| Chapter 1 |
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In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. |
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*He* was in the beginning with God. |
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All things received being through him, and without him not one thing received being which has received being. |
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In him was life, and the life was the light of men. |
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And the light appears in darkness, and the darkness apprehended it not. |
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There was a man sent from God, his name John. |
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He came for witness, that he might witness concerning the light, that all might believe through him. |
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*He* was not the light, but that he might witness concerning the light. |
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The true light was that which, coming into the world, lightens every man. |
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He was in the world, and the world had its being through him, and the world knew him not. |
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He came to his own, and his own received him not; |
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but as many as received him, to them gave he the right to be children of God, to those that believe on his name; |
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who have been born, not of blood, nor of flesh`s will, nor of man`s will, but of God. |
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And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us (and we have contemplated his glory, a glory as of an only-begotten with a father), full of grace and truth; |
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(John bears witness of him, and he has cried, saying, This was he of whom I said, He that comes after me is preferred before me, for he was before me;) |
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for of his fulness we all have received, and grace upon grace. |
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For the law was given by Moses: grace and truth subsists through Jesus Christ. |
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No one has seen God at any time; the only-begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, *he* hath declared him. |
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And this is the witness of John, when the Jews sent from Jerusalem priests and Levites that they might ask him, Thou, who art thou? |
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And he acknowledged and denied not, and acknowledged, I am not the Christ. |
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And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he says, I am not. Art thou the prophet? And he answered, No. |
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They said therefore to him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to those who sent us. What sayest thou of thyself? |
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He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the path of the Lord, as said Esaias the prophet. |
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And they were sent from among the Pharisees. |
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And they asked him and said to him, Why baptisest thou then, if thou art not the Christ, nor Elias, nor the prophet? |
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John answered them saying, I baptise with water. In the midst of you stands, whom ye do not know, |
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he who comes after me, the thong of whose sandal I am not worthy to unloose. |
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These things took place in Bethany, across the Jordan, where John was baptising. |
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On the morrow he sees Jesus coming to him, and says, Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world. |
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He it is of whom I said, A man comes after me who takes a place before me, because he *was* before me; |
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and I knew him not; but that he might be manifested to Israel, therefore have I come baptising with water. |
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And John bore witness, saying, I beheld the Spirit descending as a dove from heaven, and it abode upon him. |
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And I knew him not; but he who sent me to baptise with water, *he* said to me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending and abiding on him, he it is who baptises with the Holy Spirit. |
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And I have seen and borne witness that this is the Son of God. |
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Again, on the morrow, there stood John and two of his disciples. |
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And, looking at Jesus as he walked, he says, Behold the Lamb of God. |
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And the two disciples heard him speaking, and followed Jesus. |
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But Jesus having turned, and seeing them following, says to them, What seek ye? And *they* said to him, Rabbi (which, being interpreted, signifies Teacher), where abidest thou? |
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He says to them, Come and see. They went therefore, and saw where he abode; and they abode with him that day. It was about the tenth hour. |
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Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, was one of the two who heard this from John and followed him. |
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He first finds his own brother Simon, and says to him, We have found the Messias (which being interpreted is Christ). |
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And he led him to Jesus. Jesus looking at him said, Thou art Simon, the son of Jonas; thou shalt be called Cephas (which interpreted is stone). |
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On the morrow he would go forth into Galilee, and Jesus finds Philip, and says to him, Follow me. |
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And Philip was from Bethsaida, of the city of Andrew and Peter. |
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Philip finds Nathanael, and says to him, We have found him of whom Moses wrote in the law, and the prophets, Jesus, the son of Joseph, who is from Nazareth. |
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And Nathanael said to him, Can anything good come out of Nazareth? Philip says to him, Come and see. |
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Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and says of him, Behold one truly an Israelite, in whom there is no guile. |
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Nathanael says to him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said to him, Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig-tree, I saw thee. |
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Nathanael answered and said to him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God, thou art the King of Israel. |
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Jesus answered and said to him, Because I said to thee, I saw thee under the fig-tree, believest thou? Thou shalt see greater things than these. |
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And he says to him, Verily, verily, I say to you, Henceforth ye shall see the heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of man. |