Gospel of John, Chapter 1

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Chapter 1 of John—New World Translation (NWT)

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1. ¶ In [the] beginning¹ the Word^[a]2 was, and the Word was with God,^[b]3 and the Word was a god.^[c]4
2. This one was in [the] beginning⁵ with God.⁶
3. All things came into existence through him,⁷ and apart from him not even one thing came into existence.
   ¶ What has come into existence
4. by means of him was life,⁸ and the life was the light⁹ of men.^[d]
5. And the light is shining in the darkness,¹⁰ but the darkness has not overpowered it.
6. ¶ There arose a man that was sent forth as a representative of God:¹¹ his name was John.^[e]12
7. This [man] came for a witness,¹³ in order to bear witness about the light,¹⁴ that people of all sorts might believe through him.¹⁵
8. He was not that light,¹⁶ but he was meant to bear witness¹⁷ about that light.
9. ¶ The true light¹⁸ that gives light¹⁹ to every sort of man²⁰ was about to come into the world.^[f]
10. He was in the world,²¹ and the world came into existence through him,²² but the world did not know him.
11. He came to his own home, but his own people did not take him in.²³
12. However, as many as did receive him,²⁴ to them he gave authority to become God’s children,²⁵ because they were exercising faith in his name;²⁶
13. and they were born, not from blood^[g] or from a fleshly will or from man’s will, but from God.²⁷
14. ¶ So the Word became flesh²⁸ and resided^[h] among us, and we had a view of his glory, a glory such as belongs to an only-begotten son²⁹ from a father; and he was full of undeserved kindness and truth.³⁰
15. (John bore witness about him, yes, he actually cried out—this was the one who said [it]—saying: “The one coming behind me has advanced in front of me, because he existed before me.”)³¹
16. For we all received from out of his fullness,³² even undeserved kindness upon undeserved kindness.³³
17. Because the Law was given through Moses,³⁴ the undeserved kindness³⁵ and the truth³⁶ came to be through Jesus Christ.
18. No man has seen God at any time;³⁷ the only-begotten god^[i]38 who is in the bosom [position]³⁹ with the Father is the one that has explained him.⁴⁰
19. ¶ Now this is the witness^[j] of John when the Jews sent forth priests and Levites from Jerusalem to him to ask him: “Who are you?”⁴¹
20. And he confessed and did not deny, but confessed: “I am not the Christ.”⁴²
21. And they asked him: “What, then? Are you E·liʹjah?”^[k]43 And he said: “I am not.” “Are you The Prophet?”⁴⁴ And he answered: “No!”
22. Therefore they said to him: “Who are you? that we may give an answer to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”⁴⁵
23. He said: “I am a voice of someone crying out in the wilderness, ‘MAKE the way of Jehovah^[l] straight,’ just as Isaiah the prophet said.”⁴⁶
24. Now those sent forth were from the Pharisees.
25. So they questioned him and said to him: “Why, then, do you baptize⁴⁷ if you yourself are not the Christ or E·liʹjah or The Prophet?”
26. John answered them, saying: “I baptize^[m] in water. In the midst⁴⁸ of YOU one is standing whom YOU do not know,⁴⁹
27. the one coming behind me, but the lace of whose sandal I am not worthy to untie.”⁵⁰
28. These things took place in Bethʹa·ny^[n] across the Jordan, where John was baptizing.⁵¹
29. ¶ The next day he beheld Jesus coming toward him, and he said: “See, the Lamb⁵² of God that takes away the sin⁵³ of the world!^[o]54
30. This is the one about whom I said, Behind me there comes a man who has advanced in front of me, because he existed before me.⁵⁵
31. Even I did not know him, but the reason why I came baptizing in water was that he might be made manifest to Israel.”⁵⁶
32. John also bore witness, saying: “I viewed the spirit coming down as a dove out of heaven, and it remained upon him.⁵⁷
33. Even I did not know him, but the very One who sent me⁵⁸ to baptize in water said to me, ‘Whoever it is upon whom you see the spirit coming down and remaining, this is the one that baptizes in holy spirit.’⁵⁹
34. And I have seen [it], and I have borne witness that this one is the Son of God.”⁶⁰
35. ¶ Again the next day John was standing with two of his disciples,
36. and as he looked at Jesus walking he said: “See, the Lamb⁶¹ of God!”
37. And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.
38. Then Jesus turned and, getting a view of them following, he said to them: “What are YOU looking for?” They said to him: “Rabbi, (which means, when translated, Teacher,) where are you staying?”
39. He said to them: “Come, and YOU will see.”⁶² Accordingly they went and saw where he was staying, and they stayed with him that day; it was about the tenth hour.^[p]
40. Andrew⁶³ the brother of Simon Peter was one of the two that heard what John said and followed [Jesus].^[q]
41. First^[r] this one found his own brother, Simon, and said to him: “We have found the Mes·siʹah”^[s]64 (which means, when translated, Christ).⁶⁵
42. He led him to Jesus. When Jesus looked⁶⁶ upon him he said: “You are Simon⁶⁷ the son of John;^[t]68 you will be called Ceʹphas”^[u] (which is translated Peter).^[v]69
43. ¶ The next day he desired to depart for Galʹi·lee. So Jesus found Philip⁷⁰ and said to him: “Be my follower.”⁷¹
44. Now Philip was from Beth·saʹi·da,⁷² from the city of Andrew and Peter.
45. Philip found Na·thanʹa·el⁷³ and said to him: “We have found the one of whom Moses, in the Law,⁷⁴ and the Prophets⁷⁵ wrote, Jesus, the son of Joseph,⁷⁶ from Nazʹa·reth.”
46. But Na·thanʹa·el said to him: “Can anything good come out of Nazʹa·reth?”⁷⁷ Philip said to him: “Come and see.”
47. Jesus saw Na·thanʹa·el coming toward him and said about him: “See, an Israelite for a certainty, in whom there is no deceit.”⁷⁸
48. Na·thanʹa·el said to him: “How does it come that you know me?” Jesus in answer said to him: “Before Philip called you, while you were under the fig tree, I saw you.”
49. Na·thanʹa·el answered him: “Rabbi, you are the Son of God,⁷⁹ you are King⁸⁰ of Israel.”
50. Jesus in answer said to him: “Because I told you I saw you underneath the fig tree do you believe? You will see things greater than these.”
51. He further said to him: “Most truly^[w] I say to YOU men, YOU will see heaven opened up and the angels^[x]81 of God ascending and descending to^[y] the Son of man.”⁸²

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FOOTNOTES

1. ^ Or, “the Logos.” Gr., ho loʹgos; Lat., Verʹbum; J^17,18,22(Heb.), had·Da·varʹ.
2. ^ Lit., “was toward the God.” Gr., en pros ton The·onʹ; J^17,18(Heb.), ha·yahʹ ʼeth ha·ʼElo·himʹ.
3. ^ “A god.” Gr., the·osʹ, in contrast with ton The·onʹ, “the God,” in the same sentence; J^17,18(Heb.), weʼ·lo·himʹ, “and god.” For a discussion of “a god,” see App 6A.
4. ^ The punctuation of vss 3 and 4 is according to WH, Vg^ww and The Greek New Testament by the United Bible Societies.
5. ^ See Mt 3:1 ftn, “John.”
6. ^ See 3:16 ftn.
7. ^ Lit., “bloods.”
8. ^ Lit., “tented.” See Re 21:3 ftns.
9. ^ “The only-begotten god,” P⁷⁵א^c; P⁶⁶א^*BC^*, “only-begotten god”; AC^cItVgSy^c,h, “the only-begotten Son.”
10. ^ “Witness.” Gr., mar·ty·riʹa; Lat., te·sti·moʹni·um.
11. ^ “Elijah” (meaning “My God Is Jehovah”), J^17,18,22; Gr., E·leiʹas.
12. ^ See App 1D.
13. ^ Or, “I immerse; I dip.” Gr., ba·ptiʹzo.
14. ^ Not the Bethany near Jerusalem.
15. ^ Compare 3:16 ftn.
16. ^ That is, about 4 p.m., counting from sunrise.
17. ^ Lit., “him.”
18. ^ “Early next morning,” It^mssSy^s.
19. ^ Or, “the Anointed One.” Gr., ton Mes·siʹan; Lat., Mes·siʹam; J^17,18,22(Heb.), ham·Ma·shiʹach.
20. ^ “John,” P^66,75אB^*It; AB^cVg^cSy^p,s, “Jona.”
21. ^ “Cephas.” Gr., Ke·phasʹ. An Aram. name (Keh·phaʼ), here in the masc. gender, as in Mt 16:18 in Syr. mss. See Mt 16:18 ftn, “Rock-mass.”
22. ^ Meaning “A Piece of Rock.” Gr., Peʹtros.
23. ^ Lit., “Truly, truly.” Gr., A·menʹ, a·menʹ.
24. ^ Or, “messengers.” Gr., ag·geʹlous; Lat., anʹge·los. Compare Job 33:23; Ps 91:11.
25. ^ Or, “in the service of.”

REFERENCES

1. ^ Pr 8:22; Col 1:15; Re 3:14
2. ^ Jn 12:50; Re 19:13
3. ^ Pr 8:30; Jn 17:5
4. ^ Is 9:6; Jn 1:18; 10:35; Pp 2:6
5. ^ Ge 1:1; Mc 5:2
6. ^ Ge 1:26; 3:22
7. ^ Jn 1:10; 1Co 8:6; Col 1:16; Heb 1:2
8. ^ Jn 5:26; Ac 3:15; 1Jo 1:2; 5:11
9. ^ Jn 8:12
10. ^ Jn 3:19; 12:35
11. ^ Lu 3:2
12. ^ Mt 3:1; Lu 1:13
13. ^ Is 40:3; Jn 5:33
14. ^ Mt 3:11
15. ^ Ac 19:4
16. ^ Jn 1:20; Ac 13:25
17. ^ Jn 5:36
18. ^ Mt 4:16; Jn 3:19; 1Jo 2:8
19. ^ Jn 9:39; 12:46
20. ^ Ac 13:47
21. ^ Jn 1:14
22. ^ Jn 1:3
23. ^ Lu 19:14
24. ^ Ro 9:27
25. ^ Ro 8:16; 2Co 6:18; Eph 1:5; 1Jo 3:1
26. ^ Ga 3:26
27. ^ Jn 3:3; Jm 1:18; 1Pe 1:23; 1Jo 3:9
28. ^ Pp 2:7; 1Ti 3:16; Heb 2:14; 1Jo 4:2; 2Jo 7
29. ^ Jn 3:16; 1Jo 4:9
30. ^ Eph 4:21
31. ^ Lu 3:16; Jn 8:58; Col 1:17
32. ^ Col 1:19; 2:3, 9
33. ^ Eph 1:6
34. ^ Ex 31:18; De 4:44; Jn 7:19
35. ^ Ro 3:24; 6:14
36. ^ Jn 8:32; 14:6; 18:37; 2Co 1:20
37. ^ Ex 33:20; Jn 6:46; 1Jo 4:12
38. ^ Jn 1:1
39. ^ Pr 8:30; Jn 13:23
40. ^ Mt 11:27; Lu 10:22; 1Jo 3:2
41. ^ Lu 3:15
42. ^ Jn 3:28; Ac 13:25
43. ^ Ml 4:5; Mt 11:14; 17:10; Mr 9:13
44. ^ De 18:15; Jn 6:14; 7:40; Ac 3:22
45. ^ Lu 3:16
46. ^ Is 40:3; Mt 3:3; Lu 1:17, 76; 7:27; Jn 3:28
47. ^ Mt 21:25
48. ^ Lu 17:21
49. ^ Is 53:2
50. ^ Mt 3:11; Ac 13:25
51. ^ Mt 3:6
52. ^ Ex 12:3; Is 53:7; 1Co 5:7; 1Pe 1:19; Re 5:6
53. ^ Is 53:11; 1Co 15:3; Heb 9:14; 1Pe 2:24; 1Jo 3:5
54. ^ Jn 6:51; 1Jo 2:2; 4:14
55. ^ Jn 1:15; 8:58; Col 1:17
56. ^ Is 40:3; Ml 3:1; Lu 1:76; Ac 19:4
57. ^ Mt 3:16; Mr 1:10; Lu 3:22
58. ^ Lu 3:2
59. ^ Mt 3:11; Ac 1:5; 2:4
60. ^ Mt 3:17; Jn 5:33
61. ^ Ac 8:32; Re 5:12
62. ^ Mt 8:20; 2Co 8:9
63. ^ Mt 4:18
64. ^ Da 9:25; Jn 11:27
65. ^ Jn 4:25
66. ^ Jn 2:25
67. ^ Mt 10:2; Ac 15:14
68. ^ Mt 16:17; Jn 21:15
69. ^ Mt 16:18; Mr 3:16; Lu 6:14
70. ^ Mt 10:3
71. ^ Mt 9:9; Re 14:4
72. ^ Mr 8:22; Jn 12:21
73. ^ Mt 10:3; Lu 6:14
74. ^ Ge 3:15; 22:18; 49:10; De 18:18; Jn 5:46
75. ^ Is 9:6; Je 33:15; Eze 34:23; Mc 5:2; Zc 6:12; Ml 3:1
76. ^ Mt 1:16; 13:55; Lu 2:4
77. ^ Jn 7:41
78. ^ Jn 2:25
79. ^ Lu 1:32
80. ^ Zc 9:9; Mt 27:11; Jn 12:13
81. ^ Ps 104:4; Mt 4:11; Lu 22:43
82. ^ Ge 28:12; Da 7:13

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