John 1

(Genesis 1:1–2; Hebrews 11:1–3)

1InG1722 the beginningG746 wasG1510 theG3588 WordG3056, andG2532 theG3588 WordG3056 wasG1510 withG4314 GodG2316, andG2532 theG3588 WordG3056 wasG1510 GodG2316. 2HeG3778 wasG1510 withG4314 GodG2316 inG1722 the beginningG746. 3ThroughG1223 HimG846 all thingsG3956 were madeG1096, andG2532 withoutG5565 HimG846 nothingG3761G1520 was madeG1096 thatG3739 has been madeG1096. 4InG1722 HimG846 wasG1510 lifeG2222, andG2532 that lifeG2222 wasG1510 theG3588 lightG5457 of menG444. 5TheG3588 LightG5457 shinesG5316 inG1722 theG3588 darknessG4653, andG2532 theG3588 darknessG4653 has notG3756 overcomeG26381 itG846.

The Witness of John

6There cameG1096 a manG444 who was sentG649 fromG3844 GodG2316. HisG846 nameG3686 was JohnG2491. 7HeG3778 cameG2064 asG1519 a witnessG3141 toG2443 testifyG3140 aboutG4012 theG3588 LightG5457, so thatG2443 throughG1223 himG846 everyoneG3956 might believeG4100. 8He himselfG1565 wasG1510 notG3756 theG3588 LightG5457, butG235 he came to testifyG3140 aboutG4012 theG3588 LightG5457.

9TheG3588 trueG228 LightG5457, whoG3739 gives light toG5461 everyoneG3956G444, wasG1510 comingG2064 intoG1519 theG3588 worldG2889. 10He wasG1510 inG1722 theG3588 worldG2889, andG2532 though theG3588 worldG2889 was madeG1096 throughG1223 HimG846, theG3588 worldG2889 did notG3756 recognizeG1097 HimG846. 11He cameG2064 toG1519 His ownG2398, andG2532 His ownG2398 did notG3756 receiveG3880 HimG846. 12ButG1161 toG846 all whoG3745 did receiveG2983 HimG846, to thoseG3588 who believedG4100 inG1519 HisG846 nameG3686, He gaveG1325 the rightG1849 to becomeG1096 childrenG5043 of GodG2316— 13children born notG3756 ofG1537 bloodG129, norG3761 ofG1537 the desireG2307G4561 or willG2307 of manG435, butG235 bornG1080 ofG1537 GodG2316.

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The Word Became Flesh

(Psalm 84:1–12)

TheG3588 WordG3056 becameG1096 fleshG4561 andG2532 made His dwellingG4637 amongG1722 usG1473.2 We have seenG2300 HisG846 gloryG1391, the gloryG1391 ofG5613 the one and onlyG3439 Son3 fromG3844 the FatherG3962, fullG4134 of graceG5485 andG2532 truthG225.

15JohnG2491 testifiedG3140 concerningG4012 HimG846. He cried outG2896, sayingG3004, “ThisG3778 is HeG1510 of whomG3739 I saidG2036, ‘He whoG3588 comesG2064 afterG3694 meG1473 hasG1096 surpassedG1715 meG1473 becauseG3754 He wasG1510 beforeG4413 meG1473.’”

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FromG1537 HisG846 fullnessG4138 weG1473 have allG3956 receivedG2983 graceG5485 uponG473 graceG5485. 17ForG3754 theG3588 lawG3551 was givenG1325 throughG1223 MosesG3475; graceG5485 andG2532 truthG225 cameG1096 throughG1223 JesusG2424 ChristG5547. 18No oneG3762 has ever seenG3708G4455 GodG2316, but the one and only SonG3439, who is Himself GodG2316 and4 isG1510 atG1519 theG3588 Father’sG3588G3962 sideG2859,5 has made Him knownG1834.

The Mission of John the Baptist

(Isaiah 40:1–5; Matthew 3:1–12; Mark 1:1–8; Luke 3:1–20)

19AndG2532 thisG3778 wasG1510 John’sG3588G2491 testimonyG3141 whenG3753 theG3588 JewsG2453 ofG1537 JerusalemG2414 sentG649 priestsG2409 andG2532 LevitesG3019 toG2443 askG2065 himG846, “WhoG5101 areG1510 youG4771?” 20He did not refuse to confessG3670G2532G3756G720, butG2532 openly declaredG3670, “IG1473 amG1510 notG3756 theG3588 ChristG5547.”

21“ThenG3767 whoG5101 are you?” they inquiredG2065G846. “AreG1510 youG4771 ElijahG2243?”

He saidG3004, “I amG1510 notG3756.”

“AreG1510 youG4771 theG3588 ProphetG4396?”

He answeredG611, “NoG3756.”

22SoG3767 they saidG2036 to himG846, “WhoG5101 are youG1510? We needG2443G1325 an answerG612 for thoseG3588 who sentG3992 usG1473. WhatG5101 do you sayG3004 aboutG4012 yourselfG4572?”

23John repliedG5346 inG2531 the words ofG2036 IsaiahG2268 theG3588 prophetG4396:

24ThenG2532 theG3588 PhariseesG5330 who had been sentG649G1510G1537 25askedG2065 himG846, “WhyG5101 thenG3767 do you baptizeG907, ifG1487 youG4771 areG1510 notG3756 theG3588 ChristG5547, norG3761 ElijahG2243, norG3761 theG3588 ProphetG4396?”

26“IG1473 baptizeG907 withG17227 waterG5204,” JohnG2491 repliedG611G846G3004, “but amongG3319 youG4771 standsG2476 One youG4771 do notG3756 knowG1492. 27He is the One whoG3588 comesG2064 afterG3694 meG1473, theG3588 strapsG2438 of whoseG3739 sandalsG5266 IG1473 amG1510 notG3756 worthyG514 toG2443 untieG3089.”

28All thisG3778 happenedG1096 atG1722 BethanyG963 beyondG4008 theG3588 JordanG2446, whereG3699 JohnG2491 wasG1510 baptizingG907.

Jesus the Lamb of God

(Matthew 3:13–17; Mark 1:9–11; Luke 3:21–22)

29TheG3588 next dayG1887 John sawG991 JesusG2424 comingG2064 towardG4314 himG846 andG2532 saidG3004, “LookG2400, theG3588 LambG286 of GodG2316, whoG3588 takes awayG142 theG3588 sinG266 of theG3588 worldG2889! 30This isG1510 HeG3778 ofG5228 whomG3739 IG1473 saidG2036, ‘A manG435 who comesG2064 afterG3694 meG1473 hasG1096 surpassedG1715 meG1473 becauseG3754 He wasG1510 beforeG4413 meG1473.’ 31I myselfG2504 did notG3756 knowG1492 HimG846, butG235 the reasonG1223G3778 IG1473 cameG2064 baptizingG907 withG1722 waterG5204 was thatG2443 He might be revealedG5319 to IsraelG2474.”

32ThenG2532 JohnG2491 testifiedG3140G3004, “I sawG2300 theG3588 SpiritG4151 descendingG2597 fromG1537 heavenG3772 likeG5613 a doveG4058 andG2532 restingG3306 onG1909 HimG846. 33I myselfG2504 did notG3756 knowG1492 HimG846, butG235 theG3588 One who sentG3992 meG1473 to baptizeG907 withG1722 waterG5204 toldG2036 meG1473, ‘The man onG1909 whomG3739G302 you seeG3708 theG3588 SpiritG4151 descendG2597 andG2532 restG3306 isG1510 HeG3588 who will baptizeG907 withG1722 the HolyG40 SpiritG4151.’ 34IG2504 have seenG3708 andG2532 testifiedG3140 thatG3754 thisG3778 isG1510 theG3588 SonG5207 of GodG2316.8”

The First Disciples

(Matthew 4:18–22; Mark 1:16–20; Luke 5:1–11)

35TheG3588 next dayG1887 JohnG2491 was thereG2476 againG3825 withG2532 twoG1417 ofG1537 hisG846 disciplesG3101. 36WhenG2532 he sawG1689 JesusG2424 walking byG4043, he saidG3004, “LookG2400, theG3588 LambG286 of GodG2316!” 37And whenG2532 theG3588 twoG1417 disciplesG3101 heardG191 himG846 say thisG2980, they followedG190 JesusG2424.

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JesusG2424 turnedG4762 andG2532 sawG2300 themG846 followingG190. “WhatG5101 do you wantG2212?” He askedG3004.

They saidG2036 to HimG846, “RabbiG4461” (whichG3739 meansG3177G3004 TeacherG1320), “whereG4226 are You stayingG3306?”

39“ComeG2064 andG2532 seeG3708,” He repliedG3004. SoG3767 they wentG2064 andG2532 sawG3708 whereG4225 He was stayingG3306, andG2532 spentG3306 thatG1565 dayG2250 withG3844 HimG846. It wasG1510 aboutG5613 the tenthG1182 hourG5610.9

40AndrewG406, SimonG4613 Peter’sG4074 brotherG80, wasG1510 oneG1520 ofG1537 theG3588 twoG1417 whoG3588 heardG191 John’sG2491 testimony andG2532 followedG190 Jesus. 41HeG3778 firstG4412 foundG2147 his brotherG80 SimonG4613 andG2532 toldG3004 himG846, “We have foundG2147 theG3588 MessiahG3323” (whichG3739 isG1510 translated asG3177 ChristG5547).

42Andrew broughtG71 himG846 toG4314 JesusG2424, who looked atG1689 himG846 and saidG2036, “YouG4771 areG1510 SimonG4613 sonG5207 of JohnG2491G2495. YouG4771 will be calledG2564 CephasG2786” (whichG3739 is translated asG2059 PeterG4074).

Jesus Calls Philip and Nathanael

43TheG3588 next dayG1887 Jesus decidedG2309 to set outG1831 forG1519 GalileeG1056. FindingG2147 PhilipG5376, He toldG3004 himG846, “FollowG190 MeG1473.” 44NowG1161 PhilipG5376 wasG1510 fromG575 BethsaidaG966, theG3588 same townG4172 as AndrewG406 andG2532 PeterG4074.

45PhilipG5376 foundG2147 NathanaelG3482 andG2532 toldG3004 himG846, “We have foundG2147 theG3739 One MosesG3475 wrote aboutG1125 inG1722 theG3588 LawG3551, the One theG3588 prophetsG4396 foretold—JesusG2424 ofG575 NazarethG3478, the sonG5207 of JosephG2501.”

46“CanG1410 anything goodG5100G18 comeG1510 fromG1537 NazarethG3478?” NathanaelG3482 askedG2036.

“ComeG2064 andG2532 seeG2400,” saidG3004 PhilipG5376.

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When JesusG2424 sawG3708 NathanaelG3482 approachingG2064G4314G846, He saidG3004 ofG4012 himG846, “HereG2400 is a trueG230 IsraeliteG2475, inG1722 whomG3739 there isG1510 noG3756 deceitG1388.”

48“HowG4159 do You knowG1097 meG1473?” NathanaelG3482 askedG3004.

JesusG2424 repliedG611, “BeforeG4253 PhilipG5376 calledG5455 youG4771, I sawG3708 youG4771 underG5259 theG3588 fig treeG4808.”

49“RabbiG4461,” NathanaelG3482 answeredG611, “YouG4771 areG1510 theG3588 SonG5207 of GodG2316! YouG4771 areG1510 the KingG935 of IsraelG2474!”

50JesusG2424 saidG2036 to himG846, “Do you believeG4100 just becauseG3754 I toldG2036 youG4771 I sawG3708 youG4771 underG5270 theG3588 fig treeG4808? You will seeG3708 greater thingsG3173 than theseG3778.” 51ThenG2532 He declaredG3004G846, “TrulyG281, trulyG281, I tellG3004 youG4771, you will all seeG3708 heavenG3772 openG455 andG2532 theG3588 angelsG32 of GodG2316 ascendingG305 andG2532 descendingG2597 onG1909 theG3588 SonG5207 of ManG444.”10