^aIn the beginning was ^bthe Word, and the Word was ^cwith God, and ^dthe Word was God. 2 ¹He was in the beginning with God. 3 ^aAll things came into being through Him, and apart from Him ¹not even one thing came into being that has come into being. 4 ^aIn Him was life, and the life was ^bthe Light of mankind. 5 And ^athe Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not ¹grasp it.

6 A man ¹came, one sent from God, and his name was ^aJohn. 7 ¹He came ^2aas a witness, to testify about the Light, ^bso that all might believe through him. 8 ^1aHe was not the Light, but he came to testify about the Light.

9 ¹This was ^athe true Light ²that, coming into the world, enlightens every person. 10 He was in the world, and ^athe world came into being through Him, and yet the world did not ¹know Him. 11 He came to His ¹own, and His own people did not ²accept Him. 12 But ¹as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become ^achildren of God, ^bto those who ²believe in His name, 13 ^awho were ¹born, not of ²blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of a man, but of God.

14 And ^athe Word ^bbecame flesh, and ^cdwelt among us; and ^dwe saw His glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of ^egrace and ^ftruth. 15 John *^atestified about Him and called out, saying, “This was He of whom I said, ‘^bHe who is coming after me has proved to be ¹my superior, ^cbecause He existed before me.’” 16 For of His ^afullness ¹we have all received, and ²grace upon grace. 17 For ^athe Law was given through Moses; ^bgrace and ^ctruth ¹were realized through Jesus Christ. 18 ^aNo one has seen God at any time; ^bGod the only Son, who is ^cin the ¹arms of the Father, ^dHe has ²explained Him.

19 This is ^athe testimony of John, when ^bthe Jews sent priests and Levites to him ^cfrom Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?” 20 And he confessed and did not deny; and this is what he confessed: “^aI am not the ¹Christ.” 21 And so they asked him, “What then? Are you ^aElijah?” And he *said, “I am not.” “Are you ^bthe Prophet?” And he answered, “No.” 22 Then they said to him, “Who are you? Tell us, so that we may give an answer to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?” 23 He said, “I am ^aTHE VOICE OF ONE CALLING ¹OUT IN THE WILDERNESS, ‘MAKE THE WAY OF THE LORD STRAIGHT,’ as Isaiah the prophet said.”

24 And the messengers had been sent from the Pharisees. 25 They asked him, and said to him, “Why then are you baptizing, if you are not the ¹Christ, nor Elijah, nor ^athe Prophet?” 26 John answered them, saying, “^aI baptize ¹in water, but among you stands One whom you do not know. 27 It is ^aHe who comes after me, of whom I am not worthy even to untie the ^bstrap of His sandal.” 28 These things took place in Bethany ^abeyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing people.

29 The next day he *saw Jesus coming to him, and *said, “Behold, ^athe Lamb of God who ^btakes away the sin of the world! 30 This is He in behalf of whom I said, ‘^aAfter me is coming a Man who has proved to be ¹my superior, ^bbecause He existed before me.’ 31 And I did not recognize ¹Him, but so that He would be revealed to Israel, I came baptizing ²in water.” 32 And John ^atestified, saying, “^bI have seen the Spirit descending as a dove out of heaven, and He remained upon Him. 33 And I did not recognize ¹Him, but He who sent me to baptize ²in water said to me, ‘He upon whom you see the Spirit descending and remaining upon Him, ^athis is the One who baptizes ³in the Holy Spirit.’ 34 And I myself have seen, and have testified that this is ^athe ¹Son of God.”

35 Again ^athe next day John was standing ¹with two of his disciples, 36 and he looked at Jesus as He walked, and *said, “Behold, ^athe Lamb of God!” 37 And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus. 38 And Jesus turned and saw them following, and *said to them, “What are you seeking?” They said to Him, “^aRabbi (which translated means Teacher), where are You staying?” 39 He *said to them, “Come, and you will see.” So they came and saw where He was staying, and they stayed with Him that day; it was about the ¹tenth hour. 40 ^aOne of the two who heard John speak, and followed Him, was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother. 41 He first *found his own brother Simon and *said to him, “We have found the ^aMessiah” (which translated means ¹Christ). 42 He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, “You are Simon the son of ^1aJohn; you shall be called ^bCephas” (which is translated ^2cPeter).

43 ^aThe next day He ¹decided to go to ^bGalilee, and He *found ^cPhilip. And Jesus *said to him, “^dFollow Me.” 44 Now ^aPhilip was from ^bBethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. 45 ^aPhilip *found ^bNathanael and *said to him, “We have found Him of whom ^cMoses wrote in the Law, and ^dthe prophets also wrote: Jesus ^ethe son of Joseph, from ^fNazareth!” 46 Nathanael said to him, “^aCan anything good be from Nazareth?” ^bPhilip *said to him, “Come and see.” 47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming to Him, and *said of him, “Here is truly an ^aIsraelite, in whom there is no deceit!” 48 Nathanael *said to Him, “How do You know me?” Jesus answered and said to him, “Before ^aPhilip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.” 49 Nathanael answered Him, “^aRabbi, You are ^bthe Son of God; You are the ^cKing of Israel!” 50 Jesus answered and said to him, “Because I said to you that I saw you under the fig tree, do you believe? You will see greater things than these.” 51 And He *said to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, you will see ^aheaven opened and ^bthe angels of God ascending and descending on ^cthe Son of Man.”

^aIn the beginning before all time was ^bthe Word (¹Christ) , and the Word was ^cwith God, and ^2dthe Word was God Himself. Gen 1:1; Is 9:6 2 He was continually existing in the beginning co-eternally with God. 3 ^aAll things were made and came into existence through Him; and without Him not even one thing was made that has come into being. 4 ^aIn Him was life and the power to bestow life, and the life was ^bthe Light of men. 5 ^aThe Light shines on in the ¹darkness, and the darkness did not understand it or overpower it or appropriate it or absorb it and is unreceptive to it. Gen 1:3

6 There came a man commissioned and sent from God, whose name was ^1aJohn. Mal 3:1 7 This man came ^aas a witness, to testify about the Light, ^bso that all might believe in Christ, the Light through him. 8 ^aJohn was not the Light, but came to testify about the Light.

9 There it was—^athe true Light the genuine, perfect, steadfast Light which, coming into the world, enlightens everyone. Is 49:6 10 He (Christ) was in the world, and though ^athe world was made through Him, the world did not recognize Him. 11 He came to that which was His own that which belonged to Him—His world, His creation, His possession, and those who were His own people—the Jewish nation did not receive and welcome Him. 12 But to as many as did receive and welcome Him, He gave the right the authority, the privilege to become ^achildren of God, that is, ^bto those who believe in (adhere to, trust in, and rely on) His name— Is 56:5 13 ^awho were born, not of blood natural conception, nor of the will of the flesh physical impulse, nor of the will of man that of a natural father, but of God that is, a divine and supernatural birth—they are born of God—spiritually transformed, renewed, sanctified.

14 And ^athe Word (Christ) ^bbecame flesh, and ^clived among us; and ^dwe actually saw His glory, glory as belongs to the One and only begotten Son of the Father, the Son who is truly unique, the only One of His kind, who is full of ^egrace and ^ftruth (absolutely free of deception) . Is 40:5 15 John ^atestified repeatedly about Him and ¹has cried out testifying officially for the record, with validity and relevance, “This was He of whom I said, ‘^bHe who comes after me ²has a higher rank than I and has priority over me, ^cfor He existed before me.’” 16 For out of His ^afullness the superabundance of His grace and truth we have all received grace upon grace spiritual blessing upon spiritual blessing, favor upon favor, and gift heaped upon gift. 17 For ^athe Law was given through Moses, but ^bgrace the unearned, undeserved favor of God and ^ctruth came through Jesus Christ. Ex 20:1 18 ^aNo one has seen God His essence, His divine nature at any time; ^bthe One and only begotten God that is, the unique Son who is ^cin the intimate presence of the Father, ^dHe has explained Him and interpreted and revealed the awesome wonder of the Father. Prov 8:30

19 This is ^athe testimony of John the Baptist when ^bthe Jews sent priests and Levites to him ^cfrom Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?” 20 And he confessed truthfully and did not deny that he was only a man, but acknowledged, “^aI am not the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed) !” 21 They asked him, “What then? Are you ^aElijah?” And he said, “I am not.” “Are you ^bthe promised Prophet?” And he answered, “No.” Deut 18:15, 18; Mal 4:5 22 Then they said to him, “Who are you? Tell us, so that we may give an answer to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?” 23 He said, “I am ^aTHE VOICE OF ONE SHOUTING IN THE WILDERNESS, ‘MAKE STRAIGHT THE WAY OF THE LORD,’ as the prophet Isaiah said.” Is 40:3

24 Now they had been sent from the Pharisees. 25 They asked him, “Why then are you baptizing, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor ^athe Prophet?” 26 John answered them, “^aI baptize only ¹in water, but among you there stands One whom you do not recognize and of whom you know nothing. Mal 3:1 27 It is ^aHe the preeminent One who comes after me, the ^1bstrap of whose sandal I am not worthy to untie even as His slave.” 28 These things occurred in Bethany ^aacross the Jordan at the Jordan River crossing, where John was baptizing.

29 The next day he saw Jesus coming to him and said, “Look! The ^aLamb of God ¹who ^btakes away the sin of the world! Ex 12:3; Is 53:7 30 This is He on behalf of whom I said, ‘^aAfter me comes a Man who has a higher rank than I and has priority over me, ^bfor He existed before me.’ 31 ¹I did not recognize Him as the Messiah; but I came baptizing ²in water so that He would be publicly revealed to Israel.” 32 John ^agave further evidence testifying officially for the record, with validity and relevance, saying, “^bI have seen the ¹Spirit descending as a dove out of heaven, and He remained upon Him. Matt 3:13-17; Mark 1:9-11; Luke 3:22, 23 33 I did not recognize Him as the Messiah, but He who sent me to baptize ¹in water said to me, ‘He upon whom you see the Spirit descend and remain, ^athis One is He who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’ 34 I myself have actually seen that happen, and my testimony is that this is ^athe Son of God!”

35 Again ^athe next day John was standing with two of his disciples, 36 and he looked at Jesus as He walked along, and said, “Look! ^aThe Lamb of God!” 37 The two disciples heard him say this, and they ¹followed Jesus. 38 And Jesus turned and saw them following Him, and asked them, “What do you want?” They answered Him, “^aRabbi (which translated means Teacher), where are You staying?” 39 He said to them, “Come, and you will see.” So they went with Him and saw where He was staying; and they stayed with Him that day, for it was about the ¹tenth hour. 40 ^aOne of the two who heard what John said and as a result followed Jesus was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother. 41 He first looked for and found his own brother Simon and told him, “We have found the ^1aMessiah” (which translated means the Christ). 42 Andrew brought Simon to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, “You are Simon the son of ^aJohn. You shall be called ^bCephas (which is translated ^1cPeter).”

43 ^aThe next day Jesus decided to go into ^bGalilee, and He found ^cPhilip and said to him, “^dFollow Me as My disciple, accepting Me as your Master and Teacher, and walking the same path of life that I walk.” 44 Now ^aPhilip was from ^bBethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. 45 ^aPhilip found ^bNathanael and told him, “We have found the One ^cMoses in the Law and also ^dthe Prophets wrote about—Jesus from ^eNazareth, ^fthe son of Joseph according to public record.” 46 Nathanael answered him, “^aCan anything good come out of Nazareth?” ^bPhilip replied, “Come and see.” 47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward Him, and said of him, “Here is an ^aIsraelite indeed a true descendant of Jacob, in whom there is no guile nor deceit nor duplicity!” 48 Nathanael said to Jesus, “How do You know these things about me?” Jesus answered, “Before ^aPhilip called you, when you were still under the fig tree, I saw you.” 49 Nathanael answered, “^aRabbi (Teacher) , You are ^bthe Son of God; You are the ^cKing of Israel.” 50 Jesus replied, “Because I said to you that I saw you under the fig tree, do you believe in Me? You will see greater things than this.” 51 Then He said to him, “I assure you and most solemnly say to you, you will see ^aheaven opened and ^bthe angels of God ascending and descending on ^cthe Son of Man the bridge between heaven and earth.” Gen 28:12; Dan 7:13

^aIn the beginning was ^bthe Word, and the Word was ^cwith God, and ^dthe Word was God. 2 ¹He was in the beginning with God. 3 ^aAll things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being. 4 ^aIn Him was life, and the life was ^bthe Light of men. 5 ^aThe Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not ¹comprehend it.

6 There ¹came a man sent from God, whose name was ^aJohn. 7 ¹He came ^2aas a witness, to testify about the Light, ^bso that all might believe through him. 8 ^1aHe was not the Light, but he came to testify about the Light.

9 There was ^athe true Light ¹which, coming into the world, enlightens every man. 10 He was in the world, and ^athe world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him. 11 He came to His ¹own, and those who were His own did not receive Him. 12 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become ^achildren of God, even ^bto those who believe in His name, 13 ^awho were ¹born, not of ²blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.

14 And ^athe Word ^bbecame flesh, and ^1cdwelt among us, and ^dwe saw His glory, glory as of ²the only begotten from the Father, full of ^egrace and ^ftruth. 15 John *^atestified about Him and cried out, saying, “This was He of whom I said, ‘^bHe who comes after me ¹has a higher rank than I, ^cfor He existed before me.’” 16 For of His ^afullness ¹we have all received, and ²grace upon grace. 17 For ^athe Law was given through Moses; ^bgrace and ^ctruth ¹were realized through Jesus Christ. 18 ^aNo one has seen God at any time; ^bthe only begotten God who is ^cin the bosom of the Father, ^dHe has explained Him.

19 This is ^athe testimony of John, when ^bthe Jews sent to him priests and Levites ^cfrom Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?” 20 And he confessed and did not deny, but confessed, “^aI am not ¹the Christ.” 21 They asked him, “What then? Are you ^aElijah?” And he *said, “I am not.” “Are you ^bthe Prophet?” And he answered, “No.” 22 Then 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 ^aA VOICE OF ONE CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS, ‘MAKE STRAIGHT THE WAY OF THE LORD,’ as Isaiah the prophet said.”

24 Now they had been sent from the Pharisees. 25 They asked him, and said to him, “Why then are you baptizing, if you are not the ¹Christ, nor Elijah, nor ^athe Prophet?” 26 John answered them saying, “^aI baptize ¹in water, but among you stands One whom you do not know. 27 It is ^aHe who comes after me, the ^bthong of whose sandal I am not worthy to untie.” 28 These things took place in Bethany ^abeyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.

29 The next day he *saw Jesus coming to him and *said, “Behold, ^athe Lamb of God who ^btakes away the sin of the world! 30 This is He on behalf of whom I said, ‘^aAfter me comes a Man who ¹has a higher rank than I, ^bfor He existed before me.’ 31 I did not recognize ¹Him, but so that He might be manifested to Israel, I came baptizing ²in water.” 32 John ^atestified saying, “^bI have seen the Spirit descending as a dove out of heaven, and He remained upon Him. 33 I did not recognize ¹Him, but He who sent me to baptize ²in water said to me, ‘He upon whom you see the Spirit descending and remaining upon Him, ^athis is the One who baptizes ³in the Holy Spirit.’ 34 I myself have seen, and have testified that this is ^athe Son of God.”

35 Again ^athe next day John was standing ¹with two of his disciples, 36 and he looked at Jesus as He walked, and *said, “Behold, ^athe Lamb of God!” 37 The two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus. 38 And Jesus turned and saw them following, and *said to them, “What do you seek?” They said to Him, “^aRabbi (which translated means Teacher), where are You staying?” 39 He *said to them, “Come, and you will see.” So they came and saw where He was staying; and they stayed with Him that day, for it was about the ¹tenth hour. 40 ^aOne of the two who heard John speak and followed Him, was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother. 41 He *found first his own brother Simon and *said to him, “We have found the ^aMessiah” (which translated means ¹Christ). 42 He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, “You are Simon the son of ^1aJohn; you shall be called ^bCephas” (which is translated ^2cPeter).

43 ^aThe next day He purposed to go into ^bGalilee, and He *found ^cPhilip. And Jesus *said to him, “^dFollow Me.” 44 Now ^aPhilip was from ^bBethsaida, of the city of Andrew and Peter. 45 ^aPhilip *found ^bNathanael and *said to him, “We have found Him of whom ^cMoses in the Law and also ^dthe Prophets wrote—Jesus of ^eNazareth, ^fthe son of Joseph.” 46 Nathanael said to him, “^aCan any good thing come out of Nazareth?” ^bPhilip *said to him, “Come and see.” 47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming to Him, and *said of him, “Behold, an ^aIsraelite indeed, in whom there is no deceit!” 48 Nathanael *said to Him, “How do You know me?” Jesus answered and said to him, “Before ^aPhilip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.” 49 Nathanael answered Him, “^aRabbi, You are ^bthe Son of God; You are the ^cKing of Israel.” 50 Jesus answered and said to him, “Because I said to you that I saw you under the fig tree, do you believe? You will see greater things than these.” 51 And He *said to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, you will see ^athe heavens opened and ^bthe angels of God ascending and descending on ^cthe Son of Man.”