nsb - John:1

nsb@John:1:1 @ In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was like God.

nsb@John:1:2 @ The same was in the beginning with God.

nsb@John:1:3 @ All things were made through him and without him not one thing was made.

nsb@John:1:4 @ He lived and his life gives light to all people.

nsb@John:1:5 @ His light shines through darkness and it cannot be extinguished.

nsb@John:1:6 @ God sent a man named John. (Malachi strkjv@3:1)

nsb@John:1:7 @ He came to tell about the light and help people have faith.

nsb@John:1:8 @ Not being the light he came to give a witness of it.

nsb@John:1:9 @ The true light, which gives light to every man, came into the world. (Isaiah strkjv@49:6)

nsb@John:1:10 @ The world was made through him. He was in the world and the world did not recognize him.

nsb@John:1:11 @ He came to his own. They did not receive him!

nsb@John:1:12 @ He gave the right to become children of God to all who received him. Even to those who believe in his name.

nsb@John:1:13 @ They were born from God. It was not from blood, or the will of the flesh, or the will of man.

nsb@John:1:14 @ The Word became flesh and lived with us. We saw the glory of the only begotten son from the Father. He was full of loving-kindness and truth.

nsb@John:1:15 @ John 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.«

nsb@John:1:16 @ Out of the fullness of his undeserved kindness he gives us one blessing after another.

nsb@John:1:17 @ The law came through Moses. Loving-kindness and truth came through Jesus Christ.

nsb@John:1:18 @ No man has ever seen God. The only begotten God-like one who is closest to the Father tells us about him. (Psalm strkjv@8:5)

nsb@John:1:19 @ John gave his witness even as Jewish authorities sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem. They asked him: »Who are you?«

nsb@John:1:20 @ He said: »I am not the Christ.«

nsb@John:1:21 @ They asked him: »Are you Elijah?« He said: »I am not.« »Are you the prophet?« He answered: »No.«

nsb@John:1:22 @ They said to him: »Who are you? We need to know so we can tell the ones who sent us.«

nsb@John:1:23 @ He said: »I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness. Isaiah the prophet said: Make straight the way of Jehovah.« (Isaiah strkjv@40:3)

nsb@John:1:24 @ They were sent from the Pharisees.

nsb@John:1:25 @ They said to him: »Why do you baptize if you are not the Christ, not Elijah, and not the prophet?«

nsb@John:1:26 @ John answered: »I baptize in water. There is one in your midst whom you do not know.

nsb@John:1:27 @ »I am not worthy to fasten his shoes.«

nsb@John:1:28 @ These things were done in Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.

nsb@John:1:29 @ The next day he saw Jesus coming to him. He boldly declared: »Behold! The Lamb of God that takes away the sin of the world!«

nsb@John:1:30 @ »This is he whom I said would come after me. He is greater than I am because he came before me.

nsb@John:1:31 @ »I did not know him. I came baptizing in water so that everyone in Israel will come to know him.«

nsb@John:1:32 @ John said: »I saw the spirit descending as a dove out of heaven upon him.

nsb@John:1:33 @ »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.

nsb@John:1:34 @ »I have seen, and have borne witness that this is the Son of God.«

nsb@John:1:35 @ The next day John was standing with two of his disciples.

nsb@John:1:36 @ He looked at Jesus as he walked, and said: »Behold, the Lamb of God!«

nsb@John:1:37 @ The two disciples heard him speak and they followed Jesus.

nsb@John:1:38 @ Jesus turned and saw them following. He asked them, »What are you after? They asked him: »Teacher, where are you staying?«

nsb@John:1:39 @ He said« »Come and see.« So they came to where he was staying. They stayed with him that day. It was about the tenth hour.

nsb@John:1:40 @ One of the two, who heard John speak and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peters brother.

nsb@John:1:41 @ He found his brother Simon first. He said to him: »We have found the Messiah.«

nsb@John:1:42 @ He took him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him, and said: »You are Simon the son of John: you will be called Cephas.«

nsb@John:1:43 @ The next day he was reminded to go into Galilee. There he found Philip. Jesus said to him, »Follow me.«

nsb@John:1:44 @ Philip was from Bethsaida, of the city of Andrew and Peter.

nsb@John:1:45 @ Philip found Nathanael, and said to him: »We have found the person Moses and the prophets wrote about in the Law and Gods word. It is Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.«

nsb@John:1:46 @ And Nathanael said to him: »Could any good thing come out of Nazareth?« Philip said: »Come and see.«

nsb@John:1:47 @ Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him. He said: »Look an Israelite indeed. There is no deceit in him!«

nsb@John:1:48 @ Nathanael asked: »How do you know me?« Jesus answered: »I saw you under the fig tree before Philip called you.«

nsb@John:1:49 @ Nathanael answered: »Rabbi you are the Son of God. You are King of Israel.«

nsb@John:1:50 @ Jesus responded: »I told you I saw you under the fig tree. Is this why you believe? You will see greater things than these.«

nsb@John:1:51 @ Jesus continued: »You will see the heavens opened and you will see the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.«