The Beginning (Genesis 1:1–2; Hebrews 11:1–3)
2 CPDV He was with God in the beginning. BSB BSB: He was with God in the beginning.
4 CPDV Life was in Him, and Life was the light of men. BSB BSB: In Him was life, and that life was the light of men.
5 CPDV And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it. BSB BSB: The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
The Witness of John 7 CPDV He arrived as a witness to offer testimony about the Light, so that all would believe through him. BSB BSB: He came as a witness to testify about the Light, so that through him everyone might believe.
8 CPDV He was not the Light, but he was to offer testimony about the Light. BSB BSB: He himself was not the Light, but he came to testify about the Light.
9 CPDV The true Light, which illuminates every man, was coming into this world. BSB BSB: The true Light, who gives light to everyone, was coming into the world.
10 CPDV He was in the world, and the world was made through him, and the world did not recognize him. BSB BSB: He was in the world, and though the world was made through Him, the world did not recognize Him.
11 CPDV He went to his own, and his own did not accept him. BSB BSB: He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him.
12 CPDV Yet whoever did accept him, those who believed in his name, he gave them the power to become the sons of God. BSB BSB: But to all who did receive Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God—
13 CPDV These are born, not of blood, nor of the will of flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. BSB BSB: children born not of blood, nor of the desire or will of man, but born of God.
The Word Became Flesh (Psalm 84:1–12)
15 CPDV John offers testimony about him, and he cries out, saying: “This is the one about whom I said: ‘He who is to come after me, has been placed ahead of me, because he existed before me.’ ” BSB BSB: John testified concerning Him. He cried out, saying, “This is He of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me has surpassed me because He was before me.’”
16 CPDV And from his fullness, we all have received, even grace for grace. BSB BSB: From His fullness we have all received grace upon grace.
17 CPDV For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. BSB BSB: For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
The Mission of John the Baptist (Isaiah 40:1–5; Matthew 3:1–12; Mark 1:1–8; Luke 3:1–20)
19 CPDV And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to him, so that they might ask him, “Who are you?” BSB BSB: And this was John’s testimony when the Jews of Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him, “Who are you?”
20 CPDV And he confessed it and did not deny it; and what he confessed was: “I am not the Christ.” BSB BSB: He did not refuse to confess, but openly declared, “I am not the Christ.”
22 CPDV Therefore, they said to him: “Who are you, so that we may give an answer to those who sent us? What do you say about yourself?” BSB BSB: So they said to him, “Who are you? We need an answer for those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”
23 CPDV He said, “I am a voice crying out in the desert, ‘Make straight the way of the Lord,’ just as the prophet Isaiah said.” BSB BSB: John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet: “I am a voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way for the Lord.’”
24 CPDV And some of those who had been sent were from among the Pharisees. BSB BSB: Then the Pharisees who had been sent
25 CPDV And they questioned him and said to him, “Then why do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, and not Elijah, and not the Prophet?” BSB BSB: asked him, “Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”
26 CPDV John answered them by saying: “I baptize with water. But in your midst stands one, whom you do not know. BSB BSB: “I baptize with water,” John replied, “but among you stands One you do not know.
27 CPDV The same is he who is to come after me, who has been placed ahead of me, the laces of whose shoes I am not worthy to loosen.” BSB BSB: He is the One who comes after me, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.”
28 CPDV These things happened in Bethania, across the Jordan, where John was baptizing. BSB BSB: All this happened at Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
Jesus the Lamb of God (Matthew 3:13–17; Mark 1:9–11; Luke 3:21–22)
29 CPDV On the next day, John saw Jesus coming toward him, and so he said: “Behold, the Lamb of God. Behold, he who takes away the sin of the world. BSB BSB: The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
30 CPDV This is the one about whom I said, ‘After me arrives a man, who has been placed ahead of me, because he existed before me.’ BSB BSB: This is He of whom I said, ‘A man who comes after me has surpassed me because He was before me.’
31 CPDV And I did not know him. Yet it is for this reason that I come baptizing with water: so that he may be made manifest in Israel.” BSB BSB: I myself did not know Him, but the reason I came baptizing with water was that He might be revealed to Israel.”
32 CPDV And John offered testimony, saying: “For I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove; and he remained upon him. BSB BSB: Then John testified, “I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove and resting on Him.
33 CPDV And I did not know him. But he who sent me to baptize with water said to me: ‘He over whom you will see the Spirit descending and remaining upon him, this is the one who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’ BSB BSB: I myself did not know Him, but the One who sent me to baptize with water told me, ‘The man on whom you see the Spirit descend and rest is He who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.’
34 CPDV And I saw, and I gave testimony: that this one is the Son of God.” BSB BSB: I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God.”
The First Disciples (Matthew 4:18–22; Mark 1:16–20; Luke 5:1–11)
35 CPDV The next day again, John was standing with two of his disciples. BSB BSB: The next day John was there again with two of his disciples.
36 CPDV And catching sight of Jesus walking, he said, “Behold, the Lamb of God.” BSB BSB: When he saw Jesus walking by, he said, “Look, the Lamb of God!”
37 CPDV And two disciples were listening to him speaking. And they followed Jesus. BSB BSB: And when the two disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus.
38 CPDV Then Jesus, turning around and seeing them following him, said to them, “What are you seeking?” And they said to him, “Rabbi (which means in translation, Teacher), where do you live?” BSB BSB: Jesus turned and saw them following. “What do you want?” He asked. They said to Him, “Rabbi” (which means Teacher), “where are You staying?”
39 CPDV He said to them, “Come and see.” They went and saw where he was staying, and they stayed with him that day. Now it was about the tenth hour. BSB BSB: “Come and see,” He replied. So they went and saw where He was staying, and spent that day with Him. It was about the tenth hour.
40 CPDV And Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, was one of the two who had heard about him from John and had followed him. BSB BSB: Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of the two who heard John’s testimony and followed Jesus.
41 CPDV First, he found his brother Simon, and he said to him, “We have found the Messiah,” (which is translated as the Christ). BSB BSB: He first found his brother Simon and told him, “We have found the Messiah” (which is translated as Christ).
42 CPDV And he led him to Jesus. And Jesus, gazing at him, said: “You are Simon, son of Jonah. You shall be called Cephas,” (which is translated as Peter). BSB BSB: Andrew brought him to Jesus, who looked at him and said, “You are Simon son of John. You will be called Cephas” (which is translated as Peter).
Jesus Calls Philip and Nathanael 43 CPDV On the next day, he wanted to go into Galilee, and he found Philip. And Jesus said to him, “Follow me.” BSB BSB: The next day Jesus decided to set out for Galilee. Finding Philip, He told him, “Follow Me.”
45 CPDV Philip found Nathanael, and he said to him, “We have found the one about whom Moses wrote in the Law and the Prophets: Jesus, the son of Joseph, from Nazareth.” BSB BSB: Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the One Moses wrote about in the Law, the One the prophets foretold—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”
46 CPDV And Nathanael said to him, “Can anything good be from Nazareth?” Philip said to him, “Come and see.” BSB BSB: “Can anything good come from Nazareth?” Nathanael asked. “Come and see,” said Philip.
47 CPDV Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him, and he said about him, “Behold, an Israelite in whom truly there is no deceit.” BSB BSB: When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, He said of him, “Here is a true Israelite, in whom there is no deceit.”
48 CPDV Nathanael said to him, “From where do you know me?” Jesus responded and said to him, “Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.” BSB BSB: “How do You know me?” Nathanael asked. Jesus replied, “Before Philip called you, I saw you under the fig tree.”
49 CPDV Nathanael answered him and said: “Rabbi, you are the Son of God. You are the King of Israel.” BSB BSB: “Rabbi,” Nathanael answered, “You are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!”
50 CPDV Jesus responded and said to him: “Because I told you that I saw you under the fig tree, you believe. Greater things than these, you will see.” BSB BSB: Jesus said to him, “Do you believe just because I told you I saw you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than these.”
51 CPDV And he said to him, “Amen, amen, I say to you, you will see heaven opened, and the Angels of God ascending and descending over the Son of man.” BSB BSB: Then He declared, “Truly, truly, I tell you, you will all see heaven open and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.”