Gospel According to John
The Gospel According John
1:1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was
God. 1:2The same was in the beginning with God. 1:3All things were made through
him; and without him was not anything made that hath been made. 1:4In him was
life; and the life was the light of men. 1:5And the light shineth in the darkness; and
the darkness apprehended it not. 1:6There came a man, sent from God, whose name
was John. 1:7The same came for witness, that he might bear witness of the light,
that all might believe through him. 1:8He was not the light, but came that he might
bear witness of the light. 1:9There was the true light, even the light which lighteth
every man, coming into the world. 1:10He was in the world, and the world was
made through him, and the world knew him not. 1:11He came unto his own, and
they that were his own received him not. 1:12But as many as received him, to them
gave he the right to become children of God, even to them that believe on his
name: 1:13who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will
of man, but of God. 1:14And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us (and we
beheld his glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father), full of grace and
truth. 1:15John beareth witness of him, and crieth, saying, This was he of whom I
said, He that cometh after me is become before me: for he was before me. 1:16For
of his fulness we all received, and grace for grace. 1:17For the law was given
through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. 1:18No man hath seen
God at any time; the only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he
hath declared him. 1:19And this is the witness of John, when the Jews sent unto him
from Jerusalem priests and Levites to ask him, Who art thou? 1:20And he
confessed, and denied not; and he confessed, I am not the Christ. 1:21And they
asked him, What then? Art thou Elijah? And he saith, I am not. Art thou the
prophet? And he answered, No. 1:22They said therefore unto him, Who art thou?
that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?
1:23He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way
of the Lord, as said Isaiah the prophet. 1:24And they had been sent from the
Pharisees. 1:25And they asked him, and said unto him, Why then baptizest thou, if
thou art not the Christ, neither Elijah, neither the prophet? 1:26John answered them,
saying, I baptize in water: in the midst of you standeth one whom ye know not,
1:27even he that cometh after me, the latchet of whose shoe I am not worthy to unloose. 1:28These
things were done in Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing. 1:29On
the morrow he seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold, the Lamb of God,
that taketh away the sin of the world! 1:30This is he of whom I said, After me
cometh a man who is become before me: for he was before me. 1:31And I knew him
not; but that he should be made manifest to Israel, for this cause came I baptizing
in water. 1:32And John bare witness, saying, I have beheld the Spirit descending as
a dove out of heaven; and it abode upon him. 1:33And I knew him not: but he that
sent me to baptize in water, he said unto me, Upon whomsoever thou shalt see the
Spirit descending, and abiding upon him, the same is he that baptizeth in the Holy
Spirit. 1:34And I have seen, and have borne witness that this is the Son of God.
1:35Again on the morrow John was standing, and two of his disciples; 1:36and he
looked upon Jesus as he walked, and saith, Behold, the Lamb of God! 1:37And the
two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus. 1:38And Jesus turned, and
beheld them following, and saith unto them, What seek ye? And they said unto
him, Rabbi (which is to say, being interpreted, Teacher), where abideth thou?
1:39He saith unto them, Come, and ye shall see. They came therefore and saw
where he abode; and they abode with him that day: it was about the tenth hour.
1:40One of the two that heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon
Peter's brother. 1:41He findeth first his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We
have found the Messiah (which is, being interpreted, Christ). 1:42He brought him
unto Jesus. Jesus looked upon him, and said, Thou art Simon the son of John:
thou shalt be called Cephas (which is by interpretation, Peter). 1:43On the morrow
he was minded to go forth into Galilee, and he findeth Philip: and Jesus saith unto
him, Follow me. 1:44Now Philip was from Bethsaida, of the city of Andrew and
Peter. 1:45Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of
whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, wrote, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of
Joseph. 1:46And Nathanael said unto him, Can any good thing come out of
Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see. 1:47Jesus saw Nathanael coming to
him, and saith of him, Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!
1:48Nathanael saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said
unto him, Before Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee.
1:49Nathanael answered him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art King of
Israel. 1:50Jesus answered and said unto him, Because I said unto thee, I saw thee
underneath the fig tree, believest thou? thou shalt see greater things than these.
1:51And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye shall see the heaven
opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.