John
John 1
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John 1 — Scripture text (King James Version)
In the beginning was , and was with God, and was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life; and the life was the light of men. And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. There was a man sent from God, whose name was . The same came for a witness, to witness of the , that all men through him might believe. He was not that , but was sent to witness of that . That was the true , which lighteth every man that cometh into the world. He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not. He came unto his own, and his own received him not. But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe his name: Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. And was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his , the as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of and truth. bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was before me. And of his fulness have all we received, and for . For was given by , but and truth came by . No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him. And this is the record of , when the sent priests and from to ask him, Who art thou? And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the . And they asked him, What then? Art thou ? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No. Then said they unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself? He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet . And they which were sent were of the . And they asked him, and said unto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that , nor , neither that prophet? answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not; He it is, who coming after me is preferred before me, whose shoe’s latchet I am not worthy to unloose. These things were done in beyond , where was baptizing. The next day seeth coming unto him, and saith, Behold the of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man which is preferred before me: for he was before me. And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to , therefore am I come baptizing with water. And bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a , and it abode upon him. And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy . And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God. Again the next day after stood, and two of his disciples; And looking upon as he walked, he saith, Behold the of God! And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed . Then turned, and saw them following, and saith unto them, What seek ye? They said unto him, Rabbi, (which is to say, being interpreted, Master,) where dwellest thou? He saith unto them, Come and see. They came and saw where he dwelt, and abode with him that day: for it was about the tenth hour. One of the two which heard speak, and followed him, was , Simon ’s brother. He first findeth his own brother , and saith unto him, We have found the , which is, being interpreted, the . And he brought him to . And when beheld him, he said, Thou art the son of : thou shalt be called , which is by interpretation, A stone. The day following would go forth into , and findeth , and saith unto him, Follow me. Now was of , the city of and . findeth , and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom in , and the prophets, did write, of , the son of . And said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of ? saith unto him, Come and see. saw coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an indeed, in whom is no guile! saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me? answered and said unto him, Before that called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee. answered and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of . answered and said unto him, Because I said unto thee, I saw thee under the fig tree, believest thou? thou shalt see greater things than these. And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the .