1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word
was with God, and the Word was God.
2The same was in the beginning with God.
3All things were made by him; and without him
was not any thing made that was made.
4In him was life; and the life was the light
of men.
5And the light shineth in darkness; and the
darkness comprehended it not.
6There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.
7The same came for a witness, to bear witness
of the Light, that all men through
him might believe.
8He was not that Light, but was
sent to bear witness of that Light.
9That was
the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh
into the world.
10He was in the world, and the world was made
by him, and the world knew him not.
11He came unto his own, and his own received
him not.
12But as many as received him, to them gave
he power to become the sons of God, even to
them that believe on his name:
13Which were born, not of blood, nor of the
will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of
God.
14And 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.
15John 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.
16And of his fulness have all we received,
and grace for grace.
17For the law was given by Moses, but grace
and truth came by Jesus Christ.
18No man hath seen God at any time; the only
begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father,
he hath declared him.
19And this is the record of John, when the
Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask
him, Who art thou?
20And he confessed, and denied not; but
confessed, I am not the Christ.
21And they asked him, What then? Art thou
Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that
prophet? And he answered, No.
22Then said they unto him, Who art thou? that
we may give an answer to them that sent us. What
sayest thou of thyself?
23He said, I am the
voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight
the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias.
24And they which were sent were of the
Pharisees.
25And they asked him, and said unto him, Why
baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor
Elias, neither that prophet?
26John answered them, saying, I baptize with
water: but there standeth one among you, whom ye
know not;
27He it is, who coming after me is preferred
before me, whose shoe's latchet I am not worthy to
unloose.
28These things were done in Bethabara beyond
Jordan, where John was baptizing.
29The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto
him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh
away the sin of the world.
30This is he of whom I said, After me cometh
a man which is preferred before me: for he was
before me.
31And I knew him not: but that he should be
made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come
baptizing with water.
32And John bare record, saying, I saw the
Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it
abode upon him.
33And 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.
34And I saw, and bare record that this is the
Son of God.
35Again the next day after John stood, and
two of his disciples;
36And looking upon Jesus as he walked, he
saith, Behold the Lamb of God!
37And the two disciples heard him speak, and
they followed Jesus.
38Then 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?
39He 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.
40One of the two which heard John speak,
and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother.
41He first findeth his own brother Simon, and
saith unto him, We have found the Messias, which is,
being interpreted, the Christ.
42And 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.
43The day following Jesus would go forth into
Galilee, and findeth Philip, and saith unto him, Follow
me.
44Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of
Andrew and Peter.
45Philip 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.
46And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any
good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto
him, Come and see.
47Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and
saith of him, Behold
an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!
48Nathanael 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.
49Nathanael answered and saith unto him,
Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of
Israel.
50Jesus 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.
51And 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.