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1In the beginning, the Word existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was God.

1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

2He existed in the beginning with God.

2He was with God in the beginning.

3Through him all things were made, and apart from him nothing was made that has been made.

3Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.

4In him was life, and that life brought light to humanity.

4In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind.

5And the light shines on in the darkness, and the darkness has never put it out.

5The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.

6There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

6There was a man sent from God whose name was John.

7He came as a witness to testify about the light, so that all might believe because of him.

7He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all might believe.

8John was not the light, but he came to testify about the light.

8He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light.

9This was the true light that enlightens every person by his coming into the world.

9The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world.

10He was in the world, and the world was made through him. Yet the world did not recognize him.

10He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him.

11He came to his own creation, yet his own people did not receive him.

11He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him.

12However, to all who received him, those believing in his name, he gave authority to become God's children,

12Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God--

13who were born, not merely in a genetic sense, nor from lust, nor from man's desire, but from the will of God.

13children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband's will, but born of God.

14The Word became flesh and lived among us. We gazed on his glory, the kind of glory that belongs to the Father's unique Son, who is full of grace and truth.

14The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.

15John told the truth about him when he cried out, "This is the person about whom I said, 'The one who comes after me ranks higher than me, because he existed before me.'"

15(John testified concerning him. He cried out, saying, "This is the one I spoke about when I said, 'He who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.'")

16We have all received one gracious gift after another from his abundance,

16Out of his fullness we have all received grace in place of grace already given.

17because while the Law was given through Moses, grace and truth came through Jesus the Messiah.

17For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

18No one has ever seen God. The unique God, who is close to the Father's side, has revealed him.

18No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is himself God and is in closest relationship with the Father, has made him known.

19This was John's testimony when the Jewish leaders sent priests and descendants of Levi to him from Jerusalem to ask him, "Who are you?"

19Now this was John's testimony when the Jewish leaders in Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him who he was.

20He spoke openly and, remaining true to himself, admitted, "I am not the Messiah."

20He did not fail to confess, but confessed freely, "I am not the Messiah."

21So they asked him, "Well then, are you Elijah?" John said, "I am not." "Are you the Prophet?" He answered, "No."

21They asked him, "Then who are you? Are you Elijah?" He said, "I am not." "Are you the Prophet?" He answered, "No."

22"Who are you?" they asked him. "We must give an answer to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?"

22Finally they said, "Who are you? Give us an answer to take back to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?"

23He replied, "I am '…a voice crying out in the wilderness, "Prepare the Lord's highway,"' as the prophet Isaiah said."

23John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet, "I am the voice of one calling in the wilderness, 'Make straight the way for the Lord.'"

24Now those men had been sent from the Pharisees.

24Now the Pharisees who had been sent

25They asked him, "Why, then, are you baptizing if you are not the Messiah, or Elijah, or the Prophet?"

25questioned him, "Why then do you baptize if you are not the Messiah, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?"

26John answered them, "I am baptizing with water, but among you stands a man whom you do not know,

26"I baptize with water," John replied, "but among you stands one you do not know.

27the one who is coming after me, whose sandal straps I am not worthy to untie."

27He is the one who comes after me, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie."

28This happened in Bethany on the other side of the Jordan, where John was baptizing.

28This all happened at Bethany on the other side of the Jordan, where John was baptizing.

29The next day, John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, "Look, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!

29The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, "Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!

30This is the one about whom I said, 'After me comes a man who ranks above me, because he existed before me.'

30This is the one I meant when I said, 'A man who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.'

31I didn't recognize him, but I came baptizing with water so that he might be revealed to Israel."

31I myself did not know him, but the reason I came baptizing with water was that he might be revealed to Israel."

32John also testified, "I saw the Spirit coming down from heaven like a dove, and it remained on him.

32Then John gave this testimony: "I saw the Spirit come down from heaven as a dove and remain on him.

33I didn't recognize him, but the one who sent me to baptize with water told me, 'The person on whom you see the Spirit descending and remaining is the one who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.'

33And I myself did not know him, but the one who sent me to baptize with water told me, 'The man on whom you see the Spirit come down and remain is the one who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.'

34I have seen this and have testified that this is the Son of God."

34I have seen and I testify that this is God's Chosen One."

35The next day, John was standing there again with two of his disciples.

35The next day John was there again with two of his disciples.

36As he watched Jesus walk by, he said, "Look, the Lamb of God!"

36When he saw Jesus passing by, he said, "Look, the Lamb of God!"

37When the two disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus.

38But when Jesus turned around and saw them following, he asked them, "What are you looking for?" They asked him, "Rabbi," (which is translated "Teacher"), "where are you staying?"

38Turning around, Jesus saw them following and asked, "What do you want?" They said, "Rabbi" (which means "Teacher"), "where are you staying?"

39He told them, "Come and see!" So they went and saw where he was staying, and they remained with him that day. It was about four o'clock in the afternoon.

39"Come," he replied, "and you will see." So they went and saw where he was staying, and they spent that day with him. It was about four in the afternoon.

40Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, was one of the two who heard John and followed Jesus.

40Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, was one of the two who heard what John had said and who had followed Jesus.

41The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother Simon and say to him, "We have found the Anointed One!" (which is translated "Messiah").

41The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother Simon and tell him, "We have found the Messiah" (that is, the Christ).

42He led Simon to Jesus. Jesus looked at him intently and said, "You are Simon, John's son. You will be called Cephas!" (which is translated "Peter").

42And he brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, "You are Simon son of John. You will be called Cephas" (which, when translated, is Peter).

43The next day, Jesus decided to go away to Galilee, where he found Philip and told him, "Follow me."

43The next day Jesus decided to leave for Galilee. Finding Philip, he said to him, "Follow me."

44Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the hometown of Andrew and Peter.

44Philip, like Andrew and Peter, was from the town of Bethsaida.

45Philip found Nathaniel and told him, "We have found the man about whom Moses in the Law and the Prophets wrote—Jesus, the son of Joseph, from Nazareth."

45Philip found Nathanael and told him, "We have found the one Moses wrote about in the Law, and about whom the prophets also wrote--Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph."

46Nathaniel asked him, "From Nazareth? Can anything good come from there?" Philip told him, "Come and see!"

46"Nazareth! Can anything good come from there?" Nathanael asked. "Come and see," said Philip.

47Jesus saw Nathaniel coming toward him and said about him, "Look, a genuine Israeli, in whom there is no deceit!"

47When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, he said of him, "Here truly is an Israelite in whom there is no deceit."

48Nathaniel asked him, "How do you know me?" Jesus answered him, "Before Philip called you, while you were under the fig tree, I saw you."

48"How do you know me?" Nathanael asked. Jesus answered, "I saw you while you were still under the fig tree before Philip called you."

49Nathaniel replied to him, "Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!"

49Then Nathanael declared, "Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the king of Israel."

50Jesus told him, "Do you believe because I told you that I saw you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than that."

50Jesus said, "You believe because I told you I saw you under the fig tree. You will see greater things than that."

51Then he told him, "Truly, I tell all of you emphatically, you will see heaven standing open and the angels of God going up and coming down to the Son of Man."

51He then added, "Very truly I tell you, you will see 'heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending on' the Son of Man."

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