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¹In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

²The same was in the beginning with God.

³All things were made through him; and without him was not anything made that hath been made.

⁴In him was life; and the life was the light of men.

⁵And the light shineth in the darkness; and the darkness apprehended it not.

⁶There came a man, sent from God, whose name was John.

⁷The same came for witness, that he might bear witness of the light, that all might believe through him.

⁸He was not the light, but came that he might bear witness of the light.

⁹There was the true light, even the light which lighteth every man, coming into the world.

¹⁰He was in the world, and the world was made through him, and the world knew him not.

¹¹He came unto his own, and they that were his own received him not.

¹²But as many as received him, to them gave he the right to become children of God, even to them that believe on his name:

¹³who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

¹⁴And 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.

¹⁵John 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.

¹⁶For of his fulness we all received, and grace for grace.

¹⁷For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

¹⁸No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.

¹⁹And this is the witness of John, when the Jews sent unto him from Jerusalem priests and Levites to ask him, Who art thou?

²⁰And he confessed, and denied not; and he confessed, I am not the Christ.

²¹And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elijah? And he saith, I am not. Art thou the prophet? And he answered, No.

²²They said therefore unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?

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

²⁴And they had been sent from the Pharisees.

²⁵And they asked him, and said unto him, Why then baptizest thou, if thou art not the Christ, neither Elijah, neither the prophet?

²⁶John answered them, saying, I baptize in water: in the midst of you standeth one whom ye know not,

²⁷even he that cometh after me, the latchet of whose shoe I am not worthy to unloose.

²⁸These things were done in Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.

²⁹On the morrow he seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold, the Lamb of God, that taketh away the sin of the world!

³⁰This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man who is become before me: for he was before me.

³¹And I knew him not; but that he should be made manifest to Israel, for this cause came I baptizing in water.

³²And John bare witness, saying, I have beheld the Spirit descending as a dove out of heaven; and it abode upon him.

³³And 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.

³⁴And I have seen, and have borne witness that this is the Son of God.

³⁵Again on the morrow John was standing, and two of his disciples;

³⁶and he looked upon Jesus as he walked, and saith, Behold, the Lamb of God!

³⁷And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.

³⁸And 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?

³⁹He 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.

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

⁴¹He findeth first his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messiah (which is, being interpreted, Christ).

⁴²He 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).

⁴³On the morrow he was minded to go forth into Galilee, and he findeth Philip: and Jesus saith unto him, Follow me.

⁴⁴Now Philip was from Bethsaida, of the city of Andrew and Peter.

⁴⁵Philip 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.

⁴⁶And Nathanael said unto him, Can any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see.

⁴⁷Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!

⁴⁸Nathanael saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said unto him, Before Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee.

⁴⁹Nathanael answered him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art King of Israel.

⁵⁰Jesus answered and said unto him, Because I said unto thee, I saw thee underneath the fig tree, believest thou? thou shalt see greater things than these.

⁵¹And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye shall see the heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.