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Chapter 1 |
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.
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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. |
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.
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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.
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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. |