IN the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word
was God. (2)He was in the beginning with God. (3)All things were made
by him; and without him was not one thing made that was made. (4)In him
was life; and the life was the light of men. (5)And the light shineth
in darkness; and the darkness did not comprehend it.
(6)A man was sent from God, whose name was John. (7)He came for a
witness, that he might bear testimony concerning the Light, that all
men through him might believe. (8)He was not the Light, but sent that
he should bear testimony concerning the Light. (9)He was that true
Light, which illumines every man by his coming 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 peculiar people, and his peculiar people did
not receive him. (12)But as many as did receive him, on them he
bestowed authority to become children of God, even on those who believe
on 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 became
incarnate, and tabernacled with 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 concerning him, and cried, saying, This is he of
whom I said, He that is coming after me, is before me: because before
me he was. (16)And from his plenitude we all have received, even grace
corresponding with _his_ grace. (17)For the law was given by Moses, but
the grace and the reality 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 thoroughly described him.
(19)And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent from
Jerusalem priests and Levites, that they should question him, Who art
thou? (20)And he confessed, and denied it not; but acknowledged, I am
not the Messiah. (21)And they asked him, What then? art thou Elias? and
he said, I am not. Art thou that prophet? and he answered, No. (22)Then
said they to him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to those who
sent us: What description givest thou of thyself? (23)He said, I am a
voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way for the
Lord, as said the prophet Isaiah. (24)And they who were sent, were of
the Pharisees. (25)And they questioned him, and said to him, Why then
dost thou baptise, if thou be not the Messiah, nor Elias, nor that
prophet? (26)John answered them, saying, I baptise with water: but in
the midst of you hath stood a person, whom ye have not known; (27)it is
he, though coming after me, who was before me, the thong of whose
sandal I am not worthy to untie. (28)These things were done in
Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptising.
(29)The next day John seeth Jesus coming to him, and saith, Behold the
Lamb of God, who taketh away the sin of the world, (30)This is he of
whom I spake, After me cometh a man who was before me: for before me he
existed. (31)And I knew him not: though that he might be manifested to
Israel, therefore am I come baptising with water. (32)And John bore
witness, saying, I saw the Spirit descending as a dove from heaven, and
it rested upon him. (33)And I did not know him: but he that sent me
baptising with water, he said to me, Upon whomsoever thou shalt see the
Spirit descending as a dove, and resting upon him, that is he who
baptiseth with the Holy Ghost. (34)And I have seen it, and have borne
testimony that this is the Son of God.
(35)On the morrow John was again standing with two of his disciples;
(36)and looking upon Jesus as he walked by, he saith, Behold the Lamb
of God! (37)And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed
Jesus. (38)Then Jesus turned about, and seeing them following, saith to
them, What are ye seeking? They said unto him, Rabbi (which signifies,
when translated, Master), where is thy abode? (39)He saith unto them,
Come and see. They came and saw where he abode, and continued with him
that day: and it was about the tenth hour.
(40)One of the two, who had heard from John mention of Jesus, and had
followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother. (41)He first finds his
own brother Simon, and saith to him, We have found the Messiah (which
is, being translated, the Christ). (42)And he brought him to Jesus.
Then Jesus looking on him, said, Thou art Simon the son of Jonas: thou
shalt be called Cephas, which, interpreted _in Greek_, is Petros, a
Rock.
(43)The next day Jesus resolved to go into Galilee, and he findeth
Philip, and saith to him, Follow me. (44)Now Philip was of Bethsaida,
the city of Andrew and Peter. (45)Philip findeth Nathaniel, and saith
to him, We have found him whom Moses in the law has described, and the
prophets, Jesus the son of Joseph, who is of Nazareth. (46)And
Nathaniel said to him, Can any thing good come out of Nazareth? Philip
saith to him, Come and see. (47)Jesus saw Nathaniel coming to him, and
saith of him, Behold an Israelite in reality, in whom there is no
guile! (48)Nathaniel saith unto him, From whence canst thou know me?
Jesus answered and said unto him, Before Philip called thee, when thou
wast under the fig-tree, I saw thee. (49)Nathaniel answered and said to
him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the king of Israel.
(50)Jesus answered and said unto him, Because I said to thee, I saw
thee under the fig-tree, dost thou believe? thou shalt see greater
things than these. (51)And he saith to him, Verily, verily, I tell you,
From henceforth ye shall see heaven opened, and the angels of God
ascending and descending upon the Son of man.