John 1 New International Version (NIV)The Word Became FleshIn the beginning was the Word, and the Word was withGod, and the Word was God. He was with God in thebeginning. Through him all things were made; without himnothing was made that has been made. In him was life,and that life was the light of all mankind. The light shinesin the darkness, and the darkness has not overcomeit.There was a man sent from God whose name was John.He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, sothat through him all might believe. He himself was not thelight; he came only as a witness to the light.The true light that gives light to everyone was coming intothe world. He was in the world, and though the world wasmade through him, the world did not recognize him. Hecame to that which was his own, but his own did notreceive him. Yet to all who did receive him, to those whobelieved in his name, he gave the right to become childrenof God children born not of natural descent, nor ofhuman decision or a husbands will, but born of God.The Word became esh and made his dwelling amongus. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and onlySon, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.(John testied concerning him. He cried out, saying,This is the one I spoke about when I said, He who comesafter me has surpassed me because he was before me.)Out of his fullness we have all received grace in place ofgrace already given. For the law was given throughMoses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. Noone has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who ishimself God andis in closest relationship with the Father,has made him known.John the Baptist Denies Being theMessiahNow this was Johns testimony when the Jewishleadersin Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask himwho he was. He did not fail to confess, but confessedfreely, I am not the Messiah.They asked him, Then who are you? Are you Elijah?He said, I am not.Are you the Prophet?He answered, No.Finally they said, Who are you? Give us an answer totake back to those who sent us. What do you say aboutyourself?John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet, I am thevoice of one calling in the wilderness, Make straight the1 2 3 4 5 [a]6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 [b]19 [c]20 21 22 23 John 1 King James Version (KJV)In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was withGod, and the Word was God.The same was in the beginning with God.All things were made by him; and without him was not anything made that was made.In him was life; and the life was the light of men.And the light shineth in darkness; and the darknesscomprehended it not.There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light,that all men through him might believe.He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of thatLight.That was the true Light, which lighteth every man thatcometh into the world.He was in the world, and the world was made by him,and the world knew him not.He came unto his own, and his own received him not.But as many as received him, to them gave he power tobecome the sons of God, even to them that believe on hisname:Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the esh,nor of the will of man, but of God.And the Word was made esh, and dwelt among us, (andwe beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of theFather,) full of grace and truth.John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was heof whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferredbefore me: for he was before me.And of his fulness have all we received, and grace forgrace.For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truthcame by Jesus Christ.No man hath seen God at any time, the only begottenSon, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declaredhim.And this is the record of John, when the Jews sentpriests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who artthou?And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I amnot the Christ.And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And hesaith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered,No.1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 John 1 NIV;KJV - The Word Became Flesh - In the - Bible Gateway https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John 1&version=NIV;KJV1 de 3 11/08/15 17:25way for the Lord.Now the Pharisees who had been sent questioned him,Why then do you baptize if you are not the Messiah, norElijah, nor the Prophet?I baptize withwater, John replied, but among youstands one you do not know. He is the one who comesafter me, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy tountie.This all happened at Bethany on the other side of theJordan, where John was baptizing.John Testies About JesusThe next day John saw Jesus coming toward him andsaid, Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin ofthe world! This is the one I meant when I said, A manwho comes after me has surpassed me because he wasbefore me. I myself did not know him, but the reason Icame baptizing with water was that he might be revealed toIsrael.Then John gave this testimony: I saw the Spirit comedown from heaven as a dove and remain on him. And Imyself did not know him, but the one who sent me tobaptize with water told me, The man on whom you see theSpirit come down and remain is the one who will baptizewith the Holy Spirit. I have seen and I testify that this isGods Chosen One.Johns Disciples Follow JesusThe next day John was there again with two of hisdisciples. When he saw Jesus passing by, he said, Look,the Lamb of God!When the two disciples heard him say this, they followedJesus. Turning around, Jesus saw them following andasked, What do you want?They said, Rabbi (which means Teacher), where areyou staying?Come, he replied, and you will see.So they went and saw where he was staying, and theyspent that day with him. It was about four in the afternoon.Andrew, Simon Peters brother, was one of the two whoheard what John had said and who had followed Jesus.The rst thing Andrew did was to nd his brother Simonand tell him, We have found the Messiah (that is, theChrist). And he brought him to Jesus.Jesus looked at him and said, You are Simon son of John.You will be called Cephas (which, when translated, isPeter ).Jesus Calls Philip and NathanaelThe next day Jesus decided to leave for Galilee. FindingPhilip, he said to him, Follow me.Philip, like Andrew and Peter, was from the town ofBethsaida. Philip found Nathanael and told him, We havefound the one Moses wrote about in the Law, and about[d]2425 26[e]27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 [f]35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 [g]43 44 45 Then said they unto him, Who art thou? that we may givean answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou ofthyself?He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness,Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophetEsaias.And they which were sent were of the Pharisees.And they asked him, and said unto him, Why baptizestthou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither thatprophet?John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: butthere standeth one among you, whom ye know not;He it is, who coming after me is preferred before me,whose shoe's latchet I am not worthy to unloose.These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan,where John was baptizing.The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, andsaith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sinof the world.This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man whichis preferred before me: for he was before me.And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifestto Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water.And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descendingfrom heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him.And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize withwater, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt seethe Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is hewhich baptizeth with the Holy Ghost.And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God.Again the next day after John stood, and two of hisdisciples;And looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, Beholdthe Lamb of God!And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followedJesus.Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and saithunto them, What seek ye? They said unto him, Rabbi,(which is to say, being interpreted, Master,) where dwellestthou?He saith unto them, Come and see. They came and sawwhere he dwelt, and abode with him that day: for it wasabout the tenth hour.One of the two which heard John speak, and followedhim, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother.He rst ndeth his own brother Simon, and saith untohim, We have found the Messias, which is, beinginterpreted, the Christ.And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheldhim, he said, Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt becalled Cephas, which is by interpretation, A stone.22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 John 1 NIV;KJV - The Word Became Flesh - In the - Bible Gateway https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John 1&version=NIV;KJV2 de 3 11/08/15 17:25whom the prophets also wroteJesus of Nazareth, the sonof Joseph.Nazareth! Can anything good come from there?Nathanael asked.Come and see, said Philip.When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, he said of him,Here truly is an Israelite in whom there is no deceit.How do you know me? Nathanael asked.Jesus answered, I saw you while you were still under theg tree before Philip called you.Then Nathanael declared, Rabbi, you are the Son ofGod; you are the king of Israel.Jesus said, You believebecause I told you I saw youunder the g tree. You will see greater things than that.He then added, Very truly I tell you,youwill seeheaven open, and the angels of God ascending anddescending onthe Son of Man.Footnotes:John 1:5 Or understood a. John 1:18 Some manuscripts but the only Son, who b. John 1:19 The Greek term traditionally translated the Jews (hoiIoudaioi) refers here and elsewhere in Johns Gospel to thoseJewish leaders who opposed Jesus; also in 5:10, 15, 16; 7:1, 11,13; 9:22; 18:14, 28, 36; 19:7, 12, 31, 38; 20:19.c. John 1:23 Isaiah 40:3 d. John 1:26 Or in; also in verses 31 and 33 (twice) e. John 1:34 See Isaiah 42:1; many manuscripts is the Son of God. f. John 1:42 Cephas (Aramaic) and Peter (Greek) both mean rock. g. John 1:50 Or Do you believe ? h. John 1:51 The Greek is plural. i. John 1:51 The Greek is plural. j. John 1:51 Gen. 28:12 k. 46 47 48 49 50[h]51[i] [j][k]New International Version (NIV)Holy Bible, New International Version, NIV Copyright 1973,1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc. Used by permission. All rightsreserved worldwide.The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, andndeth Philip, and saith unto him, Follow me.Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew andPeter.Philip ndeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We havefound him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, didwrite, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thingcome out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come andsee.Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him,Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!Nathanael saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me?Jesus answered and said unto him, Before that Philip calledthee, when thou wast under the g tree, I saw thee.Nathanael answered and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou artthe Son of God; thou art the King of Israel.Jesus answered and said unto him, Because I said untothee, I saw thee under the g tree, believest thou? thoushalt see greater things than these.And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you,Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of Godascending and descending upon the Son of man.43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 King James Version (KJV)by Public DomainJohn 1 NIV;KJV - The Word Became Flesh - In the - Bible Gateway https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John 1&version=NIV;KJV3 de 3 11/08/15 17:25