Gospel According To John

Gospel According to John (MLV)

(John 1)

^1:1 In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God.^1:2 The same was in the beginning with God.^1:3 All things were made through him; and without him nothing was made that has been made.^1:4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men.^1:5 And the light is shining in the darkness; and the darkness did not _<1>overtake it.

^1:6 It happened that a man, having been sent from God, his name was John came.^1:7 The same came for witness, that he might testify concerning the light, that all might believe through him.^1:8 He was not the light, but came that he might testify concerning the light.^1:9 There was the true light, the light which illuminates every man, coming into the world.^1:10 He was in the world and the world was made through him and the world did not know him.^1:11 He came to his own and those who were his own did not receive him.^1:12 But as many as received him, to them he gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in his name:^1:13 who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.^1:14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us (and we beheld his glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father), full of grace and truth.^1:15 John testifies concerning him and cries, saying, This was he of whom I spoke, He who is coming after me has become before me: because he was before me.^1:16 And of his fullness we all received and grace for grace.^1:17 Because the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.^1:18 No one has seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he has described him.

^1:19 And this is the witness of John, when the Jews sent to him from Jerusalem priests and Levites to ask him, Who are you?

^1:20 And he confessed and did not deny; and he confessed, I am not the Christ.

^1:21 And they asked him, What then? Are you Elijah? And he says, I am not. Are you the prophet?

And he answered, No.

^1:22 They said therefore to him, Who are you? That we may give an answer to those who sent us. What do you say of yourself?

^1:23 He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said Isaiah the prophet.

^1:24 And they had been sent from the Pharisees.^1:25 And they asked him and said to him, Why then do you immerse*, if you are not the Christ, neither Elijah, nor the prophet?

^1:26 John answered them, saying, I immerse* in water: in the midst of you* stands one whom you* do not know,^1:27 he who is coming after me, who came before me, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to unloose.^1:28 These things happened in Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was immersing*.

^1:29 On the next day he sees Jesus coming to him and says, Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!^1:30 This is he concerning whom I said, After me is coming a man who has come before me: because he was before me.^1:31 And I did not know him; but that he should be made manifest to Israel, I came immersing* in water because of this.^1:32 And John testified, saying, I have beheld the Spirit coming down as a dove out of heaven; and it abode upon him.^1:33 And I did not know him: but he who sent me to immerse* in water, he said to me, Upon whomever you will see the Spirit coming down and abiding upon him, this one is he who immerses in the Holy Spirit.^1:34 And I have seen and have testified that this is the Son of God.

^1:35 Again on the next day John was standing and two of his disciples;^1:36 and he looked upon Jesus as he walked and says, Behold, the Lamb of God!^1:37 And the two disciples heard him speak and they followed Jesus.^1:38 And Jesus, having turned, beheld them following and says to them, What do you* seek?

And they said to him, Rabbi (which is to say, being translated, Teacher), where do you abide?

^1:39 He says to them, Come and you* will see.

They came therefore and saw where he abode; and they abode with him that day: it was about the tenth hour.^1:40 One of the two who heard this from John, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother and he followed him.^1:41 He finds first his own brother Simon and says to him, We have found the Messiah (which is, being interpreted, Christ).^1:42 He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked upon him and said, You are Simon the son of Jonah: you will be called Cephas (which is by translation, Peter).

^1:43 On the next day he wished to go out into Galilee and he finds Philip and Jesus says to him, Follow me.

^1:44 Now Philip was from Bethsaida, from the city of Andrew and Peter.^1:45 Philip finds Nathanael and says to him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law and the prophets, wrote, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.

^1:46 And Nathanael said to him, Can there be any good thing out of Nazareth?

Philip says to him, Come and see.

^1:47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him and says about him, Behold, truly an Israelite in whom there is no guile!

^1:48 Nathanael says to him, How do you know me?

Jesus answered and said to him, Before Philip called you, I saw you* when you were under the fig tree,.

^1:49 Nathanael answered him, Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are King of Israel.

^1:50 Jesus answered and said to him, Because I said to you, I saw you underneath the fig tree. Is this why you believe? You will see greater things than these.^1:51 And he says to him, Truly, truly, I say to you*, You* will see the heaven opened and the angels of God ascending and coming down upon the Son of Man.

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