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
Juan 1
Ang Bagong Tipan: Filipino Standard Version
Nagkatawang tao ang Salita
1 Noong simula pa lamang ay naroon na ang Salita, at ang Salita ay kasama ng Diyos, at ang Salita ay Diyos. 2 Kasama na niya ang Diyos noong simula pa. 3 Nilikha ang lahat ng mga bagay sa pamamagitan niya, at kung wala siya, walang anumang nilikha. Ang lahat ng nilikha 4 ay nagkaroon ng buhay sa pamamagitan niya, at ang buhay na ito ay ilaw ng sangkatauhan. 5 Ang ilaw ay nagliliwanag sa kadiliman at ang kadiliman ay hindi nanaig sa ilaw. 6 (A)Isinugo ng Diyos ang isang taong nagngangalang Juan. 7 Dumating siya bilang isang saksi at upang magpatotoo tungkol sa ilaw, nang sa gayon ay maniwala ang lahat sa pamamagitan niya. 8 Hindi siya ang ilaw, kundi isang magpapatotoo lamang tungkol sa ilaw. 9 Dumarating sa sanlibutan ang tunay na ilaw upang magliwanag sa bawat tao. 10 Siya ay nasa sanlibutan, at nilikha ang sanlibutan sa pamamagitan niya subalit hindi siya naunawaan nito. 11 Dumating siya sa sarili niyang bayan subalit hindi siya tinanggap ng bayan niyang ito. 12 Subalit sa lahat ng tumanggap sa kanya, sa mga sumampalataya sa pangalan niya, sila'y binigyan niya ng karapatang maging mga anak ng Diyos; 13 na hindi ipinanganak ayon sa dugo, ni ayon sa laman o kalooban ng tao, kundi ayon sa Diyos. 14 Naging tao ang Salita, at nanirahan sa piling natin na puspos ng kagandahang-loob at katotohanan; nasaksihan namin ang kanyang kaluwalhatian, isang kaluwalhatian na tulad ng sa kaisa-isang anak na nagmula sa Ama. 15 Nagpatotoo si Juan tungkol sa kanya at sumigaw na sinasabi, “Siya ang tinukoy ko nang sabihin kong, ‘Siya na dumarating kasunod ko ay higit kaysa akin, sapagkat siya'y nauna sa akin.’ ” 16 At tumanggap tayong lahat mula sa kanyang kapuspusan; kagandahang-loob na sinundan pa ng kagandahang-loob. 17 Sapagkat ang kautusan ay ibinigay sa pamamagitan ni Moises; ang kagandahang-loob at katotohanan ay dumating sa pamamagitan ni Jesu-Cristo. 18 Kailanma'y walang nakakita sa Diyos; ang natatanging Diyos[a] na nasa kandungan ng Ama ang nagpakilala sa kanya.
Ang Pagpapatotoo ni Juan
19 At ito ang patotoo ni Juan nang nagpadala ang mga Judio ng mga pari at mga Levita mula sa Jerusalem upang tanungin siya, “Sino ka ba?” 20 Nagpahayag siya at hindi nagkaila, kundi sinabi niya, “Hindi ako ang Cristo.” 21 (B)At tinanong nila si Juan, “Kung gayon, ikaw ba si Elias?” Sinabi niya, “Hindi ako.” “Ikaw ba ang propeta?” At sumagot siya, “Hindi.” 22 Kaya't sinabi nila sa kanya, “Sino ka? Bigyan mo kami ng kasagutang maaari naming ibigay sa mga nagsugo sa amin. Ano ang masasabi mo tungkol sa sarili mo?” 23 (C)Sinabi niya,
“Ako ang tinig ng isang sumisigaw sa ilang,
‘Tuwirin ninyo ang daan ng Panginoon,’
tulad ng sinabi ni propetang Isaias.” 24 Ang mga ito ay sugo mula sa mga Fariseo. 25 Muli silang nagtanong sa kanya, “Kung gayon bakit ka nagbabautismo, kung hindi ikaw ang Cristo, hindi rin ikaw si Elias, ni ang propeta?” 26 Sinagot sila ni Juan, “Nagbabautismo ako sa tubig, ngunit may nakatayong kasama ninyo na hindi ninyo kilala; 27 siya ang dumarating na kasunod ko; hindi ako karapat-dapat na magkalag man lamang ng kanyang sandalyas.” 28 Nangyari ito sa Betania sa kabilang ibayo ng Jordan kung saan nagbabautismo si Juan.
Ang Kordero ng Diyos
29 Nang sumunod na araw, nakita ni Juan si Jesus na papalapit sa kanya, at sinabi niya, “Narito ang kordero ng Diyos na siyang nag-aalis ng kasalanan ng sanlibutan! 30 Siya ang binanggit ko sa inyo, ‘Kasunod ko ang lalaking mas una kaysa sa akin sapagkat siya'y nauna sa akin.’ 31 Hindi ko siya nakilala; ngunit ako'y dumating at nagbabautismo sa tubig, upang siya'y maihayag sa Israel.” 32 Pagkatapos nito'y nagpatotoo si Juan, “Nakita ko ang Espiritu na bumaba gaya ng isang kalapati mula sa langit at nanatili ito sa kanya. 33 Hindi ko siya nakilala; ngunit ang nagsugo sa akin upang magbautismo sa tubig ay nagsabi sa akin, ‘Kung kanino mo makikitang bababa at mananatili ang Espiritu ay siyang magbabautismo sa inyo sa Banal na Espiritu.’ 34 Nakita ko't napatunayan na ito ang Anak ng Diyos.”
Ang Mga Naunang Alagad ni Jesus
35 Nang sumunod na araw, naroon muli't nakatayo si Juan kasama ng dalawa sa mga tagasunod niya. 36 Minasdan niya si Jesus habang naglalakad ito at sinabing, “Narito, ang kordero ng Diyos!” 37 Narinig ng dalawang tagasunod niya nang sabihin niya ito kaya sumunod sila kay Jesus. 38 Paglingon ni Jesus, nakita niya silang sumusunod kaya sinabi niya sa kanila, “Ano ang hinahanap ninyo?” At sinabi nila, “Rabbi, saan po kayo nakatira?” (Ang kahulugan ng “Rabbi” ay guro.) 39 Sinabi niya sa kanila, “Halikayo nang makita ninyo.” Sumama nga sila at nakita kung saan siya nakatira; at nanatili silang kasama niya nang araw na iyon, at mag-iikaapat na ng hapon noon. 40 Isa sa dalawang nakarinig sa sinabi ni Juan at sumunod kay Jesus ay si Andres na kapatid ni Simon Pedro. 41 Una niyang hinanap ang kapatid niyang si Simon at sinabi niya sa kanya, “Natagpuan na namin ang Mesiyas” (na ang katumbas ay Cristo). 42 Siya'y dinala niya kay Jesus. Tumingin si Jesus sa kanya at sinabi, “Ikaw si Simon na anak ni Juan. Ang itatawag na sa iyo ay Cefas[b] ”(na ang katumbas ay Pedro).
Si Felipe at Nathanael
43 Kinabukasan, nagpasya si Jesus na magpunta sa Galilea. Doon ay natagpuan niya si Felipe at sinabi rito, “Sumunod ka sa akin.” 44 Si Felipe ay taga-Bethsaida, lungsod nina Andres at Pedro. 45 Natagpuan ni Felipe si Nathanael at sinabi sa rito, “Natagpuan na namin siya na tinutukoy ni Moises sa Kautusan, na siya ring isinulat ng mga propeta, si Jesus na taga-Nazareth, ang anak ni Jose.” 46 Sinabi ni Nathanael sa kanya, “May mabuting bagay ba na maaring manggaling sa Nazareth?” Sinabi ni Felipe sa kanya, “Halika at tingnan mo.” 47 Nakita ni Jesus si Nathanael na lumalapit kung kaya't siya'y nagsalita ng tungkol sa kanya, “Narito ang isang tunay na Israelita na sa kanya'y walang pandaraya.” 48 Sinabi ni Nathanael sa kanya, “Paano po ninyo ako nakilala?” Sinagot siya ni Jesus, “Bago ka tawagin ni Felipe, nakita kita habang nasa ilalim ng puno ng igos.” 49 Sinagot siya ni Nathanael at sinabi, “Rabbi, ikaw ang Anak ng Diyos! Ikaw ang hari ng Israel!” 50 Sinabi ni Jesus sa kanya, “Naniniwala ka ba dahil sinabi ko sa'yo na nakita kita sa ilalim ng puno ng igos? Mga dakilang bagay na higit pa sa mga ito ang makikita mo.” 51 (D)At sinabi pa niya sa kanya, “Katotohanang sinasabi ko sa inyo, makikita ninyong bukas ang langit at ang mga anghel ng Diyos na umaakyat at bumababa sa Anak ng Tao.”
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Ang Bagong Tipan: Filipino Standard Version, Copyright © Philippine Bible Society 2009.
