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John 1
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The Prologue to John’s Gospel

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 through him, and apart from him not one thing came into being that[a] has come into being. 4 In him was life, and the life was the light of humanity.[b] 5 And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome[c] it.

6 A man came, sent from God, whose name was[d] John. 7 This one came for a witness, in order that he could testify about the light, so that all would believe through him. 8 That one was not the light, but came[e] in order that he could testify about the light. 9 The true light, who gives light to every person, was coming into the world. 10 He was in the world, and the world came into being through him, and the world did not recognize[f] him. 11 He came to his own things, and his own people did not receive him. 12 But as many as received him—to those who believe in his name—he gave to them authority to become children of God, 13 who were born not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of a husband, but of God.

14 And the Word became flesh and took up residence among us, and we saw his glory, glory as of the one and only from the Father, full of grace and truth. 15 John testified about him and cried out, saying, “This one was he about whom I said, ‘The one who comes after me is ahead of me, because he existed before me.’” 16 For from his fullness we have all received, and grace after grace. 17 For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came about through Jesus Christ. 18 No one has seen God at any time; the one and only, God, the one who is in the bosom of the Father—that one has made him[g] known.

John the Baptist Testifies to Jesus

19 And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent[h] priests and Levites from Jerusalem so that they could ask him, “Who are you?” 20 And he confessed—and he did not deny, and confessed—“I am not the Christ!” 21 And they asked him, “Then who are you? Are you Elijah?” And he said, “I am not!” “Are you the Prophet?”[i] And he answered, “No!” 22 Then they said to him, “Who are you, so that we can give an answer to those who sent us? What do you say about yourself?”

23 He said,

“I am ‘the voice of one crying out in the wilderness,
    “Make straight the way of the Lord,”’[j]

just as Isaiah the prophet said.” 24 (And they had been sent 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 answered them, saying, “I baptize with water. In your midst stands one whom you do not know— 27 the one who comes after me, of whom I am not worthy to untie[k] the strap of his sandal!” 28 These things took place in Bethany on the other side of the Jordan, where John was baptizing.

29 On the next day he saw Jesus coming to him and said, “Look! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! 30 This one is the one about whom I said, ‘After me is coming a man who is ahead of me, because he existed before me.’ 31 And I did not know him, but in order that he could be revealed to Israel, because of this I came baptizing with water.”

32 And John testified, saying, “I have seen the Spirit descending like a dove from heaven and remaining upon him. 33 And I did not know him, but the one who sent me to baptize with water, that one said to me, ‘The one upon whom you see the Spirit descending and remaining upon him—this one is the one who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’ 34 And I have seen and testify that this one is the Chosen One[l] of God.

Two of John’s Disciples Follow Jesus

35 On the next day again John was standing there,[m] and two of his disciples, 36 and looking at Jesus as he[n] was walking by, he said, “Look! The Lamb of God!” 37 And the two disciples heard him speaking, and they followed Jesus. 38 And Jesus, turning around and seeing them following him,[o] said to them, “What do you seek?” And they said to him, “Rabbi” (which means when[p] translated “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 (it was about the tenth hour).

Andrew Declares Jesus to be the Messiah

40 Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, was one of the two who heard John and followed him. 41 This one first found his own brother Simon and said to him, “We have found the Messiah!” (which is translated “Christ”). 42 He brought him to Jesus. Looking at him, Jesus said, “You are Simon the son of John. You will be called Cephas” (which is interpreted “Peter”).

Jesus Calls Philip and Nathanael

43 On the next day he wanted to depart for Galilee, and he found Philip. And Jesus said to him, “Follow me!” 44 (Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the town of Andrew and Peter.) 45 Philip found Nathanael and said to him, “We have found the one whom Moses wrote about in the law, and the prophets wrote about—Jesus son of Joseph from Nazareth!” 46 And Nathanael said to him, “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” Philip said to him, “Come and see!”

47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and said about him, “Look! A true Israelite[q] in whom is no deceit!” 48 Nathanael said to him, “From where do you know me?” Jesus answered and said to him, “Before Philip called you, when you[r] were under the fig tree, I saw you.” 49 Nathanael answered him, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are the king of Israel!” 50 Jesus answered and said to him, “Because I said to you that 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 all of you, you will see heaven opened and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of Man.”

Footnotes

  1. John 1:3 Or “came into being. What …,” beginning a new sentence connected with the following verse. A major punctuation problem is involved, since the earliest manuscripts have no punctuation, but some important later ones place the punctuation before this phrase, effectively connecting it to v. 4: “What has come into being was life in him”
  2. John 1:4 Or “humankind”
  3. John 1:5 Or “comprehend” (if primarily referring to people in the world)
  4. John 1:6 Literally “the name to him”
  5. John 1:8 The verb is implied from the previous verse, and must be supplied in the English translation
  6. John 1:10 Or “acknowledge”
  7. John 1:18 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  8. John 1:19 Some manuscripts have “sent to him”
  9. John 1:21 A reference to the “Prophet like Moses” of Deut 18:15 (see Acts 3:22)
  10. John 1:23 A quotation from Isa 40:3
  11. John 1:27 Literally “that I might untie”
  12. John 1:34 Some manuscripts have “the Son of God”
  13. John 1:35 *The word “there” is not in the Greek text but is implied
  14. John 1:36 Here “as” is supplied as a component of the participle (“walking by”) which is understood as temporal
  15. John 1:38 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  16. John 1:38 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“translated”) which is understood as temporal
  17. John 1:47 Literally “truly an Israelite”
  18. John 1:48 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“were”) which is understood as temporal
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Christ Comes to the World

1 In the beginning there was the Word.[a] The Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning. 3 All things were made by him, and nothing was made without him. 4 In him there was life, and that life was the light of all people. 5 The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overpowered[b] it.

6 There was a man named John[c] who was sent by God. 7 He came to tell people the truth about the Light so that through him all people could hear about the Light and believe. 8 John was not the Light, but he came to tell people the truth about the Light. 9 The true Light that gives light to all was coming into the world!

10 The Word was in the world, and the world was made by him, but the world did not know him. 11 He came to the world that was his own, but his own people did not accept him. 12 But to all who did accept him and believe in him he gave the right to become children of God. 13 They did not become his children in any human way—by any human parents or human desire. They were born of God.

14 The Word became a human and lived among us. We saw his glory—the glory that belongs to the only Son of the Father—and he was full of grace and truth. 15 John tells the truth about him and cries out, saying, “This is the One I told you about: ‘The One who comes after me is greater than I am, because he was living before me.’”

16 Because he was full of grace and truth, from him we all received one gift after another. 17 The law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. 18 No one has ever seen God. But God the only Son is very close to the Father,[d] and he has shown us what God is like.

John Tells People About Jesus

19 Here is the truth John[e] told when the leaders in Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him, “Who are you?”

20 John spoke freely and did not refuse to answer. He said, “I am not the Christ.”

21 So they asked him, “Then who are you? Are you Elijah?”[f]

He answered, “No, I am not.”

“Are you the Prophet?”[g] they asked.

He answered, “No.”

22 Then they said, “Who are you? Give us an answer to tell those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”

23 John told them in the words of the prophet Isaiah:

“I am the voice of one
    calling out in the desert:
‘Make the road straight for the Lord.’” Isaiah 40:3

24 Some Pharisees who had been sent asked John: 25 “If you are not the Christ or Elijah or the Prophet, why do you baptize people?”

26 John answered, “I baptize with water, but there is one here with you that you don’t know about. 27 He is the One who comes after me. I am not good enough to untie the strings of his sandals.”

28 This all happened at Bethany on the other side of the Jordan River, where John was baptizing people.

29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him. John said, “Look, the Lamb of God,[h] who takes away the sin of the world! 30 This is the One I was talking about when I said, ‘A man will come after me, but he is greater than I am, because he was living before me.’ 31 Even I did not know who he was, although I came baptizing with water so that the people of Israel would know who he is.”

32-33 Then John said, “I saw the Spirit come down from heaven in the form of a dove and rest on him. Until then I did not know who the Christ was. But the God who sent me to baptize with water told me, ‘You will see the Spirit come down and rest on a man; he is the One who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.’ 34 I have seen this happen, and I tell you the truth: This man is the Son of God.”[i]

The First Followers of Jesus

35 The next day John[j] was there again with two of his followers. 36 When he saw Jesus walking by, he said, “Look, the Lamb of God!”[k]

37 The two followers heard John say this, so they followed Jesus. 38 When Jesus turned and saw them following him, he asked, “What are you looking for?”

They said, “Rabbi, where are you staying?” (“Rabbi” means “Teacher.”)

39 He answered, “Come and see.” So the two men went with Jesus and saw where he was staying and stayed there with him that day. It was about four o’clock in the afternoon.

40 One of the two men who followed Jesus after they heard John speak about him was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother. 41 The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother Simon and say to him, “We have found the Messiah.” (“Messiah” means “Christ.”)

42 Then Andrew took Simon to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, “You are Simon son of John. You will be called Cephas.” (“Cephas” means “Peter.”[l])

43 The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, “Follow me.”

44 Philip was from the town of Bethsaida, where Andrew and Peter lived. 45 Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the man that Moses wrote about in the law, and the prophets also wrote about him. He is Jesus, the son of Joseph, from Nazareth.”

46 But Nathanael said to Philip, “Can anything good come from Nazareth?”

Philip answered, “Come and see.”

47 As Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him, he said, “Here is truly an Israelite. There is nothing false in him.”

48 Nathanael asked, “How do you know me?”

Jesus answered, “I saw you when you were under the fig tree, before Philip told you about me.”

49 Then Nathanael said to Jesus, “Teacher, you are the Son of God; you are the King of Israel.”

50 Jesus said to Nathanael, “Do you believe simply because I told you I saw you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than that.” 51 And Jesus said to them, “I tell you the truth, you will all see heaven open and ‘angels of God going up and coming down’[m] on the Son of Man.”

Footnotes

  1. 1:1 Word The Greek word is “logos,” meaning any kind of communication; it could be translated “message.” Here, it means Christ, because Christ was the way God told people about himself.
  2. 1:5 overpowered This can also be translated, “understood.”
  3. 1:6 John John the Baptist, who preached to people about Christ’s coming (Matthew 3, Luke 3).
  4. 1:18 But . . . Father This could be translated, “But the only God is very close to the Father.” Also, some Greek copies read “But the only Son is very close to the Father.”
  5. 1:19 John John the Baptist, who preached to people about Christ’s coming (Matthew 3, Luke 3).
  6. 1:21 Elijah A prophet who spoke for God. He lived hundreds of years before Christ and was expected to return before Christ (Malachi 4:5–6).
  7. 1:21 Prophet They probably meant the prophet that God told Moses he would send (Deuteronomy 18:15–19).
  8. 1:29 Lamb of God Name for Jesus. Jesus is like the lambs that were offered for a sacrifice to God.
  9. 1:34 the Son of God Some Greek copies read “God’s Chosen One.”
  10. 1:35 John John the Baptist, who preached to people about Christ’s coming (Matthew 3, Luke 3).
  11. 1:36 Lamb of God Name for Jesus. Jesus is like the lambs that were offered for a sacrifice to God.
  12. 1:42 Peter The Greek name “Peter,” like the Aramaic name “Cephas,” means “rock.”
  13. 1:51 ‘angels . . . down’ These words are from Genesis 28:12.
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Juan 1
La Biblia de las Américas

1 En el principio(A) existía[a] el Verbo[b](B), y el Verbo estaba[c] con Dios(C), y el Verbo era Dios(D). 2 Él[d] estaba[e] en el principio con Dios. 3 Todas las cosas fueron hechas por medio de Él(E), y sin Él nada de lo que ha sido hecho, fue hecho. 4 En Él estaba[f] la vida(F), y la vida era la luz de los hombres(G). 5 Y la luz brilla en las tinieblas(H), y las tinieblas no la comprendieron[g].

6 Vino al mundo un[h] hombre enviado por Dios, cuyo nombre era Juan(I). 7 Este vino como testigo(J), para testificar de la luz, a fin de que todos creyeran por medio de él(K). 8 No era él[i] la luz(L), sino que vino para dar testimonio de la luz.

9 Existía[j] la luz verdadera(M) que, al venir al mundo, alumbra a todo hombre[k]. 10 En el mundo estaba, y el mundo fue hecho por medio de Él(N), y el mundo no le conoció. 11 A lo suyo vino, y los suyos no le recibieron. 12 Pero a todos los que le recibieron, les dio el derecho[l] de llegar a ser hijos de Dios(O), es decir, a los que creen en su nombre(P), 13 que no nacieron[m] de sangre[n], ni de la voluntad de la carne, ni de la voluntad del hombre, sino de Dios(Q).

El Verbo se hace carne

14 Y el Verbo(R) se hizo carne(S), y habitó entre nosotros(T), y vimos su gloria(U), gloria como del unigénito[o] del Padre, lleno de gracia(V) y de verdad(W). 15 Juan dio* testimonio de Él(X) y clamó, diciendo: Este era del que yo decía: «El que viene después de mí(Y), es antes de mí[p], porque era primero que yo(Z)». 16 Pues de su plenitud(AA) todos hemos recibido, y gracia sobre gracia. 17 Porque la ley fue dada por medio de Moisés(AB); la gracia(AC) y la verdad(AD) fueron hechas realidad por medio de Jesucristo. 18 Nadie ha visto jamás a Dios(AE); el unigénito Dios[q](AF), que está en el seno del Padre(AG), Él le ha dado a conocer(AH).

Testimonio de Juan el Bautista

19 Este es el testimonio(AI) de Juan, cuando los judíos(AJ) enviaron sacerdotes y levitas de Jerusalén(AK) a preguntarle: ¿Quién eres tú? 20 Y él confesó y no negó; confesó: Yo no soy el Cristo[r](AL). 21 Y le preguntaron: ¿Entonces, qué? ¿Eres Elías(AM)? Y él dijo*: No soy. ¿Eres el profeta(AN)? Y respondió: No. 22 Entonces le dijeron: ¿Quién eres?, para que podamos dar respuesta a los que nos enviaron. ¿Qué dices de ti mismo? 23 Él dijo: Yo soy la voz del que clama en el desierto: «Enderezad el camino del Señor(AO)», como dijo el profeta Isaías(AP). 24 Los que habían sido enviados eran de los fariseos. 25 Y le preguntaron, y le dijeron: Entonces, ¿por qué bautizas, si tú no eres el Cristo[s], ni Elías, ni el profeta(AQ)? 26 Juan les respondió, diciendo: Yo bautizo en[t] agua(AR), pero entre vosotros está Uno a quien no conocéis. 27 Él es el que viene después de mí(AS), a quien yo no soy digno de desatar la correa de su sandalia(AT). 28 Estas cosas sucedieron en Betania[u], al otro lado del Jordán, donde Juan estaba bautizando(AU).

El Cordero de Dios

29 Al día siguiente vio* a Jesús que venía hacia él, y dijo*: He ahí el Cordero de Dios(AV) que quita el pecado del mundo(AW). 30 Este es aquel de quien yo dije: «Después de mí viene un hombre(AX) que es antes de mí[v] porque era primero que yo(AY)». 31 Y yo no le conocía[w], pero para que Él fuera manifestado a Israel, por esto yo vine bautizando en[x] agua. 32 Juan dio también testimonio(AZ), diciendo: He visto al Espíritu que descendía del cielo como paloma(BA), y se posó sobre Él. 33 Y yo no le conocía[y], pero el que me envió a bautizar en[z] agua me dijo: «Aquel sobre quien veas al Espíritu descender y posarse sobre Él, este es el que bautiza en[aa] el Espíritu Santo(BB)». 34 Y yo le he visto y he dado testimonio de que este es el Hijo de Dios(BC).

Los primeros discípulos

35 Al día siguiente(BD) Juan estaba otra vez allí con[ab] dos de sus discípulos, 36 y vio a Jesús que pasaba, y dijo*: He ahí el Cordero de Dios(BE). 37 Y los dos discípulos le oyeron hablar, y siguieron a Jesús. 38 Jesús se volvió, y viendo que le seguían, les dijo*: ¿Qué buscáis? Y ellos le dijeron: Rabí(BF) (que traducido quiere decir, Maestro), ¿dónde te hospedas? 39 Él les dijo*: Venid y veréis. Entonces fueron y vieron dónde se hospedaba; y se quedaron con Él aquel día, porque era como la hora décima[ac]. 40 (BG)Uno de los dos que oyeron a Juan y siguieron a Jesús era Andrés, hermano de Simón Pedro. 41 El encontró* primero a su hermano Simón, y le dijo*: Hemos hallado al Mesías(BH) (que traducido quiere decir, Cristo[ad]). 42 Entonces lo trajo a Jesús. Jesús mirándolo, dijo: Tú eres Simón, hijo de Juan[ae](BI); tú serás llamado Cefas(BJ) (que quiere decir: Pedro[af](BK)).

Felipe y Natanael

43 Al día siguiente(BL) Jesús se propuso salir para Galilea(BM), y encontró* a Felipe(BN), y le dijo*: Sígueme(BO). 44 Felipe(BP) era de Betsaida(BQ), de la ciudad de Andrés y de Pedro. 45 Felipe(BR) encontró* a Natanael(BS) y le dijo*: Hemos hallado a aquel de quien escribió Moisés en la ley, y también los profetas(BT), a Jesús de Nazaret(BU), el hijo de José(BV). 46 Y Natanael le dijo: ¿Puede algo bueno salir de Nazaret(BW)? Felipe(BX) le dijo*: Ven, y ve. 47 Jesús vio venir a Natanael y dijo* de él: He aquí un verdadero israelita(BY) en quien no hay engaño. 48 Natanael le dijo*: ¿Cómo es que me conoces? Jesús le respondió y le dijo: Antes de que Felipe(BZ) te llamara, cuando estabas debajo de la higuera, te vi. 49 Natanael le respondió: Rabí(CA), tú eres el Hijo de Dios(CB), tú eres el Rey de Israel(CC). 50 Respondió Jesús y le dijo: ¿Porque te dije que te vi debajo de la higuera, crees? Cosas mayores que estas verás. 51 Y le dijo*: En verdad, en verdad os digo que veréis el cielo abierto(CD) y a los ángeles de Dios subiendo y bajando(CE) sobre el Hijo del Hombre(CF).

Footnotes

  1. Juan 1:1 O, era
  2. Juan 1:1 O, la Palabra, y así en el resto del cap.
  3. Juan 1:1 O, existía
  4. Juan 1:2 Lit., Este
  5. Juan 1:2 O, existía
  6. Juan 1:4 O, existía
  7. Juan 1:5 O, dominaron
  8. Juan 1:6 O, Hubo un
  9. Juan 1:8 Lit., aquél
  10. Juan 1:9 O, Había, o, Era
  11. Juan 1:9 O, que alumbra a todo hombre que viene al mundo
  12. Juan 1:12 O, poder
  13. Juan 1:13 O, no fueron engendrados
  14. Juan 1:13 Lit., de sangres
  15. Juan 1:14 O, único
  16. Juan 1:15 O, tiene un rango más elevado que yo
  17. Juan 1:18 Algunos mss. dicen: Hijo
  18. Juan 1:20 I.e., el Mesías
  19. Juan 1:25 I.e., el Mesías
  20. Juan 1:26 Aquí el gr. puede traducirse: por, en, o, con
  21. Juan 1:28 Algunos mss. posteriores dicen: Betábara
  22. Juan 1:30 O, tiene un rango más elevado que yo
  23. Juan 1:31 I.e., como el Mesías
  24. Juan 1:31 Aquí el gr. puede traducirse: por, en, o, con
  25. Juan 1:33 I.e., como el Mesías
  26. Juan 1:33 Aquí el gr. puede traducirse: por, en, o, con
  27. Juan 1:33 Aquí el gr. puede traducirse: por, en, o, con
  28. Juan 1:35 Lit., y
  29. Juan 1:39 I.e., las cuatro de la tarde
  30. Juan 1:41 Gr., el Ungido
  31. Juan 1:42 Gr., Joannes, llamado Jonás en Mat. 16:17
  32. Juan 1:42 I.e., piedra, o, roca
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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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