The Good News According to
John
1
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
through him.
Without him,
nothing was made
that has been
made.
4 In
him was life,
and the life
was the light
of men.
5 The
light shines in
the darkness, and
the darkness hasn’t
overcome
it.
6 There
came a man
sent from God,
whose name was
John.
7 The
same came as
a witness, that
he might testify
about the light,
that all might
believe through
him.
8 He
was not the
light, but was sent
that he might
testify about the
light.
9 The
true light that
enlightens everyone
was coming into
the world.
10 He
was in the
world, and the
world was made
through him, and
the world didn’t
recognize him.
11 He
came to his
own, and those
who were his
own didn’t receive
him.
12 But
as many as
received him, to
them he gave
the right to
become God’s
children, 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 The
Word became flesh
and lived among
us. We saw
his glory, such
glory as of
the only born
Son of the Father,
full of grace
and truth.
15 John
testified about
him. He cried
out, saying, “This
was he of
whom I said, ‘He
who comes after
me has surpassed
me, for he
was before me.’ ”
16 From
his fullness we
all received grace
upon grace.
17 For
the law was
given through
Moses. Grace
and truth were
realized through
Jesus Christ.
18 No
one has seen
God at any
time. The
only born
Son,
who is in
the bosom of
the Father, has
declared him.
19 This
is John’s
testimony, when
the Jews sent
priests and
Levites from
Jerusalem to ask
him, “Who are
you?”
20 He
declared, and didn’t
deny, but he
declared, “I am
not the Christ.”
21 They
asked him, “What
then? Are you
Elijah?”
He said, “I
am not.”
“Are you the
prophet?”
He answered, “No.”
22 They
said therefore to
him, “Who are
you? Give us
an answer to take
back to those
who sent us.
What do you
say about
yourself?”
23 He
said, “I am
the voice of
one crying in the
wilderness, ‘Make
straight the way
of the Lord,’
as Isaiah the
prophet said.”
24 The ones
who had been
sent were from
the Pharisees.
25 They
asked him, “Why
then do you baptize
if you are
not the Christ,
nor Elijah, nor
the prophet?”
26 John
answered them, “I
baptize in water,
but among you
stands one whom
you don’t know.
27 He
is the one
who comes after
me, who
is preferred before
me, whose
sandal strap I’m
not worthy to loosen.”
28 These
things were done
in Bethany beyond
the Jordan, where
John was baptizing.
29 The
next day, he
saw Jesus coming
to him, and
said, “Behold,
the Lamb of
God, who takes away
the sin of the
world!
30 This
is he of
whom I said, ‘After
me comes a
man who is
preferred before
me, for he
was before me.’
31 I didn’t
know him, but
for this reason
I came baptizing
in water, that
he would be
revealed to
Israel.”
32 John
testified, saying, “I
have seen the
Spirit descending
like a dove
out of heaven,
and it remained
on him.
33 I didn’t
recognize him, but
he who sent
me to baptize in
water said to
me, ‘On whomever
you will see
the Spirit
descending and
remaining on him
is he who baptizes
in the Holy
Spirit.’
34 I
have seen and
have testified
that this is
the Son of
God.”
35 Again,
the next day,
John was standing
with two of
his disciples,
36 and
he looked at
Jesus as he
walked, and said,
“Behold, the Lamb
of God!”
37 The
two disciples heard
him speak, and
they followed Jesus.
38 Jesus
turned and saw
them following, and
said to them,
“What are you
looking for?”
They said to
him, “Rabbi” (which
is to say,
being interpreted,
Teacher), “where
are you staying?”
39 He
said to them,
“Come and
see.”
They came and
saw where he
was staying, and
they stayed with
him that day.
It was about
the tenth
hour.
40 One
of the two
who heard John
and followed him
was Andrew, Simon
Peter’s brother.
41 He
first found his
own brother, Simon,
and said to
him, “We have
found the Messiah!”
(which is, being
interpreted, Christ).
42 He
brought him to
Jesus. Jesus
looked at him
and said,
“You are Simon
the son of Jonah.
You shall be
called Cephas”
(which is by
interpretation, Peter).
43 On
the next day,
he was determined
to go out
into Galilee, and
he found Philip.
Jesus said to
him,
“Follow me.”
44 Now
Philip was
from Bethsaida, the
city of Andrew and
Peter.
45 Philip
found Nathanael,
and said to
him, “We have
found him of
whom Moses in
the law and
also the prophets,
wrote: Jesus of
Nazareth, the son
of Joseph.”
46 Nathanael
said to him, “Can
any good thing
come out of
Nazareth?”
Philip said to
him, “Come and
see.”
47 Jesus
saw Nathanael
coming to him,
and said about
him,
“Behold, an
Israelite indeed,
in whom is
no deceit!”
48 Nathanael
said to him, “How
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, “Rabbi, you are the
Son of God!
You are King
of Israel!”
50 Jesus
answered him,
“Because I told
you, ‘I saw
you underneath
the fig tree,’
do you believe?
You will see
greater things
than these!”
51 He
said to him,
“Most certainly,
I tell you
all, hereafter you
will see
heaven opened, and
the angels of
God ascending and
descending on
the Son of
Man.”