1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was like God God-like. 2The same was in the beginning with God. 3All things were made through him and without him not one thing was made. 4He lived and his life gives light to all people. 5His light shines through darkness and it cannot be extinguished. 6God sent a man named John. (Malachi 3:1) 7He came to tell witnesstestify about the light and help people have faith. 8Not being the light he came to give a witness of it. 9The true light, which gives light to every man, came into the world. (Isaiah 49:6) 10The world was made through him. He was in the world and the world did not recognize him. 11He came to his own. They did not receive him! 12He gave the right to become children of God to all who received him. Even to those who believe in his name. 13They were born from God. It was not from blood, or the will of the flesh, or the will of man. 14The Word Jesus became flesh a human being and lived with us. We saw the glory of the only begotten son from the Father. He was full of loving-kindness and truth. 15John spoke about him and declared: He is the one I said would come after me. He is greater than I am because he lived before me.« 16Out of the fullness of his undeserved kindness he gives us one blessing after another. 17The law came through Moses. Loving-kindness and truth came through Jesus Christ. 18No man has ever seen God. The only begotten God-like one who is closest to the Father in the bosom of the Father tells us about him. (Psalm 8:5) 19John gave his witness even as Jewish authorities sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem. They asked him: »Who are you?« 20He said: »I am not the Christ.« 21They asked him: »Are you Elijah?« He said: »I am not.« »Are you the prophet?« He answered: »No.« 22They said to him: »Who are you? We need to know so we can tell the ones who sent us.« 23He said: »I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness. Isaiah the prophet said: ‘Make straight the way of Jehovah.’« (Isaiah 40:3) 24They were sent from the Pharisees. 25They said to him: »Why do you baptize if you are not the Christ, not Elijah, and not the prophet?« 26John answered: »I baptize in water. There is one in your midst whom you do not know. 27»I am not worthy to fasten his shoes.« 28These things were done in Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing. 29The next day he saw Jesus coming to him. He boldly declared: »Behold! The Lamb of God that takes away the sin of the world!« 30»This is he whom I said would come after me. He is greater than I am because he came before me. 31»I did not know him. I came baptizing in water so that everyone in Israel will come to know him.« 32John said: »I saw the spirit descending as a dove out of heaven upon him. 33»I did not know he was the one. God sent me to baptize in water and said: ‘You will see one upon whom the spirit descends. The same is he who baptizes in Holy Spirit.’ 34»I have seen, and have borne witness that this is the Son of God.« 35The next day John was standing with two of his disciples. 36He looked at Jesus as he walked, and said: »Behold, the Lamb of God!« 37The two disciples heard him speak and they followed Jesus. 38Jesus turned and saw them following. He asked them, »What are you after? They asked him: »Teacher, where are you staying?« 39He said« »Come and see.« So they came to where he was staying. They stayed with him that day. It was about the tenth hour. 40One of the two, who heard John speak and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother. 41He found his brother Simon first. He said to him: »We have found the Messiah Christ.« 42He took him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him, and said: »You are Simon the son of John: you will be called Cephas meaning: Peter.« 43The next day he was reminded to go into Galilee. There he found Philip. Jesus said to him, »Follow me.« 44Philip was from Bethsaida, of the city of Andrew and Peter. 45Philip found Nathanael, and said to him: »We have found the person Moses and the prophets wrote about in the Law and God’s word. It is Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.« 46And Nathanael said to him: »Could any good thing come out of Nazareth?« Philip said: »Come and see.« 47Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him. He said: »Look an Israelite indeed. There is no deceit in him!« 48Nathanael asked: »How do you know me?« Jesus answered: »I saw you under the fig tree before Philip called you.« 49Nathanael answered: »Rabbi you are the Son of God. You are King of Israel.« 50Jesus responded: »I told you I saw you under the fig tree. Is this why you believe? You will see greater things than these.« 51Jesus continued: »You will see the heavens opened and you will see the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.«