The Word [already] existed in the beginning [of time]. [Note: This is a reference to the preexistence of Jesus. See verse 14]. And the Word was with God and the Word was [what] God [was].

This [Word] was in the beginning with God.

Everything came into being through this Word, and apart from Him not a single thing came into being.

In him life lay, and this life was the Light for men:

This man came for a testimony, to testify of the light, that all might believe through him.

This was the true light that enlightens every person by his coming into the world.

who owe this birth of theirs to God, not to human blood, nor to any impulse of the flesh or of man.

[Eventually] this Word became a human being and lived among us [Note: The word "lived" here refers to pitching a temporary tent]. (And we saw His splendor; such splendor as belongs to the Father's only Son), full of God's favor 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.

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

he own'd it, and did not deny it; but made this protestation, I am not the Christ.

And they put this question to him, saying, Why then are you giving baptism if you are not the Christ, or Elijah, or the prophet?

John answered them, saying, 'I baptize with water, but in midst of you he hath stood whom ye have not known, this one it is who is coming after me, who hath been before me,

This is he coming after me, who was before me, of whom I am not worthy that I might loose the strings of his shoes.

This took place at Bethany on the farther side of the Jordan, where John was baptizing.

This is he of whom I spake, After me cometh a man who was before me: for before me he existed.

And I knew him not; but that he might be made manifest to Israel, for this reason have I come baptizing with water.

Then John gave this testimony: "I saw the Spirit coming down from heaven like a dove, and it remained on Him.

And I knew him not, but he that sent me to baptize with water, he said to me, On whom you see the Spirit descend and remain on him, this is he that baptizes with the Holy Spirit.

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

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

Then He said to them, "Come, and you will see." So, they went and saw where He was staying and they stayed with Him that day. It was about ten o'clock in the morning. [Note: Hour designations in this book are being calculated by Roman time, but this would have been

Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, was one of the two who heard this from John and followed him.

This one first found his own brother Simon and said to him, "We have found the Messiah!" (which is translated "Christ").

The day after this, Jesus had a desire to go into Galilee. He came across Philip and said to him, Come and be my disciple.

Now Philip was from Bethsaida, Andrew's and Peter's home town. [Note: This town was on the northwest shore of Lake Galilee, a few miles from Capernaum].

[As] Jesus saw Nathaniel coming toward Him, He said [this] about him, "Look, [there is] a true Israelite, a completely honest man!"

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."

Jesus answered and said to him: Do you believe, be cause I said to you, I saw you under the fig-tree? You shall see greater things than these. And he said to him: Verily, verily I say to you, From this time you shall see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.

Now two days after this there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there;

Jesus said to her, Woman, this is not your business; my time is still to come.

and said to him, "Everyone sets out the best wine first, and when people have had plenty to drink, he then sets out the poor quality [wine]. But you have kept the best wine until now." [Note: See Barnes Notes and The Gospel of John by Butler for evidence suggesting that this was not intoxicating wine].

This beginning of miracles Jesus wrought in Cana of Galilee, and displayed his glory; and his disciples believed on him.

After this he went down to Capernaum, he and his mother, and his brethren, and his disciples: and he continued there not many days.

But the Jewish Passover was approaching, and for this Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

This recalled to His disciples the words of Scripture, "My zeal for Thy House will consume me."

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

Jesus answered and said to them, Pull down this temple, and in three days I will rear it up again.

Then said the Jews, This temple has been forty-six years in building, and canst thou rear it up in three days?

But he spake of the temple of his body. When therefore he was risen from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this;

So after He had risen from the dead, His disciples recalled that He had said this, and so believed the Scripture and the statement that He had made.

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.

Jesus said to him, "Truly, truly, I tell you, a person cannot see the kingdom of God [i.e., enter it. See verse 5], unless he is born from above [Note: The words "from above" are also used in verse 31, but in this place they could also mean "again," or "anew" and refer to the source of a person's second birth].

Then Nicodemus answered by asking, "How can this be?"

Jesus answered him, "Are you a teacher of Israel and do not know this?

For in this way God loved the world, so that he gave his one and only Son, in order that everyone who believes in him will not perish, but will have eternal life.

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.

After this, Jesus and His disciples went into Judea, and for some time He stayed there with them and kept baptizing people.

For at this time John had not been put into prison.

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.

And this was John's answer: A man is unable to have anything if it is not given to him from heaven.

It is the bridegroom, who possesses the bride: and the friend of the bridegroom, standing by and hearing him, rejoiceth exceedingly at the bridegroom's voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled.

and what he has seen and heard this he testifies; and no one receives his testimony.

He that hath received his witness hath set his seal to this , that God is true.

Jacob's [spring-fed] well was there so Jesus, tired from His [long] journey, sat down beside the well just as He was [i.e., before doing anything else]. It was about six o'clock in the morning [Note: This would have been

The woman of Samaria said to him, Why do you, a Jew, make a request for water to me, a woman of Samaria? She said this because Jews have nothing to do with the people of Samaria.

Jesus answered her, “If you knew [about] God’s gift [of eternal life], and who it is who says, ‘Give Me a drink,’ you would have asked Him [instead], and He would have given you living water (eternal life).”

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

You are not greater than our forefather Jacob, are you, who gave us this well, and drank from it himself, with all his sons and flocks?"

Jesus answered and said unto her, Every one who drinketh of this water shall thirst again:

But whoever drinks of this water which I will give to him will never be thirsty for eternity, but the water which I will give to him will become in him a well of water springing up to eternal life."

The woman said to Him, "Give me this water at once, sir, so I may never get thirsty again, nor have to come so far to draw water."

At this, Jesus said, “Go, call your husband and come back.”

for you have had five husbands, and he whom you now have is not your husband. In this you have spoken truly.

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

Jesus said to her, "Believe me, woman, the time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem.

And upon this his disciples came, and wondered that he talked with the woman; but no one said to him, What do you seek? or why do you talk with her?

Come and see a man who has told me all things which I have done; is this the Christ?

While this was taking place, the disciples were saying to Jesus, Master, take some food.

For in this matter the adage is true, 'One sows, another reaps.'

I sent you [disciples] to harvest [a crop] that you did not work on; other people have done the work and you have reaped the results of their work." [Note: This is probably an allusion to the preliminary work of preaching done by John, the Immerser, with results occurring under the preaching of the apostles].

So on this the Samaritans came to him, and besought him to abide with them: and he tarried there two days.

and said to the woman, We no longer believe on account of your report, for we have heard him ourselves, and know that this is truly the Saviour of the world.

This person having heard that Jesus was come out of Judea into Galilee, went to him, that he might come down, and cure his son: for he was at the point of death.

Then he asked them what the [exact] time was when his son began to get better. They said to him, "[It was] yesterday at seven o'clock in the morning that the fever left him." [Note: This would have been

It was clear then to the father that this was the very time at which Jesus said to him, Your son is living. And he had faith in Jesus, he and all his family.

This second miracle did Jesus, having come from Judea into Galilee.

After this there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

Now in Jerusalem, near the Sheep Gate, there is a pool, which is called in Hebrew (Jewish Aramaic) Bethesda, having five porticoes (alcoves, colonnades).

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Jesus, [when he] saw this one lying [there] and knew that he had [been sick] a long time already, said to him, "Do you want to become well?"

And immediately the man was made well and picked up his cot and walked. Now this happened on the Sabbath day.

Now this was the sabbath-day, therefore the Jews said to him that was cured, It is the sabbath, it is not lawful for thee to carry thy bed.

“Who is this man who told you, ‘Pick up your mat and walk’?” they asked.

After this Jesus found him at the temple and said to him, "Look, you have become well. Don't sin any more, lest anything worse happen to you."

and on this account the Jews persecuted Jesus, because he had done these things on the sabbath.

But he answered them, My Father is working up to this time, and I work.

Then, for this reason, the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only broke the sabbath but also said, that God was his Father, making himself equal with God.

So Jesus made this further reply: "In truth I tell you, the Son can do nothing of himself; he does only what he sees the Father doing; whatever the Father does, the Son does also.

Wonder not at this; for the hour comes in which all that are in the tombs shall hear his voice

But I do not receive witness from man, but I say this that ye might be saved.

And you do not have his word residing in yourselves, because the one whom that one sent, in this one you do not believe.

I do not by this seek your applause.

for this I know of you, that you are not possess'd with any love for God.

After this Jesus went away across the Sea of Galilee (that is the lake of Tiberias).

Then Jesus went up to a high plateau [Note: This place, northeast of Lake Galilee, is called "The Golan Heights," today] and sat down there with His disciples.

Jesus then lifting up his eyes, and seeing a great company coming to him, said to Philip, where can we buy bread to feed this people?

But this he said to try him; for he knew what he was about to do.

There is a little boy here who has five barley loaves and two small fishes; but this, what is it for so many?

Then the men, seeing what a miracle Jesus had performed, said, This is truly the prophet who was to come into the world.