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John 1

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1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.Select John 1:1

2The same was in the beginning with God.Select John 1:2

3All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.Select John 1:3

4In him was life; and the life was the light of men.Select John 1:4

5And the light shines in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. ¶Select John 1:5

6There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.Select John 1:6

7The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.Select John 1:7

8He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.Select John 1:8

9That was the true Light, which lights every man that comes into the world.Select John 1:9

10He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.Select John 1:10

11He came to his own, and his own received him not.Select John 1:11

12But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:Select John 1:12

13Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.Select John 1:13

14And the Word was made flesh, and dwelled among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth. ¶Select John 1:14

15John bore witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spoke, He that comes after me is preferred before me: for he was before me.Select John 1:15

16And of his fullness have all we received, and grace for grace.Select John 1:16

17For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.Select John 1:17

18No man has seen God at any time, the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he has declared him. ¶Select John 1:18

19And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who are you?Select John 1:19

20And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ.Select John 1:20

21And they asked him, What then? Are you Elias? And he says, I am not. Are you that prophet? And he answered, No.Select John 1:21

22Then said they to him, Who are you? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What say you of yourself?Select John 1:22

23He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Isaiah.Select John 1:23

24And they which were sent were of the Pharisees.Select John 1:24

25And they asked him, and said to him, Why baptize you then, if you be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that prophet?Select John 1:25

26John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there stands one among you, whom you know not;Select John 1:26

27He it is, who coming after me is preferred before me, whose shoe’s lace I am not worthy to unloose.Select John 1:27

28These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing. ¶Select John 1:28

29The next day John sees Jesus coming to him, and says, Behold the Lamb of God, which takes away the sin of the world.Select John 1:29

30This is he of whom I said, After me comes a man which is preferred before me: for he was before me.Select John 1:30

31And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water.Select John 1:31

32And John bore record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it stayed on him.Select John 1:32

33And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said to me, On whom you shall see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizes with the Holy Ghost.Select John 1:33

34And I saw, and bore record that this is the Son of God. ¶Select John 1:34

35Again the next day after John stood, and two of his disciples;Select John 1:35

36And looking on Jesus as he walked, he says, Behold the Lamb of God!Select John 1:36

37And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.Select John 1:37

38Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and says to them, What seek you? They said to him, Rabbi, (which is to say, being interpreted, Master,) where dwell you?Select John 1:38

39He says to them, Come and see. They came and saw where he dwelled, and stayed with him that day: for it was about the tenth hour.Select John 1:39

40One of the two which heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother.Select John 1:40

41He first finds his own brother Simon, and says to him, We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ.Select John 1:41

42And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him, he said, You are Simon the son of Jona: you shall be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, A stone. ¶Select John 1:42

43The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and finds Philip, and says to him, Follow me.Select John 1:43

44Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.Select John 1:44

45Philip finds Nathanael, and says to him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.Select John 1:45

46And Nathanael says to him, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip said to him, Come and see.Select John 1:46

47Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and says of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!Select John 1:47

48Nathanael says to him, From where know you me? Jesus answered and said to him, Before that Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.Select John 1:48

49Nathanael answered and says to him, Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the King of Israel.Select John 1:49

50Jesus answered and said to him, Because I said to you, I saw you under the fig tree, believe you? you shall see greater things than these.Select John 1:50

51And he says to him, Truly, truly, I say to you, Hereafter you shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of man.Select John 1:51

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