May 16, 17
John 1
Joh 1:1 In the
beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was
God.
Joh 1:2 The same was in
the beginning with God.
Joh 1:3 All things were
made through him. Without him was not anything made that has been
made.
Joh 1:4 In him was
life, and the life was the light of men.
Joh 1:5 The light
shines in the darkness, and the darkness hasn't overcome it.
Joh 1:6 There came a
man, sent from God, whose name was John.
Joh 1:7 The same came
as a witness, that he might testify about the light, that all might
believe through him.
Joh 1:8 He was not the
light, but was sent that he might testify about the light.
Joh 1:9 The true light
that enlightens everyone was coming into the world.
Joh 1:10 He was in the
world, and the world was made through him, and the world didn't
recognize him.
Joh 1:11 He came to his
own, and those who were his own didn't receive him.
Joh 1:12 But as many as
received him, to them he gave the right to become God's children, to
those who believe in his name:
Joh 1:13 who were born
not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man,
but of God.
Joh 1:14 The Word
became flesh, and lived among us. We saw his glory, such glory as of
the one and only Son of the Father, full of grace and truth.
Joh 1:15 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.' "
Joh 1:16 From his
fullness we all received grace upon grace.
Joh 1:17 For the law
was given through Moses. Grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
Joh 1:18 No one has
seen God at any time. The one and only Son, who is in the bosom of
the Father, he has declared him.
Joh 1:19 This is John's
testimony, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to
ask him, "Who are you?"
Joh 1:20 He confessed,
and didn't deny, but he confessed, "I am not the Christ."
Joh 1:21 They asked
him, "What then? Are you Elijah?" He said, "I am not."
"Are you the prophet?" He answered, "No."
Joh 1:22 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?"
Joh 1:23 He said, "I
am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, 'Make straight the way
of the Lord,' as Isaiah the prophet said."
Joh 1:24 The ones who
had been sent were from the Pharisees.
Joh 1:25 They asked
him, "Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, nor
Elijah, nor the prophet?"
Joh 1:26 John answered
them, "I baptize in water, but among you stands one whom you
don't know.
Joh 1:27 He is the one
who comes after me, who is preferred before me, whose sandal strap
I'm not worthy to loosen."
Joh 1:28 These things
were done in Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
Joh 1:29 The next day,
he saw Jesus coming to him, and said, "Behold, the Lamb of God,
who takes away the sin of the world!
Joh 1:30 This is he of
whom I said, 'After me comes a man who is preferred before me, for he
was before me.'
Joh 1:31 I didn't know
him, but for this reason I came baptizing in water: that he would be
revealed to Israel."
Joh 1:32 John
testified, saying, "I have seen the Spirit descending like a
dove out of heaven, and it remained on him.
Joh 1:33 I didn't
recognize him, but he who sent me to baptize in water, he said to me,
'On whomever you will see the Spirit descending, and remaining on
him, the same is he who baptizes in the Holy Spirit.'
Joh 1:34 I have seen,
and have testified that this is the Son of God."
Joh 1:35 Again, the
next day, John was standing with two of his disciples,
Joh 1:36 and he looked
at Jesus as he walked, and said, "Behold, the Lamb of God!"
Joh 1:37 The two
disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.
Joh 1:38 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?"
Joh 1:39 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.
Joh 1:40 One of the two
who heard John, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother.
Joh 1:41 He first found
his own brother, Simon, and said to him, "We have found the
Messiah!" (which is, being interpreted, Christ).
Joh 1:42 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).
Joh 1:43 On the next
day, he was determined to go out into Galilee, and he found Philip.
Jesus said to him, "Follow me."
Joh 1:44 Now Philip was
from Bethsaida, of the city of Andrew and Peter.
Joh 1:45 Philip found
Nathanael, and said to him, "We have found him, of whom Moses in
the law, and the prophets, wrote: Jesus of Nazareth, the son of
Joseph."
Joh 1:46 Nathanael said
to him, "Can any good thing come out of Nazareth?" Philip
said to him, "Come and see."
Joh 1:47 Jesus saw
Nathanael coming to him, and said about him, "Behold, an
Israelite indeed, in whom is no deceit!"
Joh 1:48 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."
Joh 1:49 Nathanael
answered him, "Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are King of
Israel!"
Joh 1:50 Jesus answered
him, "Because I told you, 'I saw you underneath the fig tree,'
do you believe? You will see greater things than these!"
Joh 1:51 He said to
him, "Most certainly, I tell you, hereafter you will see heaven
opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of
Man."