John 1: 1-51
1 In the beginning
was the Word, and the Word as 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 ill of the
flesh, nor of the will
of man, but of God.
14 And the Word was mad
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 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 don 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 way 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
salt
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 him
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 dwelest 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 the Son of GOd; thou art the King o 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.
