João 1
Nova Versão Transformadora
Prólogo: Cristo, a Palavra eterna
1 No princípio, aquele que é a Palavra já existia.
A Palavra estava com Deus,
e a Palavra era Deus.
2 Ele existia no princípio com Deus.
3 Por meio dele Deus criou todas as coisas,
e sem ele nada foi criado.
4 Aquele que é a Palavra possuía a vida,
e sua vida trouxe luz a todos.
5 A luz brilha na escuridão,
e a escuridão nunca conseguiu apagá-la.[a]
6 Deus enviou um homem chamado João 7 para falar a respeito da luz, a fim de que, por meio de seu testemunho, todos cressem. 8 Ele não era a luz, mas veio para falar da luz. 9 Aquele que é a verdadeira luz, que ilumina a todos, estava chegando ao mundo.
10 Veio ao mundo que ele criou, mas o mundo não o reconheceu. 11 Veio a seu próprio povo, e eles o rejeitaram. 12 Mas, a todos que creram nele e o aceitaram, ele deu o direito de se tornarem filhos de Deus. 13 Estes não nasceram segundo a ordem natural, nem como resultado da paixão[b] ou da vontade humana, mas nasceram de Deus.
14 Assim, a Palavra se tornou ser humano, carne e osso, e habitou entre nós. Ele era cheio de graça e verdade. E vimos sua glória, a glória do Filho único do Pai.
15 João deu testemunho dele quando disse em alta voz: “Este é aquele a quem eu me referia quando disse: ‘Alguém virá depois de mim, muito mais poderoso que eu, pois existia muito antes de mim’”.
16 De sua plenitude todos nós recebemos graça sobre graça. 17 Pois a lei foi dada por meio de Moisés, mas a graça e a verdade vieram por meio de Jesus Cristo. 18 Ninguém jamais viu a Deus, mas o Filho único,[c] que mantém comunhão íntima com o Pai, o revelou.
O testemunho de João Batista
19 Este foi o testemunho de João quando os líderes judeus enviaram de Jerusalém sacerdotes e levitas para lhe perguntar: “Quem é você?”. 20 Ele respondeu com toda franqueza: “Eu não sou o Cristo”.[d]
21 “Então quem é você?”, perguntaram eles. “É Elias?”
“Não”, respondeu ele.
“É o Profeta por quem temos esperado?”[e]
“Não.”
22 “Afinal, quem é você? Precisamos de uma resposta para aqueles que nos enviaram. O que você tem a dizer de si mesmo?”
23 João respondeu com as palavras do profeta Isaías:
“Eu sou uma voz que clama no deserto:
‘Preparem o caminho para a vinda do Senhor!’”.[f]
24 Então os fariseus que tinham sido enviados 25 lhe perguntaram: “Se você não é o Cristo, nem Elias, nem o Profeta, que direito tem de batizar?”.
26 João lhes disse: “Eu batizo com[g] água, mas em seu meio há alguém que vocês não reconhecem. 27 Embora ele venha depois de mim, não sou digno de desamarrar as correias de sua sandália”.
28 Esse encontro aconteceu em Betânia, um povoado a leste do rio Jordão, onde João estava batizando.
Jesus, o Cordeiro de Deus
29 No dia seguinte, João viu Jesus caminhando em sua direção e disse: “Vejam! É o Cordeiro de Deus, que tira o pecado do mundo! 30 Era a ele que eu me referia quando disse: ‘Um homem virá depois de mim, muito mais poderoso que eu, pois existia muito antes de mim’. 31 Eu não o conhecia, mas vim batizando com água para que ele fosse revelado a Israel”.
32 Então João deu o seguinte testemunho: “Vi o Espírito Santo descer do céu na forma de uma pomba e permanecer sobre ele. 33 Eu não sabia quem ele era, mas, quando Deus me enviou para batizar com água, disse-me: ‘Aquele sobre o qual você vir o Espírito descer e permanecer, esse é o que batizará com o Espírito Santo’. 34 Eu vi isso acontecer e, portanto, dou testemunho de que ele é o Filho de Deus”.[h]
Os primeiros discípulos
35 No dia seguinte, João estava novamente com dois de seus discípulos. 36 Quando viu Jesus passar, olhou para ele e declarou: “Vejam! É o Cordeiro de Deus!”. 37 Ao ouvirem isso, os dois discípulos de João seguiram Jesus.
38 Jesus olhou em volta e viu que o seguiam. “O que vocês querem?”, perguntou.
Eles responderam: “Rabi (que significa ‘Mestre’), onde o senhor está hospedado?”.
39 “Venham e vejam”, disse ele. Eram cerca de quatro horas da tarde quando o acompanharam até o lugar onde Jesus estava hospedado, e passaram o resto do dia com ele.
40 André, irmão de Simão Pedro, era um dos dois que ouviram o que João tinha dito e seguiram Jesus. 41 André foi procurar seu irmão, Simão, e lhe disse: “Encontramos o Messias (isto é, o Cristo)”.
42 Então André levou Simão para conhecer Jesus. Olhando para ele, Jesus disse: “Você é Simão, filho de João, mas será chamado Cefas (isto é, Pedro)”.[i]
43 No dia seguinte, Jesus decidiu ir à Galileia. Encontrou Filipe e lhe disse: “Siga-me”. 44 Filipe era de Betsaida, cidade natal de André e Pedro.
45 Filipe foi procurar Natanael e lhe disse: “Encontramos aquele sobre quem Moisés, na lei, e os profetas escreveram! Seu nome é Jesus de Nazaré, filho de José”.
46 “Nazaré!”, exclamou Natanael. “Pode vir alguma coisa boa de Nazaré?”
“Venha e veja você mesmo”, respondeu Filipe.
47 Jesus viu Natanael se aproximar e disse: “Aí está um verdadeiro filho de Israel, um homem totalmente íntegro”.
48 “Como o senhor sabe a meu respeito?”, perguntou Natanael.
Jesus respondeu: “Vi você sob a figueira antes que Filipe o chamasse”.
49 Então Natanael exclamou: “Rabi, o senhor é o Filho de Deus, o Rei de Israel!”.
50 Jesus lhe perguntou: “Você crê nisso porque eu disse que o vi sob a figueira? Você verá coisas maiores que essa”. 51 E acrescentou: “Eu lhes digo a verdade: vocês verão o céu aberto e os anjos de Deus subindo e descendo sobre o Filho do Homem”.
Footnotes
- 1.5 Ou e a escuridão não a entendeu.
- 1.13 Em grego, não nasceram do sangue, nem da vontade da carne.
- 1.18 Alguns manuscritos trazem o Deus único.
- 1.20 Ou Messias. Tanto Messias (do hebraico) como Cristo (do grego) significam “ungido”.
- 1.21 Em grego, É o Profeta? Ver Dt 18.15,18; Ml 4.5-6.
- 1.23 Ou Eu sou uma voz que clama: “Preparem no deserto o caminho para a vinda do Senhor!”. Is 40.3.
- 1.26 Ou em; também em 1.31,33.
- 1.34 Alguns manuscritos trazem o Escolhido de Deus.
- 1.42 Tanto Cefas (do aramaico) como Pedro (do grego) significam “pedra”.
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
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