The Beginning
(Genesis 1:1-2)
1Inthe beginningwasthe Word,andthe WordwaswithGod,andthe WordwasGod.2The samewasinthe beginningwithGod.3All thingswere madebyhim;andwithouthimwasnotany thingmadethatwas made.4Inhimwaslife;andthe lifewasthe lightof men.5Andthe lightshinethindarkness;andthe darknesscomprehendeditnot.
The Witness of John
(Malachi 3:1-5)
6There wasa mansentfromGod,whosename[was] John.7The samecamefora witness,tobear witnessofthe Light,thatall[men] throughhimmight believe.8He wasnotthatLight,but[was sent] tobear witnessofthat Light.
9[That] wasthe TRUELight,whichlightethevery manthat comethintothe world.10He wasinthe world,andthe worldwas madebyhim,andthe worldknewhimnot.11He cameuntohis own,andhis ownreceivedhimnot.12Butas many asreceivedhim,to themgave hepowerto becomethe sonsof God,[even] to them that believeonhisname:13Whichwere born,notofblood,norofthe willof the flesh,norofthe willof man,butofGod.
The Word Made His Dwelling among Us
(Psalm 84:1-12)
14Andthe Wordwas madeflesh,anddweltamongus,(andwe beheldhisglory,the gloryasof the only begottenofthe Father,) fullof graceandtruth.15Johnbare witnessofhim,andcried,saying,Thiswas heof whomI spake,He that comethaftermeis preferredbeforeme:forhe wasbeforeme.16Andofhisfulnesshaveallwereceived,andgraceforgrace.17Forthe lawwas givenbyMoses,[but] graceandtruthcamebyJesusChrist.18No manhath seenGodat any time;the only begottenSon,whichisinthe bosomof the Father,hehath declared[him].
The Mission of John the Baptist
(Isaiah 40:1-5;Matthew 3:1-12;Mark 1:1-8;Luke 3:1-20)
19Andthisisthe recordof John,whenthe JewssentpriestsandLevitesfromJerusalemtoaskhim,Whoartthou?20Andhe confessed,anddeniednot;butconfessed,Iamnotthe Christ.21Andthey askedhim,Whatthen?ArtthouElias?Andhe saith,I amnot.Artthouthat prophet?Andhe answered,No.22Thensaid theyunto him,Whoart thou?thatwe may givean answerto them that sentus.Whatsayest thouofthyself?23He said,I[am] the voiceof one cryinginthe wilderness,Make straightthe wayof the Lord,assaidthe prophetEsaias.
24Andthey whichwere sentwereofthe Pharisees.25Andthey askedhim,andsaidunto him,Whybaptizest thouthen,ifthoubenotthat Christ,norElias,neitherthat prophet?26Johnansweredthem,saying,Ibaptizewithwater:butthere standeth oneamongyou,whomyeknownot;27Heit is,whocomingaftermeis preferredbeforeme,whoseshoe'slatchetIamnotworthytounloose.28These thingswere doneinBethabarabeyondJordan,whereJohnwasbaptizing.
Behold, the Lamb of God
(Matthew 3:13-17;Mark 1:9-11;Luke 3:21-22)
29The next dayJohnseethJesuscominguntohim,andsaith,Beholdthe Lambof God,whichtaketh awaythe sinof the world.30Thisis heofwhomIsaid,Aftermecometha manwhichis preferredbeforeme:forhe wasbeforeme.31And Iknewhimnot:butthathe should be made manifestto Israel,thereforeamIcomebaptizingwithwater.32AndJohnbare record,saying,I sawthe Spiritdescendingfromheavenlikea dove,andit abodeuponhim.33And Iknewhimnot:buthe that sentmeto baptizewithwater,the samesaidunto me,Uponwhomthou shalt seethe Spiritdescending,andremainingonhim,the sameishe which baptizethwiththe HolyGhost.34And Isaw,andbare recordthatthisisthe Sonof God.
Jesus Calls His First Disciples
(Matthew 4:18-22;Matthew 13:47-52;Mark 1:16-20;Luke 5:1-11)
35Againthe next day afterJohnstood,andtwoofhisdisciples;36Andlooking uponJesusas he walked,he saith,Beholdthe Lambof God!37Andthe twodisciplesheardhimspeak,andthey followedJesus.38ThenJesusturned,andsawthemfollowing,and saithunto them,Whatseek ye?They saidunto him,Rabbi,(whichis to say,being interpreted,Master,) wheredwellest thou?39He saithunto them,Comeandsee.They cameandsawwherehe dwelt,andabodewithhimthatday:forit wasaboutthe tenthhour.40Oneofthe twowhichheardJohn[speak], andfollowedhim,wasAndrew,SimonPeter'sbrother.41Hefirstfindethhis ownbrotherSimon,andsaithunto him,We have foundthe Messias,whichis,being interpreted,the Christ.42Andhe broughthimtoJesus.Andwhen Jesusbeheldhim,he said,ThouartSimonthe sonof Jona:thoushalt be calledCephas,whichis by interpretation,A stone.
Jesus Calls Philip and Nathanael
43The day followingJesuswouldgo forthintoGalilee,andfindethPhilip,andsaithunto him,Followme.44NowPhilipwasofBethsaida,the cityofAndrewandPeter.45PhilipfindethNathanael,andsaithunto him,We have foundhim, of whomMosesinthe law,andthe prophets,did write,JesusofNazareth,the sonof Joseph.46AndNathanaelsaidunto him,Canthere anygood thingcomeout ofNazareth?Philipsaithunto him,Comeandsee.47JesussawNathanaelcomingtohim,andsaithofhim,Beholdan Israeliteindeed,inwhomisnoguile!48Nathanaelsaithunto him,Whenceknowest thoume?Jesusansweredandsaidunto him,Beforethat Philipcalledthee,when thou wastunderthe fig tree,I sawthee.49Nathanaelansweredandsaithunto him,Rabbi,thouartthe Sonof God;thouartthe Kingof Israel.50Jesusansweredandsaidunto him,BecauseI saidunto thee,I sawtheeunderthe fig tree,believest thou?thou shalt seegreater thingsthan these.51Andhe saithunto him,Verily,verily,I sayunto you,Hereafterye shall seeheavenopen,andthe angelsof Godascendinganddescendinguponthe Sonof man.