1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.G1722G746G2258G3056G2532G3056G2258G4314G2316G2532G3056G2258G23162He was with God in the beginning.G3778G2258G1722G746G4314G23163All things were created through Him, and apart from Him not one thing was created that has been created.G3956G1096G1223G846G2532G5565G846G1096G3761G1520G1096G3739G10964Life was in Him, and that life was the light of men.G1722G846G2258G2222G2532G2222G2258G5457G4445That light shines in the darkness, yet the darkness did not overcome it.G2532G5457G5316G1722G4653G2532G4653G2638G846G37566There was a man named John who was sent from God.G1096G444G649G3844G2316G846G3686G24917He came as a witness to testify about the light, so that all might believe through him.G3778G2064G1519G3141G2443G3140G4012G5457G2443G3956G1223G846G41008He was not the light, but he came to testify about the light.G2258G3756G1565G5457G235G2443G3140G4012G54579The true light, who gives light to everyone, was coming into the world.G2258G228G5457G3739G5461G3956G444G2064G1519G288910He was in the world, and the world was created through Him, yet the world did not recognize Him.G2258G1722G2889G2532G2889G1096G1223G846G2532G2889G1097G846G375611He came to His own, and His own people did not receive Him.G2064G1519G2398G2532G2398G3880G846G375612But to all who did receive Him, He gave them the right to be children of God, to those who believe in His name,G1161G3745G2983G846G846G1325G1849G1096G5043G2316G4100G1519G846G368613who were born, not of blood, or of the will of the flesh, or of the will of man, but of God.G3739G1080G3756G1537G129G3761G1537G2307G4561G3761G1537G2307G435G235G1537G231614The Word became flesh and took up residence among us. We observed His glory, the glory as the One and Only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.G2532G3056G1096G4561G2532G4637G1722G2254G2532G2300G846G1391G1391G5613G3439G3844G3962G4134G5485G2532G22515(John testified concerning Him and exclaimed, "This was the One of whom I said, 'The One coming after me has surpassed me, because He existed before me.' ")G2491G3140G4012G846G2532G2896G3004G3778G2258G3739G2036G2064G3694G3450G1096G1715G3450G3754G2258G4413G345016Indeed, we have all received grace after grace from His fullness,G2532G1537G846G4138G2983G3956G2249G2983G2532G5485G473G548517for although the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.G3754G3551G1325G1223G3475G5485G2532G225G1096G1223G2424G554718No one has ever seen God. The One and Only Son— the One who is at the Father's side— He has revealed Him.G3762G3708G2316G4455G3439G5207G3588G5607G1519G2859G3962G1565G183419This is John's testimony when the Jews from Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him, "Who are you?"G2532G3778G2076G3141G2491G3753G2453G649G2409G2532G3019G1537G2414G2443G2065G846G5101G1488G477120He did not refuse to answer, but he declared: "I am not the Messiah."G2532G3670G2532G720G3756G2532G3670G3754G1473G1510G3756G554721"What then?" they asked him. "Are you Elijah?" "I am not," he said. "Are you the Prophet?" "No," he answered.G2532G2065G846G5101G3767G1488G4771G2243G2532G3004G1510G3756G1488G4771G4396G2532G611G375622"Who are you, then?" they asked. "We need to give an answer to those who sent us. What can you tell us about yourself?"G3767G2036G846G5101G1488G2443G1325G612G3992G2248G5101G3004G4012G457223He said, "I am a voice of one crying out in the wilderness: Make straight the way of the Lord— just as Isaiah the prophet said."G5346G1473G5456G994G1722G2048G2116G3598G2962G2531G2036G4396G226824Now they had been sent from the Pharisees.G2532G3588G649G2258G1537G533025So they asked him, "Why then do you baptize if you aren't the Messiah, or Elijah, or the Prophet?"G2532G2065G846G2532G2036G846G5101G907G3767G1487G4771G1488G3756G5547G3777G2243G3777G439626"I baptize with water," John answered them. "Someone stands among you, but you don't know [Him].G2491G611G846G3004G1473G907G1722G5204G1161G2476G3319G5216G3739G5210G1492G375627He is the One coming after me, whose sandal strap I'm not worthy to untie."G846G2076G3739G2064G3694G3450G1096G1715G3450G3739G846G5266G2438G1473G1510G3756G514G2443G308928All this happened in Bethany across the Jordan, where John was baptizing.G5023G1096G1722G962G4008G2446G3699G2491G2258G90729The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, "Here is the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!G1887G2491G991G2424G2064G4314G846G2532G3004G2396G286G2316G3588G142G266G288930This is the One I told you about: 'After me comes a man who has surpassed me, because He existed before me.'G3778G2076G4012G3739G1473G2036G3694G3450G2064G435G3739G1096G1715G3450G3754G2258G4413G345031I didn't know Him, but I came baptizing with water so He might be revealed to Israel."G2504G1492G846G3756G235G2443G5319G2474G1223G5124G2064G1473G2064G907G1722G520432And John testified, "I watched the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and He rested on Him.G2532G2491G3140G3004G3754G2300G4151G2597G1537G3772G5616G4058G2532G3306G1909G84633I didn't know Him, but He who sent me to baptize with water told me, 'The One you see the Spirit descending and resting on— He is the One who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.'G2504G1492G846G3756G235G3992G3165G907G1722G5204G1565G2036G3427G1909G3739G302G1492G4151G2597G2532G3306G1909G846G3778G2076G907G1722G40G415134I have seen and testified that He is the Son of God!"G2504G3708G2532G3140G3754G3778G2076G5207G231635Again the next day, John was standing with two of his disciples.G3825G1887G2491G2476G2532G1417G1537G846G310136When he saw Jesus passing by, he said, "Look! The Lamb of God!"G2532G1689G2424G4043G3004G2396G286G231637The two disciples heard him say this and followed Jesus.G2532G1417G3101G191G846G2980G2532G190G242438When Jesus turned and noticed them following Him, He asked them, "What are you looking for?" They said to Him, "Rabbi" (which means "Teacher"), "where are You staying?"G1161G2424G4762G2532G2300G846G190G3004G846G5101G2212G1161G2036G846G4461G3739G3004G2059G1320G4226G330639"Come and you'll see," He replied. So they went and saw where He was staying, and they stayed with Him that day. It was about 10 in the morning.G3004G846G2064G2532G1492G2064G2532G1492G4226G3306G2532G3306G3844G846G1565G2250G1161G2258G5613G1182G561040Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, was one of the two who heard John and followed Him.G1520G1537G1417G3588G191G3844G2491G2532G190G846G2258G406G4613G4074G8041He first found his own brother Simon and told him, "We have found the Messiah!" (which means "Anointed One"),G3778G4413G2147G2398G80G4613G2532G3004G846G2147G3323G3739G2076G3177G554742and he brought [Simon] to Jesus. When Jesus saw him, He said, "You are Simon, son of John. You will be called Cephas" (which means "Rock").G2532G71G846G4314G2424G1161G2424G1689G846G2036G4771G1488G4613G5207G2495G4771G2564G2786G3739G2059G407443The next day He decided to leave for Galilee. Jesus found Philip and told him, "Follow Me!"G1887G2424G2309G1831G1519G1056G2532G2147G5376G2532G3004G846G190G342744Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the hometown of Andrew and Peter.G1161G5376G2258G575G966G4172G1537G406G2532G407445Philip found Nathanael and told him, "We have found the One Moses wrote about in the law (and so did the prophets): Jesus the son of Joseph, from Nazareth!"G5376G2147G3482G2532G3004G846G2147G3739G3475G1722G3551G2532G4396G1125G2424G575G3478G5207G250146"Can anything good come out of Nazareth?" Nathanael asked him. "Come and see," Philip answered.G2532G3482G2036G846G1410G5100G18G1511G1537G3478G5376G3004G846G2064G2532G149247Then Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward Him and said about him, "Here is a true Israelite; no deceit is in him."G2424G1492G3482G2064G4314G846G2532G3004G4012G846G2396G2475G230G1722G3739G2076G3756G138848"How do you know me?" Nathanael asked. "Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you," Jesus answered.G3482G3004G846G4159G1097G3165G2424G611G2532G2036G846G4253G5376G5455G4571G5607G5259G4808G1492G457149"Rabbi," Nathanael replied, "You are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!"G3482G611G2532G3004G846G4461G4771G1488G5207G2316G4771G1488G935G247450Jesus responded to him, "Do you believe [only] because I told you I saw you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than this."G2424G611G2532G2036G846G3754G2036G4671G1492G4571G5270G4808G4100G3700G3187G513051Then He said, "I assure you: You will see heaven opened and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man."G2532G3004G846G281G281G3004G5213G737G575G3700G3772G455G2532G32G2316G305G2532G2597G1909G5207G444
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