In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
Translation comparison
John 1
51 aligned verses; 50 with wording or punctuation differences .
Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
WEB
World English Bible
He
was with
God
in the beginning.
The
same
was in the beginning with
God
.
Through
Him
all things were made ,
and
without Him nothing
was made that has been made.
All things were made through
him.
Without him was not
anything
made that has been made.
In Him was life, and that
life was the light of men.
In him was life, and the
life was the light of men.
The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has
not
overcome it.
The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness hasn't
overcome it.
There came a man who
was
sent from God .
His
name was John.
There came a man ,
sent from God ,
whose
name was John.
He
came as a witness to
testify about the Light, so
that through
him
everyone
might believe.
The
same
came as a witness ,
that
he
might
testify about the light, that all
might believe through
him
.
He himself
was not the Light, but he came
to
testify about the Light.
He was not the light, but was
sent
that
he might
testify about the light.
The true Light who
gives
light
to
every
man
was coming into the world.
The true light that
enlightens
everyone
was coming into the world.
He was in the world, and though
the world was made through Him, the world did
not
recognize Him.
He was in the world, and the world was made through him, and
the world didn't
recognize him.
He came to His own, and His own did
not
receive Him.
He came to his own, and those
who
were
his own didn't
receive him.
But to
all
who
did
receive
Him, to those
who
believed
in
His
name,
He gave the right to become children of
God—
But as
many
as
received
him, to them
he gave the right to become God's
children ,
to
those
who
believe
in
his
name:
children
born not of blood, nor of the desire
or
will of man, but born
of God.
who
were
born not of blood, nor of the will of the
flesh,
nor
of
the
will
of
man, but of God.
The Word became flesh and made
His
dwelling
among us. We have
seen
His glory, the
glory of the one and only Son from
the Father, full of grace and truth.
The Word became flesh ,
and lived
among us. We saw
his glory, such
glory as
of the one and only Son of
the Father, full of grace and truth.
John testified concerning
Him. He cried out, saying, “
This is
He of whom I said, ‘
He who comes after me has surpassed me because
He was before me. ’”
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. '"
From His fullness we have
all received grace upon grace.
From his fullness we all received grace upon grace.
For the law was given through Moses ;
grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
For the law was given through Moses .
Grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
No one has ever
seen God ,
but
the one and only Son, who is Himself
God
and
is
at
the Father’s
side
, has made
Him known
.
No one has seen God at
any
time.
The one and only Son, who is in
the bosom
of
the
Father
, he
has declared
him.
And
this was
John’s
testimony when the Jews of
Jerusalem
sent priests and Levites to ask him, “
Who are you? ”
This is
John's
testimony ,
when the Jews sent priests and Levites from
Jerusalem
to ask him, "
Who are you? "
He did
not
refuse
to
confess
, but openly
declared
, “
I am not the Christ. ”
He confessed
, and
didn't
deny,
but he
confessed
, "
I am not the Christ. "
“
Then who
are
you
? ”
they
inquired.
“
Are you Elijah? ”
He said, “
I am not. ”
“
Are you the Prophet? ”
He answered, “
No. ”
They
asked
him,
"What
then? Are you Elijah? "
He said, "
I am not. "
"
Are you the Prophet? "
He answered, "
No. "
So
they said to him, “
Who are you? We
need
an answer for
those who sent us. What do you say about yourself? ”
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? "
John
replied
in
the
words
of
Isaiah
the
prophet:
“
I am a
voice of one calling
in the wilderness, ‘
Make straight the way for
the Lord. ’”
He
said,
"
I am the
voice of one crying
in the wilderness, '
Make straight the way of
the Lord ,'
as
Isaiah
the
prophet
said
. "
Then
the Pharisees
who had been sent
The ones
who had been sent were
from
the
Pharisees.
asked him, “
Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet? ”
They
asked him, "
Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet? "
“
I baptize with
water, ”
John
replied,
“
but among you stands One you do
not
know.
John
answered
them,
"
I baptize in
water, but among you stands one whom
you don't
know.
He is the One who comes after me, the
straps
of
whose sandals
I
am
not worthy to untie
. ”
He is the one who comes after me, who
is
preferred
before
me,
whose sandal
strap
I'm
not worthy to loosen
. "
All
this
happened
at
Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
These
things
were
done
in
Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
The next day John
saw Jesus coming toward
him and said, “Look
, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
The next day ,
he
saw Jesus coming to
him ,
and said, "Behold
, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
This is He of whom I said, ‘
A man who comes
after
me
has
surpassed
me because
He was before me. ’
This is he of whom I said, 'After
me
comes
a man who is
preferred
before
me ,
for
he was before me. '
I myself
did
not
know Him, but the
reason I came baptizing with
water was
that He might
be revealed to Israel. ”
I didn't
know him, but for
this
reason I came baptizing in
water :
that he would
be revealed to Israel. "
Then
John testified, “
I saw
the Spirit descending from
heaven
like a dove and resting
on Him.
John testified, saying,
"
I have
seen
the Spirit descending like a dove out
of
heaven,
and it
remained
on him.
I myself
did
not
know
Him, but the
One
who sent me to baptize with
water told
me, ‘The
man
on whom
you see the Spirit descend
and rest
is He who will
baptize
with
the Holy Spirit. ’
I didn't
recognize
him, but he
who sent me to baptize in
water ,
he
said
to
me, '
On whomever
you will
see the Spirit descending,
and remaining
on
him,
the
same
is he who baptizes
in
the Holy Spirit. '
I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God. ”
I have seen ,
and have
testified that this is the Son of God. "
The next day John was there
again
with two of his disciples .
Again,
the next day ,
John was standing
with two of his disciples ,
When
he saw
Jesus walking
by,
he said, “Look
, the Lamb of God! ”
and
he looked
at
Jesus as
he walked,
and
said, "Behold
, the Lamb of God! "
And
when
the two disciples heard him say
this
, they followed Jesus.
The two disciples heard him speak
, and
they followed Jesus.
Jesus turned and saw them following .
“
What do
you want
? ”
He
asked.
They said to Him, “
Rabbi ”
(which means
Teacher), “
where are You staying? ”
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,
Teacher), "
where are you staying? "
“
Come and see ,”
He
replied
. So
they went
and saw where He was staying, and spent
that
day
with Him. It was about the tenth hour.
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.
Andrew,
Simon
Peter’s
brother,
was
one of the two who heard John’s
testimony
and followed Jesus
.
One of the two who heard John,
and followed him,
was
Andrew,
Simon
Peter's
brother
.
He first found his brother Simon and told
him, “
We have found the Messiah ”
(which is translated
as
Christ).
He first found his own
brother ,
Simon ,
and said
to
him, "
We have found the Messiah !"
(which is ,
being
interpreted,
Christ).
Andrew
brought him to Jesus ,
who
looked at him and said, “
You are Simon son of John
. You will
be called Cephas ”
(which is translated
as
Peter).
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).
The next day Jesus
decided
to set
out for
Galilee .
Finding
Philip
, He told
him, “
Follow Me. ”
On
the next day ,
he
was
determined
to go
out into
Galilee, and
he found
Philip.
Jesus
said
to
him, "
Follow me. "
Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the same
town
as
Andrew and Peter.
Now Philip was from Bethsaida, of
the city
of
Andrew and Peter.
Philip found Nathanael and told
him, “
We have found the
One
Moses wrote
about
in the Law, the
One
the prophets foretold—
Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph. ”
Philip found Nathanael ,
and said
to
him, "
We have found him,
of
whom
Moses in the law, and
the prophets ,
wrote:
Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph. "
“
Can anything
good come from
Nazareth? ”
Nathanael
asked.
“
Come and see ,”
said
Philip
.
Nathanael
said
to
him,
"
Can any
good thing
come out
of
Nazareth? "
Philip
said
to
him,
"
Come and see. "
When
Jesus saw Nathanael approaching
, He
said of
him, “Here
is
a
true
Israelite, in whom there
is no deceit .”
Jesus saw Nathanael coming
to
him
, and
said about
him, "Behold,
an
Israelite indeed
, in whom is no deceit !"
“
How do You know me? ”
Nathanael
asked.
Jesus replied
, “
Before Philip called you, I
saw
you under the fig tree. ”
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
. "
“Rabbi,”
Nathanael answered, “
You are the Son of God! You are the
King of Israel! ”
Nathanael answered him
, "Rabbi,
you are the Son of God! You are King of Israel! "
Jesus said
to
him, “Do
you
believe
just
because I told you I saw you under
the fig tree? You will see greater things than these .”
Jesus answered
him, "
Because I told you ,
'
I saw you underneath
the fig tree ,'
do
you
believe
? You will see greater things than these !"
Then
He declared,
“Truly
, truly
, I tell you, you will all
see heaven open
and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man. ”
He said
to
him
, "Most
assuredly
, I tell you, hereafter
you will see heaven opened,
and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man. "
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