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道成肉身

太初有道,道與 神同在,道就是 神。 這道太初與 神同在。 萬有是藉著他造的;凡被造的,沒有一樣不是藉著他造的。 在他裡面有生命,(有些抄本第3、4節或譯:“萬有是藉著他造的,沒有一樣不是藉著他造的;凡被造的,都在他裡面有生命……”)這生命就是人的光。 光照在黑暗中,黑暗不能勝過光。

有一個人,名叫約翰,是 神所差來的。 他來是要作見證,就是為光作見證,使眾人藉著他可以相信。 他不是那光,而是要為那光作見證。 那光來到世界,是普照世人的真光。 10 他在世界,世界也是藉著他造的,世界卻不認識他。 11 他到自己的地方來,自己的人卻不接受他。 12 凡接受他的,就是信他名的人,他就賜給他們權利,成為 神的兒女。 13 他們不是從血統生的,不是從肉身的意思生的,也不是從人意生的,而是從 神生的。

14 道成了肉身,住在我們中間,滿有恩典和真理。我們見過他的榮光,正是從父而來的獨生子的榮光。

15 約翰為他作見證,大聲說:“這一位就是我所說的:‘那在我以後來的,位分比我高,因為他本來是在我以前的。’” 16 從他的豐盛裡我們都領受了,而且恩上加恩。 17 律法是藉著摩西頒布的,恩典和真理卻是藉著耶穌基督而來的。 18 從來沒有人見過 神,只有在父懷裡的獨生子把他彰顯出來。

施洗約翰的見證(A)

19 以下是約翰的見證:猶太人從耶路撒冷派祭司和利未人到約翰那裡,問他:“你是誰?” 20 約翰並不否認,坦白地承認說:“我不是基督。” 21 他們又問:“那麼你是誰?是以利亞嗎?”他說:“我不是。”“是那位先知嗎?”他回答:“不是。” 22 於是他們再問:“你是誰?好讓我們回覆派我們來的人。你說你自己是誰?” 23 他說:“我就是在曠野呼喊者的聲音:‘修直主的路!’正如以賽亞先知所說的。” 24 這些人是法利賽人派來的。 25 他們問約翰:“你既然不是基督,不是以利亞,也不是那位先知,那麼你為甚麼施洗呢?” 26 約翰回答:“我是用水施洗,但有一位站在你們中間,是你們不認識的; 27 他是在我以後來的,我就是給他解鞋帶也不配。” 28 這些事發生在約旦河東的伯大尼,約翰施洗的地方。

 神的羊羔

29 第二天,約翰見耶穌迎面而來,就說:“看哪, 神的羊羔,是除去世人的罪孽的! 30 這一位就是我所說的:‘有一個人,是在我以後來的,位分比我高,因為他本來是在我以前的。’ 31 我本來不認識他,但為了要把他顯明給以色列人,因此我來用水施洗。” 32 約翰又作見證說:“我曾看見聖靈,好像鴿子從天上降下來,停留在他的身上。 33 我本來不認識他,但那差我來用水施洗的對我說:‘你看見聖靈降下來,停留在誰身上,誰就是用聖靈施洗的。’ 34 我看見了,就作見證說:‘這就是 神的兒子。’”

呼召第一批門徒(B)

35 過了一天,約翰和他的兩個門徒又站在那裡。 36 約翰看見耶穌走過的時候,就說:“看哪, 神的羊羔!” 37 那兩個門徒聽見他的話,就跟從了耶穌。 38 耶穌轉過身來,看見他們跟著,就問:“你們要甚麼?”他們說:“拉比,你在哪裡住?”(“拉比”的意思就是“老師”。) 39 他說:“你們來看吧!”於是他們就去看他所住的地方。那一天他們就和耶穌住在一起;那時大約是下午四點鐘。 40 聽了約翰的話而跟從耶穌的那兩個人,一個是西門.彼得的弟弟安得烈。 41 他先找到自己的哥哥西門,告訴他:“我們遇見彌賽亞了!”(“彌賽亞”的意思就是“基督”。) 42 安得烈就帶他到耶穌那裡。耶穌定睛看著他,說:“你是約翰的兒子西門,你要稱為磯法。”(“磯法”翻譯出來就是“彼得”。)

呼召腓力和拿但業

43 再過一天,耶穌決定往加利利去;他遇見腓力,就對他說:“來跟從我!” 44 腓力是伯賽大人,與安得烈和彼得同鄉。 45 腓力找到拿但業,告訴他:“摩西在律法書上所寫的,和眾先知所記的那位,我們已經遇見了,他就是約瑟的兒子拿撒勒人耶穌。” 46 拿但業說:“拿撒勒還能出甚麼好的嗎?”腓力說:“你來看!” 47 耶穌看見拿但業向他走過來,就論到他說:“看哪,這的確是個以色列人,他心裡沒有詭詐。” 48 拿但業問他:“你怎麼認識我呢?”耶穌回答:“腓力還沒有招呼你,你在無花果樹下的時候,我就看見你了。” 49 拿但業說:“拉比,你是 神的兒子,你是以色列的王!” 50 耶穌說:“因為我告訴你‘我看見你在無花果樹下’,你就信了嗎?你還要看見比這些更大的事。” 51 又對他說:“我實實在在告訴你們,你們要看見天開了, 神的眾使者在人子的身上,上去下來。”

迦拿的婚筵

第三天,在加利利的迦拿有婚筵,耶穌的母親在那裡; 耶穌和門徒也被邀請參加婚筵。 酒用盡了,耶穌的母親對他說:“他們沒有酒了。” 耶穌說:“母親(“母親”原文作“婦人”),我跟你有甚麼關係呢?我的時候還沒有到。” 他母親告訴僕人說:“他吩咐你們甚麼,就作甚麼。” 在那裡有六口石缸,每口可盛兩三桶水,是為猶太人行潔淨禮用的。 耶穌吩咐僕人:“把缸都倒滿水!”他們就倒滿了,直到缸口。 耶穌又吩咐他們:“現在舀出來,送給筵席的總管!”他們就送去了。 總管嘗了那水變的酒,不知道是從哪裡來的,只有舀水的僕人知道。總管就叫新郎來, 10 對他說:“人人都是先擺上好酒,等到親友喝夠了,才擺上次等的,你倒把好酒留到現在。” 11 這是耶穌所行的第一件神蹟,是在加利利的迦拿行的。他顯出了自己的榮耀,他的門徒就信了他。

12 這事以後,耶穌和母親、弟弟、門徒,都下到迦百農去,在那裡住了沒有幾天。

潔淨聖殿(C)

13 猶太人的逾越節近了,耶穌就上耶路撒冷去。 14 他在聖殿的外院裡看見有賣牛羊鴿子的,和坐在那裡兌換銀錢的, 15 就用繩索做了一條鞭子,把眾人連牛帶羊都從外院趕出去,倒掉兌換銀錢的人的錢,推翻他們的桌子; 16 又對賣鴿子的說:“把這些東西搬出去,不要把我父的殿當作巿場。” 17 他的門徒就想起經上記著:“我為你的殿心中迫切,如同火燒。” 18 猶太人就問他:“你可以顯甚麼神蹟給我們看,證明你有權作這些事呢?” 19 耶穌回答:“你們拆毀這殿,我三天之內要把它建造起來。” 20 猶太人說:“這殿建了四十六年,你三天之內就能把它建造起來嗎?” 21 但耶穌所說的殿,就是他的身體。 22 所以當耶穌從死人中復活以後,門徒想起了他說過這話,就信了聖經和耶穌所說的話。

耶穌知道人的內心

23 耶穌在耶路撒冷過逾越節的時候,許多人看見他所行的神蹟,就信了他的名。 24 耶穌卻不信任他們,因為他知道所有的人, 25 也不需要誰指證人是怎樣的,因為他知道人心裡存的是甚麼。

人必須重生

有一個法利賽人,名叫尼哥德慕,是猶太人的官長。 他夜間來到耶穌那裡,對他說:“拉比,我們知道你是從 神那裡來的教師,因為如果沒有 神同在,你所行的這些神蹟,就沒有人能行。” 耶穌回答:“我實實在在告訴你,人若不重生,就不能見 神的國。” 尼哥德慕說:“人老了,怎能重生呢?難道他能再進母腹生出來嗎?” 耶穌回答:“我實實在在告訴你,人若不是從水和聖靈生的,就不能進 神的國。 從肉身生的就是肉身,從靈生的就是靈。 你不要因為我對你說‘你們必須重生’而感到希奇。 風隨意而吹,你聽見它的響聲,卻不知道它從哪裡來,往哪裡去;凡從聖靈生的,也是這樣。” 尼哥德慕說:“怎能有這事呢?” 10 耶穌說:“你是以色列人的教師,還不明白這事嗎? 11 我實實在在告訴你,我們知道的,才講論;見過的,就作證,然而你們卻不接受我們的見證。 12 我對你們講地上的事,你們尚且不信,如果講天上的事,怎能相信呢? 13 除了那從天上降下來的人子(有些抄本作“除了那從天上降下來仍舊在天上的人子”),沒有人升過天。 14 摩西在曠野怎樣把銅蛇舉起,人子也必照樣被舉起來, 15 使所有信他的人都得永生。

16 “ 神愛世人,甚至把他的獨生子賜給他們,叫一切信他的,不至滅亡,反得永生。 17 因為 神差他的兒子到世上來,不是要定世人的罪,而是要使世人藉著他得救。 18 信他的,不被定罪;不信的,罪已經定了,因為他不信 神獨生子的名。 19 光來到世上,世人因為自己的行為邪惡,不愛光倒愛黑暗,定他們罪的原因,就在這裡。 20 凡作惡的都恨光,不來接近光,免得他的惡行暴露出來。 21 凡行真理的,就來接近光,好顯明他所作的都是靠著 神而作的。”

他必興旺,我必衰微

22 這事以後,耶穌和門徒來到猶太地,他和他們住在那裡,並且施洗。 23 約翰也在靠近撒冷的艾嫩施洗,因為那裡水多;眾人都去受洗。 24 那時約翰還沒有入獄。 25 約翰的門徒和一個猶太人為潔淨禮發生辯論。 26 他們來到約翰那裡,對他說:“拉比,你看,從前和你在約旦河東,你為他作見證的那一位,他也在施洗,眾人都到他那裡去了。” 27 約翰回答:“除了從天上賜下來給他的,人就不能得到甚麼。 28 你們自己可以為我作證:我曾說,我不是基督,不過是奉差遣作他的先鋒的。 29 娶新娘的是新郎。新郎的好友站在那裡聽著,聽見新郎的聲音就非常喜樂。因此,我這喜樂滿溢了! 30 他必興旺,我必衰微。

從天上來的

31 “那從天上來的,是在萬有之上;從地上來的,是屬於地,所講的也是屬於地。那從天上來的,是超越萬有之上。 32 他把所見所聞的見證出來,可是沒有人接受他的見證。 33 那接受他的見證的,就確認 神是真的。 34  神所差來的那一位講 神的話,因為 神把聖靈無限地賜給他。 35 父愛子,已經把萬有交在他手裡。 36 信子的,有永生;不信從子的,必不得見永生, 神的震怒卻常在他身上。”

The Word Became Flesh

In the beginning was the Word,(A) and the Word was with God,(B) and the Word was God.(C) He was with God in the beginning.(D) Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.(E) In him was life,(F) and that life was the light(G) of all mankind. The light shines in the darkness,(H) and the darkness has not overcome[a] it.(I)

There was a man sent from God whose name was John.(J) He came as a witness to testify(K) concerning that light, so that through him all might believe.(L) He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light.

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)

Jesus Changes Water Into Wine

On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee.(BW) Jesus’ mother(BX) was there, and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. When the wine was gone, Jesus’ mother said to him, “They have no more wine.”

“Woman,[l](BY) why do you involve me?”(BZ) Jesus replied. “My hour(CA) has not yet come.”

His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.”(CB)

Nearby stood six stone water jars, the kind used by the Jews for ceremonial washing,(CC) each holding from twenty to thirty gallons.[m]

Jesus said to the servants, “Fill the jars with water”; so they filled them to the brim.

Then he told them, “Now draw some out and take it to the master of the banquet.”

They did so, and the master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned into wine.(CD) He did not realize where it had come from, though the servants who had drawn the water knew. Then he called the bridegroom aside 10 and said, “Everyone brings out the choice wine first and then the cheaper wine after the guests have had too much to drink; but you have saved the best till now.”

11 What Jesus did here in Cana of Galilee was the first of the signs(CE) through which he revealed his glory;(CF) and his disciples believed in him.(CG)

12 After this he went down to Capernaum(CH) with his mother(CI) and brothers(CJ) and his disciples. There they stayed for a few days.

Jesus Clears the Temple Courts(CK)

13 When it was almost time for the Jewish Passover,(CL) Jesus went up to Jerusalem.(CM) 14 In the temple courts he found people selling cattle, sheep and doves,(CN) and others sitting at tables exchanging money.(CO) 15 So he made a whip out of cords, and drove all from the temple courts, both sheep and cattle; he scattered the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables. 16 To those who sold doves he said, “Get these out of here! Stop turning my Father’s house(CP) into a market!” 17 His disciples remembered that it is written: “Zeal for your house will consume me.”[n](CQ)

18 The Jews(CR) then responded to him, “What sign(CS) can you show us to prove your authority to do all this?”(CT)

19 Jesus answered them, “Destroy this temple, and I will raise it again in three days.”(CU)

20 They replied, “It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and you are going to raise it in three days?” 21 But the temple he had spoken of was his body.(CV) 22 After he was raised from the dead, his disciples recalled what he had said.(CW) Then they believed the scripture(CX) and the words that Jesus had spoken.

23 Now while he was in Jerusalem at the Passover Festival,(CY) many people saw the signs(CZ) he was performing and believed(DA) in his name.[o] 24 But Jesus would not entrust himself to them, for he knew all people. 25 He did not need any testimony about mankind,(DB) for he knew what was in each person.(DC)

Jesus Teaches Nicodemus

Now there was a Pharisee, a man named Nicodemus(DD) who was a member of the Jewish ruling council.(DE) He came to Jesus at night and said, “Rabbi,(DF) we know(DG) that you are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the signs(DH) you are doing if God were not with him.”(DI)

Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again.[p](DJ)

“How can someone be born when they are old?” Nicodemus asked. “Surely they cannot enter a second time into their mother’s womb to be born!”

Jesus answered, “Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit.(DK) Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit[q] gives birth to spirit.(DL) You should not be surprised at my saying, ‘You[r] must be born again.’ The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.”[s](DM)

“How can this be?”(DN) Nicodemus asked.

10 “You are Israel’s teacher,”(DO) said Jesus, “and do you not understand these things? 11 Very truly I tell you, we speak of what we know,(DP) and we testify to what we have seen, but still you people do not accept our testimony.(DQ) 12 I have spoken to you of earthly things and you do not believe; how then will you believe if I speak of heavenly things? 13 No one has ever gone into heaven(DR) except the one who came from heaven(DS)—the Son of Man.[t](DT) 14 Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness,(DU) so the Son of Man must be lifted up,[u](DV) 15 that everyone who believes(DW) may have eternal life in him.”[v](DX)

16 For God so loved(DY) the world that he gave(DZ) his one and only Son,(EA) that whoever believes(EB) in him shall not perish but have eternal life.(EC) 17 For God did not send his Son into the world(ED) to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.(EE) 18 Whoever believes in him is not condemned,(EF) but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son.(EG) 19 This is the verdict: Light(EH) has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil.(EI) 20 Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed.(EJ) 21 But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what they have done has been done in the sight of God.

John Testifies Again About Jesus

22 After this, Jesus and his disciples went out into the Judean countryside, where he spent some time with them, and baptized.(EK) 23 Now John(EL) also was baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because there was plenty of water, and people were coming and being baptized. 24 (This was before John was put in prison.)(EM) 25 An argument developed between some of John’s disciples and a certain Jew over the matter of ceremonial washing.(EN) 26 They came to John and said to him, “Rabbi,(EO) that man who was with you on the other side of the Jordan—the one you testified(EP) about—look, he is baptizing, and everyone is going to him.”

27 To this John replied, “A person can receive only what is given them from heaven. 28 You yourselves can testify that I said, ‘I am not the Messiah but am sent ahead of him.’(EQ) 29 The bride belongs to the bridegroom.(ER) The friend who attends the bridegroom waits and listens for him, and is full of joy when he hears the bridegroom’s voice. That joy is mine, and it is now complete.(ES) 30 He must become greater; I must become less.”[w]

31 The one who comes from above(ET) is above all; the one who is from the earth belongs to the earth, and speaks as one from the earth.(EU) The one who comes from heaven is above all. 32 He testifies to what he has seen and heard,(EV) but no one accepts his testimony.(EW) 33 Whoever has accepted it has certified that God is truthful. 34 For the one whom God has sent(EX) speaks the words of God, for God[x] gives the Spirit(EY) without limit. 35 The Father loves the Son and has placed everything in his hands.(EZ) 36 Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life,(FA) but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God’s wrath remains on them.

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
  12. John 2:4 The Greek for Woman does not denote any disrespect.
  13. John 2:6 Or from about 75 to about 115 liters
  14. John 2:17 Psalm 69:9
  15. John 2:23 Or in him
  16. John 3:3 The Greek for again also means from above; also in verse 7.
  17. John 3:6 Or but spirit
  18. John 3:7 The Greek is plural.
  19. John 3:8 The Greek for Spirit is the same as that for wind.
  20. John 3:13 Some manuscripts Man, who is in heaven
  21. John 3:14 The Greek for lifted up also means exalted.
  22. John 3:15 Some interpreters end the quotation with verse 21.
  23. John 3:30 Some interpreters end the quotation with verse 36.
  24. John 3:34 Greek he