John Chapter 1
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In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
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The same was in the beginning with God.
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All things were made through him; and without him was not anything made that hath been made.
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In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
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And the light shineth in the darkness; and the darkness apprehended it not.
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There came a man, sent from God, whose name was John.
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The same came for witness, that he might bear witness of the light, that all might believe through him.
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He was not the light, but
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came that he might bear witness of the light.
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There was the true light,
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even the light which lighteth every man, coming into the world.
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He was in the world, and the world was made through him, and the world knew him not.
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He came unto his own, and they that were his own received him not.
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But as many as received him, to them gave he the right to become children of God,
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even to them that believe on his name:
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who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
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And 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.
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John 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.
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For of his fulness we all received, and grace for grace.
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For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
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No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared
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him.
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And this is the witness of John, when the Jews sent unto him from Jerusalem priests and Levites to ask him, Who art thou?
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And he confessed, and denied not; and he confessed, I am not the Christ.
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And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elijah? And he saith, I am not. Art thou the prophet? And he answered, No.
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They said therefore unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?
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He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said Isaiah the prophet.
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And they had been sent from the Pharisees.
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And they asked him, and said unto him, Why then baptizest thou, if thou art not the Christ, neither Elijah, neither the prophet?
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John answered them, saying, I baptize in water: in the midst of you standeth one whom ye know not,
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even he that cometh after me, the latchet of whose shoe I am not worthy to unloose.
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These things were done in Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
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On the morrow he seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold, the Lamb of God, that taketh away the sin of the world!
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This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man who is become before me: for he was before me.
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And I knew him not; but that he should be made manifest to Israel, for this cause came I baptizing in water.
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And John bare witness, saying, I have beheld the Spirit descending as a dove out of heaven; and it abode upon him.
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And 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.
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And I have seen, and have borne witness that this is the Son of God.
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Again on the morrow John was standing, and two of his disciples;
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and he looked upon Jesus as he walked, and saith, Behold, the Lamb of God!
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And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.
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And 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 abidest thou?
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He 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.
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One of the two that heard John
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speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother.
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He findeth first his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messiah (which is, being interpreted, Christ).
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He 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).
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On the morrow he was minded to go forth into Galilee, and he findeth Philip: and Jesus saith unto him, Follow me.
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Now Philip was from Bethsaida, of the city of Andrew and Peter.
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Philip 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.
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And Nathanael said unto him, Can any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see.
darby (darby) - eBible.org Darby 1890 plaintext
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In [the] beginning was the Word, and the Word was withGod, and the Word wasGod.
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He was in the beginning withGod.
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All things received being through him, and without him not one [thing] received being which has received being.
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In him was life, and the life was the light of men.
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And the light appears in darkness, and the darkness apprehended it not.
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There was a man sent fromGod, his name John.
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He came for witness, that he might witness concerning the light, that all might believe through him.
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He was not the light, but that he might witness concerning the light.
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The true light was that which, coming into the world, lightens every man.
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He was in the world, and the world had [its] being through him, and the world knew him not.
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He came to his own, and his own received him not;
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but as many as received him, to them gave he [the] right to be children ofGod, to those that believe on his name;
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who have been born, not of blood, nor of flesh's will, nor of man's will, but ofGod.
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And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us (and we have contemplated his glory, a glory as of an only-begotten with a father), full of grace and truth;
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(John bears witness of him, and he has cried, saying, This was he of whom I said, He that comes after me is preferred before me, for he was before me;)
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for of his fulness we all have received, and grace upon grace.
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For the law was given by Moses: grace and truth subsists through Jesus Christ.
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No one has seenGod at any time; the only-begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared [him].
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And this is the witness of John, when the Jews sent from Jerusalem priests and Levites that they might ask him, Thou, who art thou?
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And he acknowledged and denied not, and acknowledged, I am not the Christ.
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And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he says, I am not. Art thou the prophet? And he answered, No.
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They said therefore to him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to those who sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?
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He said, I [am] [the] voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the path of [the] Lord, as said Esaias the prophet.
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And they were sent from among the Pharisees.
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And they asked him and said to him, Why baptisest thou then, if thou art not the Christ, nor Elias, nor the prophet?
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John answered them saying, I baptise with water. In the midst of you stands, whom ye do not know,
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he who comes after me, the thong of whose sandal I am not worthy to unloose.
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These things took place in Bethany, across the Jordan, where John was baptising.
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On the morrow he sees Jesus coming to him, and says, Behold the Lamb ofGod, who takes away the sin of the world.
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He it is of whom I said, A man comes after me who takes a place before me, because he was before me;
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and I knew him not; but that he might be manifested to Israel, therefore have I come baptising with water.
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And John bore witness, saying, I beheld the Spirit descending as a dove from heaven, and it abode upon him.
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And I knew him not; but he who sent me to baptise with water, he said to me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending and abiding on him, he it is who baptises with [the] Holy Spirit.
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And I have seen and borne witness that this is the Son ofGod.
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Again, on the morrow, there stood John and two of his disciples.
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And, looking at Jesus as he walked, he says, Behold the Lamb ofGod.
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And the two disciples heard him speaking, and followed Jesus.
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But Jesus having turned, and seeing them following, says to them, What seek ye? And they said to him, Rabbi (which, being interpreted, signifies Teacher), where abidest thou?
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He says to them, Come and see. They went therefore, and saw where he abode; and they abode with him that day. It was about the tenth hour.
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Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, was one of the two who heard [this] from John and followed him.
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He first finds his own brother Simon, and says to him, We have found the Messias (which being interpreted is Christ).
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And he led him to Jesus. Jesus looking at him said, Thou art Simon, the son of Jonas; thou shalt be called Cephas (which interpreted is stone).
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On the morrow he would go forth into Galilee, and Jesus finds Philip, and says to him, Follow me.
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And Philip was from Bethsaida, of the city of Andrew and Peter.
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Philip finds Nathanael, and says to him, We have found him of whom Moses wrote in the law, and the prophets, Jesus, the son of Joseph, who is from Nazareth.
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And Nathanael said to him, Can anything good come out of Nazareth? Philip says to him, Come and see.
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Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and says of him, Behold [one] truly an Israelite, in whom there is no guile.
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Nathanael says to him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said to him, Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig-tree, I saw thee.
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Nathanael answered and said to him, Rabbi, thou art the Son ofGod, thou art the King of Israel.
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Jesus answered and said to him, Because I said to thee, I saw thee under the fig-tree, believest thou? Thou shalt see greater things than these.
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And he says to him, Verily, verily, I say to you, Henceforth ye shall see the heaven opened, and the angels ofGod ascending and descending on the Son of man.
vul1914 (vul1914) - Vulgate 1914 UTF-8 (sacredbible.org)
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In principio erat verbum, et verbum erat apud Deum, et Deus erat verbum.
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Hoc erat in principio apud Deum.
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Omnia per ipsum facta sunt: et sine ipso factum est nihil, quod factum est,
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in ipso vita erat, et vita erat lux hominum:
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et lux in tenebris lucet, et tenebræ eam non comprehenderunt.
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Fuit homo missus a Deo, cui nomen erat Ioannes.
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Hic venit in testimonium ut testimonium perhiberet de lumine, ut omnes crederent per illum.
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non erat ille lux, sed ut testimonium perhiberet de lumine.
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Erat lux vera, quæ illuminat omnem hominem venientem in hunc mundum.
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in mundo erat, et mundus per ipsum factus est, et mundus eum non cognovit.
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In propria venit, et sui eum non receperunt.
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quotquot autem receperunt eum, dedit eis potestatem filios Dei fieri, his, qui credunt in nomine eius:
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qui non ex sanguinibus, neque ex voluntate carnis, neque ex voluntate viri, sed ex Deo nati sunt.
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Et verbum caro factum est, et habitavit in nobis: et vidimus gloriam eius, gloriam quasi unigeniti a patre plenum gratiæ et veritatis.
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Ioannes testimonium perhibet de ipso, et clamat dicens: Hic erat, quem dixi: Qui post me venturus est, ante me factus est: quia prior me erat.
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Et de plenitudine eius nos omnes accepimus, et gratiam pro gratia.
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quia lex per Moysen data est, gratia, et veritas per Iesum Christum facta est.
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Deum nemo vidit umquam: unigenitus filius, qui est in sinu patris, ipse enarravit.
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Et hoc est testimonium Ioannis, quando miserunt Iudæi ab Ierosolymis sacerdotes et Levitas ad eum ut interrogarent eum: Tu quis es?
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Et confessus est, et non negavit: et confessus est: Quia non sum ego Christus.
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Et interrogaverunt eum: Quid ergo? Elias es tu? Et dixit: Non sum. Propheta es tu? Et respondit: Non.
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Dixerunt ergo ei: Quis es ut responsum demus his, qui miserunt nos? quid dicis de teipso?
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Ait: Ego vox clamantis in deserto: Dirigite viam Domini, sicut dixit Isaias propheta.
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Et qui missi fuerant, erant ex Pharisæis.
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Et interrogaverunt eum, et dixerunt ei: Quid ergo baptizas, si tu non es Christus, neque Elias, neque Propheta?
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Respondit eis Ioannes, dicens: Ego baptizo in aqua: medius autem vestrum stetit, quem vos nescitis.
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Ipse est, qui post me venturus est, qui ante me factus est: cuius ego non sum dignus ut solvam eius corigiam calceamenti.
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Hæc in Bethania facta sunt trans Iordanem, ubi erat Ioannes baptizans.
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Altera die vidit Ioannes Iesum venientem ad se, et ait: Ecce agnus Dei, ecce qui tollit peccatum mundi.
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Hic est, de quo dixi: Post me venit vir, qui ante me factus est: quia prior me erat.
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et ego nesciebam eum, sed ut manifestetur in Israel, propterea veni ego in aqua baptizans.
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Et testimonium perhibuit Ioannes, dicens: Quia vidi Spiritum descendentem quasi columbam de cælo, et mansit super eum.
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Et ego nesciebam eum: sed qui misit me baptizare in aqua, ille mihi dixit: Super quem videris Spiritum descendentem, et manentem super eum, hic est, qui baptizat in Spiritu sancto.
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Et ego vidi: et testimonium perhibui quia hic est Filius Dei.
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Altera die iterum stabat Ioannes, et ex discipulis eius duo.
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Et respiciens Iesum ambulantem, dicit: Ecce agnus Dei.
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Et audierunt eum duo discipuli loquentem, et secuti sunt Iesum.
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Conversus autem Iesus, et videns eos sequentes se, dicit eis: Quid quæritis? Qui dixerunt ei: Rabbi, (quod dicitur interpretatum Magister) ubi habitas?
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Dicit eis: Venite, et videte. Venerunt, et viderunt ubi maneret, et apud eum manserunt die illo: hora autem erat quasi decima.
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Erat autem Andreas frater Simonis Petri unus ex duobus, qui audierant a Ioanne, et secuti fuerant eum.
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Invenit hic primum fratrem suum Simonem, et dicit ei: Invenimus Messiam. (quod est interpretatum Christus.)
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Et adduxit eum ad Iesum. Intuitus autem eum Iesus, dixit: Tu es Simon filius Iona: tu vocaberis Cephas. quod interpretatur Petrus.
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In crastinum voluit exire in Galilæam, et invenit Philippum. Et dicit ei Iesus: Sequere me.
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Erat autem Philippus a Bethsaida, civitate Andreæ, et Petri.
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Invenit Philippus Nathanael, et dicit ei: Quem scripsit Moyses in lege, et Prophetæ, invenimus Iesum filium Ioseph a Nazareth.
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Et dixit ei Nathanael: A Nazareth potest aliquid boni esse? Dicit ei Philippus: Veni, et vide.
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Vidit Iesus Nathanael venientem ad se, et dicit de eo: Ecce vere Israelita, in quo dolus non est.
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Dicit ei Nathanael: Unde me nosti? Respondit Iesus, et dixit ei: Priusquam te Philippus vocavit, cum esses sub ficu, vidi te.
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Respondit ei Nathanael, et ait: Rabbi, tu es Filius Dei, tu es Rex Israel.
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Respondit Iesus, et dixit ei: Quia dixi tibi: Vidi te sub ficu, credis: maius his videbis.
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Et dicit ei: Amen, amen dico vobis, videbitis cælum apertum, et Angelos Dei ascendentes, et descendentes supra Filium hominis.
web (web) - WorldEnglish.Bible — CC0 modern update of ASV
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In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
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The same was in the beginning with God.
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All things were made through him. Without him, nothing was made that has been made.
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In him was life, and the life was the light of men.
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The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness hasn’t overcome it.
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There came a man sent from God, whose name was John.
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The same came as a witness, that he might testify about the light, that all might believe through him.
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He was not the light, but was sent that he might testify about the light.
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The true light that enlightens everyone was coming into the world.
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He was in the world, and the world was made through him, and the world didn’t recognize him.
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He came to his own, and those who were his own didn’t receive him.
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But as many as received him, to them he gave the right to become God’s children, to those who believe in his name:
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who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
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The Word became flesh and lived among us. We saw his glory, such glory as of the only born Son of the Father, full of grace and truth.
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John testified about him. He cried out, saying, “This was he of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me has surpassed me, for he was before me.’”
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From his fullness we all received grace upon grace.
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For the law was given through Moses. Grace and truth were realized through Jesus Christ.
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No one has seen God at any time. The only born Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, has declared him.
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This is John’s testimony, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?”
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He declared, and didn’t deny, but he declared, “I am not the Christ.”
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They asked him, “What then? Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the prophet?” He answered, “No.”
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They said therefore to him, “Who are you? Give us an answer to take back to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”
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He said, “I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way of the Lord,’ as Isaiah the prophet said.”
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The ones who had been sent were from the Pharisees.
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They asked him, “Why then do you baptize if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the prophet?”
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John answered them, “I baptize in water, but among you stands one whom you don’t know.
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He is the one who comes after me, who is preferred before me, whose sandal strap I’m not worthy to loosen.”
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These things were done in Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
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The next day, he saw Jesus coming to him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
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This is he of whom I said, ‘After me comes a man who is preferred before me, for he was before me.’
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I didn’t know him, but for this reason I came baptizing in water, that he would be revealed to Israel.”
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John testified, saying, “I have seen the Spirit descending like a dove out of heaven, and it remained on him.
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I didn’t recognize him, but he who sent me to baptize in water said to me, ‘On whomever you will see the Spirit descending and remaining on him is he who baptizes in the Holy Spirit.’
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I have seen and have testified that this is the Son of God.”
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Again, the next day, John was standing with two of his disciples,
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and he looked at Jesus as he walked, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God!”
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The two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.
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Jesus turned and saw them following, and said to them, “What are you looking for?” They said to him, “Rabbi” (which is to say, being interpreted, Teacher), “where are you staying?”
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He said to them, “Come and see.” They came and saw where he was staying, and they stayed with him that day. It was about the tenth hour.
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One of the two who heard John and followed him was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother.
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He first found his own brother, Simon, and said to him, “We have found the Messiah!” (which is, being interpreted, Christ).
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He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, “You are Simon the son of Jonah. You shall be called Cephas” (which is by interpretation, Peter).
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On the next day, he was determined to go out into Galilee, and he found Philip. Jesus said to him, “Follow me.”
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Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.
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Philip found Nathanael, and said to him, “We have found him of whom Moses in the law and also the prophets, wrote: Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”
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Nathanael said to him, “Can any good thing come out of Nazareth?” Philip said to him, “Come and see.”
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Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and said about him, “Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no deceit!”
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Nathanael said to him, “How do you know me?” Jesus answered him, “Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.”
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Nathanael answered him, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are King of Israel!”
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Jesus answered him, “Because I told you, ‘I saw you underneath the fig tree,’ do you believe? You will see greater things than these!”
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He said to him, “Most certainly, I tell you all, hereafter you will see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.”
wh1881 (wh1881) - Westcott-Hort Greek NT 1881 eBible USFM
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εν αρχη ην ο λογος και ο λογος ην προς τον θεον και θεος ην ο λογος
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ουτος ην εν αρχη προς τον θεον
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παντα δι αυτου εγενετο και χωρις αυτου εγενετο ουδε εν ο γεγονεν
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εν αυτω ζωη ην και η ζωη ην το φως των ανθρωπων
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και το φως εν τη σκοτια φαινει και η σκοτια αυτο ου κατελαβεν
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εγενετο ανθρωπος απεσταλμενος παρα θεου ονομα αυτω ιωαννης
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ουτος ηλθεν εις μαρτυριαν ινα μαρτυρηση περι του φωτος ινα παντες πιστευσωσιν δι αυτου
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ουκ ην εκεινος το φως αλλ ινα μαρτυρηση περι του φωτος
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ην το φως το αληθινον ο φωτιζει παντα ανθρωπον ερχομενον εις τον κοσμον
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εν τω κοσμω ην και ο κοσμος δι αυτου εγενετο και ο κοσμος αυτον ουκ εγνω
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εις τα ιδια ηλθεν και οι ιδιοι αυτον ου παρελαβον
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οσοι δε ελαβον αυτον εδωκεν αυτοις εξουσιαν τεκνα θεου γενεσθαι τοις πιστευουσιν εις το ονομα αυτου
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οι ουκ εξ αιματων ουδε εκ θεληματος σαρκος ουδε εκ θεληματος ανδρος αλλ εκ θεου εγεννηθησαν
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και ο λογος σαρξ εγενετο και εσκηνωσεν εν ημιν και εθεασαμεθα την δοξαν αυτου δοξαν ως μονογενους παρα πατρος πληρης χαριτος και αληθειας
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ιωαννης μαρτυρει περι αυτου και κεκραγεν λεγων ουτος ην ο ειπων ο οπισω μου ερχομενος εμπροσθεν μου γεγονεν οτι πρωτος μου ην
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οτι εκ του πληρωματος αυτου ημεις παντες ελαβομεν και χαριν αντι χαριτος
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οτι ο νομος δια μωυσεως εδοθη η χαρις και η αληθεια δια ιησου χριστου εγενετο
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θεον ουδεις εωρακεν πωποτε μονογενης θεος ο ων εις τον κολπον του πατρος εκεινος εξηγησατο
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και αυτη εστιν η μαρτυρια του ιωαννου οτε απεστειλαν προς αυτον οι ιουδαιοι εξ ιεροσολυμων ιερεις και λευιτας ινα ερωτησωσιν αυτον συ τις ει
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και ωμολογησεν και ουκ ηρνησατο και ωμολογησεν οτι εγω ουκ ειμι ο χριστος
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και ηρωτησαν αυτον τι ουν [συ] ηλιας ει και λεγει ουκ ειμι ο προφητης ει συ και απεκριθη ου
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ειπαν ουν αυτω τις ει ινα αποκρισιν δωμεν τοις πεμψασιν ημας τι λεγεις περι σεαυτου
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εφη εγω φωνη βοωντος εν τη ερημω ευθυνατε την οδον κυριου καθως ειπεν ησαιας ο προφητης
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και απεσταλμενοι ησαν εκ των φαρισαιων
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και ηρωτησαν αυτον και ειπαν αυτω τι ουν βαπτιζεις ει συ ουκ ει ο χριστος ουδε ηλιας ουδε ο προφητης
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απεκριθη αυτοις ο ιωαννης λεγων εγω βαπτιζω εν υδατι μεσος υμων στηκει ον υμεις ουκ οιδατε
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οπισω μου ερχομενος ου ουκ ειμι [εγω] αξιος ινα λυσω αυτου τον ιμαντα του υποδηματος
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ταυτα εν βηθανια εγενετο περαν του ιορδανου οπου ην ο ιωαννης βαπτιζων
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τη επαυριον βλεπει τον ιησουν ερχομενον προς αυτον και λεγει ιδε ο αμνος του θεου ο αιρων την αμαρτιαν του κοσμου
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ουτος εστιν υπερ ου εγω ειπον οπισω μου ερχεται ανηρ ος εμπροσθεν μου γεγονεν οτι πρωτος μου ην
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καγω ουκ ηδειν αυτον αλλ ινα φανερωθη τω ισραηλ δια τουτο ηλθον εγω εν υδατι βαπτιζων
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και εμαρτυρησεν ιωαννης λεγων οτι τεθεαμαι το πνευμα καταβαινον ως περιστεραν εξ ουρανου και εμεινεν επ αυτον
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καγω ουκ ηδειν αυτον αλλ ο πεμψας με βαπτιζειν εν υδατι εκεινος μοι ειπεν εφ ον αν ιδης το πνευμα καταβαινον και μενον επ αυτον ουτος εστιν ο βαπτιζων εν πνευματι αγιω
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καγω εωρακα και μεμαρτυρηκα οτι ουτος εστιν ο υιος του θεου
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τη επαυριον παλιν ιστηκει ιωαννης και εκ των μαθητων αυτου δυο
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και εμβλεψας τω ιησου περιπατουντι λεγει ιδε ο αμνος του θεου
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και ηκουσαν οι δυο μαθηται αυτου λαλουντος και ηκολουθησαν τω ιησου
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στραφεις δε ο ιησους και θεασαμενος αυτους ακολουθουντας λεγει αυτοις τι ζητειτε οι δε ειπαν αυτω ραββι ο λεγεται μεθερμηνευομενον διδασκαλε που μενεις
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λεγει αυτοις ερχεσθε και οψεσθε ηλθαν ουν και ειδαν που μενει και παρ αυτω εμειναν την ημεραν εκεινην ωρα ην ως δεκατη
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ην ανδρεας ο αδελφος σιμωνος πετρου εις εκ των δυο των ακουσαντων παρα ιωαννου και ακολουθησαντων αυτω
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ευρισκει ουτος πρωτον τον αδελφον τον ιδιον σιμωνα και λεγει αυτω ευρηκαμεν τον μεσσιαν ο εστιν μεθερμηνευομενον χριστος
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ηγαγεν αυτον προς τον ιησουν εμβλεψας αυτω ο ιησους ειπεν συ ει σιμων ο υιος ιωαννου συ κληθηση κηφας ο ερμηνευεται πετρος
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τη επαυριον ηθελησεν εξελθειν εις την γαλιλαιαν και ευρισκει φιλιππον και λεγει αυτω ο ιησους ακολουθει μοι
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ην δε ο φιλιππος απο βηθσαιδα εκ της πολεως ανδρεου και πετρου
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ευρισκει φιλιππος τον ναθαναηλ και λεγει αυτω ον εγραψεν μωυσης εν τω νομω και οι προφηται ευρηκαμεν ιησουν υιον του ιωσηφ τον απο ναζαρετ
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και ειπεν αυτω ναθαναηλ εκ ναζαρετ δυναται τι αγαθον ειναι λεγει αυτω ο φιλιππος ερχου και ιδε
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ειδεν ιησους τον ναθαναηλ ερχομενον προς αυτον και λεγει περι αυτου ιδε αληθως ισραηλιτης εν ω δολος ουκ εστιν
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λεγει αυτω ναθαναηλ ποθεν με γινωσκεις απεκριθη ιησους και ειπεν αυτω προ του σε φιλιππον φωνησαι οντα υπο την συκην ειδον σε
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απεκριθη αυτω ναθαναηλ ραββι συ ει ο υιος του θεου συ βασιλευς ει του ισραηλ
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απεκριθη ιησους και ειπεν αυτω οτι ειπον σοι οτι ειδον σε υποκατω της συκης πιστευεις μειζω τουτων οψη
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και λεγει αυτω αμην αμην λεγω υμιν οψεσθε τον ουρανον ανεωγοτα και τους αγγελους του θεου αναβαινοντας και καταβαινοντας επι τον υιον του ανθρωπου
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In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God;
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this one was in the beginning with God;
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all things through him did happen, and without him happened not even one thing that hath happened.
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In him was life, and the life was the light of men,
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and the light in the darkness did shine, and the darkness did not perceive it.
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There came a man--having been sent from God--whose name <FI>is<Fi> John,
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this one came for testimony, that he might testify about the Light, that all might believe through him;
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that one was not the Light, but--that he might testify about the Light.
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He was the true Light, which doth enlighten every man, coming to the world;
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in the world he was, and the world through him was made, and the world did not know him:
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to his own things he came, and his own people did not receive him;
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but as many as did receive him to them he gave authority to become sons of God--to those believing in his name,
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who--not of blood nor of a will of flesh, nor of a will of man but--of God were begotten.
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And the Word became flesh, and did tabernacle among us, and we beheld his glory, glory as of an only begotten of a father, full of grace and truth.
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John doth testify concerning him, and hath cried, saying, `This was he of whom I said, He who after me is coming, hath come before me, for he was before me;'
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and out of his fulness did we all receive, and grace over-against grace;
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for the law through Moses was given, the grace and the truth through Jesus Christ did come;
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God no one hath ever seen; the only begotten Son, who is on the bosom of the Father--he did declare.
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And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent out of Jerusalem priests and Levites, that they might question him, `Who art thou?'
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and he confessed and did not deny, and confessed--`I am not the Christ.'
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And they questioned him, `What then? Elijah art thou?' and he saith, `I am not.' --`The prophet art thou?' and he answered, `No.'
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They said then to him, `Who art thou, that we may give an answer to those sending us? what dost thou say concerning thyself?'
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He said, `I <FI>am<Fi> a voice of one crying in the wilderness: Make straight the way of the Lord, as said Isaiah the prophet.'
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And those sent were of the Pharisees,
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and they questioned him and said to him, `Why, then, dost thou baptize, if thou art not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the prophet?'
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John answered them, saying, `I baptize with water, but in midst of you he hath stood whom ye have not known, this one it is who is coming after me, who hath been before me,
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of whom I am not worthy that I may loose the cord of his sandal.'
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These things came to pass in Bethabara, beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing,
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on the morrow John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, `Lo, the Lamb of God, who is taking away the sin of the world;
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this is he concerning whom I said, After me doth come a man, who hath come before me, because he was before me:
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and I knew him not, but, that he might be manifested to Israel, because of this I came with the water baptizing.
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And John testified, saying--`I have seen the Spirit coming down, as a dove, out of heaven, and it remained on him;
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and I did not know him, but he who sent me to baptize with water, He said to me, On whomsoever thou mayest see the Spirit coming down, and remaining on him, this is he who is baptizing with the Holy Spirit;
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and I have seen, and have testified, that this is the Son of God.'
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On the morrow, again, John was standing, and two of his disciples,
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and having looked on Jesus walking, he saith, `Lo, the Lamb of God;'
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and the two disciples heard him speaking, and they followed Jesus.
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And Jesus having turned, and having beheld them following, saith to them, `What seek ye?' and they said to them, `Rabbi, (which is, being interpreted, Teacher,) where remainest thou?'
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He saith to them, `Come and see;' they came, and saw where he doth remain, and with him they remained that day and the hour was about the tenth.
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Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, was one of the two who heard from John, and followed him;
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this one doth first find his own brother Simon, and saith to him, `We have found the Messiah,' (which is, being interpreted, The Anointed,)
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and he brought him unto Jesus: and having looked upon him, Jesus saith, `Thou art Simon, the son of Jonas, thou shalt be called Cephas,' (which is interpreted, A rock.)
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On the morrow, he willed to go forth to Galilee, and he findeth Philip, and saith to him, `Be following me.'
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And Philip was from Bethsaida, of the city of Andrew and Peter;
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Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith to him, `Him of whom Moses wrote in the Law, and the prophets, we have found, Jesus the son of Joseph, who <FI>is<Fi> from Nazareth;'
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and Nathanael said to him, `Out of Nazareth is any good thing able to be?' Philip said to him, `Come and see.'
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Jesus saw Nathanael coming unto him, and he saith concerning him, `Lo, truly an Israelite, in whom guile is not;'
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Nathanael saith to him, `Whence me dost thou know?' Jesus answered and said to him, `Before Philip's calling thee--thou being under the fig-tree--I saw thee.'
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Nathanael answered and saith to him, `Rabbi, thou art the Son of God, thou art the king of Israel.'
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Jesus answered and said to him, `Because I said to thee, I saw thee under the fig-tree, thou dost believe; greater things than these thou shalt see;'
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and he saith to him, `Verily, verily, I say to you, henceforth ye shall see the heaven opened, and the messengers of God going up and coming down upon the Son of Man.'
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Explain Like I'm 5
A long, long time ago, there was nothing at all - no earth, no sky, no animals, no people. It was all dark and empty. But God was there! God is so powerful that He can make anything just by speaking. So God said "Let there be light!" and BOOM! There was light everywhere! God saw that the light was beautiful and good. He called the light "day" and the darkness "night." This was the very first day when God started making our wonderful world!
Explain Like I'm 10
Before anything existed - no planets, stars, or life - God decided to create the universe. The earth started out as a dark, empty place covered with water. But God's Spirit was there, ready to bring order and beauty to everything. When God spoke and said "Let there be light," light immediately appeared because God's words have incredible power. God looked at the light and was pleased with what He had made. He organized time by separating light (day) from darkness (night), creating the first 24-hour period. This shows us that God is organized and purposeful in everything He does.
Explain Like I'm 15
Genesis 1:1-5 establishes fundamental theological truths about God and creation. The Hebrew word "bara" (created) indicates creation from nothing (ex nihilo), demonstrating God's absolute sovereignty and power. The phrase "without form and void" (tohu wa-bohu) describes a state of chaos that God transforms into order. The Spirit of God "hovering" or "brooding" over the waters suggests active, caring involvement in creation. The creation of light before the sun (created on day 4) indicates that God Himself is the ultimate source of light and energy. The establishment of day and night creates the framework of time, showing that God operates within orderly patterns while transcending them. This passage refutes both atheistic materialism and pantheism, establishing that God is both transcendent (separate from creation) and immanent (actively involved in it).