¹ IN the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

² He was in the beginning with God.

³ All things were made by him; and without him was not one thing made that was made.

⁴ In him was life; and the life was the light of men.

⁵ And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness did not comprehend it.

⁶ A man was sent from God, whose name was John.

⁷ He came for a witness, that he might bear testimony concerning the Light, that all men through him might believe.

⁸ He was not the Light, but sent that he should bear testimony concerning the Light.

⁹ He was that true Light, which illumines every man by his coming into the world.

¹⁰ He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.

¹¹ He came unto his peculiar people, and his peculiar people did not receive him.

¹² But as many as did receive him, on them he bestowed authority to become children of God, even on those who believe on his name:

¹³ who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

¹⁴ And the Word became incarnate, and tabernacled with us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

¹⁵ John bore witness concerning him, and cried, saying, This is he of whom I said, He that is coming after me, is before me: because before me he was.

¹⁶ And from his plenitude we all have received, even grace corresponding with his grace.

¹⁷ For the law was given by Moses, but the grace and the reality came by Jesus Christ.

¹⁸ No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he hath thoroughly described him.

¹⁹ And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent from Jerusalem priests and Levites, that they should question him, Who art thou?

²⁰ And he confessed, and denied it not; but acknowledged, I am not the Messiah.

²¹ And they asked him, What then? art thou Elias? and he said, I am not. Art thou that prophet? and he answered, No.

²² Then said they to him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to those who sent us: What description givest thou of thyself?

²³ He said, I am a voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way for the Lord, as said the prophet Isaiah.

²⁴ And they who were sent, were of the Pharisees.

²⁵ And they questioned him, and said to him, Why then dost thou baptise, if thou be not the Messiah, nor Elias, nor that prophet?

²⁶ John answered them, saying, I baptise with water: but in the midst of you hath stood a person, whom ye have not known;

²⁷ it is he, though coming after me, who was before me, the thong of whole sandal I am not worthy to untie.

²⁸ These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptising.

²⁹ The next day John seeth Jesus coming to him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, who taketh away the sin of the world,

³⁰ This is he of whom I spake, After me cometh a man who was before me: for before me he existed.

³¹ And I knew him not: though that he might be manifested to Israel, therefore am I come baptising with water.

³² And John bore witness, saying, I saw the Spirit descending as a dove from heaven, and it rested upon him.

³³ And I did not know him: but he that sent me baptising with water, he said to me, Upon whomsoever thou shalt see the Spirit descending as a dove, and resting upon him, that is he who baptiseth with the Holy Ghost.

³⁴ And I have seen it, and have borne testimony that this is the Son of God.

³⁵ On the morrow John was again standing with two of his disciples;

³⁶ and looking upon Jesus as he walked by, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God!

³⁷ And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.

³⁸ Then Jesus turned about, and seeing them following, saith to them, What are ye seeking? They said unto him, Rabbi (which signifies, when translated, Master), where is thy abode?

³⁹ He saith unto them, Come and see. They came and saw where he abode, and continued with him that day: and it was about the tenth hour.

⁴⁰ One of the two, who had heard from John mention of Jesus, and had followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother.

⁴¹ He first finds his own brother Simon, and saith to him, We have found the Messiah (which is, being translated, the Christ).

⁴² And he brought him to Jesus. Then Jesus looking on him, said, Thou art Simon the son of Jonas: thou shalt be called Cephas, which, interpreted in Greek, is Petros, a Rock.

⁴³ The next day Jesus resolved to go into Galilee, and he findeth Philip, and saith to him, Follow me.

⁴⁴ Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.

⁴⁵ Philip findeth Nathaniel, and saith to him, We have found him whom Moses in the law has described, and the prophets, Jesus the son of Joseph, who is of Nazareth.

⁴⁶ And Nathaniel said to him, Can any thing good come out of Nazareth? Philip saith to him, Come and see.

⁴⁷ Jesus saw Nathaniel coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite in reality, in whom there is no guile!

⁴⁸ Nathaniel saith unto him, From whence canst thou know me? Jesus answered and said unto him, Before Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig-tree, I saw thee.

⁴⁹ Nathaniel answered and said to him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the king of Israel.

⁵⁰ Jesus answered and said unto him, Because I said to thee, I saw thee under the fig-tree, dost thou believe? thou shalt see greater things than these.

⁵¹ And he saith to him, Verily, verily, I tell you, From henceforth ye shall see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.