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 any 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 comprehended
it not. |
6 | There was a man
sent from God, whose name was John. |
7 | The same came for 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 them that believe
on his name: |
13 | Which
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 bare witness of him, and cried,
saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred
before me: for he was before me. |
16 | And of his fulness have all we 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, which 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 Elias? And he saith, 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 them that 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 Esaias.
Isa 40:3
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24 | And they which were sent were of the Pharisees. |
25 | And they asked him, and
said unto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias,
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 latchet
I am not worthy to unloose. |
28
| These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was
baptizing. |
29 | The next
day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which
taketh away the sin of the world. |
30 | This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man which is
preferred before me: for he was before me. |
31 | And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest
to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water. |
32 | And John bare record, saying, I saw
the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him. |
33 | And I knew him not: but he
that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt
see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth
with the Holy Ghost. |
34 |
And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God. |
35 | Again the next day after John stood,
and two of his disciples; |
36 |
And looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God! |
37 | And the two disciples
heard him speak, and they followed Jesus. |
38 | Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and saith
unto them, What seek ye? They said unto him, Rabbi, (which is to say, being
interpreted, Master,) where dwellest thou? |
39 | He saith unto them, Come and see. They came and saw
where he dwelt, and abode with him that day: for it was about the tenth
hour. |
40 | One of the two
which heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's
brother. |
41 | He first
findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messias,
which is, being interpreted, the Christ. |
42 | And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him,
he said, Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas, which is
by interpretation, A stone. |
43
| The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and findeth
Philip, and saith unto him, Follow me. |
44 | Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and
Peter. |
45 | Philip findeth
Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and
the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph. |
46 | And Nathanael said unto him, Can there
any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see. |
47 | Jesus saw Nathanael
coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no
guile! |
48 | Nathanael
saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said unto him,
Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw
thee. |
49 | Nathanael
answered and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the King
of Israel. |
50 | Jesus
answered and said unto him, Because I said unto thee, I saw thee under the fig
tree, believest thou? thou shalt see greater things than these. |
51 | And he saith unto him, Verily,
verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of
God ascending and descending upon the Son of man. |