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The Gospel According to St. John

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(Genesis 1:1–2; Hebrews 11:1–3)
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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 happened through Him, and without Him not even one thing happened that has happened.
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In Him was life, and the life was the light of men,
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and the light shined in the darkness, and the darkness did not perceive it.

The Witness of John

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There came a man—having been sent from God—whose name [is] 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 enlightens 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 did not know Him:
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He came to [His] own, and [His] own did not receive Him;
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but as many as received Him, to them He gave authority to become sons of God—to those believing in His Name,
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who were begotten, not of blood, nor of will of flesh, nor of will of man, but of God.

The Word Became Flesh

(Psalm 84:1–12)
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And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, glory as of [the] only begotten of [the] Father, full of grace and truth.
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John testifies concerning Him, and has cried, saying, “This was He of whom I said, He who is coming after me has come before me, for He was before me.”
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And we all received out of His fullness, and grace for grace;
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for the Law was given through Moses, the grace and the truth came through Jesus Christ.
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No one has ever seen God; the only begotten God who is on the bosom of the Father—He has expounded [Him].

The Mission of John the Baptist

(Isaiah 40:1–5; Matthew 3:1–12; Mark 1:1–8; Luke 3:1–20)
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And this is the testimony of John when the Jews sent priests and Levites out of Jerusalem, that they might question him, “Who are you?”
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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? Are you Elijah?” And he says, “I am not.” “Are you the prophet?” And he answered, “No.”
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Then they said to him, “Who are you, that we may give an answer to those sending us? What do you say concerning yourself?”
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He said, “I [am] a voice of one crying in the wilderness: Make straight the way of the LORD, as Isaiah the prophet said.”
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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, do you immerse, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the prophet?”
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John answered them, saying, “I immerse in water, but in the midst of you has stood He whom you have not known, it is this One who is coming after me, who has been before me,
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of whom I am not worthy that I may loose the strap of His sandal.”
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These things came to pass in Bethabara, beyond the Jordan, where John was immersing.

Jesus the Lamb of God

(Matthew 3:13–17; Mark 1:9–11; Luke 3:21–22)
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On the next day John sees Jesus coming to him and says, “Behold, 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 comes a Man who has come before me, because He was before me:
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and I did not know Him, but that He might be revealed to Israel, because of this I came immersing in water.”
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And John testified, saying, “I have seen the Spirit coming down out of Heaven as a dove, and [that] One remained on Him;
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and I did not know Him, but He who sent me to immerse in water, He said to me, On whomsoever you may see the Spirit coming down, and remaining on Him, this is He who is immersing in the Holy Spirit;
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and I have seen, and have testified, that this is the Son of God.”

The First Disciples

(Matthew 4:18–22; Mark 1:16–20; Luke 5:1–11)
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On the next day, again, John was standing, and two of his disciples,
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and having looked on Jesus walking, he says, “Behold, 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, says to them, “What do you seek?” And they said to Him, “Rabbi” (which is, being interpreted, Teacher), “where do You remain?”
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He says to them, “Come and see”; they came and saw where He remains, and they remained with Him 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 first finds his own brother Simon and says to him, “We have found the Messiah,” (which is, being interpreted, Anointed One),
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and he brought him to Jesus: and having looked on him, Jesus says, “You are Simon, the son of Jonas, you will be called Cephas,” (which is interpreted, A rock).

Jesus Calls Philip and Nathanael

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On the next day He willed to go forth to Galilee, and He 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, “Him of whom Moses wrote in the Law, and the Prophets, we have found, Jesus the Son of Joseph, who [is] from Nazareth!”
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And Nathanael said to him, “Is any good thing able to be out of Nazareth?” Philip said to him, “Come and see.”
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Jesus saw Nathanael coming to Him, and He says concerning him, “Behold, truly an Israelite, in whom is no guile”;
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Nathanael says to Him, “From where do You know me?” Jesus answered and said to him, “Before Philip’s calling you, being under the fig tree, I saw you.”
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Nathanael answered and says to Him, “Rabbi, You are the Son of God, You are the King of Israel.”
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Jesus answered and said to him, “Because I said to you, I saw you under the fig tree, you believe; you will see greater things than these”;
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and He says to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, from now on you will see Heaven opened, and the messengers of God going up and coming down on the Son of Man.”
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(Genesis 1:1–2; Hebrews 11:1–3)
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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(a) it.

The Witness of John

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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.

The Word Became Flesh

(Psalm 84:1–12)
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The Word became flesh and lived among us. We saw his glory, such glory as of the only born (b) 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.(c)
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No one has seen God at any time. The only born(d) Son,(e) who is in the bosom of the Father, has declared him.

The Mission of John the Baptist

(Isaiah 40:1–5; Matthew 3:1–12; Mark 1:1–8; Luke 3:1–20)
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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,’(f) 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.

Jesus the Lamb of God

(Matthew 3:13–17; Mark 1:9–11; Luke 3:21–22)
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The next day, he saw Jesus coming to him, and said, “Behold,(g) 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.”

The First Disciples

(Matthew 4:18–22; Mark 1:16–20; Luke 5:1–11)
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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.(h)
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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 (i)).
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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).(j)

Jesus Calls Philip and Nathanael

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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.”

Footnotes

(a)1:5 The word translated “overcome” (κατέλαβεν) can also be translated “comprehended.” It refers to getting a grip on an enemy to defeat him.
(b)1:14 The phrase “only born” is from the Greek word “μονογενους”, which is sometimes translated “only begotten” or “one and only”.
(c)1:17 “Christ” means “Anointed One”.
(d)1:18 The phrase “only born” is from the Greek word “μονογενη”, which is sometimes translated “only begotten” or “one and only”.
(e)1:18 NU reads “God”
(f)1:23 ℘ Isaiah 40:3
(g)1:29 “Behold”, from “ἰδοὺ”, means look at, take notice, observe, see, or gaze at. It is often used as an interjection.
(h)1:39 p.m.
(i)1:41 “Messiah” (Hebrew) and “Christ” (Greek) both mean “Anointed One”.
(j)1:42 “Cephas” (Aramaic) and “Peter” (Greek) both mean “Rock”.
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