John 1
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 Everything was made through him, and without him nothing that was made came into being.
4 In him was life, and the life was the light of people.
5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it.
6 There was a man sent by God, whose name was John.
7 He came as a witness, to testify about the light, so that everyone might believe through him.
8 He was not the light, but came to testify about the light.
9 The true light, which illuminates every person, was coming into the world.
10 He was in the world, and the world was made through him, but the world did not recognize him.
11 He came to what was his own, and his own did not receive him.
12 But to all who received him, to those who believe in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.
13 They were born not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of a man, but of God.
14 And the Word became flesh and lived among us; we saw his glory, glory like that of the Only One who comes from the Father, full of grace and truth.
15 John testified about him and cried out: “This was the one I spoke about: ‘The one who comes after me has gone ahead of me, because he existed 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 one and only God, who is close to the Father's heart, has revealed him.
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 it; he confessed: “I am not the Christ.”
21 They asked him: “Then what? Are you Elijah?” He said: “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” He answered: “No.”
22 Then they said to him: “Who are you, so we can give an answer to those who sent us? What do you say about yourself?”
23 He declared: “I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness: ‘Make the Lord's way straight,’ as the prophet Isaiah said.”
24 They had been sent from the Pharisees.
25 And they asked him: “Then why are you baptizing, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”
26 John answered them: “I baptize with water; among you stands someone you do not know.
27 He is the one who comes after me, and I am not worthy to untie the strap of his sandal.”
28 This happened in Bethany, across the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
29 The next day, John saw Jesus coming toward him and said: “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
30 This is the one I spoke about: ‘After me comes a man who has gone ahead of me, because he existed before me.’
31 I did not know him, but I came baptizing with water so that he might be revealed to Israel.”
32 And John testified: “I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and the Spirit 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 descend and remain, he is the one who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’
34 And I have seen, and I have testified that this is the Son of God.”
35 The next day, John was there again with two of his disciples.
36 Looking intently at Jesus as he passed by, he said: “Look, the Lamb of God!”
37 The two disciples heard him speak and followed Jesus.
38 Jesus turned, saw that they were following him, and asked: “What are you looking for?” They said: “Rabbi”—which means Teacher—“where are you staying?”
39 He said: “Come and see.” They went, saw where he was staying, and stayed with him that day; it was about four in the afternoon.
40 Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, was one of the two who had 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 And he brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked intently at him and said: “You are Simon, son of John; you will be called Cephas”—which means Peter.
43 The next day, he wanted to leave for Galilee and found Philip. Jesus said to him: “Follow me.”
44 Philip was from Bethsaida, the city 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 too: Jesus, son of Joseph, from Nazareth.”
46 Nathanael said to him: “Can anything good come from Nazareth?” Philip answered: “Come and see.”
47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and said about him: “Look, a true Israelite, in whom there is no deceit!”
48 Nathanael asked: “How do you know me?” Jesus answered: “Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.”
49 Nathanael answered: “Rabbi, you are the Son of God, you are the king of Israel!”
50 Jesus answered: “Do you believe because I said I saw you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than these.”
51 And he added: “Truly, truly, I tell you: you will see heaven opened and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.”
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