Juan 1
La Palabra (Hispanoamérica)
Introducción (1,1-51)
Prólogo teológico
1 En el principio ya existía la Palabra;
y la Palabra estaba junto a Dios y era Dios.
2 Ya en el principio estaba junto a Dios.
3 Todo fue hecho por medio de ella
y nada se hizo sin contar con ella.
Cuanto fue hecho 4 era ya vida en ella,
y esa vida era luz para la humanidad;
5 luz que resplandece en las tinieblas
y que las tinieblas no han podido sofocar.
6 Vino un hombre llamado Juan, enviado por Dios. 7 Vino como testigo, para dar testimonio de la luz, a fin de que todos creyeran por medio de él. 8 No era él la luz, sino testigo de la luz. 9 La verdadera luz, la que ilumina a toda la humanidad, estaba llegando al mundo.
10 En el mundo estaba [la Palabra]
y, aunque el mundo fue hecho por medio de ella,
el mundo no la reconoció.
11 Vino a los suyos
y los suyos no la recibieron;
12 pero a cuantos la recibieron y creyeron en ella,
les concedió el llegar a ser hijos de Dios.
13 Estos son los que nacen no por generación natural,
por impulso pasional o porque el ser humano lo desee,
sino que tienen por Padre a Dios.
14 Y la Palabra se encarnó
y habitó entre nosotros;
y vimos su gloria, la que le corresponde
como Hijo único del Padre,
lleno de gracia y de verdad.
15 Juan dio testimonio de él proclamando: “Este es aquel de quien yo dije: el que viene después de mí es superior a mí porque existía antes que yo”.
16 En efecto, de su plenitud
todos hemos recibido bendición tras bendición.
17 Porque la ley fue dada por medio de Moisés,
pero la gracia y la verdad
nos vinieron por medio de Jesucristo.
18 A Dios nadie lo vio jamás;
el Hijo único, que es Dios
y vive en íntima unión con el Padre,
nos lo ha dado a conocer.
Testimonio de Juan el Bautista
19 Los judíos de Jerusalén enviaron una comisión de sacerdotes y levitas para preguntar a Juan quién era él. Y este fue su testimonio, 20 un testimonio tajante y sin reservas:
— Yo no soy el Mesías.
21 Ellos le preguntaron:
— Entonces, ¿qué? ¿Eres acaso Elías?
Juan respondió:
— Tampoco soy Elías.
— ¿Eres, entonces, el profeta que esperamos?
Contestó:
— No.
22 Ellos le insistieron:
— Pues, ¿quién eres? Debemos dar una respuesta a los que nos han enviado. Dinos algo sobre ti.
23 Juan, aplicándose las palabras del profeta Isaías, contestó:
— Yo soy la voz del que proclama en el desierto: “¡ Allanen el camino del Señor!”.
24 Los miembros de la comisión, que eran fariseos, 25 lo interpelaron diciendo:
— Si tú no eres el Mesías, ni Elías, ni el profeta esperado, ¿qué títulos tienes para bautizar?
26 Juan les respondió:
— Yo bautizo con agua, pero en medio de ustedes hay uno a quien ustedes no conocen; 27 uno que viene después de mí, aunque yo ni siquiera soy digno de desatar la correa de su calzado.
28 Esto ocurrió en Betania, al otro lado del Jordán, donde Juan estaba bautizando.
Jesús, Cordero de Dios
29 Al día siguiente, Juan vio a Jesús que se acercaba a él, y dijo:
— Ahí tienen ustedes al Cordero de Dios que quita el pecado del mundo. 30 A él me refería yo cuando dije: “Después de mí viene uno que es superior a mí, porque él ya existía antes que yo”. 31 Ni yo mismo sabía quién era, pero Dios me encomendó bautizar con agua precisamente para que él tenga ocasión de darse a conocer a Israel.
32 Y Juan prosiguió su testimonio diciendo:
— He visto que el Espíritu bajaba del cielo como una paloma y permanecía sobre él. 33 Ni yo mismo sabía quién era, pero el que me envió a bautizar con agua me dijo: “Aquel sobre quien veas que baja el Espíritu y permanece sobre él, ese es quien ha de bautizar con Espíritu Santo”. 34 Y, puesto que yo lo he visto, testifico que este es el Hijo de Dios.
Los primeros discípulos
35 Al día siguiente, de nuevo estaba Juan con dos de sus discípulos 36 y, al ver a Jesús que pasaba por allí, dijo:
— Ahí tienen al Cordero de Dios.
37 Los dos discípulos, que se lo oyeron decir, fueron en pos de Jesús, 38 quien al ver que lo seguían, les preguntó:
— ¿Qué buscan?
Ellos contestaron:
— Rabí (que significa “Maestro”), ¿dónde vives?
Él les respondió:
39 — Vengan a verlo.
Se fueron, pues, con él, vieron dónde vivía y pasaron con él el resto de aquel día. Eran como las cuatro de la tarde.
40 Uno de los dos que habían escuchado a Juan y habían seguido a Jesús era Andrés, el hermano de Simón Pedro. 41 Lo primero que hizo Andrés fue ir en busca de su hermano Simón para decirle:
— Hemos hallado al Mesías (palabra que quiere decir “Cristo”).
42 Y se lo presentó a Jesús, quien, fijando en él la mirada, le dijo:
— Tú eres Simón, hijo de Juan; en adelante te llamarás Cefas (es decir, Pedro).
Felipe y Natanael
43 Al día siguiente, Jesús decidió partir para Galilea. Encontró a Felipe y le dijo:
— Sígueme.
44 Felipe, que era de Betsaida, el pueblo de Andrés y Pedro, 45 se encontró con Natanael y le dijo:
— Hemos hallado a aquel de quien escribió Moisés en el Libro de la Ley y del que hablaron también los profetas: Jesús, hijo de José y natural de Nazaret.
46 Natanael exclamó:
¿Es que puede salir algo bueno de Nazaret?
Felipe le contestó:
— Ven y verás.
47 Al ver Jesús que Natanael venía a su encuentro, comentó:
— Ahí tienen ustedes a un verdadero israelita en quien no cabe falsedad.
48 Natanael le preguntó:
— ¿De qué me conoces?
Jesús respondió:
— Antes que Felipe te llamara, ya te había visto yo cuando estabas debajo de la higuera.
49 Natanael exclamó:
— Maestro, tú eres el Hijo de Dios, tú eres el rey de Israel.
50 Jesús le dijo:
— ¿Te basta para creer el haberte dicho que te vi debajo de la higuera? ¡Cosas mucho más grandes has de ver!
51 Y añadió:
— Les aseguro que verán cómo se abren los cielos y los ángeles de Dios suben y bajan sobre el Hijo del hombre.
John 1
English Standard Version
The Word Became Flesh
1 (A)In the beginning was (B)the Word, and (C)the Word was with God, and (D)the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 (E)All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. 4 (F)In him was life,[a] and (G)the life was the light of men. 5 (H)The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
6 There was a man (I)sent from God, whose name was (J)John. 7 He came as a (K)witness, to bear witness about the light, (L)that all might believe through him. 8 (M)He was not the light, but came to bear witness about the light.
9 (N)The true light, which gives light to everyone, was coming into the world. 10 He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet (O)the world did not know him. 11 He came to (P)his own,[b] and (Q)his own people[c] (R)did not receive him. 12 But to all who did receive him, (S)who believed in his name, (T)he gave the right (U)to become (V)children of God, 13 who (W)were born, (X)not of blood (Y)nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.
14 And (Z)the Word (AA)became flesh and (AB)dwelt among us, (AC)and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son[d] from the Father, full of (AD)grace and (AE)truth. 15 ((AF)John bore witness about him, and cried out, “This was he of whom I said, (AG)‘He who comes after me ranks before me, because he was before me.’”) 16 For from (AH)his fullness we have all received, (AI)grace upon grace.[e] 17 For (AJ)the law was given through Moses; (AK)grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. 18 (AL)No one has ever seen God; (AM)God the only Son, who[f] is at the Father's side,[g] (AN)he has made him known.
The Testimony of John the Baptist
19 And this is the (AO)testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, (AP)“Who are you?” 20 (AQ)He confessed, and did not deny, but confessed, “I am not the Christ.” 21 And they asked him, “What then? (AR)Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you (AS)the Prophet?” And he answered, “No.” 22 So they said to him, “Who are you? We need to give an answer to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?” 23 He said, “I am (AT)the voice of one crying out in the wilderness, ‘Make straight[h] the way of the Lord,’ as the prophet Isaiah said.”
24 (Now they had been sent from the Pharisees.) 25 They asked him, (AU)“Then why are you baptizing, if you are neither the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?” 26 John answered them, (AV)“I baptize with water, but among you stands one you do not know, 27 even (AW)he who comes after me, the strap of whose sandal I am not worthy to untie.” 28 These things took place in Bethany across the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
Behold, the Lamb of God
29 The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold, (AX)the Lamb of God, who (AY)takes away the sin (AZ)of the world! 30 This is he of whom I said, (BA)‘After me comes a man who ranks before me, because he was before me.’ 31 I myself did not know him, but (BB)for this purpose I came baptizing with water, that he might be revealed to Israel.” 32 And John (BC)bore witness: (BD)“I saw the Spirit descend from heaven like a dove, and (BE)it remained on him. 33 I myself did not know him, but (BF)he who sent me to baptize (BG)with water said to me, ‘He on whom you see the Spirit descend and remain, (BH)this is he who baptizes (BI)with the Holy Spirit.’ 34 And I have seen and have borne witness that this is the Son[i] of God.”
Jesus Calls the First Disciples
35 The next day again John was standing with two of his disciples, 36 and he looked at Jesus as he walked by and said, “Behold, (BJ)the Lamb of God!” 37 The two disciples heard him say this, and they followed Jesus. 38 Jesus turned and saw them following and said to them, (BK)“What are you seeking?” And they said to him, (BL)“Rabbi” (which means 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, for it was about the tenth hour.[j] 40 (BM)One of the two who heard John speak and followed Jesus[k] was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother. 41 He first found his own brother Simon and said to him, “We have found (BN)the Messiah” (which means Christ). 42 He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, “You are Simon the son of (BO)John. You shall be called (BP)Cephas” (which means (BQ)Peter[l]).
Jesus Calls Philip and Nathanael
43 (BR)The next day Jesus decided (BS)to go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, “Follow me.” 44 Now (BT)Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. 45 Philip found (BU)Nathanael and said to him, “We have found him of whom (BV)Moses in the Law and also the prophets wrote, Jesus (BW)of Nazareth, (BX)the son of Joseph.” 46 Nathanael said to him, (BY)“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, (BZ)an Israelite indeed, (CA)in whom there is no deceit!” 48 Nathanael said to him, “How (CB)do you know me?” Jesus answered him, “Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.” 49 Nathanael answered him, (CC)“Rabbi, (CD)you are the Son of God! You are the (CE)King of Israel!” 50 Jesus answered 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, “Truly, truly, I say to you,[m] you will see (CF)heaven opened, and (CG)the angels of God ascending and descending on (CH)the Son of Man.”
Footnotes
- John 1:4 Or was not any thing made. That which has been made was life in him
- John 1:11 Greek to his own things; that is, to his own domain, or to his own people
- John 1:11 People is implied in Greek
- John 1:14 Or only One, or unique One
- John 1:16 Or grace in place of grace
- John 1:18 Or seen God; the only God who; some manuscripts seen God; the only Son, who (see verse 14)
- John 1:18 Greek in the bosom of the Father
- John 1:23 Or crying out, ‘In the wilderness make straight
- John 1:34 Some manuscripts the Chosen One
- John 1:39 That is, about 4 p.m.
- John 1:40 Greek him
- John 1:42 Cephas and Peter are from the word for rock in Aramaic and Greek, respectively
- John 1:51 The Greek for you is plural; twice in this verse
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
La Palabra, (versión hispanoamericana) © 2010 Texto y Edición, Sociedad Bíblica de España
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