It was he that was with God in the beginning.

All things were made by him; and without him was not one thing made that was made.

It was by Him that life began to exist, and that life was the light of mankind.

That light shines in the darkness,
yet the darkness did not overcome it.

He came for a witness, that he might bear testimony concerning the Light, that all men through him might believe.

He was not the Light, but sent that he should bear testimony concerning the Light.

He was that true Light, which illumines every man by his coming into the world.

he was in the world, even the world that had been made by him, but the world knew him not.

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

But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become sons of God, to them that believe on his name,

who were born, not of blood [natural conception], nor of the will of the flesh [physical impulse], nor of the will of man [that of a natural father], but of God [that is, a divine and supernatural birth—they are born of God—spiritually transformed, renewed, sanctified].

The Word became flesh and lived among us. We gazed on his glory, the kind of glory that belongs to the Father's unique Son, who is full of grace and truth.

John bore witness concerning him, and cried, saying, This is he of whom I said, He that is coming after me, is before me: because before me he was.

No one has seen God at any time; the one and only, God, the one who is in the bosom of the Father--that one has made [him] known.

And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent from Jerusalem priests and Levites, that they should question him, Who art thou?

Who art thou? and he confessed and denied not, and confessed that, I am not the Christ.

And they asked him, What then? art thou Elias? and he said, I am not. Art thou that prophet? and he answered, No.

Then said they to him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to those who sent us: What description givest thou of thyself?

Now they that were sent, were of the pharisees:

And they questioned him, and said to him, Why then dost thou baptise, if thou be not the Messiah, nor Elias, nor that prophet?

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

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

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.'

And I knew him not: though that he might be manifested to Israel, therefore am I come baptising with water.

And John testified, saying, That I have seen the Spirit descending as a dove from heaven, and it remained up on him.

And I did not know him: but he that sent me baptising with water, he said to me, Upon whomsoever thou shalt see the Spirit descending as a dove, and resting upon him, that is he who baptiseth with the Holy Ghost.

And I have seen it, and have borne testimony that this is the Son of God.

After gazing intently on Jesus as he walked about, he said, "Look! that is the Lamb of God!"

[When] the two disciples heard him say that, they began following Jesus.

And Jesus turning, and seeing them following Him, saith unto them, What do ye seek? They said unto Him, Rabbi (that is to say, Master,) where is thine abode?

He saith unto them, Come and see. They came and saw where he abode, and continued with him that day: and it was about the tenth hour.

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

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

He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looking upon him said, Thou art Simon, the son of John; thou shalt be called Cephas; (which signifieth Peter, that is, Rock.)

Nathaniel replied to him, "Can anything worthwhile come from Nazareth?" [Note: Nazareth had a bad reputation and Jewish writings made no prediction of a prophet coming from that area. See John 7:52]. Philip answered him, "Come and see."

Nathanael says to him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said to him, Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig-tree, I saw thee.

Jesus answered him, "Do you believe in me because I told you that I saw you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than this."

You shall see greater things than that! Believe me," he added, "you all shall see heaven opened wide, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man."

On the third day of that week there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee. Jesus' mother was there,

Jesus saith unto her, What is that to me and thee, woman? my hour is not yet come.

And when the ruler of the feast tasted the water now become wine, and knew not whence it was (but the servants that had drawn the water knew), the ruler of the feast calleth the bridegroom,

and saith to him, Every man at first produces the good wine; and after men have drunk plentifully, then that which is worse: but thou hast kept back the good wine until now.

After this He went down to Capernaum, He and His mother and brothers and His disciples; and they stayed there a few days.

For the passover of the Jews was near, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. And He found in the temple those that sold oxen,

And he found in the temple those that sold cattle, and sheep, and doves, and the brokers sitting;

and said to those that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father's house a house of merchandise.

Then the disciples remembered that it was written, "The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up."

Then the Jews addressed Him and asked, "What sign can you show us that you have authority to act in this way?"

But his words were about that holy building which was his body.

When therefore he was risen from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had spoken thus unto them; and they believed the scriptures, and the word which Jesus had spoken.

And while he was in Jerusalem, during the feast of passover, many believed on his name, because they saw the signs that he did.

But Jesus did not trust himself unto them, for that he knew all men,

and because he had no need that any man should testify respecting man; for he knew what was in man.

this man came to Jesus in the night, and said to him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles which thou dost, unless God be with him.

"In very truth I tell you," answered Jesus, "that unless a man is born from above, he cannot see the kingdom of God."

"I tell you solemnly," Jesus answered, "that unless a man is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.

That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.

The wind blows where it pleases, and you hear the sound of it, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. That is just the way it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit."

"How can that be?" asked Nicodemus.

Verily, verity, I tell thee, That what we know we speak, and what we have seen we affirm; and ye receive not our testimony.

If I told you earthly things [that is, things that happen right here on earth] and you do not believe, how will you believe and trust Me if I tell you heavenly things?

Though no man hath ascended into heaven, except he that descended from heaven, that Son of man the I am in heaven.

And just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, thus it is necessary [that] the Son of Man be lifted up,

that every one who believeth on him may not perish, but have life eternal.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that every one who believeth in him should not perish, but have life eternal.

For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world by him might be saved.

He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is already under condemnation, because he hath not believed on the name of the only begotten Son of God.

Now this is the condemnation, that the light is come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light, because their deeds were evil.

For every one whose practices are foul hateth the light, and cometh not to the light, that his actions may not be brought to conviction.

But he who practices the truth, cometh to the light, that his actions may be evident, as being done for God.

and baptized, while John was likewise baptizing in Enon, near Salim, it being a place abounding with water: so that people came to be baptized there.

And they came to John, and said to him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou gavest testimony, lo! this man baptiseth, and all men come to him.

Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Messiah, but that I am sent before him.

He that has the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly at the bridegroom's voice; this my joy, therefore, is fully attained.

It is necessary for that one to increase, but [for] me to decrease."

He that cometh from above is above all: he whose origin is from earth is of the earth, and speaketh of the earth: he who cometh from heaven is above all.

And what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth; though no man receiveth his testimony.

He that receiveth his testimony hath avouched that God is true.

He that believeth on the Son hath life eternal: and he that believeth not on the Son shall not see life: but the wrath of God abideth upon him.

AS soon then as the Lord knew that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptised more disciples than John

though that Jesus himself baptised not, but his disciples -

And it was necessary that he should pass through Samaria.

So he cometh to a city of Samaria, called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph:

(For his disciples had gone away into the town so that they could buy food.)

So the Samaritan woman said to Him, "How is it that a Jew like you asks a Samaritan woman like me for a drink?" For Jews have nothing to do with Samaritans.

Jesus answered and said to her, If thou hadst known the gift of God, and who he is that speaketh to thee, thou wouldest have requested him, and he would have given thee life-giving water.

The woman saith unto him, Thou hast no bucket, and the well is deep: whence then canst thou have this water that giveth life?

Jesus answered and said to her, Every one that drinks of this water will thirst again;

but whoever drinks the water that I will give him will never, no never, be thirsty again, for the water that I will give him will become a spring of water that keeps on bubbling up within him for eternal life."

The woman said to him, Sir, give me this water, that I thirst not, nor come here to draw.

The woman answered and said, I have no husband. Jesus saith to her, Thou hast spoken right, that thou hast no husband:

You have had five husbands, and the man you have now is not your husband: that was truly said.

The woman said to Him, "I see that you are a prophet.

Our forefathers worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews say that Jerusalem is the place where people ought to worship Him."

Jesus saith to her, Woman, believe me, that the hour approaches, when ye shall worship the Father neither in this mountain, nor at Jerusalem.

Ye worship that which ye know not: we worship that which we know; for salvation is from the Jews.

But a time is coming, indeed it is already here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father spiritually and truly; for such are the worshipers that the Father desires.

God is a Spirit, and those that worship him must worship in spirit and truth.

The woman said to Him, "I know that the Messiah is coming, the One who is called the Christ. When He comes, He will tell us everything."