John 1
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
The Word Was With God, And The Word Was God. He Is The Light Shining In The Darkness
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 This One was in the beginning with God. 3 All things came-into-being[a] through Him, and apart from Him not even one thing came into being which[b] has come-into-being. 4 In Him was life, and the life was the light of mankind. 5 And the light is shining in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome[c] it.
John Was Sent By God To Bear Witness To The Light In Order That All Might Believe
6 There came-to-be[d] a man, having been sent-forth from God. The name for him was John. 7 This one came for a testimony— in order that he might testify concerning the Light, in order that all might believe through him. 8 That one was not the Light, but came in order that he might testify concerning the Light— 9 the true[e] Light which gives-light-to[f] every person was coming into the world.
The World Did Not Accept The Light, But All Who Did Became Children of God
10 He was in the world, and the world came-into-being through Him, and the world did not know[g] Him. 11 He came to His own things, and His own ones did not accept Him. 12 But all who did receive Him, He gave them— the ones believing in His name— the right[h] to become children of God, 13 who were born not of bloods[i], nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of a husband, but of God[j].
The Word Became Flesh And We Saw His Unique Glory. John Bore Witness To Him
14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt[k] among us, and we saw His glory— glory as of the only-born[l] from the Father, full of grace and truth. 15 John testifies concerning Him, and has cried-out saying, “This One was the One of Whom I said, ‘The One coming after me has become ahead of me, because He was before me’”.
We All Received From The Fullness of Grace And Truth He Brought
16 Because we all received from His fullness— even grace upon grace. 17 Because the Law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
The Only-Born God Revealed The Father To Us
18 No one has ever seen God; the only-born[m] God, the One being[n] in the bosom of the Father— that One expounded[o] Him.
John Came Baptizing To Make Straight The Way of The Lord, As Isaiah Prophesied
19 And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews from Jerusalem sent-out priests and Levites to him in order that they might ask him, “Who are you?”, 20 and he confessed and did not deny. And he confessed that “I am not the Christ”, 21 and they asked him, “What then? Are you Elijah?” And he says, “I am not”. “Are you the[p] Prophet?” And he answered, “No”. 22 Then they said to him, “Who are you, in order that we may give an answer to the ones having sent us? What do you say about yourself ?” 23 He said, “I am the ‘voice of one shouting in the wilderness: “Make-straight the way of the Lord”’, just as Isaiah the prophet said [in Isa 40:3]”. 24 And they[q] had been sent-out from the Pharisees. 25 And they asked him, and said to him, “Why then are you baptizing if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?” 26 John responded to them saying, “I am baptizing with[r] water. Amidst you stands One Whom you do not know— 27 the One coming after me, of Whom I am not worthy that I may untie the strap of His sandal”. 28 These things took place in Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
John Identifies Jesus As The Son of God Sent To Take Away The Sin of The World
29 On the next day he sees Jesus coming toward him. And he says, “Look— the Lamb of God, the One taking-away the sin of the world. 30 This One is the One about Whom I said, ‘A man is coming after me Who has become ahead of me, because He was before me’. 31 And I did not know Him. But I came baptizing with water for this reason— that He might be revealed to Israel”. 32 And John testified, saying that “I have seen the Spirit descending like a dove out of heaven. And He remained upon Him. 33 And I did not know Him. But the One having sent me to baptize with water, that One said to me, ‘Upon whomever you see the Spirit descending and remaining upon Him— this One is the One baptizing with[s] the Holy Spirit’. 34 And I have seen, and have testified that this One is the Son of God”.
John Points His Disciples To The Lamb of God. Andrew And Peter Find The Messiah
35 On the next day John was again standing there, and two of his disciples. 36 And having looked at Jesus walking, he says, “Look— the Lamb of God”. 37 And the two disciples heard him speaking, and followed Jesus. 38 And Jesus, having turned and seen them following, says to them, “What are you seeking?” And the ones said to Him, “Rabbi (which being translated means “Teacher”), where are You staying?” 39 He says to them, “Come, and you will see”. So they went, and saw where He was staying, and stayed with Him that day. The hour was about the tenth[t]. 40 Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, was one of the two having heard it from John, and having followed Him. 41 This one first finds his own brother Simon, and says to him, “We have found the Messiah” (which being translated is “Christ”). 42 He brought him to Jesus. Having looked-at him, Jesus said, “You are Simon, the son of John. You will be called Cephas[u]” (which is translated “Peter”).
Jesus Finds Philip, Who Finds Nathanael. They Follow The Son of God, The King of Israel
43 On the next day He wanted[v] to go forth to Galilee. And He finds Philip. And Jesus says to him, “Be following Me”. 44 Now Philip was from Bethsaida, of the city of Andrew and Peter. 45 Philip finds Nathanael and says to him, “We have found the One of whom Moses wrote in the Law, and the Prophets wrote— Jesus, son of Joseph, from Nazareth”. 46 And Nathanael said to him, “Is anything good able to be out of Nazareth?” Philip says to him, “Come and see”. 47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming to Him, and says about him, “Look— truly an Israelite in whom there is no deceit”. 48 Nathanael says to Him, “From where do You know me?” Jesus responded and said to him, “Before Philip called you, while being[w] under the fig tree, I saw you”. 49 Nathanael responded to Him, “Rabbi, You are the Son of God. You are the King of Israel”. 50 Jesus responded and said to him, “Do[x] you believe because I said to you that I saw you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than these!” 51 And He says to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you[y] all, you will see heaven opened and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of Man”.
Footnotes
- John 1:3 Or, became existent, were made.
- John 1:3 being which has. Or, being. What has come-into-being in Him was life.
- John 1:5 Or, overtake, overpower. All the forces of darkness did not overcome the Light. Or, grasp, comprehend. The darkness (unbelieving people) did not understand the Light.
- John 1:6 Or, arose.
- John 1:9 Light— the true Light. Or, Light. There was the true Light which, coming into the world, gives-light-to every person.
- John 1:9 Or, illuminates.
- John 1:10 Or, recognize, acknowledge.
- John 1:12 Or, authority, capability.
- John 1:13 That is, bloodlines, human parents.
- John 1:13 That is, in a second birth.
- John 1:14 Or, lived.
- John 1:14 Or, one-and-only, one-of-his-kind, unique one. He had a unique glory. The emphasis may be on His glory as God’s eternal Son, or as God’s incarnate Son.
- John 1:18 That is, the unique, one-of-a-kind Deity, the Word who was God (v 1) who became flesh (v 14), the only God-man, expounded the Father to us. The emphasis is on His self-identity. ‘Only-born Son’ (3:16, 18) emphasizes His unique relationship to His Father. Or, ‘the unique One, [Himself] God.’
- John 1:18 That is, presently; or, eternally.
- John 1:18 Or, described, explained.
- John 1:21 That is, the one like Moses, Deut 18:15-19.
- John 1:24 Or, some.
- John 1:26 Or, in.
- John 1:33 Or, in.
- John 1:39 That is, 4 p.m. Jewish time; or, 10 a.m. Roman time.
- John 1:42 This Aramaic name means ‘rock’, as does the Greek name ‘Peter’.
- John 1:43 Or, intended.
- John 1:48 That is, while you (Nathanael) were.
- John 1:50 Or, You believe... tree!
- John 1:51 This word is plural.
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
Disciples' Literal New Testament: Serving Modern Disciples by More Fully Reflecting the Writing Style of the Ancient Disciples, Copyright © 2011 Michael J. Magill. All Rights Reserved. Published by Reyma Publishing
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