Christ is the Word of God—He created all things and was made flesh—John baptizes Jesus and testifies that He is the Lamb of God—John, Andrew, Simon, Philip, and Nathanael believe in Christ and follow Him.
1 In the beginning
was the Word, and the Word was 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 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 wa 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 may by him, and the world knew him not.
11 He came unto his
own, and his own received him not.
12 But as many a
received him, to them gave the 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 will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
14 And the Word was
made 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 that 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 went 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 he
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 baptized thou the, if thou be not that Christ, nor
Elia, 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, who’s shoe’ latchet I am not worthy to
unloose.
28 These things were
done 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 away 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 shalt 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 is the Son of God.
35 Again the next day
after John stood, and two of his disciples;
36 And looking upon
Jesus as he walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God!
37 And the two
disciples heard hi 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 dwellest 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 Son of God; thou art the King of
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.
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