According to John
1 In [the] beginning+ the Word*+ was, and the Word was with God,*+ and the Word was a god.*+ 2 This one was in [the] beginning+ with God.+ 3 All things came into existence through him,+ and apart from him not even one thing came into existence.
What has come into existence 4 by means of him was life,+ and the life was the light+ of men.* 5 And the light is shining in the darkness,+ but the darkness has not overpowered it.
6 There arose a man that was sent forth as a representative of God:+ his name was John.*+ 7 This [man] came for a witness,+ in order to bear witness about the light,+ that people of all sorts might believe through him.+ 8 He was not that light,+ but he was meant to bear witness+ about that light.
9 The true light+ that gives light+ to every sort of man+ was about to come into the world.* 10 He was in the world,+ and the world came into existence through him,+ but the world did not know him. 11 He came to his own home, but his own people did not take him in.+ 12 However, as many as did receive him,+ to them he gave authority to become God’s children,+ because they were exercising faith in his name;+ 13 and they were born, not from blood* or from a fleshly will or from man’s will, but from God.+
14 So the Word became flesh+ and resided* among us, and we had a view of his glory, a glory such as belongs to an only-begotten son+ from a father; and he was full of undeserved kindness and truth.+ 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.”)+ 16 For we all received from out of his fullness,+ even undeserved kindness upon undeserved kindness.+ 17 Because the Law was given through Moses,+ the undeserved kindness+ and the truth+ came to be through Jesus Christ. 18 No man has seen God at any time;+ the only-begotten god*+ who is in the bosom [position]+ with the Father is the one that has explained him.+
19 Now this is the witness* of John when the Jews sent forth priests and Levites from Jerusalem to him to ask him: “Who are you?”+ 20 And he confessed and did not deny, but confessed: “I am not the Christ.”+ 21 And they asked him: “What, then? Are you E·liʹjah?”*+ And he said: “I am not.” “Are you The Prophet?”+ 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?”+ 23 He said: “I am a voice of someone crying out in the wilderness, ‘MAKE the way of Jehovah* straight,’ just as Isaiah the prophet said.”+ 24 Now those sent forth were from the Pharisees. 25 So they questioned him and said to him: “Why, then, do you baptize+ if you yourself are not the Christ or E·liʹjah or The Prophet?” 26 John answered them, saying: “I baptize* in water. In the midst+ of YOU one is standing whom YOU do not know,+ 27 the one coming behind me, but the lace of whose sandal I am not worthy to untie.”+ 28 These things took place in Bethʹa·ny* across the Jordan, where John was baptizing.+
29 The next day he beheld Jesus coming toward him, and he said: “See, the Lamb+ of God that takes away the sin+ of the world!*+ 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.+ 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.”+ 32 John also bore witness, saying: “I viewed the spirit coming down as a dove out of heaven, and it remained upon him.+ 33 Even I did not know him, but the very One who sent me+ 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.’+ 34 And I have seen [it], and I have borne witness that this one is the Son of God.”+
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 Lamb+ 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.”+ Accordingly they went and saw where he was staying, and they stayed with him that day; it was about the tenth hour.* 40 Andrew+ the brother of Simon Peter was one of the two that heard what John said and followed [Jesus].* 41 First* this one found his own brother, Simon, and said to him: “We have found the Mes·siʹah”*+ (which means, when translated, Christ).+ 42 He led him to Jesus. When Jesus looked+ upon him he said: “You are Simon+ the son of John;*+ you will be called Ceʹphas”* (which is translated Peter).*+
43 The next day he desired to depart for Galʹi·lee. So Jesus found Philip+ and said to him: “Be my follower.”+ 44 Now Philip was from Beth·saʹi·da,+ from the city of Andrew and Peter. 45 Philip found Na·thanʹa·el+ and said to him: “We have found the one of whom Moses, in the Law,+ and the Prophets+ wrote, Jesus, the son of Joseph,+ from Nazʹa·reth.” 46 But Na·thanʹa·el said to him: “Can anything good come out of Nazʹa·reth?”+ 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.”+ 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,+ you are King+ 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* I say to YOU men, YOU will see heaven opened up and the angels*+ of God ascending and descending to* the Son of man.”+