John 1 — WEBU

1Verse 1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.^{Verse 2}The same was in the beginning with God.^{Verse 3}All things were made through him. Without him, nothing was made that has been made.^{Verse 4}In him was life, and the life was the light of men.^{Verse 5}The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness hasn’t overcome⁺it.^{Verse 6}There came a man sent from God, whose name was John.^{Verse 7}The same came as a witness, that he might testify about the light, that all might believe through him.^{Verse 8}He was not the light, but was sent that he might testify about the light.^{Verse 9}The true light that enlightens everyone was coming into the world.^{Verse 10}He was in the world, and the world was made through him, and the world didn’t recognize him.^{Verse 11}He came to his own, and those who were his own didn’t receive him.^{Verse 12}But as many as received him, to them he gave the right to become God’s children, to those who believe in his name:^{Verse 13}who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.^{Verse 14}The Word became flesh and lived among us. We saw his glory, such glory as of the only born⁺Son of the Father, full of grace and truth.^{Verse 15}John testified about him. He cried out, saying, “This was he of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me has surpassed me, for he was before me.’”^{Verse 16}From his fullness we all received grace upon grace.^{Verse 17}For the law was given through Moses. Grace and truth were realized through Jesus Christ.^{+Verse 18}No one has seen God at any time. The only born⁺Son,⁺who is in the bosom of the Father, has declared him.^{Verse 19}This is John’s testimony, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?”^{Verse 20}He declared, and didn’t deny, but he declared, “I am not the Christ.”^{Verse 21}They asked him, “What then? Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the prophet?” He answered, “No.”^{Verse 22}They said therefore to him, “Who are you? Give us an answer to take back to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”^{Verse 23}He said, “I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way of the Lord,’ as Isaiah the prophet said.”^{Verse 24}The ones who had been sent were from the Pharisees.^{Verse 25}They asked him, “Why then do you baptize if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the prophet?”^{Verse 26}John answered them, “I baptize in water, but among you stands one whom you don’t know.^{Verse 27}He is the one who comes after me, who is preferred before me, whose sandal strap I’m not worthy to loosen.”^{Verse 28}These things were done in Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.^{Verse 29}The next day, he saw Jesus coming to him, and said, “Behold,⁺the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!^{Verse 30}This is he of whom I said, ‘After me comes a man who is preferred before me, for he was before me.’^{Verse 31}I didn’t know him, but for this reason I came baptizing in water, that he would be revealed to Israel.”^{Verse 32}John testified, saying, “I have seen the Spirit descending like a dove out of heaven, and it remained on him.^{Verse 33}I didn’t recognize him, but he who sent me to baptize in water said to me, ‘On whomever you will see the Spirit descending and remaining on him is he who baptizes in the Holy Spirit.’^{Verse 34}I have seen and have testified that this is the Son of God.”^{Verse 35}Again, the next day, John was standing with two of his disciples,^{Verse 36}and he looked at Jesus as he walked, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God!”^{Verse 37}The two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.^{Verse 38}Jesus turned and saw them following, and said to them,“What are you looking for?”They said to him, “Rabbi” (which is to say, being interpreted, Teacher), “where are you staying?”^{Verse 39}He said to them,“Come and see.”They came and saw where he was staying, and they stayed with him that day. It was about the tenth hour.^{+Verse 40}One of the two who heard John and followed him was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother.^{Verse 41}He first found his own brother, Simon, and said to him, “We have found the Messiah!” (which is, being interpreted, Christ⁺).^{Verse 42}He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said,“You are Simon the son of Jonah. You shall be called Cephas”(which is by interpretation, Peter).^{+Verse 43}On the next day, he was determined to go out into Galilee, and he found Philip. Jesus said to him,“Follow me.”^{Verse 44}Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.^{Verse 45}Philip found Nathanael, and said to him, “We have found him of whom Moses in the law and also the prophets, wrote: Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”^{Verse 46}Nathanael said to him, “Can any good thing come out of Nazareth?” Philip said to him, “Come and see.”^{Verse 47}Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and said about him,“Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no deceit!”^{Verse 48}Nathanael said to him, “How do you know me?” Jesus answered him,“Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.”^{Verse 49}Nathanael answered him, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are King of Israel!”^{Verse 50}Jesus answered him,“Because I told you, ‘I saw you underneath the fig tree,’ do you believe? You will see greater things than these!”^{Verse 51}He said to him,“Most certainly, I tell you all, hereafter you will see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.”