Book of Common Prayer

The Word Was With God, And The Word Was God. He Is The Light Shining In The Darkness

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^[a] through Him, and apart from Him not even one thing came into being which^[b] has come-into-being. ⁴ In Him was life, and the life was the light of mankind. ⁵ And the light is shining in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome^[c] it.

John Was Sent By God To Bear Witness To The Light In Order That All Might Believe

⁶ There came-to-be^[d] a man, having been sent-forth from God. The name for him was John. ⁷ This one came for a testimony— in order that he might testify concerning the Light, in order that all might believe through him. ⁸ That one was not the Light, but came in order that he might testify concerning the Light— ⁹ the true^[e] Light which gives-light-to^[f] every person was coming into the world.

The World Did Not Accept The Light, But All Who Did Became Children of God

¹⁰ He was in the world, and the world came-into-being through Him, and the world did not know^[g] Him. ¹¹ He came to His own things, and His own ones did not accept Him. ¹² But all who did receive Him, He gave them— the ones believing in His name— the right^[h] to become children of God, ¹³ who were born not of bloods^[i], nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of a husband, but of God^[j].

The Word Became Flesh And We Saw His Unique Glory. John Bore Witness To Him

¹⁴ And the Word became flesh and dwelt^[k] among us, and we saw His glory— glory as of the only-born^[l] from the Father, full of grace and truth. ¹⁵ John testifies concerning Him, and has cried-out saying, “This One was the One of Whom I said, ‘The One coming after me has become ahead of me, because He was before me’”.

We All Received From The Fullness of Grace And Truth He Brought

¹⁶ Because we all received from His fullness— even grace upon grace. ¹⁷ Because the Law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

The Only-Born God Revealed The Father To Us

¹⁸ No one has ever seen God; the only-born^[m] God, the One being^[n] in the bosom of the Father— that One expounded^[o] Him.

Jesus Meets Two Disciples On The Way To Emmaus And Explains The Scriptures

¹³ And behold— two of them^[a] were going on the very day to a village being sixty stades^[b] distant from Jerusalem, for which the name was Emmaus. ¹⁴ And they were conversing with one another about all these things having happened. ¹⁵ And it came about during their conversing and discussing, that Jesus Himself, having drawn-near, was going with them. ¹⁶ But their eyes were being held-back that they might not^[c] recognize Him. ¹⁷ And He said to them, “What are these words which you are exchanging with one another while walking?” And they stood [still], sad-faced. ¹⁸ And having responded, one— Cleopas by name— said to Him, “Are You alone^[d] staying in Jerusalem and did not know the things having taken place in it in these days?” ¹⁹ And He said to them, “What things?” And the ones said to Him, “The things concerning Jesus from-Nazareth, Who became a man who was a prophet, powerful in deed and word before God and all the people; ²⁰ and how the chief priests and our rulers handed Him over for condemnation to death, and they crucified Him. ²¹ But we were hoping that He was the One going to redeem Israel. Yet indeed also in-addition-to^[e] all these things, it is the third day from which time these things took place. ²² Yet some women from-among us also astonished us. Having come-to-be at the tomb very-early, ²³ and not having found His body, they came saying also to have seen a vision of angels who say that He is alive. ²⁴ And some of the ones with us went to the tomb and found it so— just as the women indeed said. But they did not see Him”. ²⁵ And He said to them, “O foolish ones, and slow in the heart to be putting-faith upon all that the prophets spoke! ²⁶ Did not the Christ have-to suffer these things, and enter into His glory?” ²⁷ And beginning from Moses and from all the prophets, He interpreted^[f] to them the things concerning Himself in all the Scriptures. ²⁸ And they drew-near to the village where they were going. And He made-as-if to be proceeding farther. ²⁹ And they strongly-urged Him, saying “Stay with us, because it is toward evening, and the day has already declined”. And He went in that He might stay with them. ³⁰ And it came about at His lying down [to eat] with them that having taken the bread, He blessed it ^[g]. And having broken it, He was giving it to them. ³¹ And their eyes were opened, and they recognized Him. And He became invisible from them. ³² And they said to one another, “Was not our heart burning within us as He was speaking to us on the road, as He was opening the Scriptures to us?”

Jesus Appears To The Eleven And Helps Them Understand The Scriptures

³³ And having arisen at the very hour, they returned to Jerusalem. And they found the eleven^[h] and the ones with them having been assembled, ³⁴ saying that “The Lord really arose! And He appeared to Simon”. ³⁵ And they were describing^[i] the things on the road, and how He was recognized by them in^[j] the breaking of the bread.

That Evening, Jesus Meets Ten of The Disciples And Says, Receive The Holy Spirit

¹⁹ Then— being evening on that first^[a] day of the week, and the doors having been locked where the disciples were because of the fear of the Jews— Jesus came and stood in their midst. And He says to them, “Peace to you”. ²⁰ And having said this, He showed them His hands and His side. Then the disciples rejoiced, having seen the Lord. ²¹ Then Jesus said to them again, “Peace to you. Just as the Father has sent Me forth, I also am sending you”. ²² And having said this, He breathed-on^[b] them. And He says to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. ²³ If you forgive the sins of any, they have been forgiven for them. If you retain^[c] the sins of any, they have been retained”.