John 1

1 In the beginning was the Word,

and the Word was in the presence of God,

and God was the Word.

2 This One was, in the beginning, in the presence of God.

3 All things came to be through Him,

and without Him not one thing came to be.

4 In Him was life,

and the life was the light of human beings;

5 and the light appears in the darkness,

and the darkness does not take it down.*

6 A human being came to be, sent by God, his name John.

7 This one came for testimony, that he should witness about the light, so that all should have faith through him.

8 That one was not the light; instead, he came so that he should witness about the light.

9 That was the true light that shines upon every human being coming into the world.

10 He was in the world, and the world came to be through Him, and the world did not know Him.

11 He came to His own, and His own did not accept Him.

12 Yet, those who received Him—to them He gave the ability to become God's children—to those having faith in His name,

13 who not of blood nor of will of flesh nor of will of man, but of God, are born.

14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory—glory as of Father's only-begotten, full of grace and truth.

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18 No one had ever seen God. God's only begotten, Him being in the bosom of the Father, related Him in full.

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35 The next day, again* the Ioánnes had stood,* and two of the disciples of his.

36 And having beheld the Iesoûs walking, he says, "See! The Lamb of God!"*

37 And the two disciples heard him speaking, and they followed the Iesoûs.

38 Having turned, though, the Iesoûs, and having seen them following, he says to them, "What are you seeking?"

Yet they said to him, "Rabbi," (which, being translated, is 'teacher'), "where do you stay?"

39 He says to them, "Come! And see!" So they went and saw where He is staying, and stayed the day with Him, that day.

The hour was about the tenth hour.

40 Andréas, the brother of Símon Pétros, was one of the two, the two having heard, standing beside Ioánnes, and having followed Him.

41 He finds—this one—firstly the brother of his, Símon, and says to him, "We have found Messías," which is, being translated, 'Christ'.*

42 And* he led him to the Iesoûs. Having regarded him, the Iesoûs said, "You are Símon, the son of Ioánnes. You will be called Kephâs" (which means Pétros*).

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Notes

5 Or overtake, seize

35 Some manuscripts omit again; or taken [his] place [to do divine ministry]

36 Some manuscripts add who is lifting [away] the sin [or sins] of the world

41 Or [The] Anointed

42 Many manuscripts omit and; or rock