New American Standard Bible 2020

John 1:15-37

15JohnG2491 1testifiedG3140 aboutG4012 Him and calledG2896 outG2896, sayingG3004, “ThisG3778 was He of whomG3739 I saidG3004, ‘2He who is comingG2064 afterG3694 me has provedG1096 toG1096 beG1096 3my superiorG1715, 4becauseG3754 He existedG1510 beforeG4413 me.’” 16For of His 5fullnessG4138 6we have allG3956 receivedG2983, and 7graceG5485 upon graceG5485. 17For 8the LawG3551 was givenG1325 throughG1223 MosesG3475; 9graceG5485 and 10truthG225 11were realizedG1096 throughG1223 JesusG2424 ChristG5547. 18 12NoG3762 oneG3762 has seenG3708 GodG2316 at anyG4455 timeG4455; 13GodG2316 the onlyG3439 Son, who is 14in the 15armsG2859 of the FatherG3962, 16He has 17explainedG1834 Him.

19ThisG3778 is 18the testimonyG3141 of JohnG2491, whenG3753 19the JewsG2453 sentG649 priestsG2409 and LevitesG3019 to him 20from JerusalemG2414 to askG2065 him, “WhoG5101 are you?” 20And he confessedG3670 and did not denyG720; and this is what he confessedG3670: “21I amG1510 not the 22ChristG5547.” 21And so they askedG2065 him, “WhatG5101 thenG3767? Are you 23ElijahG2243?” And he saidG3004, “I amG1510 not.” “Are you 24the ProphetG4396?” And he answeredG611, “NoG3756.” 22ThenG3767 they saidG3004 to him, “WhoG5101 are you? Tell us, soG2443 thatG2443 we may giveG1325 an answerG612 to thoseG3588 who sentG3992 us. WhatG5101 do you sayG3004 aboutG4012 yourselfG4572?” 23He saidG5346, “I am 25the voiceG5456 of one callingG994 26outG994 in the wildernessG2048, ‘MakeG2116 the wayG3598 of the LordG2962 straightG2116,’ as IsaiahG2268 the prophetG4396 saidG3004.”

24And the messengers had beenG1510 sentG649 from the PhariseesG5330. 25They askedG2065 him, and saidG3004 to him, “WhyG5101 thenG3767 are you baptizingG907, ifG1487 you are not the 27ChristG5547, norG3761 ElijahG2243, norG3761 28the ProphetG4396?” 26JohnG2491 answeredG611 them, sayingG3004, “29I baptizeG907 30in waterG5204, but amongG3319 you standsG4739 One whomG3739 you do not knowG3609. 27It is 31He who comesG2064 afterG3694 me, of whom I amG1510 not worthyG514 even to untieG3089 the 32strapG2438 of His sandalG5266.” 28TheseG3778 thingsG3778 tookG1096 placeG1096 in BethanyG963 33beyondG4008 the JordanG2446, whereG3699 JohnG2491 was baptizingG907 people.

29The nextG1887 dayG1887 he sawG991 JesusG2424 comingG2064 to him, and saidG3004, “BeholdG2396, 34the LambG286 of GodG2316 who 35takesG142 awayG142 the sinG266 of the worldG2889! 30ThisG3778 is He inG5228 behalfG5228 of whomG3739 I saidG3004, ‘36AfterG3694 me is comingG2064 a ManG435 whoG3739 has provedG1096 toG1096 beG1096 37my superiorG1715, 38becauseG3754 He existedG1510 beforeG4413 me.’ 31And I did not recognizeG3609 39Him, but soG2443 thatG2443 He would be revealedG5319 to IsraelG2474, I cameG2064 baptizingG907 40in waterG5204.” 32And JohnG2491 41testifiedG3140, sayingG3004, “42I have seenG2300 the SpiritG4151 descendingG2597 as a doveG4058 out of heavenG3772, and He remainedG3306 upon Him. 33And I did not recognizeG3609 43Him, but He who sentG3992 me to baptizeG907 44in waterG5204 saidG3004 to me, ‘He upon whomG3739 you seeG3708 the SpiritG4151 descendingG2597 and remainingG3306 upon Him, 45thisG3778 is the One who baptizesG907 46in the HolyG40 SpiritG4151.’ 34And I myselfG1473 have seenG3708, and have testifiedG3140 that thisG3778 is 47the 48SonG5207 of GodG2316.”

35AgainG3825 49the nextG1887 dayG1887 JohnG2491 was standingG2476 50with twoG1417 of his disciplesG3101, 36and he lookedG1689 atG1689 JesusG2424 as He walkedG4043, and saidG3004, “BeholdG2396, 51the LambG286 of GodG2316!” 37And the twoG1417 disciplesG3101 heardG191 him speakG2980, and they followedG190 JesusG2424.

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Notes

1. John 1:15 John 1:7 ↩
2. John 1:15 Matt 3:11; John 1:27, 30 ↩
3. John 1:15 Lit before me ↩
4. John 1:15 John 1:30 ↩
5. John 1:16 Eph 1:23; 3:19; 4:13; Col 1:19; 2:9 ↩
6. John 1:16 Lit we all received ↩
7. John 1:16 Lit grace for grace ↩
8. John 1:17 John 7:19 ↩
9. John 1:17 John 1:14; Rom 5:21; 6:14 ↩
10. John 1:17 John 8:32; 14:6; 18:37 ↩
11. John 1:17 Lit came to be ↩
12. John 1:18 Ex 33:20; John 6:46; Col 1:15; 1 Tim 6:16; 1 John 4:12 ↩
13. John 1:18 John 3:16, 18; 1 John 4:9 ↩
14. John 1:18 Luke 16:22; John 13:23 ↩
15. John 1:18 Lit chest; or possibly lap ↩
16. John 1:18 John 3:11 ↩
17. John 1:18 I.e., given a detailed account of ↩
18. John 1:19 John 1:7 ↩
19. John 1:19 John 2:18, 20; 5:10, 15f, 18; 6:41, 52; 7:1, 11, 13, 15, 35; 8:22, 48, 52, 57; 9:18, 22; 10:24, 31, 33 ↩
20. John 1:19 Matt 15:1 ↩
21. John 1:20 Luke 3:15f; John 3:28 ↩
22. John 1:20 I.e., Messiah ↩
23. John 1:21 Matt 11:14; 16:14 ↩
24. John 1:21 Deut 18:15, 18; Matt 21:11; John 1:25 ↩
25. John 1:23 Is 40:3; Matt 3:3; Mark 1:3; Luke 3:4 ↩
26. John 1:23 Or out, In the wilderness make the way ↩
27. John 1:25 I.e., Messiah ↩
28. John 1:25 Deut 18:15, 18; Matt 21:11; John 1:21 ↩
29. John 1:26 Matt 3:11; Mark 1:8; Luke 3:16; Acts 1:5 ↩
30. John 1:26 The Gr here can be translated in, with, or by ↩
31. John 1:27 Matt 3:11; John 1:30 ↩
32. John 1:27 Matt 3:11; Mark 1:7; Luke 3:16 ↩
33. John 1:28 John 3:26; 10:40 ↩
34. John 1:29 Is 53:7; John 1:36; Acts 8:32; 1 Pet 1:19; Rev 5:6, 8, 12f; 6:1 ↩
35. John 1:29 Matt 1:21; 1 John 3:5 ↩
36. John 1:30 Matt 3:11; John 1:27 ↩
37. John 1:30 Lit before me ↩
38. John 1:30 John 1:15 ↩
39. John 1:31 I.e., as the Messiah ↩
40. John 1:31 The Gr here can be translated in, with, or by ↩
41. John 1:32 John 1:7 ↩
42. John 1:32 Matt 3:16; Mark 1:10; Luke 3:22 ↩
43. John 1:33 I.e., as the Messiah ↩
44. John 1:33 The Gr here can be translated in, with, or by ↩
45. John 1:33 Matt 3:11; Mark 1:8; Luke 3:16; Acts 1:5 ↩
46. John 1:33 The Gr here can be translated in, with, or by ↩
47. John 1:34 Matt 4:3; John 1:49 ↩
48. John 1:34 One early ms Chosen One of ↩
49. John 1:35 John 1:29 ↩
50. John 1:35 Lit and ↩
51. John 1:36 John 1:29 ↩

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