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John 1:1
The Good News According to John.
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John 1:2
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
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John 1:3
The same was in the beginning with God.
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John 1:4
All things were made through him. Without him, nothing was made that has been made.
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John 1:5
In him was life, and the life was the light of men.
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John 1:6
The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness hasn’t overcome it.
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John 1:7
There came a man sent from God, whose name was John.
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John 1:8
The same came as a witness, that he might testify about the light, that all might believe through him.
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John 1:9
He was not the light, but was sent that he might testify about the light.
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John 1:10
The true light that enlightens everyone was coming into the world.
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John 1:11
He was in the world, and the world was made through him, and the world didn’t recognize him.
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John 1:12
He came to his own, and those who were his own didn’t receive him.
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John 1:13
But as many as received him, to them he gave the right to become God’s children, to those who believe in his name:
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John 1:14
who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
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John 1:15
The Word became flesh and lived among us. We saw his glory, such glory as of the only born Son of the Father, full of grace and truth.
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John 1:16
John testified about him. He cried out, saying, “This was he of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me has surpassed me, for he was before me.’”
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John 1:17
From his fullness we all received grace upon grace.
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John 1:18
For the law was given through Moses. Grace and truth were realized through Jesus Christ.
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John 1:19
No one has seen God at any time. The only born Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, has declared him.
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John 1:20
This is John’s testimony, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?”
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John 1:21
He declared, and didn’t deny, but he declared, “I am not the Christ.”
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John 1:22
They asked him, “What then? Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the prophet?” He answered, “No.”
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John 1:23
They said therefore to him, “Who are you? Give us an answer to take back to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”
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John 1:24
He said, “I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way of the Lord,’ as Isaiah the prophet said.”
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John 1:25
The ones who had been sent were from the Pharisees.
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John 1:26
They asked him, “Why then do you baptize if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the prophet?”
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John 1:27
John answered them, “I baptize in water, but among you stands one whom you don’t know.
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John 1:28
He is the one who comes after me, who is preferred before me, whose sandal strap I’m not worthy to loosen.”
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John 1:29
These things were done in Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
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John 1:30
The next day, he saw Jesus coming to him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
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John 1:31
This is he of whom I said, ‘After me comes a man who is preferred before me, for he was before me.’
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John 1:32
I didn’t know him, but for this reason I came baptizing in water, that he would be revealed to Israel.”
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John 1:33
John testified, saying, “I have seen the Spirit descending like a dove out of heaven, and it remained on him.
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John 1:34
I didn’t recognize him, but he who sent me to baptize in water said to me, ‘On whomever you will see the Spirit descending and remaining on him is he ...
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John 1:35
I have seen and have testified that this is the Son of God.”
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John 1:36
Again, the next day, John was standing with two of his disciples,
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John 1:37
and he looked at Jesus as he walked, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God!”
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John 1:38
The two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.
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John 1:39
Jesus turned and saw them following, and said to them, “What are you looking for?” They said to him, “Rabbi” (which is to say, being interpreted, Teac...
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John 1:40
He said to them, “Come and see.” They came and saw where he was staying, and they stayed with him that day. It was about the tenth hour.
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John 1:41
One of the two who heard John and followed him was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother.
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John 1:42
He first found his own brother, Simon, and said to him, “We have found the Messiah!” (which is, being interpreted, Christ).
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John 1:43
He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, “You are Simon the son of Jonah. You shall be called Cephas” (which is by interpretation, Peter...
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John 1:44
On the next day, he was determined to go out into Galilee, and he found Philip. Jesus said to him, “Follow me.”
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John 1:45
Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.
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John 1:46
Philip found Nathanael, and said to him, “We have found him of whom Moses in the law and also the prophets, wrote: Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Josep...
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John 1:47
Nathanael said to him, “Can any good thing come out of Nazareth?” Philip said to him, “Come and see.”
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John 1:48
Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and said about him, “Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no deceit!”
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John 1:49
Nathanael said to him, “How do you know me?” Jesus answered him, “Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.”
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John 1:50
Nathanael answered him, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are King of Israel!”
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John 1:51
Jesus answered him, “Because I told you, ‘I saw you underneath the fig tree,’ do you believe? You will see greater things than these!”
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John 1:52
He said to him, “Most certainly, I tell you all, hereafter you will see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Ma...