In the
beginning was the Word, and the Word was with
God, and the Word was God.
02 The same was in the beginning with God.
03 All things were made by him; and without him
was not any thing made that was made.
04 In him was life; and the life was the light of
men.
05 And the light shineth in darkness; and the
darkness comprehended it not.
06 There was a man sent from God, whose name was
John.
07 The same came for a witness, to bear witness
of the Light, that all men through him might
believe.
08 He was not that Light, but was sent to bear
witness of that Light.
09 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.
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.
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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.
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