John 1
The Word Made
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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 by him; and without
him was not any thing made that was 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 darkness; and
the darkness comprehended it not.
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There was a man sent from God, whose
name was John. Mt. 3.1 · Mk. 1.4 · Lk. 3.1, 2
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The same came for a witness, to bear
witness of the Light, that all men through him might
believe.
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He was not that Light, but was
sent to bear witness of that Light.
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That was the true Light, which
lighteth every man that cometh into the world.
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He was in the world, and the world was
made by him, and the world knew him not.
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He came unto his own, and his own
received him not.
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But as many as received him, to them gave
he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe
on his name:
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which 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 was made flesh, and dwelt
among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only
begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
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John 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.
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And of his fulness have all we received,
and grace for grace.
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For the law was given by Moses,
but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.
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No man hath seen God at any time; the
only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath
declared him.
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The Testimony of John
the Baptist |
Mt. 3.11, 12 · Mk. 1.7, 8 · Lk. 3.15-17
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And this is the record of John, when
the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art
thou?
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And he confessed, and denied not; but
confessed, I am not the Christ.
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And they asked him, What then? Art thou
Eli'jah Mal. 4.5 ?
And he saith, I am not. Art thou that Prophet Deut. 18.15, 18 ? And
he answered, No.
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Then said they 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
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the voice of one crying in the wilderness, |
Make straight the way of the
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as said the prophet Isaiah. Is.
40.3 |
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And they which were sent were of the
Pharisees.
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And they asked him, and said unto him,
Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Eli'jah,
neither that Prophet?
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John answered them, saying, I baptize
with water: but there standeth one among you, whom ye know
not;
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he it is, who coming after me is
preferred before me, whose shoelatchet I am not worthy to
unloose.
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These things were done in Bethab'ara
beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing.
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Behold the Lamb of
God |
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The next day John seeth Jesus coming
unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the
sin of the world!
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This is he of whom I said, After me
cometh a man which is preferred 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, therefore am I come baptizing with
water.
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And John bare record, saying, I saw the
Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon
him.
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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 on him, the same is he
which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost.
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And I saw, and bare record that this is
the Son of God.
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The First
Disciples |
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Again the next day after, John stood,
and two of his disciples;
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and looking upon Jesus as he walked, he
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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Then Jesus 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?
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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.
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One of the two which heard John
speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's
brother.
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He first findeth his own brother Simon,
and saith unto him, We have found the Messiah, which is, being
interpreted, the Christ. 1
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And he brought him to Jesus. And when
Jesus beheld him, he said, Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou
shalt be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, A stone. 2
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The Call of Philip and
Nathanael |
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The day following Jesus would go forth
into Galilee, and findeth Philip, and saith unto him, Follow
me.
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Now Philip was of Bethsai'da, the city of
Andrew and Peter.
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Philip findeth Nathan'a-el, and saith
unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the
prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.
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And Nathan'a-el said unto him, Can there
any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and
see.
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Jesus saw Nathan'a-el coming to him, and
saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no
guile!
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Nathan'a-el saith unto him, Whence
knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said unto him, Before that
Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw
thee.
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Nathan'a-el answered and saith unto him,
Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of
Israel.
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Jesus 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.
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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 Gen. 28.12
upon the Son of man.
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