But to all who did receive him he gave power to become Children of God--to those who believe in his Name.

In the Beginning the Word was; and the Word was with God; and the Word was God.

And the Word became Man, and dwelt among us, (We saw his glory--the glory of the Only Son sent from the Father), full of love and truth.

That was the True Light which enlightens every man coming into the world.

The next day John saw Jesus coming towards him, and exclaimed: "Here is the Lamb of God, who is to take away the sin of the world!

Through him all things came into being, and nothing came into being apart from him.

He came as a witness--to bear witness to the Light that through him all men might believe.

And the Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness never overpowered it.

He was not the Light, but he came to bear witness to the Light.

No man has ever yet seen God; God the Only Son, who is ever with the Father--He has revealed him.

That which came into being in him was Life; and the Life was the Light of Man;

There appeared a man sent from God, whose name was John;

He came to his own--yet his own did not receive him.

He was in the Beginning with God;

He was in the world; and through him the world came into being--yet the world did not know him.

He confessed and did not deny it, he confessed--"I am not the Christ."

For the Law was given through Moses, love and truth came through Jesus Christ.

For not to natural conception, nor to human instincts, nor to will of man did they owe the new Life, but to God.

When the Jews sent some Priests and Levites to John from Jerusalem, to ask--"Who are you?", his statement was this:

The next day, when John was standing with two of his disciples,

"Who then are you?" they continued; "tell us, that we may have some answer to give to those who have sent us. What do you say about yourself?"

And their next question was: "Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor yet 'the Prophet'?"

John's answer was--"I baptize with water, but among you stands one whom you do not know;

These men had been sent from the Pharisees;

I myself did not know him, but, that he may be made known to Israel, I have come, baptizing with water."

All this took place at Bethany, across the Jordan, where John was then baptizing.

Out of his fullness we have all received some gift, gift after gift of love;

The following day Jesus decided to leave for Galilee. He found Philip, and said to him: "Follow me."

I myself did not know him, but he who sent me to baptize with water, he said to me 'He upon whom you see the Spirit descending, and remaining upon him--he it is who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.'

He is coming after me, yet I am not worthy even to unfasten his sandal."

He found Nathanael and said to him: "We have found him of whom Moses wrote in the Law, and of whom the Prophets also wrote--Jesus of Nazareth, Joseph's son!"

It was of him that I spoke when I said 'After me there is coming a man who is now before me, for he was ever First.'

Then he brought him to Jesus. Fixing his eyes on him, Jesus said: "You are Simon, the son of John; you shall be called Kephas" (which means 'Peter,' or 'Rock').

John also made this statement--"I have seen the Spirit descending as a dove out of the heavens, and it remained upon him.

He first found his own brother Simon, and said to him: "We have found the Messiah!" (a word which means 'Christ,' or 'Consecrated'.)

But Jesus turned round, and saw them following. "What are you looking for?" he asked. "Rabbi," they answered (or, as we should say, "Teacher"), "where are you staying?"

He looked at Jesus as he passed and exclaimed: "There is the Lamb of God!"

"Come, and you shall see," he replied. So they went, and saw where he was staying, and spent that day with him. It was then about four in the afternoon.

The two disciples heard him say this, and followed Jesus.

"Do you believe in me," asked Jesus, "because I told you that I saw you under the fig tree? You shall see greater things than those!

Philip was from Bethsaida, and a fellow-townsman of Andrew and Peter.

"How do you know me?" asked Nathanael. "Even before Philip called you," replied Jesus, "when you were under the fig tree, I saw you."

In truth I tell you," he added, "you shall all see Heaven open, and 'the angels of God ascending and descending' upon the Son of Man."

"Can anything good come out of Nazareth?" asked Nathanael. "Come and see," replied Philip.

"Rabbi," Nathanael exclaimed, "you are the Son of God, you are King of Israel!"

When Jesus saw Nathanael coming towards him, he said: "Here is a true Israelite, in whom there is no deceit!"

One of the two, who heard what John said and followed Jesus, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother.

"What then?" they asked. "Are you Elijah?" "No," he said, "I am not." "Are you 'the Prophet'?" He answered, "No."

"I," he answered, "am--'The voice of one crying aloud in the Wilderness--"straighten the way of the Lord"', as the Prophet Isaiah said."

(John bears witness to him; he cried aloud--for it was he who spoke--"'He who is Coming' after me is now before me, for he was ever first");

This I have seen myself, and I have declared my belief that he is the Son of God."