John 1

The Role of John the Baptist John 1:6–13

⁶Verse 6. There came a man, sent from God, whose name was John. ⁷Verse 7. The same came as a witness, that he might testify about the light, that all might believe through him. ⁸Verse 8. He was not the light, but was sent that he might testify about the light. ⁹Verse 9. The true light that enlightens everyone was coming into the world. ¹⁰Verse 10. He was in the world, and the world was made through him, and the world didn’t recognize him. ¹¹Verse 11. He came to his own, and those who were his own didn’t receive him.

¹²Verse 12. But as many as received him, to them he gave the right to become God’s children, to those who believe in his name: ¹³Verse 13. who were born not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

The Incarnation of the Word John 1:14–18

¹⁴Verse 14. The Word became flesh, and lived among us. We saw his glory, such glory as of the one and only Son of the Father, full of grace and truth. ¹⁵Verse 15. John testified about him. He cried out, saying, “This was he of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me has surpassed me, for he was before me.’” ¹⁶Verse 16. From his fullness we all received grace upon grace. ¹⁷Verse 17. For the law was given through Moses. Grace and truth were realized through Jesus Christ. ¹⁸Verse 18. No one has seen God at any time. The one and only Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he has declared him.

John's Testimony About Jesus John 1:19–34

¹⁹Verse 19. This is John’s testimony, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?” ²⁰Verse 20. He declared, and didn’t deny, but he declared, “I am not the Christ.” ²¹Verse 21. They asked him, “What then? Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the prophet?” He answered, “No.” ²²Verse 22. They said therefore to him, “Who are you? Give us an answer to take back to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?” ²³Verse 23. He said, “I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way of the Lord,’ as Isaiah the prophet said.”

²⁴Verse 24. The ones who had been sent were from the Pharisees. ²⁵Verse 25. They asked him, “Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the prophet?” ²⁶Verse 26. John answered them, “I baptize in water, but among you stands one whom you don’t know. ²⁷Verse 27. He is the one who comes after me, who is preferred before me, whose sandal strap I’m not worthy to loosen.” ²⁸Verse 28. These things were done in Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing. ²⁹Verse 29. The next day, he saw Jesus coming to him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!

³⁰Verse 30. This is he of whom I said, ‘After me comes a man who is preferred before me, for he was before me.’ ³¹Verse 31. I didn’t know him, but for this reason I came baptizing in water: that he would be revealed to Israel.” ³²Verse 32. John testified, saying, “I have seen the Spirit descending like a dove out of heaven, and it remained on him. ³³Verse 33. I didn’t recognize him, but he who sent me to baptize in water, he said to me, ‘On whomever you will see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he who baptizes in the Holy Spirit.’

³⁴Verse 34. I have seen, and have testified that this is the Son of God.”

Disciples Follow Jesus John 1:35–51

³⁵Verse 35. Again, the next day, John was standing with two of his disciples,³⁶Verse 36. and he looked at Jesus as he walked, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God!”³⁷Verse 37. The two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.³⁸Verse 38. Jesus turned, and saw them following, and said to them,“What are you looking for?”They said to him, “Rabbi” (which is to say, being interpreted, Teacher), “where are you staying?”³⁹Verse 39. He said to them,“Come, and see.”They came and saw where he was staying, and they stayed with him that day. It was about the tenth hour.⁴⁰Verse 40. One of the two who heard John, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother.⁴¹Verse 41. He first found his own brother, Simon, and said to him, “We have found the Messiah!” (which is, being interpreted, Christ).⁴²Verse 42. He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him, and said,“You are Simon the son of Jonah. You shall be called Cephas” (which is by interpretation, Peter).⁴³Verse 43. On the next day, he was determined to go out into Galilee, and he found Philip. Jesus said to him,“Follow me.”⁴⁴Verse 44. Now Philip was from Bethsaida, of the city of Andrew and Peter.⁴⁵Verse 45. Philip found Nathanael, and said to him, “We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, wrote: Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”⁴⁶Verse 46. Nathanael said to him, “Can any good thing come out of Nazareth?”Philip said to him, “Come and see.”⁴⁷Verse 47. Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and said about him,“Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no deceit!”⁴⁸Verse 48. Nathanael said to him, “How do you know me?”Jesus answered him,“Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.”⁴⁹Verse 49. Nathanael answered him, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are King of Israel!”⁵⁰Verse 50. Jesus answered him,“Because I told you, ‘I saw you underneath the fig tree,’ do you believe? You will see greater things than these!”⁵¹Verse 51. He said to him,“Most certainly, I tell you all, hereafter you will see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.”