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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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Ioan 1
Cornilescu 1924 - Revised 2010, 2014

Întruparea Cuvântului

1 La început era(A) Cuvântul, şi Cuvântul era cu(B) Dumnezeu, şi(C) Cuvântul era Dumnezeu(D). 2 El(E) era la început cu Dumnezeu. 3 Toate lucrurile au fost făcute prin El, şi nimic din ce a fost făcut, n-a fost făcut fără El. 4 În El(F) era viaţa, şi(G) viaţa era lumina oamenilor. 5 Lumina(H) luminează în întuneric, şi întunericul n-a biruit-o. 6 A(I) venit un om trimis de Dumnezeu: numele lui era Ioan. 7 El(J) a venit ca martor, ca să mărturisească despre Lumină, pentru ca toţi să creadă prin el. 8 Nu era el Lumina, ci el a venit ca să mărturisească despre Lumină. 9 Lumina(K) aceasta era adevărata Lumină, care luminează pe orice om venind în lume(L). 10 El era în lume, şi lumea a fost făcută prin El, dar lumea nu L-a cunoscut. 11 A venit la ai(M) Săi, şi ai Săi nu L-au primit. 12 Dar tuturor(N) celor ce L-au primit, adică celor ce cred în Numele Lui, le-a dat dreptul să se facă copii ai lui Dumnezeu; 13 născuţi(O) nu din sânge, nici din voia firii lor, nici din voia vreunui om, ci din Dumnezeu. 14 Şi(P) Cuvântul S-a făcut trup(Q) şi a(R) locuit printre noi, plin de har(S) şi de adevăr. Şi noi am(T) privit slava Lui, o slavă întocmai ca slava singurului născut din Tatăl. 15 Ioan(U) a mărturisit despre El când a strigat: „El este Acela despre care ziceam eu: ‘Cel ce(V) vine după mine este înaintea mea, pentru că(W) era înainte de mine’. 16 Şi noi toţi am primit din plinătatea(X) Lui şi har după har; 17 căci Legea(Y) a fost dată prin Moise, dar harul(Z) şi adevărul(AA) au venit prin Isus Hristos. 18 Nimeni(AB) n-a văzut vreodată pe Dumnezeu; singurul(AC) Lui Fiu, care este în sânul Tatălui, Acela L-a făcut cunoscut.”

Mărturia lui Ioan Botezătorul

19 Iată mărturisirea(AD) făcută de Ioan când iudeii au trimis din Ierusalim pe nişte preoţi şi leviţi să-l întrebe: „Tu cine eşti?” 20 El a mărturisit(AE) şi n-a tăgăduit: a mărturisit că nu este el Hristosul. 21 Şi ei l-au întrebat: „Dar cine eşti? Eşti Ilie(AF)?” Şi el a zis: „Nu sunt!” „Eşti prorocul(AG)?” Şi el a răspuns: „Nu!” 22 Atunci i-au zis: „Dar cine eşti? Ca să dăm un răspuns celor ce ne-au trimis. Ce zici tu despre tine însuţi?” 23 „Eu”, a zis(AH) el, „sunt glasul celui ce strigă în pustie: ‘Neteziţi calea Domnului’, cum a(AI) zis prorocul Isaia”. 24 Trimişii erau din partea fariseilor. 25 Ei i-au mai pus următoarea întrebare: „Atunci de ce botezi, dacă nu eşti Hristosul, nici Ilie, nici prorocul?” 26 Drept răspuns, Ioan le-a zis: „Eu(AJ) botez cu apă, dar(AK) în mijlocul vostru stă Unul pe care voi nu-L cunoaşteţi. 27 El(AL) este Acela care vine după mine şi care este înaintea mea; eu nu sunt vrednic să-I dezleg cureaua încălţămintelor Lui.” 28 Aceste lucruri s-au petrecut în Betabara(AM)[a], dincolo de Iordan, unde boteza Ioan.

Mielul lui Dumnezeu

29 A doua zi, Ioan a văzut pe Isus venind la el şi a zis: „Iată Mielul(AN) lui Dumnezeu, care(AO) ridică păcatul lumii! 30 El(AP) este Acela despre care ziceam: ‘După mine vine un om, care este înaintea mea, căci era înainte de mine’. 31 Eu nu-L cunoşteam, dar tocmai pentru(AQ) aceasta am venit să botez cu apă: ca El să fie făcut cunoscut lui Israel.” 32 Ioan(AR) a făcut următoarea mărturisire: „Am văzut Duhul pogorându-Se din cer ca un porumbel şi oprindu-Se peste El. 33 Eu nu-L cunoşteam, dar Cel ce m-a trimis să botez cu apă mi-a zis: ‘Acela peste care vei vedea Duhul pogorându-Se şi oprindu-Se este Cel ce(AS) botează cu Duhul Sfânt’. 34 Şi eu am văzut lucrul acesta şi am mărturisit că El este Fiul lui Dumnezeu.”

Cei dintâi ucenici

35 A doua zi, Ioan stătea iarăşi cu doi din ucenicii lui. 36 Şi, pe când privea pe Isus umblând, a zis: „Iată(AT) Mielul lui Dumnezeu!” 37 Cei doi ucenici l-au auzit rostind aceste vorbe şi au mers după Isus. 38 Isus S-a întors şi, când i-a văzut că merg după El, le-a zis: „Ce căutaţi?” Ei I-au răspuns: „Rabbi (care, tălmăcit, înseamnă: Învăţătorule), unde locuieşti?” 39 „Veniţi de vedeţi”, le-a zis El. S-au dus de au văzut unde locuia şi în ziua aceea au rămas la El. Era cam pe la ceasul al zecelea. 40 Unul din cei doi care auziseră cuvintele lui Ioan şi merseseră după Isus era Andrei(AU), fratele lui Simon Petru. 41 El, cel dintâi, a găsit pe fratele său Simon şi i-a zis: „Noi am găsit pe Mesia” (care, tălmăcit, înseamnă Hristos). 42 Şi l-a adus la Isus. Isus l-a privit şi i-a zis: „Tu eşti Simon, fiul lui Iona; tu(AV) te vei chema Chifa” (care, tălmăcit, înseamnă Petru). 43 A doua zi, Isus a vrut să Se ducă în Galileea şi a găsit pe Filip(AW). Şi i-a zis: „Vino după Mine”. 44 Filip era din Betsaida, cetatea lui Andrei şi a lui Petru. 45 Filip a găsit pe Natanael(AX) şi i-a zis: „Noi am găsit pe Acela despre care au scris Moise(AY), în lege, şi prorocii(AZ): pe Isus din Nazaret(BA), fiul lui Iosif.” 46 Natanael i-a zis: „Poate ieşi ceva bun din Nazaret(BB)?” „Vino şi vezi!” i-a răspuns Filip. 47 Isus a văzut pe Natanael venind la El şi a zis despre el: „Iată cu(BC) adevărat un israelit în care nu este vicleşug”. 48 „De unde mă cunoşti?” I-a zis Natanael. Drept răspuns, Isus i-a zis: „Te-am văzut mai înainte ca să te cheme Filip, când erai sub smochin”. 49 Natanael I-a răspuns: „Rabbi, Tu eşti(BD) Fiul lui Dumnezeu, Tu eşti Împăratul(BE) lui Israel!” 50 Drept răspuns, Isus i-a zis: „Pentru că ţi-am spus că te-am văzut sub smochin, crezi? Lucruri mai mari decât acestea vei vedea.” 51 Apoi i-a zis: „Adevărat, adevărat vă spun, că, de acum(BF) încolo, veţi vedea cerul deschis şi pe îngerii lui Dumnezeu suindu-se şi pogorându-se peste Fiul omului”.

Footnotes

  1. Ioan 1:28 Sau: Betania.
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