter took place in Bethany, an area east of the Jordan River, where John was baptizing.
Jesus, the Lamb of God
29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! 30 He is the one I was talking about when I said, ‘A man is coming after me who is far greater than I am, for he existed long before me.’ 31 I did not recognize him as the Messiah, but I have been baptizing with water so that he might be revealed to Israel.”
32 Then John testified, “I saw the Holy Spirit descending like a dove from heaven and resting upon him. 33 I didn’t know he was the one, but when God sent me to baptize with water, he told me, ‘The one on whom you see the Spirit descend and rest is the one who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.’ 34 I saw this happen to Jesus, so I testify that he is the Chosen One of God.[l]”
The First Disciples
35 The following day John was again standing with two of his disciples. 36 As Jesus walked by, John looked at him and declared, “Look! There is the Lamb of God!” 37 When John’s two disciples heard this, they followed Jesus.
38 Jesus looked around and saw them following. “What do you want?” he asked them.
They replied, “Rabbi” (which means “Teacher”), “where are you staying?”
39 “Come and see,” he said. It was about four o’clock in the afternoon when they went with him to the place where he was staying, and they remained with him the rest of the day.
40 Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of these men who heard what John said and then followed Jesus. 41 Andrew went to find his brother, Simon, and told him, “We have found the Messiah” (which means “Christ”[m]).
42 Then Andrew brought Simon to meet Jesus. Looking intently at Simon, Jesus said, “Your name is Simon, son of John—but you will be called Cephas” (which means “Peter”[n]).
43 The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, “Come, follow me.” 44 Philip was from Bethsaida, Andrew and Peter’s hometown.
45 Philip went to look for Nathanael and told him, “We have found the very person Moses[o] and the prophets wrote about! His name is Jesus, the son of Joseph from Nazareth.”
46 “Nazareth!” exclaimed Nathanael. “Can anything good come from Nazareth?”
“Come and see for yourself,” Philip replied.
47 As they approached, Jesus said, “Now here is a genuine son of Israel—a man of complete integrity.”
48 “How do you know about me?” Nathanael asked.
Jesus replied, “I could see you under the fig tree before Philip found you.”
49 Then Nathanael exclaimed, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God—the King of Israel!”
50 Jesus asked him, “Do you believe this just because I told you I had seen you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than this.” 51 Then he said, “I tell you the truth, you will all see heaven open and the angels of God going up and down on the Son of Man, the one who is the stairway between heaven and earth.[p]”
Footnotes
- 1:3-4 Or and nothing that was created was created except through him. The Word gave life to everything.
- 1:5 Or and the darkness has not understood it.
- 1:6 Greek a man named John.
- 1:14a Greek became flesh.
- 1:14b Or grace and truth; also in 1:17.
- 1:16 Or received the grace of Christ rather than the grace of the law; Greek reads received grace upon grace.
- 1:18 Some manuscripts read But the one and only Son.
- 1:19 Greek and Levites.
- 1:21 Greek Are you the Prophet? See Deut 18:15, 18; Mal 4:5-6.
- 1:23 Isa 40:3.
- 1:26 Or in; also in 1:31, 33.
- 1:34 Some manuscripts read the Son of God.
- 1:41 Messiah (a Hebrew term) and Christ (a Greek term) both mean “anointed one.”
- 1:42 The names Cephas (from Aramaic) and Peter (from Greek) both mean “rock.”
- 1:45 Greek Moses in the law.
- 1:51 Greek going up and down on the Son of Man; see Gen 28:10-17. “Son of Man” is a title Jesus used for himself.
Johannes 1
Swedish New Living Bible (Nya Levande Bibeln)
Gud blev människa
1 Innan något hade skapats fanns Guds eviga ord - Kristus.
2 Han har alltid funnits till och är Gud.
3 Han skapade allt som finns, och ingenting finns som inte han har skapat.
4 Allt liv kommer från honom, och hans liv är hela mänsklighetens ljus.
5 Han är det ljus som lyser i mörkret, och mörkret kan aldrig utsläcka det.
6-7 Gud sände Johannes döparen för att vittna om att Jesus Kristus är det verkliga ljuset.
8 Johannes var inte själv ljuset. Han var bara ett vittne som skulle göra ljuset känt.
9 Efter honom kom Kristus, som är det verkliga ljuset, för att lysa för alla människor i hela världen.
10 Men fastän han hade skapat världen, kände världen inte igen honom när han kom.
11-12 Inte ens i sitt eget land och bland sitt eget folk, judarna, blev han erkänd. Bara några få välkomnade och tog emot honom. Men åt alla som tog emot honom, gav han rätt att bli barn till Gud. Allt de behövde göra var att lita på att han kunde frälsa dem.
13 Alla som tror detta föds på nytt, inte genom en vanlig födelse på grund av människors känslor eller planer, utan på grund av Guds vilja.
14 Och Kristus blev människa och levde bland oss här på jorden. Han var full av kärlek, förlåtelse och sanning. Och några av oss har sett hans härlighet, den härlighet som tillhör den himmelske Faderns ende Son.
15 Johannes vittnade för människorna om Jesus och sa till dem: Han är den som jag talade om när jag sa: 'Det kommer en som betyder mer än jag, för han fanns till innan jag blev född.'
16 Vi har alla fått del av de rikedomar som han har fört med sig till oss, och vi har gång på gång fått uppleva hans nåd.
17 Mose gav oss lagen med dess stränga krav, men Jesus Kristus har också gett oss den kärleksfulla förlåtelsen.
18 Ingen har någonsin sett Gud, men hans ende Son har naturligtvis gjort det, för han står Fadern nära och har genom sitt liv visat oss vem Fadern är.
Johannes döparen förklarar sitt uppdrag
19 De judiska ledarna sände ut präster och tempeltjänare från Jerusalem för att fråga Johannes om han påstod sig vara Messias.
20 Men han nekade blankt till det. Jag är inte Kristus, sa han.
21 Vem är du då? frågade de. Är du Elias? Nej, svarade han.Är du profeten? Nej.
22 Vem är du då? Tala om det, så att vi kan svara dem som har sänt oss hit. Vad säger du själv?
23 Då svarade Johannes: Profeten Jesaja har redan sagt det: 'Jag är en röst som ropar i den öde öknen: Röj undan hindren på vägen, så att Herren kan komma!'
24-25 De som hade skickats ut och som också var fariseer frågade nu: Varför döper du om du inte är Messias eller Elias eller profeten?
26 Johannes svarade dem: Jag döper bara i vatten, men här bland folket lever redan en som ni inte känner.
27 Han ska fortsätta där jag slutar. Jag är inte ens värd att vara hans slav.
28 Detta hände i Betania, en by på andra sidan Jordanfloden, där Johannes döpte.
Johannes döparen utropar Jesus som Messias
29 Dagen därpå såg Johannes Jesus komma och då ropade han: Se, där kommer Guds lamm, som tar bort alla människors synd.
30 Han är den som jag talade om när jag sa: 'Snart kommer en man som fanns före mig. Han står långt över mig.'
31 Jag visste inte på förhand vem han var, men min uppgift är att döpa i vatten och göra honom känd för Israels folk.
32 Sedan beskrev Johannes hur han hade sett den helige Ande komma ner från himlen som en duva och stanna kvar över Jesus.
33 Jag visste inte att det var just han, sa Johannes igen, men då Gud sände mig för att döpa, sa han till mig: 'När du ser den helige Ande sänka sig ner och stanna kvar över någon, så vet du att han är den som döper i helig Ande.'
34 Jag såg det hända med denne man, och därför kan jag vittna om att han är Guds Son.
De första lärjungarna
35 Nästa dag stod Johannes tillsammans med två av sina lärjungar på samma ställe när Jesus kom gående förbi.
36 Johannes följde honom med blicken och sa sedan: Se, där är Guds lamm!
37 När de båda lärjungarna hörde det följde de efter Jesus.
38 Jesus vände sig då om och såg att de följde honom. Vad vill ni? frågade han dem.Herre, svarade de, var bor du?
39 Kom och se efter, sa han. Då gick de med honom till den plats där han bodde, och stannade hos honom från klockan fyra på eftermiddagen till kvällen.
40 En av dessa män var Andreas, Simon Petrus bror.
41 Det första Andreas gjorde var att gå ut och leta reda på sin bror Petrus. Då han fann honom sa han: Vi har funnit Messias! Messias betyder Kristus.
42 Och han tog Petrus med sig till Jesus.Jesus såg ett ögonblick på Petrus och sa: Du är Simon, Johannes son. Du ska heta Petrus. Det betyder klippan.
43 Nästa dag tänkte Jesus gå till Galileen. Då träffade han Filippos och sa till honom: Följ med mig.
44 Filippos var från Betsaida, Andreas och Petrus hemstad.
45 Filippos gick då för att söka reda på Natanael och sa till honom: Äntligen har vi funnit Messias, den man som Mose och profeterna talar om! Han heter Jesus och är son till Josef från Nasaret.
46 Nasaret! utropade Natanael. Kan något gott komma därifrån? Kom och se själv, svarade Filippos.
47 När de närmade sig, sa Jesus: Här kommer en ärlig och uppriktig människa, en äkta israelit.
48 Känner du mig? undrade Natanael.Jesus svarade: Jag såg dig under fikonträdet innan Filippos fick tag på dig.
49 Natanael svarade: Herre, du är Guds Son, Israels kung!
50 Jesus frågade honom: Tror du allt detta bara för att jag sa att jag såg dig under fikonträdet? Du kommer att få större bevis än så.
51 Du ska till och med få se himlen öppen och Guds änglar stiga ner och stiga upp mellan Gud och Människosonen.
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
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