John
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1 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 through him, and without him nothing was made that has been made.
4 In him was life, and the life was the light of humanity.
5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. 7 He came as a witness, to bear witness about the light, so that all might believe through him. 8 He was not the light, but came to bear witness about the light.
9 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 the world did not know him.
11 He came to what was his own, and his own people did not receive him.
12 But to all who received him, who believe in his name, he gave the right to become children of God,
13 who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of a man’s will, but of God.
14 The Word became flesh and dwelt among us, full of grace and truth.
We beheld his glory, glory as of the only begotten Son from the Father.
15 John bears witness about him and has cried out, “This was the one of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me ranks ahead of me, because he was before me.’ ”
16 For from his fullness we have all received grace upon grace.
17 For the law was given through Moses;
grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
18 No one has ever seen God.
The only begotten God, who is in the Father’s bosom, has made him known.
19 This is John’s testimony when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?” 20 He confessed and did not deny, but confessed, “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 Then they said to him, “Who are you? We must give an answer 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 Those 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 with water. Among you stands one you do not know, 27 the one coming after me, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to untie.” 28 These things happened in Bethany across the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
29 The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! 30 This is the one of whom I said, ‘After me comes a man who ranks ahead of me, because he was before me.’ 31 I did not know him, but for this reason I came baptizing with water: so that he might be revealed to Israel.” 32 John bore witness, saying, “I have seen the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and he remained on him. 33 I did not know him, but the one who sent me to baptize with water told me, ‘The one on whom you see the Spirit descending and remaining is the one who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’ 34 And I have seen and have borne witness that this is the Chosen One of God.”
35 The next day John was standing there again with two of his disciples. 36 He looked at Jesus walking by and said, “Behold the Lamb of God!” 37 The two disciples heard him speak and followed Jesus. 38 Jesus turned and saw them following, and said to them, “What are you seeking?” They said to him, “Rabbi” (which means Teacher), “where are you staying?” 39 He said to them, “Come, and you will see.” So they went and saw where he was staying, and they stayed with him that day. It was about four in the afternoon. 40 Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of the two who heard John and followed Jesus. 41 He first found his own brother Simon and said to him, “We have found the Messiah” (which means Christ). 42 He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, “You are Simon, the son of John. You will be called Cephas” (which means Peter).
43 The next day Jesus wanted to leave for Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, “Follow me.” 44 Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the town of Andrew and Peter. 45 Philip found Nathanael and said to him, “We have found the one Moses wrote about in the law, and the prophets also wrote about: Jesus, the son of Joseph, from Nazareth.” 46 Nathanael said to him, “Can anything good come from Nazareth?” Philip said to him, “Come and see.” 47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and said about him, “Behold, a true Israelite, in whom there 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 the King of Israel!” 50 Jesus answered him, “Do you believe because I told you that I saw you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than these.” 51 He said to him, “Truly, truly, I tell all of you, you will see heaven opened and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of Man.”