New Testament in a Year

1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

² The same was in the beginning with God.

³ All things were made by Him, and without Him was not anything made that was made.

⁴ In Him was life, and that life was the Light of men.

⁵ And the Light shineth in darkness, and the darkness comprehended it not.

⁶ There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

⁷ The same came as a witness to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.

⁸ He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.

⁹ That was the true Light which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.

¹⁰ He was in the world, and the world was made by Him, and the world knew Him not.

¹¹ He came unto His own, and His own received Him not.

¹² But as many as received Him, to them gave He power to become the sons of God, even to those who believe in His name,

¹³ who were born not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

¹⁴ And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us (and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only Begotten of the Father), full of grace and truth.

¹⁵ John bore witness of Him and cried, saying, “This was He of whom I spoke, ‘He that cometh after me is preferred before me, for He was before me.’”

¹⁶ And of His fullness have we all received, and grace for grace.

¹⁷ For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.

¹⁸ No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, He hath declared Him.

¹⁹ And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who art thou?”

²⁰ And he confessed and denied not, but confessed, “I am not the Christ.”

²¹ And they asked him, “What then? Art thou Elijah?” And he said, “I am not.” “Art thou that Prophet?” And he answered, “No.”

²² Then said they unto him, “Who art thou, that we may give an answer to those who sent us? What sayest thou of thyself?”

²³ He said, “I am ‘the voice of one crying in the wilderness, “Make straight the way of the Lord,”’ as said the prophet Isaiah.”

²⁴ And those who were sent were of the Pharisees.

²⁵ And they asked him, and said unto him, “Why dost thou baptize then if thou art not that Christ, nor Elijah, neither that Prophet?”

²⁶ John answered them, saying, “I baptize with water, but there standeth One among you whom ye know not.

²⁷ He it is who, coming after me, is preferred before me, whose shoe’s strap I am not worthy to unloose.”

²⁸ These things were done in Bethabara beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.