1IN THE beginning [before all time] was the Word (Christ), and the Word was with God, and the Word was God Himself.G1722G746G2258G3056G2532G3056G2258G4314G2316G2532G3056G2258G23162He was present originally with God.G3778G2258G1722G746G4314G23163All things were made {and} came into existence through Him; and without Him was not even one thing made that has come into being.G3956G1096G1223G846G2532G5565G846G1096G3761G1520G1096G3739G10964In Him was Life, and the Life was the Light of men.G1722G846G2258G2222G2532G2222G2258G5457G4445And the Light shines on in the darkness, for the darkness has never overpowered it [put it out or absorbed it or appropriated it, and is unreceptive to it].G2532G5457G5316G1722G4653G2532G4653G2638G846G37566There came a man sent from God, whose name was John.G1096G444G649G3844G2316G846G3686G24917This man came to witness, that he might testify of the Light, that all men might believe in it [adhere to it, trust it, and rely upon it] through him.G3778G2064G1519G3141G2443G3140G4012G5457G2443G3956G1223G846G41008He was not the Light himself, but came that he might bear witness regarding the Light.G2258G3756G1565G5457G235G2443G3140G4012G54579There it was--the true Light [was then] coming into the world [the genuine, perfect, steadfast Light] that illumines every person.G2258G228G5457G3739G5461G3956G444G2064G1519G288910He came into the world, and though the world was made through Him, the world did not recognize Him [did not know Him].G2258G1722G2889G2532G2889G1096G1223G846G2532G2889G1097G846G375611He came to that which belonged to Him [to His own--His domain, creation, things, world], and they who were His own did not receive Him {and} did not welcome Him.G2064G1519G2398G2532G2398G3880G846G375612But to as many as did receive {and} welcome Him, He gave the authority (power, privilege, right) to become the children of God, that is, to those who believe in (adhere to, trust in, and rely on) His name--G1161G3745G2983G846G846G1325G1849G1096G5043G2316G4100G1519G846G368613Who owe their birth neither to bloods nor to the will of the flesh [that of physical impulse] nor to the will of man [that of a natural father], but to God. [They are born of God!]G3739G1080G3756G1537G129G3761G1537G2307G4561G3761G1537G2307G435G235G1537G231614And the Word (Christ) became flesh (human, incarnate) and tabernacled (fixed His tent of flesh, lived awhile) among us; and we [actually] saw His glory (His honor, His majesty), such glory as an only begotten son receives from his father, full of grace (favor, loving-kindness) and truth.G2532G3056G1096G4561G2532G4637G1722G2254G2532G2300G846G1391G1391G5613G3439G3844G3962G4134G5485G2532G22515John testified about Him and cried out, This was He of Whom I said, He Who comes after me has priority over me, for He was before me. [He takes rank above me, for He existed before I did. He has advanced before me, because He is my Chief.]G2491G3140G4012G846G2532G2896G3004G3778G2258G3739G2036G2064G3694G3450G1096G1715G3450G3754G2258G4413G345016For out of His fullness (abundance) we have all received [all had a share and we were all supplied with] one grace after another {and} spiritual blessing upon spiritual blessing {and} even favor upon favor {and} gift [heaped] upon gift.G2532G1537G846G4138G2983G3956G2249G2983G2532G5485G473G548517For while the Law was given through Moses, grace (unearned, undeserved favor and spiritual blessing) and truth came through Jesus Christ.G3754G3551G1325G1223G3475G5485G2532G225G1096G1223G2424G554718No man has ever seen God at any time; {the only} {unique Son}, {or} the only begotten God, Who is in the bosom [in the intimate presence] of the Father, He has declared Him [He has revealed Him and brought Him out where He can be seen; He has interpreted Him and He has made Him known].G3762G3708G2316G4455G3439G5207G3588G5607G1519G2859G3962G1565G183419And this is the testimony of John when the Jews sent priests and Levites to him from Jerusalem to ask him, Who are you?G2532G3778G2076G3141G2491G3753G2453G649G2409G2532G3019G1537G2414G2443G2065G846G5101G1488G477120He confessed (admitted the truth) and did not try to conceal it, but acknowledged, I am not the Christ!G2532G3670G2532G720G3756G2532G3670G3754G1473G1510G3756G554721They asked him, What then? Are you Elijah? And he said, I am not! Are you the Prophet? And he answered, No!G2532G2065G846G5101G3767G1488G4771G2243G2532G3004G1510G3756G1488G4771G4396G2532G611G375622Then they said to him, Who are you? Tell us, so that we may give an answer to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?G3767G2036G846G5101G1488G2443G1325G612G3992G2248G5101G3004G4012G457223He said, I am the voice of one crying aloud in the wilderness [the voice of one shouting in the desert], Prepare the way of the Lord [level, straighten out, the path of the Lord], as the prophet Isaiah said.G5346G1473G5456G994G1722G2048G2116G3598G2962G2531G2036G4396G226824The messengers had been sent from the Pharisees.G2532G3588G649G2258G1537G533025And they asked him, Why then are you baptizing if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?G2532G2065G846G2532G2036G846G5101G907G3767G1487G4771G1488G3756G5547G3777G2243G3777G439626John answered them, I [only] baptize in (with) water. Among you there stands One Whom you do not recognize {and} with Whom you are not acquainted {and} of Whom you know nothing.G2491G611G846G3004G1473G907G1722G5204G1161G2476G3319G5216G3739G5210G1492G375627It is He Who, coming after me, is preferred before me, the string of Whose sandal I am not worthy to unloose.G846G2076G3739G2064G3694G3450G1096G1715G3450G3739G846G5266G2438G1473G1510G3756G514G2443G308928These things occurred in Bethany (Bethabara) across the Jordan [at the Jordan crossing], where John was then baptizing.G5023G1096G1722G962G4008G2446G3699G2491G2258G90729The next day John saw Jesus coming to him and said, Look! There is the Lamb of God, Who takes away the sin of the world!G1887G2491G991G2424G2064G4314G846G2532G3004G2396G286G2316G3588G142G266G288930This is He of Whom I said, After me comes a Man Who has priority over me [Who takes rank above me] because He was before me {and} existed before I did.G3778G2076G4012G3739G1473G2036G3694G3450G2064G435G3739G1096G1715G3450G3754G2258G4413G345031And I did not know Him {and} did not recognize Him [myself]; but it is in order that He should be made manifest {and} be revealed to Israel [be brought out where we can see Him] that I came baptizing in (with) water.G2504G1492G846G3756G235G2443G5319G2474G1223G5124G2064G1473G2064G907G1722G520432John gave further evidence, saying, I have seen the Spirit descending as a dove out of heaven, and it dwelt on Him [never to depart].G2532G2491G3140G3004G3754G2300G4151G2597G1537G3772G5616G4058G2532G3306G1909G84633And I did not know Him {nor} recognize Him, but He Who sent me to baptize in (with) water said to me, Upon Him Whom you shall see the Spirit descend and remain, that One is He Who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.G2504G1492G846G3756G235G3992G3165G907G1722G5204G1565G2036G3427G1909G3739G302G1492G4151G2597G2532G3306G1909G846G3778G2076G907G1722G40G415134And I have seen [that happen--I actually did see it] and my testimony is that this is the Son of God!G2504G3708G2532G3140G3754G3778G2076G5207G231635Again the next day John was standing with two of his disciples,G3825G1887G2491G2476G2532G1417G1537G846G310136And he looked at Jesus as He walked along, and said, Look! There is the Lamb of God!G2532G1689G2424G4043G3004G2396G286G231637The two disciples heard him say this, and they followed Him.G2532G1417G3101G191G846G2980G2532G190G242438But Jesus turned, and as He saw them following Him, He said to them, What are you looking for? [And what is it you wish?] And they answered Him, Rabbi--which translated is Teacher--where are You staying?G1161G2424G4762G2532G2300G846G190G3004G846G5101G2212G1161G2036G846G4461G3739G3004G2059G1320G4226G330639He said to them, Come and see. So they went and saw where He was staying, and they remained with Him that day. It was then about the tenth hour (about four o'clock in the afternoon).G3004G846G2064G2532G1492G2064G2532G1492G4226G3306G2532G3306G3844G846G1565G2250G1161G2258G5613G1182G561040One of the two who heard what John said and followed Jesus was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother.G1520G1537G1417G3588G191G3844G2491G2532G190G846G2258G406G4613G4074G8041He first sought out {and} found his own brother Simon and said to him, We have found (discovered) the Messiah!--which translated is the Christ (the Anointed One).G3778G4413G2147G2398G80G4613G2532G3004G846G2147G3323G3739G2076G3177G554742Andrew then led (brought) Simon to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, You are Simon son of John. You shall be called Cephas--which translated is Peter [Stone].G2532G71G846G4314G2424G1161G2424G1689G846G2036G4771G1488G4613G5207G2495G4771G2564G2786G3739G2059G407443The next day Jesus desired {and} decided to go into Galilee; and He found Philip and said to him, Join Me as My attendant {and} follow Me.G1887G2424G2309G1831G1519G1056G2532G2147G5376G2532G3004G846G190G342744Now Philip was from Bethsaida, of the same city as Andrew and Peter.G1161G5376G2258G575G966G4172G1537G406G2532G407445Philip sought {and} found Nathanael and told him, We have found (discovered) the One Moses in the Law and also the Prophets wrote about--Jesus from Nazareth, the [legal] son of Joseph!G5376G2147G3482G2532G3004G846G2147G3739G3475G1722G3551G2532G4396G1125G2424G575G3478G5207G250146Nathanael answered him, [Nazareth!] Can anything good come out of Nazareth? Philip replied, Come and see!G2532G3482G2036G846G1410G5100G18G1511G1537G3478G5376G3004G846G2064G2532G149247Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward Him and said concerning him, See! Here is an Israelite indeed [a true descendant of Jacob], in whom there is no guile {nor} deceit {nor} falsehood {nor} duplicity!G2424G1492G3482G2064G4314G846G2532G3004G4012G846G2396G2475G230G1722G3739G2076G3756G138848Nathanael said to Jesus, How do You know me? [How is it that You know these things about me?] Jesus answered him, Before [ever] Philip called you, when you were still under the fig tree, I saw you.G3482G3004G846G4159G1097G3165G2424G611G2532G2036G846G4253G5376G5455G4571G5607G5259G4808G1492G457149Nathanael answered, Teacher, You are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!G3482G611G2532G3004G846G4461G4771G1488G5207G2316G4771G1488G935G247450Jesus replied, Because I said to you, I saw you beneath the fig tree, do you believe in {and} rely on {and} trust in Me? You shall see greater things than this!G2424G611G2532G2036G846G3754G2036G4671G1492G4571G5270G4808G4100G3700G3187G513051Then He said to him, I assure you, most solemnly I tell you all, you shall see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of Man!G2532G3004G846G281G281G3004G5213G737G575G3700G3772G455G2532G32G2316G305G2532G2597G1909G5207G444
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