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Gen 1.1; 1 Jn 1.1; Rev 19.13; Jn 17.5. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2He was in the beginning with God; 3#Col 1.16; 1 Cor 8.6; Heb 1.2. all things were made through him, and without him was not anything made that was made. 4#Jn 5.26; 11.25; 14.6. In him was life,#1.4 Or was not anything made. That which has been made was life in him and the life was the light of men. 5#Jn 9.5; 12.46. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
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Mk 1.4; Mt 3.1; Lk 3.3; Jn 1.19-23. There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. 7He came for testimony, to bear witness to the light, that all might believe through him. 8He was not the light, but came to bear witness to the light.
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1 Jn 2.8. The true light that enlightens every man was coming into the world. 10He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world knew him not. 11He came to his own home, and his own people received him not. 12#Gal 3.26; Jn 3.18; 1 Jn 5.13. But to all who received him, who believed in his name, he gave power to become children of God; 13#Jn 3.5; 1 Pet 1.23; Jas 1.18; 1 Jn 3.9. who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.
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Rom 1.3; Gal 4.4; Phil 2.7; 1 Tim 3.16; Heb 2.14; 1 Jn 4.2. And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, full of grace and truth; we have beheld his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father. 15#Jn 1.30. (John bore witness to him, and cried, “This was he of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me ranks before me, for he was before me.’ ”) 16#Col 1.19; 2.9; Eph 1.23; Rom 5.21. And from his fulness have we all received, grace upon grace. 17#Jn 7.19. For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. 18#Ex 33.20; Jn 6.26; 1 Jn 4.12; Jn 3.11. No one has ever seen God; the only Son,#1.18 Other ancient authorities read God who is in the bosom of the Father, he has made him known.
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Jn 1.6. And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?” 20#Jn 3.28. He confessed, he did not deny, but confessed, “I am not the Christ.” 21#Mt 11.14; 16.14; Mk 9.13; Mt 17.13; Deut 18.15,18. And they asked him, “What then? Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the prophet?” And he answered, “No.” 22They said to him then, “Who are you? Let us have an answer for those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?” 23#Is 40.3; Mk 1.3; Mt 3.3; Lk 3.4. He said, “I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way of the Lord,’ as the prophet Isaiah said.”
24Now they had been sent from the Pharisees. 25They asked him, “Then why are you baptizing, if you are neither the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the prophet?” 26#Mk 1.7-8; Mt 3.11; Lk 3.16. John answered them, “I baptize with water; but among you stands one whom you do not know, 27even he who comes after me, the thong of whose sandal I am not worthy to untie.” 28#Jn 3.26; 10.40. This took place in Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
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Jn 1.36; Is 53.7; Acts 8.32; 1 Pet 1.19; Rev 5.6; 1 Jn 3.5. The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! 30#Jn 1.15. This is he of whom I said, ‘After me comes a man who ranks before me, for he was before me.’ 31I myself did not know him; but for this I came baptizing with water, that he might be revealed to Israel.” 32#Mk 1.10; Mt 3.16; Lk 3.22. And John bore witness, “I saw the Spirit descend as a dove from heaven, and it remained on him. 33I myself did not know him; but he who sent me to baptize with water said to me, ‘He on whom you see the Spirit descend and remain, this is he who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’ 34And I have seen and have borne witness that this is the Son of God.”
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Lk 7.18. The next day again John was standing with two of his disciples; 36and he looked at Jesus as he walked, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God!” 37The two disciples heard him say this, and they followed Jesus. 38Jesus turned, and saw them following, and said to them, “What do you seek?” And they said to him, “Rabbi” (which means Teacher), “where are you staying?” 39He said to them, “Come and see.” They came and saw where he was staying; and they stayed with him that day, for it was about the tenth hour. 40#Mt 4.18-22; Mk 1.16-20; Lk 5.2-11. One of the two who heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother. 41#Dan 9.25; Jn 4.25. He first found his brother Simon, and said to him, “We have found the Messiah” (which means Christ). 42#Jn 21.15-17; 1 Cor 15.5; Mt 16.18. He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him, and said, “So you are Simon the son of John? You shall be called Cephas” (which means Peter#1.42 From the word for rockin Aramaic and Greek, respectively).
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Mt 10.3; Jn 6.5; 12.21; 14.8. The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. And he found Philip and said to him, “Follow me.” 44Now Philip was from Beth-saida, the city of Andrew and Peter. 45#Lk 24.27. Philip found Nathana-el, and said to him, “We have found him of whom Moses in the law and also the prophets wrote, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.” 46#Jn 7.41; Mk 6.2. Nathana-el said to him, “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” Philip said to him, “Come and see.” 47Jesus saw Nathana-el coming to him, and said of him, “Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!” 48Nathana-el 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.” 49#Ps 2.7; Mk 15.32; Jn 12.13. Nathana-el answered him, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!” 50Jesus answered him, “Because I said to you, I saw you under the fig tree, do you believe? You shall see greater things than these.” 51#Lk 3.21; Gen 28.12. And he said to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, you will see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.”
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1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and God was the Word.
2 He was with God in the beginning.
3 All things were made through Him, and nothing that was made was made without Him.
4 Life was in Him, and Life was the light of men.
5 And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.
6 There was a man sent by God, whose name was John.
7 He arrived as a witness to offer testimony about the Light, so that all would believe through him.
8 He was not the Light, but he was to offer testimony about the Light.
9 The true Light, which illuminates every man, was coming into this world.
10 He was in the world, and the world was made through him, and the world did not recognize him.
11 He went to his own, and his own did not accept him.
12 Yet whoever did accept him, those who believed in his name, he gave them the power to become the sons of God.
13 These are born, not of blood, nor of the will of flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
14 And the Word became flesh, and he lived among us, and we saw his glory, glory like that of an only-begotten son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
15 John offers testimony about him, and he cries out, saying: "This is the one about whom I said: 'He who is to come after me, has been placed ahead of me, because he existed before me.' "
16 And from his fullness, we all have received, even grace for grace.
17 For the law was given though Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
18 No one ever saw God; the only-begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he himself has described him.
19 And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to him, so that they might ask him, "Who are you?"
20 And he confessed it and did not deny it; and what he confessed was: "I am not the Christ."
21 And they questioned him: "Then what are you? Are you Elijah?" And he said, "I am not." "Are you the Prophet?" And he answered, "No."
22 Therefore, they said to him: "Who are you, so that we may give an answer to those who sent us? What do you say about yourself?"
23 He said, "I am a voice crying out in the desert, 'Make straight the way of the Lord,' just as the prophet Isaiah said."
24 And some of those who had been sent were from among the Pharisees.
25 And they questioned him and said to him, "Then why do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, and not Elijah, and not the Prophet?"
26 John answered them by saying: "I baptize with water. But in your midst stands one, whom you do not know.
27 The same is he who is to come after me, who has been placed ahead of me, the laces of whose shoes I am not worthy to loosen."
28 These things happened in Bethania, across the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
29 On the next day, John saw Jesus coming toward him, and so he said: "Behold, the Lamb of God. Behold, he who takes away the sin of the world.
30 This is the one about whom I said, 'After me arrives a man, who has been placed ahead of me, because he existed before me.'
31 And I did not know him. Yet it is for this reason that I come baptizing with water: so that he may be made manifest in Israel."
32 And John offered testimony, saying: "For I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove; and he remained upon him.
33 And I did not know him. But he who sent me to baptize with water said to me: 'He over whom you will see the Spirit descending and remaining upon him, this is the one who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.'
34 And I saw, and I gave testimony: that this one is the Son of God."
35 The next day again, John was standing with two of his disciples.
36 And catching sight of Jesus walking, he said, "Behold, the Lamb of God."
37 And two disciples were listening to him speaking. And they followed Jesus.
38 Then Jesus, turning around and seeing them following him, said to them, "What are you seeking?" And they said to him, "Rabbi (which means in translation, Teacher), where do you live?"
39 He said to them, "Come and see." They went and saw where he was staying, and they stayed with him that day. Now it was about the tenth hour.
40 And Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, was one of the two who had heard about him from John and had followed him.
41 First, he found his brother Simon, and he said to him, "We have found the Messiah," (which is translated as the Christ).
42 And he led him to Jesus. And Jesus, gazing at him, said: "You are Simon, son of Jonah. You shall be called Cephas," (which is translated as Peter).
43 On the next day, he wanted to go into Galilee, and he found Philip. And Jesus said to him, "Follow me."
44 Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.
45 Philip found Nathanael, and he said to him, "We have found the one about whom Moses wrote in the Law and the Prophets: Jesus, the son of Joseph, from Nazareth."
46 And Nathanael said to him, "Can anything good be from Nazareth?" Philip said to him, "Come and see."
47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him, and he said about him, "Behold, an Israelite in whom truly there is no deceit."
48 Nathanael said to him, "From where do you know me?" Jesus responded and said to him, "Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you."
49 Nathanael answered him and said: "Rabbi, you are the Son of God. You are the King of Israel."
50 Jesus responded and said to him: "Because I told you that I saw you under the fig tree, you believe. Greater things than these, you will see."
51 And he said to him, "Amen, amen, I say to you, you will see heaven opened, and the Angels of God ascending and descending over the Son of man."
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