John 1:9-29 in English

⁹ There was the true light, even the light which lighteth every man, coming into the world.

¹⁰ He was in the world, and the world was made through him, and the world knew him not.

¹¹ He came unto his own, and they that were his own received him not.

¹² But as many as received him, to them gave he the right to become children of God, even to them that believe on his name:

¹³ who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

¹⁴ And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us (and we beheld his glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father), full of grace and truth.

¹⁵ John beareth witness of him, and crieth, saying, This was he of whom I said, He that cometh after me is become before me: for he was before me.

¹⁶ For of his fulness we all received, and grace for grace.

¹⁷ For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

¹⁸ No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.

¹⁹ And this is the witness of John, when the Jews sent unto him from Jerusalem priests and Levites to ask him, Who art thou?

²⁰ And he confessed, and denied not; and he confessed, I am not the Christ.

²¹ And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elijah? And he saith, I am not. Art thou the prophet? And he answered, No.

²² They said therefore unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?

²³ He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said Isaiah the prophet.

²⁴ And they had been sent from the Pharisees.

²⁵ And they asked him, and said unto him, Why then baptizest thou, if thou art not the Christ, neither Elijah, neither the prophet?

²⁶ John answered them, saying, I baptize in water: in the midst of you standeth one whom ye know not,

²⁷ even he that cometh after me, the latchet of whose shoe I am not worthy to unloose.

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

²⁹ On the morrow he seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold, the Lamb of God, that taketh away the sin of the world!

⁹ The true light that enlightens everyone was coming into the world.

¹⁰ The Word was in the world, and though the world was made through Him, the world didn’t recognize Him.

¹¹ He came to His own, and those who were His own didn’t receive Him.

¹² But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become God’s children, to those who believe in His name:

¹³ who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

¹⁴ The Word became flesh and lived among us, and we saw His glory, the glory as of the only Son of the Father, full of grace and truth.

¹⁵ John testified about Him. He cried out, saying, “This was He who I told you about when I said, ‘He who comes after me has surpassed me because He was before me.’”

¹⁶ From His fullness we have all received grace upon grace.

¹⁷ The Law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

¹⁸ No one has ever seen God, but God’s only born Son, who is near to the heart of His Father, has made Him known.

¹⁹ Now this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?”

²⁰ He confessed, and didn’t deny, but confessed, “I’m not the Christ.”

²¹ They asked him, “Then who are you? Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” He answered, “No.”

²² Then they asked him, “Who are you? Give us an answer to take back to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”

²³ John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet, “I am the voice of one calling in the desert, ‘Make straight the way for the Lord.’”

²⁴ Now those who were sent were Pharisees.

²⁵ They asked him, saying, “Why then do you baptize if you aren’t the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”

²⁶ John answered them, saying, “I baptize with water, but One stands among you that you don’t know.

²⁷ It is He who, coming after me, is preferred before me, whose sandal strap I’m not worthy to untie.”

²⁸ This all happened at Bethany on the other side of the Jordan, where John was baptizing.

²⁹ The next day, John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Look! God’s Lamb who takes away the sin of the world!

⁹ That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.

¹⁰ He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.

¹¹ He came unto his own, and his own received him not.

¹² But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:

¹³ Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

¹⁴ And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

¹⁵ John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was before me.

¹⁶ And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace.

¹⁷ For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.

¹⁸ No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.

¹⁹ And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou?

²⁰ And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ.

²¹ And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No.

²² Then said they unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?

²³ He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias.

²⁴ And they which were sent were of the Pharisees.

²⁵ And they asked him, and said unto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that prophet?

²⁶ John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not;

²⁷ He it is, who coming after me is preferred before me, whose shoe’s latchet I am not worthy to unloose.

²⁸ These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing.

²⁹ The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.

⁹ There was the true light, even the light which lighteth every man, coming into the world.

¹⁰ He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.

¹¹ He came unto his own, and they that were his own received him not.

¹² But as many as received him, to them gave he the right to become children of God, even to them that believe on his name:

¹³ which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

¹⁴ And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us (and we beheld his glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father), full of grace and truth.

¹⁵ John beareth witness of him, and crieth, saying, This was he of whom I said, He that cometh after me is become before me: for he was before me.

¹⁶ For of his fulness we all received, and grace for grace.

¹⁷ For the law was given by Moses; grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.

¹⁸ No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.

¹⁹ And this is the witness of John, when the Jews sent unto him from Jerusalem priests and Levites to ask him, Who art thou?

²⁰ And he confessed, and denied not; and he confessed, I am not the Christ.

²¹ And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elijah? And he saith, I am not. Art thou the prophet? And he answered, No.

²² They said therefore unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?

²³ He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said Isaiah the prophet.

²⁴ And they had been sent from the Pharisees.

²⁵ And they asked him, and said unto him, Why then baptizest thou, if thou art not the Christ, neither Elijah, neither the prophet?

²⁶ John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: in the midst of you standeth one whom ye know not,

²⁷ even he that cometh after me, the latchet of whose shoe I am not worthy to unloose.

²⁸ These things were done in Bethany beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing.

²⁹ On the morrow he seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold, the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world!

⁹ While John was doing that, the one who was truly like a light was about to show himself to the world. He was the one who enables all people to know about God, as a light MET enables people to know what is in the darkness.

¹⁰ Although the one who was like a light was here on the earth, and although he was the one whom God caused to create everything, most people MTY, HYP did not realize who he was. (OR, although he was the one whom God caused to create everything, most people did not accept him.)

¹¹ Although he came to the land that belonged to him because he created it, most of his own people, the Jews, rejected him (OR, did not accept him).

¹² But those of us who welcomed him, God authorized that we would have a relationship with him MET like children have a relationship with their father. We were people who believed that what he said about himself MTY was true.

¹³ We became like God's children, not because our ancestors belonged to God, or because of someone's sexual desires, nor because some man desired to have children like himself. Instead, we were caused by God {God caused us} to become like his children.

¹⁴ The one who expresses MET ◄ God's character/what God is like► became a human being, and he lived among us for a while. As a result, we saw how wonderful he is. He came from God his father, and there was no other person as wonderful as he. He was wonderful because he always acted ◄kindly toward us/in ways we did not deserve►, and he always spoke truthfully to us about God.

¹⁵ One day when John was telling people about him, he saw Jesus. Then he shouted to them, “I told you previously that someone will come later who is more important than I am, since he existed long before me. This is the man I was talking about!”

¹⁶ We have all benefited very much from what he has done. Again and again, he has acted in kind way toward us in ways we did not deserve.

¹⁷ Moses proclaimed God's laws to our ancestors. But what Jesus Christ did for us was much better. He acted in kindness toward us in ways we did not deserve and told us the truth about God.

¹⁸ No one has ever seen God. But God's only Son, Jesus, who has always had a very close relationship with God, has told us about God.

¹⁹ The Jewish leaders SYN in Jerusalem city sent some Jewish priests and ◄Levites/men who worked in the temple► to where John was, to ask him some questions. They said to him, “What do you claim about yourself?”

²⁰ So John told them the truth, and he told them clearly DOU. He said, “ I am not ◄the Messiah/God's chosen king►!”

²¹ Then they asked him, “Then what do you say about yourself? Are you the prophet Elijah that was prophesied to return {◄ someone/another prophet► prophesied would return} before the Messiah?” He replied, “No, I am not.” Then they asked him, “Are you the prophet like Moses that ◄ we are waiting for/God promised to send►?” He replied, “No.”

²² So they asked him, “Then who do you claim to be? Tell us so that we can go back and report to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”

²³ John replied, “ I am the one the prophet Isaiah said would proclaim this new message loudly to the people who would pass by in this desolate area: ‘Prepare yourselves to receive the Lord when he comes MET, just like people prepare a road for an important official.

²⁴ Some of those people who were questioning John were ones who had been sent by the Pharisee religious group {whom the Pharisee religious group had sent}.

²⁵ They asked John, “Since you say you are not the Messiah, nor the prophet Elijah, nor the prophet like Moses, what authority do you have? Furthermore, why are you baptizing Jews, treating them as though they were non-Jews who wanted to become Jews?”

²⁶ John replied, “I am just baptizing people with water to prepare them to welcome the Messiah. But right now someone is among you whom you people do not know.

²⁷ He will preach to you after I am gone. He is so important that I am not worthy to serve him as a slave MET by untying his sandals.”

²⁸ Those things happened at a place called Bethany, on the east side of the Jordan River, where John was baptizing people.

²⁹ The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him. He said to the people, “Look! Here is the man whom God has appointed to be a sacrifice MET, like the lambs that the people of Israel sacrificed! By sacrificing himself he will make it possible for everyone in the world to be no longer guilty for having sinned.

⁹ The true light that enlightens everyone was coming into the world.

¹⁰ He was in the world, and the world was made through him, and the world didn’t recognize him.

¹¹ He came to his own, and those who were his own didn’t receive him.

¹² But as many as received him, to them he gave the right to become God’s children, to those who believe in his name:

¹³ who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

¹⁴ 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.

¹⁵ 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.’”

¹⁶ From his fullness we all received grace upon grace.

¹⁷ For the law was given through Moses. Grace and truth were realized through Jesus Christ.

¹⁸ No one has seen God at any time. The only born Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, has declared him.

¹⁹ This is John’s testimony, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?”

²⁰ He declared, and didn’t deny, but he declared, “I am not the Christ.”

²¹ They asked him, “What then? Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the prophet?” He answered, “No.”

²² 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?”

²³ He said, “I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way of the Lord,’ as Isaiah the prophet said.”

²⁴ The ones who had been sent were from the Pharisees.

²⁵ They asked him, “Why then do you baptize if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the prophet?”

²⁶ John answered them, “I baptize in water, but among you stands one whom you don’t know.

²⁷ He is the one who comes after me, who is preferred before me, whose sandal strap I’m not worthy to loosen.”

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

²⁹ The next day, he saw Jesus coming to him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!

⁹ The true light that enlightens everyone was coming into the world.

¹⁰ He was in the world, and the world was made through him, and the world didn’t recognize him.

¹¹ He came to his own, and those who were his own didn’t receive him.

¹² But as many as received him, to them he gave the right to become God’s children, to those who believe in his name:

¹³ who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

¹⁴ 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.

¹⁵ 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.’”

¹⁶ From his fullness we all received grace upon grace.

¹⁷ For the law was given through Moses. Grace and truth were realized through Jesus Christ.

¹⁸ No one has seen God at any time. The only born Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, has declared him.

¹⁹ This is John’s testimony, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?”

²⁰ He declared, and didn’t deny, but he declared, “I am not the Christ.”

²¹ They asked him, “What then? Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the prophet?” He answered, “No.”

²² 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?”

²³ He said, “I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way of the Lord,’ as Isaiah the prophet said.”

²⁴ The ones who had been sent were from the Pharisees.

²⁵ They asked him, “Why then do you baptize if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the prophet?”

²⁶ John answered them, “I baptize in water, but among you stands one whom you don’t know.

²⁷ He is the one who comes after me, who is preferred before me, whose sandal strap I’m not worthy to loosen.”

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

²⁹ The next day, he saw Jesus coming to him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!

⁹ The true light that enlightens everyone was coming into the world.

¹⁰ He was in the world, and the world was made through him, and the world didn’t recognise him.

¹¹ He came to his own, and those who were his own didn’t receive him.

¹² But as many as received him, to them he gave the right to become God’s children, to those who believe in his name:

¹³ who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

¹⁴ The Word became flesh and lived amongst us. We saw his glory, such glory as of the only born Son of the Father, full of grace and truth.

¹⁵ 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.’”

¹⁶ From his fullness we all received grace upon grace.

¹⁷ For the law was given through Moses. Grace and truth were realised through Jesus Christ.

¹⁸ No one has seen God at any time. The only born Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, has declared him.

¹⁹ This is John’s testimony, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?”

²⁰ He declared, and didn’t deny, but he declared, “I am not the Christ.”

²¹ They asked him, “What then? Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the prophet?” He answered, “No.”

²² 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?”

²³ He said, “I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way of the Lord,’ as Isaiah the prophet said.”

²⁴ The ones who had been sent were from the Pharisees.

²⁵ They asked him, “Why then do you baptise if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the prophet?”

²⁶ John answered them, “I baptise in water, but amongst you stands one whom you don’t know.

²⁷ He is the one who comes after me, who is preferred before me, whose sandal strap I’m not worthy to loosen.”

²⁸ These things were done in Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptising.

²⁹ The next day, he saw Jesus coming to him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!

⁹ The true light, which gives light to every man, was then coming into the world.

¹⁰ He was in the world, the world which came into being through him, but the world had no knowledge of him.

¹¹ He came to the things which were his and his people did not take him to their hearts.

¹² To all those who did so take him, however, he gave the right of becoming children of God — that is, to those who had faith in his name:

¹³ Whose birth was from God and not from blood, or from an impulse of the flesh and man's desire.

¹⁴ And so the Word became flesh and took a place among us for a time; and we saw his glory — such glory as is given to an only son by his father — saw it to be true and full of grace.

¹⁵ John gave witness about him, crying, This is he of whom I said, He who is coming after me is put over me because he was in existence before me.

¹⁶ From his full measure we have all been given grace on grace.

¹⁷ For the law was given through Moses; grace and the true way of life are ours through Jesus Christ.

¹⁸ No man has seen God at any time; the only Son, who is on the breast of the Father, he has made clear what God is.

¹⁹ And this is the witness of John when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to him with the question, Who are you?

²⁰ He said quite openly and straightforwardly, I am not the Christ.

²¹ And they said to him, What then? Are you Elijah? And he said, I am not. Are you the prophet? And his answer was, I am not.

²² So they said to him, Who are you then? We have to give some answer to those who sent us. What have you to say about yourself?

²³ He said, I am the voice of one crying in the waste land, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said Isaiah the prophet.

²⁴ Those who had been sent came from the Pharisees.

²⁵ And they put this question to him, saying, Why then are you giving baptism if you are not the Christ, or Elijah, or the prophet?

²⁶ John's answer was: I give baptism with water; but there is one among you of whom you have no knowledge;

²⁷ It is he who is coming after me; I am not good enough to undo his shoes.

²⁸ These things took place at Bethany on the other side of the Jordan, where John was giving baptism.

²⁹ The day after, John sees Jesus coming to him and says, See, here is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!

⁹ The true light was that which, coming into the world, lightens every man.

¹⁰ He was in the world, and the world had its being through him, and the world knew him not.

¹¹ He came to his own, and his own received him not;

¹² but as many as received him, to them gave he the right to be children of God, to those that believe on his name;

¹³ who have been born, not of blood, nor of flesh's will, nor of man's will, but of God.

¹⁴ And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us (and we have contemplated his glory, a glory as of an only-begotten with a father), full of grace and truth;

¹⁵ (John bears witness of him, and he has cried, saying, This was he of whom I said, He that comes after me is preferred before me, for he was before me;)

¹⁶ for of his fulness we all have received, and grace upon grace.

¹⁷ For the law was given by Moses: grace and truth subsists through Jesus Christ.

¹⁸ No one has seen God at any time; the only-begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.

¹⁹ And this is the witness of John, when the Jews sent from Jerusalem priests and Levites that they might ask him, Thou, who art thou?

²⁰ And he acknowledged and denied not, and acknowledged, I am not the Christ.

²¹ And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he says, I am not. Art thou the prophet? And he answered, No.

²² They said therefore to him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to those who sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?

²³ He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the path of the Lord, as said Esaias the prophet.

²⁴ And they were sent from among the Pharisees.

²⁵ And they asked him and said to him, Why baptisest thou then, if thou art not the Christ, nor Elias, nor the prophet?

²⁶ John answered them saying, I baptise with water. In the midst of you stands, whom ye do not know,

²⁷ he who comes after me, the thong of whose sandal I am not worthy to unloose.

²⁸ These things took place in Bethany, across the Jordan, where John was baptising.

²⁹ On the morrow he sees Jesus coming to him, and says, Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world.

⁹ That was the true light, which enlighteneth every man that cometh into this world.

¹⁰ He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.

¹¹ He came unto his own, and his own received him not.

¹² But as many as received him, he gave them power to be made the sons of God, to them that believe in his name.

¹³ Who are born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

¹⁴ And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we saw his glory, the glory as it were of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

¹⁵ John beareth witness of him, and crieth out, saying: This was he of whom I spoke: He that shall come after me, is preferred before me: because he was before me.

¹⁶ And of his fulness we all have received, and grace for grace.

¹⁷ For the law was given by Moses; grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.

¹⁸ No man hath seen God at any time: the only begotten Son who is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.

¹⁹ And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent from Jerusalem priests and Levites to him, to ask him: Who art thou?

²⁰ And he confessed, and did not deny: and he confessed: I am not the Christ.

²¹ And they asked him: What then? Art thou Elias? And he said: I am not. Art thou the prophet? And he answered: No.

²² They said therefore unto him: Who art thou, that we may give an answer to them that sent us? What sayest thou of thyself?

²³ He said: I am the voice of one crying out in the wilderness, make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Isaias.

²⁴ And they that were sent, were of the Pharisees.

²⁵ And they asked him, and said to him: Why then dost thou baptize, if thou be not Christ, nor Elias, nor the prophet?

²⁶ John answered them, saying: I baptize with water; but there hath stood one in the midst of you, whom you know not.

²⁷ The same is he that shall come after me, who is preferred before me: the latchet of whose shoe I am not worthy to loose.

²⁸ These things were done in Bethania, beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.

²⁹ The next day, John saw Jesus coming to him, and he saith: Behold the Lamb of God, behold him who taketh away the sin of the world.

⁹ That was the true Light which lightens every man coming into the world.

¹⁰ He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him.

¹¹ He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him.

¹² But as many as received Him, to them He gave the authority to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name;

¹³ who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

¹⁴ And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.

¹⁵ John testified concerning Him and has cried out, saying, “This was He of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me ranks before me, because He was before me.’ ”

¹⁶ And out of His fullness we have all received, and grace upon grace.

¹⁷ For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

¹⁸ No one has seen God at any time. The only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, He has revealed Him.

¹⁹ And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem so that they might ask him, “Who are you?”

²⁰ He confessed, and did not deny, but confessed, “I am not the Messiah.”

²¹ And they asked him, “What then? Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” And he answered, “No.”

²² Then they said to him, “Who are you, that we may give an answer to those who sent us? What do you say about yourself?”

²³ He said: “I am ‘The voice of one crying in the wilderness: “Make straight the way of the Lord,” ’ as Isaiah the prophet said.”

²⁴ Now those who had been sent were from the Pharisees.

²⁵ And they asked him, saying, “Why then do you baptize if you are not the Messiah, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”

²⁶ John answered them, saying, “I baptize with water, but there stands One among you whom you do not know.

²⁷ He is the One who comes after me, who ranks before me, of whom I am not worthy that I should loose the strap of His sandal.”

²⁸ These things happened in Bethany, beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.

²⁹ The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!

⁹ the true Light which illumines everyone who comes into the world.

¹⁰ He was in the world, the world that came into being by Him, yet the world did not know Him.

¹¹ He came to His own things, yet His own people did not receive Him.

¹² But, as many as did receive Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe into His name:

¹³ who were begotten, not by blood, nor by the desire of the flesh, nor by the will of a man, but by God.

¹⁴ So the Word became flesh and lived among us, and we observed His glory, glory of an Only-begotten, from the Father, full of grace and truth.

¹⁵ John testified about Him and called out saying: “This is He of whom I said, ‘The One coming after me is now ahead of me, because He existed before I did.’ ”

¹⁶ Now we have all received from His fullness, yes, grace upon grace.

¹⁷ Because the Law was given through Moses; the Grace and the Truth came through Jesus Christ.

¹⁸ No one has ever seen God. The Only-begotten Son, who exists in the bosom of the Father, He has interpreted Him.

¹⁹ Now this is John's testimony, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?”

²⁰ He confessed, he did not deny but confessed, “I am not the Christ.”

²¹ So they asked him, “What then, are you Elijah?” And he says, “I am not.” “Are you ‘the Prophet’?” “No,” he answered.

²² So they said to him: “Who are you?—so that we may give an answer to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”

²³ He said, “I am ‘the voice of one calling out: “Make the Lord's road straight in the wilderness,” ’ just as the prophet Isaiah said.”

²⁴ Now those who had been sent were from the Pharisees.

²⁵ So they asked him saying, “Why then do you baptize if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor ‘the Prophet’?”

²⁶ John answered them saying: “I baptize with water, but among you stands One whom you do not know.

²⁷ He is the One coming after me who is now ahead of me, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to loose.”

²⁸ These things happened in Bithabara, across the Jordan, where John was baptizing.

²⁹ The next day John sees Jesus coming toward him and says: “Look! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!

⁹ The true light was coming into the world to give light to everyone.

¹⁰ He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world didn't know who he was.

¹¹ He came to his own people, but they didn't accept him.

¹² But to all those who accepted him and trusted in him, he gave the right to become God's children.

¹³ These are the children born not in the usual way, not as the result of human desire or a father's decision, but born of God.

¹⁴ The Word became human and lived among us, and we saw his glory, the glory of the Father's one and only Son, full of grace and truth.

¹⁵ John gave his testimony about him, shouting out to the people, “This is the one I was telling you about when I said, ‘The one who is coming after me is more important than me, for before I ever existed he already was.’”

¹⁶ We have all been recipients of his generous nature, one gracious gift after another.

¹⁷ The law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

¹⁸ While no one has ever seen God, God the one and only, who is close to the Father, has shown us what God is like.

¹⁹ This is what John publicly stated when the Jewish leaders sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?”

²⁰ John declared plainly and clearly without hesitation, “I am not the Messiah.”

²¹ “So then, who are you?” they asked. “Elijah?” “No, I'm not,” he answered. “Are you the Prophet?” “No,” he replied.

²² “Well, who are you, then?” they asked. “We have to give an answer to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”

²³ “I am a voice calling in the desert, ‘Make the Lord's way straight!’” he said, using the words of the prophet Isaiah.

²⁴ The priests and Levites sent by the Pharisees

²⁵ asked him, “Why then are you baptizing, if you're not the Messiah, or Elijah, or the Prophet?”

²⁶ John replied, “I baptize with water, but standing among you is someone you don't know.

²⁷ He is coming after me, but I am not even worthy to untie his sandals.”

²⁸ This all happened in Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.

²⁹ The next day John saw Jesus approaching him, and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!

⁹ This was that true light, which lighteth euery man that commeth into the world.

¹⁰ He was in the world, and the worlde was made by him: and the worlde knewe him not.

¹¹ He came vnto his owne, and his owne receiued him not.

¹² But as many as receiued him, to them he gaue prerogatiue to be the sonnes of God, euen to them that beleeue in his Name.

¹³ Which are borne not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of ye wil of man, but of God.

¹⁴ And that Word was made flesh, and dwelt among vs, (and we sawe the glorie thereof, as the glorie of the onely begotten Sonne of the Father) full of grace and trueth.

¹⁵ Iohn bare witnesse of him, and cryed, saying, This was he of whom I said, He that commeth after me, was before me: for he was better then I.

¹⁶ And of his fulnesse haue all we receiued, and grace for grace.

¹⁷ For the Lawe was giuen by Moses, but grace, and trueth came by Iesus Christ.

¹⁸ No man hath seene God at any time: that onely begotten Sonne, which is in the bosome of the Father, he hath declared him.

¹⁹ Then this is the record of Iohn, when the Iewes sent Priestes and Leuites from Hierusalem, to aske him, Who art thou?

²⁰ And he confessed and denied not, and said plainely, I am not that Christ.

²¹ And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he said, I am not. Art thou that Prophet? And he answered, No.

²² Then said they vnto him, Who art thou, that we may giue an answere to them that sent vs? What sayest thou of thy selfe?

²³ He said, I am the voyce of him that cryeth in the wildernesse, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the Prophet Esaias.

²⁴ Nowe they which were sent, were of the Pharises.

²⁵ And they asked him, and saide vnto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, neither Elias, nor that Prophet?

²⁶ Iohn answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there is one among you, whom ye knowe not.

²⁷ He it is that commeth after me, which was before me, whose shoe latchet I am not worthie to vnloose.

²⁸ These things were done in Bethabara beyond Iordan, where Iohn did baptize.

²⁹ The next day Iohn, seeth Iesus comming vnto him, and saith, Beholde that Lambe of God, which taketh away the sinne of the world.

⁹ That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.

¹⁰ He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.

¹¹ He came unto his own, and his own received him not.

¹² But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:

¹³ which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

¹⁴ And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

¹⁵ John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was before me.

¹⁶ And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace.

¹⁷ For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.

¹⁸ No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.

¹⁹ And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou?

²⁰ And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ.

²¹ And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No.

²² Then said they unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?

²³ He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias.

²⁴ And they which were sent were of the Pharisees.

²⁵ And they asked him, and said unto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that prophet?

²⁶ John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not;

²⁷ he it is, who coming after me is preferred before me, whose shoe’s latchet I am not worthy to unloose.

²⁸ These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing.

²⁹ The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.

⁹ The true light, which enlighteneth every man, was coming into the world.

¹⁰ He was in the world, and the world was made through him, and the world knew him not.

¹¹ He came to his own, and his own received him not.

¹² But as many as received him, to them he gave power to become children of God,—to those who believed in his name;

¹³ who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

¹⁴ And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, full of grace and truth; and we beheld his glory, a glory as of an only begotten of a father.

¹⁵ John beareth witness of him, and crieth, saying, This was he of whom I said, He that cometh after me hath gone before me; for he was before me.

¹⁶ For out of his fullness have we all received, and grace upon grace.

¹⁷ For the Law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

¹⁸ No one hath ever seen God; the only begotten God, who is in the bosom of the Father, he hath made him known.

¹⁹ And this is the witness of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem, to ask him, Who art thou?

²⁰ And he declared, and did not deny; and he declared, I am not the Christ.

²¹ And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elijah? And he said, I am not. Art thou the prophet? And he answered, No.

²² They said therefore to him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to those who sent us; what sayest thou of thyself?

²³ He said, I am “a voice of one crying aloud in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord,” as said Isaiah the prophet.

²⁴ And they were sent from the Pharisees;

²⁵ and they asked him and said to him, Why then dost thou baptize, if thou art not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the prophet?

²⁶ John answered them, saying, I baptize in water. There standeth one among you whom ye know not,

²⁷ he who cometh after me, the latchet of whose sandal I am not worthy to loose.

²⁸ These things took place in Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.

²⁹ The next day he seeth Jesus coming to him, and saith, Behold, the Lamb of God, who taketh away the sin of the world!

⁹ That was the true light which enlightens everyone coming into the world.

¹⁰ He was in the world; and through him the world came into being — yet the world did not know him.

¹¹ He came to his own — yet his own did not receive him.

¹² But to all who did receive him he gave power to become children of God — to those who believe in his name.

¹³ For not to natural conception, nor to human instincts, nor to human will did they owe the new life, but to God.

¹⁴ And the Word became human, and lived amongst us, (We saw his glory — the glory of the Only Son sent from the Father), full of love and truth.

¹⁵ (John bears witness to him; he cried aloud — for it was he who spoke — “He who is coming after me is now before me, for he was ever first”);

¹⁶ out of his fullness we have all received some gift, gift after gift of love;

¹⁷ for the Law was given through Moses, love and truth came through Jesus Christ.

¹⁸ No one has ever yet seen God; God the Only Son, who is ever with the Father — He has revealed him.

¹⁹ When the religious authorities in Jerusalem sent some Priests and Levites to ask John — “Who are you?”,

²⁰ he told them clearly and simply, “I am not the Christ.”

²¹ “What then?” they asked. “Are you Elijah?” “No,” he said, “I am not.” “Are you ‘the prophet’?” He answered, “No.”

²² “Who then are you?” they continued; “tell us so that we have an answer to give to those who have sent us. What do you say about yourself?”

²³ “I,” he answered, “am — ‘The voice of one crying aloud in the wilderness: make a straight road for the Lord’, as the prophet Isaiah said.”

²⁴ These men had been sent from the Pharisees;

²⁵ and their next question was, “Why then do you baptise, if you are not the Christ or Elijah or ‘the prophet’?”

²⁶ John's answer was — “I baptise with water, but amongst you stands one whom you do not know;

²⁷ he is coming after me, yet I am not worthy even to unfasten his sandal.”

²⁸ This happened at Bethany, across the Jordan, where John was baptising.

²⁹ The next day John saw Jesus coming towards him, and exclaimed, “Here is the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!

⁹ That was the true light which enlightens everyone coming into the world.

¹⁰ He was in the world; and through him the world came into being — yet the world did not know him.

¹¹ He came to his own — yet his own did not receive him.

¹² But to all who did receive him he gave power to become children of God — to those who believe in his name.

¹³ For not to natural conception, nor to human instincts, nor to human will did they owe the new life, but to God.

¹⁴ And the Word became human, and lived among us, (We saw his glory — the glory of the Only Son sent from the Father), full of love and truth.

¹⁵ (John bears witness to him; he cried aloud — for it was he who spoke — “He who is coming after me is now before me, for he was ever first”);

¹⁶ out of his fullness we have all received some gift, gift after gift of love;

¹⁷ for the Law was given through Moses, love and truth came through Jesus Christ.

¹⁸ No one has ever yet seen God; God the Only Son, who is ever with the Father — He has revealed him.

¹⁹ When the religious authorities in Jerusalem sent some Priests and Levites to ask John — “Who are you?”,

²⁰ he told them clearly and simply, “I am not the Christ.”

²¹ “What then?” they asked. “Are you Elijah?” “No,” he said, “I am not.” “Are you ‘the prophet’?” He answered, “No.”

²² “Who then are you?” they continued; “tell us so that we have an answer to give to those who have sent us. What do you say about yourself?”

²³ “I,” he answered, “am — ‘The voice of one crying aloud in the wilderness: make a straight road for the Lord’, as the prophet Isaiah said.”

²⁴ These men had been sent from the Pharisees;

²⁵ and their next question was, “Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Christ or Elijah or ‘the prophet’?”

²⁶ John's answer was — “I baptize with water, but among you stands one whom you do not know;

²⁷ he is coming after me, yet I am not worthy even to unfasten his sandal.”

²⁸ This happened at Bethany, across the Jordan, where John was baptizing.

²⁹ The next day John saw Jesus coming towards him, and exclaimed, “Here is the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!

⁹ The true light that enlightens everyone was coming into the world.

¹⁰ He was in the world, and the world was made through him, and the world didn’t recognize him.

¹¹ He came to his own, and those who were his own didn’t receive him.

¹² But as many as received him, to them he gave the right to become God’s children, to those who believe in his name:

¹³ who were born not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

¹⁴ Ha D'var ·The Word· became flesh, and tabernacled among us. We saw his shekhinah ·manifest weighty glory and presence of God·, such shekhinah ·manifest weighty glory and presence of God· as of the one and only Son of the Abba ·Father·, full of grace and truth.

¹⁵ John Yah is gracious 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.’”

¹⁶ From his fullness we all received grace upon grace.

¹⁷ For the Torah ·Teaching· was given through Moses Drawn out; grace and truth came through Yeshua Messiah Salvation Anointed one.

¹⁸ No one has seen God at any time. The one and only Son, who is in the bosom of Abba ·Father familiar, Dear Dad·, he has declared him.

¹⁹ This is John Yah is gracious’s testimony, when the Jews sent priests and Levites Descendants of United with from Jerusalem City of peace to ask him, “Who are you?”

²⁰ He declared, and didn’t deny, but he declared, “I am not the Messiah Anointed one.”

²¹ They asked him, “What then? Are you Elijah My God Yah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the prophet?” He answered, “No.”

²² 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?”

²³ He said, “I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way of MarYah Master Yahweh,’ as Isaiah Salvation of Yah the prophet said.”

²⁴ The ones who had been sent were from the Pharisees Separated.

²⁵ They asked him, “Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Messiah Anointed one, nor Elijah My God Yah, nor the prophet?”

²⁶ John Yah is gracious answered them, “I baptize in water, but among you stands one whom you don’t know.

²⁷ He is the one who comes after me, who is preferred before me, whose sandal strap I’m not worthy to loosen.”

²⁸ These things were done in Bethany House of affliction beyond the Jordan Descender, where John Yah is gracious was baptizing.

²⁹ The next day, he saw Yeshua Salvation coming to him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!

⁹ That was a true lyght which lyghteth all men that come into the worlde.

¹⁰ He was in the worlde and the worlde was made by him: and yet the worlde knewe him not.

¹¹ He cam amonge his (awne) and his awne receaved him not.

¹² But as meny as receaved him to them he gave power to be the sonnes of God in that they beleved on his name:

¹³ which were borne not of bloude nor of the will of the flesshe nor yet of the will of man: but of God.

¹⁴ And the worde was made flesshe and dwelt amonge vs and we sawe the glory of it as the glory of the only begotten sonne of the father which worde was full of grace and verite.

¹⁵ Iohn bare witnes of him and cryed sayinge: This was he of whome I spake he that cometh after me was before me because he was yer then I.

¹⁶ And of his fulnes have all we receaved even (grace) for grace.

¹⁷ For the lawe was geven by Moses but grace and truthe came by Iesus Christ.

¹⁸ No man hath sene God at eny tyme. The only begotte sonne which is in the bosome of the father he hath declared him.

¹⁹ And this is the recorde of Iohn: When the Iewes sent Prestes and Levites from Ierusalem to axe him what arte thou?

²⁰ And he confessed and denyed not and sayde playnly: I am not Christ.

²¹ And they axed him: what then? arte thou Helyas? And he sayde: I am not. Arte thou a Prophete? And he answered no.

²² Then sayd they vnto him: what arte thou that we maye geve an answer to them that sent vs: What sayest thou of thy selfe?

²³ He sayde: I am the voyce of a cryar in the wyldernes make strayght the waye of the Lorde as sayde the Prophete Esaias.

²⁴ And they which were sent were of the pharises.

²⁵ And they axed him and sayde vnto him: why baptisest thou then yf thou be not Christ nor Helyas nether a Prophet?

²⁶ Iohn answered them sayinge: I baptise with water: but one is come amonge you whom ye knowe not

²⁷ he it is that cometh after me whiche was before me whose shoe latchet I am not worthy to vnlose.

²⁸ These thinges were done in Bethabara beyonde Iordan where Iohn dyd baptyse.

²⁹ The nexte daye Iohn sawe Iesus commyge vnto him and sayde: beholde the lambe of God which taketh awaye the synne of the worlde.

⁹ The true light, which gives light to all men, was coming into the world.

¹⁰ He was in the world, and the world was made through him, and the world did not know him.

¹¹ He came to his own, and his own did not receive him.

¹² But to as many as received him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.

¹³ These were not born of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

¹⁴ The Word became flesh and lived among us. We have seen his glory, glory as of the one and only who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.

¹⁵ John testified about him and cried out, saying, “This was the one of whom I said, 'He who comes after me is greater than I am, for he was before me.'”

¹⁶ For from his fullness we have all received grace after grace.

¹⁷ For the law was given through Moses. Grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

¹⁸ No one has seen God at any time. The one and only God, who is at the side of the Father, he has made him known.

¹⁹ This is the testimony of John when the Jews sent priests and Levites to him from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?”

²⁰ He confessed—he did not deny, but confessed—”I am not the Christ.”

²¹ So they asked him, “What are you then? Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” They said, “Are you the prophet?” He answered, “No.”

²² Then they said to him, “Who are you, so that we may give an answer to those who sent us? What do you say about yourself?”

²³ He said, “I am a voice, crying in the wilderness: 'Make the way of the Lord straight,' just as Isaiah the prophet said.”

²⁴ Now some from the Pharisees were sent,

²⁵ and they asked him and said to him, “Why do you baptize then if you are not the Christ nor Elijah nor the prophet?”

²⁶ John answered them, saying, “I baptize with water. But among you stands someone you do not know.

²⁷ He is the one who comes after me, the strap of whose sandal I am not worthy to untie.”

²⁸ These things were done in Bethany on the other side of the Jordan, where John was baptizing.

²⁹ The next day John saw Jesus coming to him and said, “Look, there is the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!

⁹ The true light that enlightens everyone was coming into the world.

¹⁰ He was in the world, and the world was made through him, and the world didn’t recognize him.

¹¹ He came to his own, and those who were his own didn’t receive him.

¹² But as many as received him, to them he gave the right to become God’s children, to those who believe in his name:

¹³ who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

¹⁴ 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.

¹⁵ 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.’”

¹⁶ From his fullness we all received grace upon grace.

¹⁷ For the law was given through Moses. Grace and truth were realized through Jesus Christ.

¹⁸ No one has seen God at any time. The only born Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, has declared him.

¹⁹ This is John’s testimony, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?”

²⁰ He declared, and didn’t deny, but he declared, “I am not the Christ.”

²¹ They asked him, “What then? Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the prophet?” He answered, “No.”

²² 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?”

²³ He said, “I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way of the Lord,’ as Isaiah the prophet said.”

²⁴ The ones who had been sent were from the Pharisees.

²⁵ They asked him, “Why then do you baptize if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the prophet?”

²⁶ John answered them, “I baptize in water, but among you stands one whom you don’t know.

²⁷ He is the one who comes after me, who is preferred before me, whose sandal strap I’m not worthy to loosen.”

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

²⁹ The next day, he saw Jesus coming to him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!

⁹ The true light that enlightens everyone was coming into the world.

¹⁰ He was in the world, and the world was made through him, and the world didn’t recognise him.

¹¹ He came to his own, and those who were his own didn’t receive him.

¹² But as many as received him, to them he gave the right to become God’s children, to those who believe in his name:

¹³ who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

¹⁴ The Word became flesh and lived amongst us. We saw his glory, such glory as of the only born Son of the Father, full of grace and truth.

¹⁵ 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.’”

¹⁶ From his fullness we all received grace upon grace.

¹⁷ For the law was given through Moses. Grace and truth were realised through Jesus Christ.

¹⁸ No one has seen God at any time. The only born Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, has declared him.

¹⁹ This is John’s testimony, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?”

²⁰ He declared, and didn’t deny, but he declared, “I am not the Christ.”

²¹ They asked him, “What then? Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the prophet?” He answered, “No.”

²² 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?”

²³ He said, “I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way of the Lord,’ as Isaiah the prophet said.”

²⁴ The ones who had been sent were from the Pharisees.

²⁵ They asked him, “Why then do you baptise if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the prophet?”

²⁶ John answered them, “I baptise in water, but amongst you stands one whom you don’t know.

²⁷ He is the one who comes after me, who is preferred before me, whose sandal strap I’m not worthy to loosen.”

²⁸ These things were done in Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptising.

²⁹ The next day, he saw Jesus coming to him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!

⁹ That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.

¹⁰ He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.

¹¹ He came to his own, and his own received him not.

¹² But as many as received him, to them he gave power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:

¹³ Who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

¹⁴ And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

¹⁵ John testified concerning him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spoke, He that cometh after me, is preferred before me; for he was before me.

¹⁶ And of his fullness have we all received, and grace for grace.

¹⁷ For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.

¹⁸ No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him .

¹⁹ And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem, to ask him, Who art thou?

²⁰ And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ.

²¹ And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elijah? and he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No.

²² Then said they to him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?

²³ He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Isaiah.

²⁴ And they who were sent were of the Pharisees.

²⁵ And they asked him, and said to him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou art not that Christ, nor Elijah, neither that prophet?

²⁶ John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not;

²⁷ He it is, who coming after me, is preferred before me, whose shoes' latchet I am not worthy to unloose.

²⁸ These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing.

²⁹ The next day John seeth Jesus coming to him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, who taketh away the sin of the world.

⁹ The true light that enlightens everyone was coming into the world.

¹⁰ He was in the world, and the world was made through him, and the world didn’t recognize him.

¹¹ He came to his own, and those who were his own didn’t receive him.

¹² But as many as received him, to them he gave the right to become God’s children, to those who believe in his name:

¹³ who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

¹⁴ 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.

¹⁵ Yochanan 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.’”

¹⁶ From his fullness we all received grace upon grace.

¹⁷ For the Torah was given through Moses. Grace and truth were realized through Yeshua the Messiah.

¹⁸ No one has seen God at any time. The only born Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, has declared him.

¹⁹ This is Yochanan’s testimony, when the Judeans sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?”

²⁰ He declared, and didn’t deny, but he declared, “I am not the Messiah.”

²¹ They asked him, “What then? Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the prophet?” He answered, “No.”

²² 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?”

²³ He said, “I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way of the Lord,’ as Isaiah the prophet said.”

²⁴ The ones who had been sent were from the Pharisees.

²⁵ They asked him, “Why then do you immerse if you are not the Messiah, nor Elijah, nor the prophet?”

²⁶ Yochanan answered them, “I immerse in water, but among you stands one whom you don’t know.

²⁷ He is the one who comes after me, who is preferred before me, whose sandal strap I’m not worthy to loosen.”

²⁸ These things were done in Bethany beyond the Jordan, where Yochanan was immersing.

²⁹ The next day, he saw Yeshua coming to him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!

⁹ The true light that enlightens everyone was coming into the world.

¹⁰ He was in the world, and the world was made through him, and the world didn’t recognise him.

¹¹ He came to his own, and those who were his own didn’t receive him.

¹² But as many as received him, to them he gave the right to become God’s children, to those who believe in his name:

¹³ who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

¹⁴ The Word became flesh and lived amongst us. We saw his glory, such glory as of the only born Son of the Father, full of grace and truth.

¹⁵ Yochanan 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.’”

¹⁶ From his fullness we all received grace upon grace.

¹⁷ For the Torah was given through Moses. Grace and truth were realised through Yeshua the Messiah.

¹⁸ No one has seen God at any time. The only born Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, has declared him.

¹⁹ This is Yochanan’s testimony, when the Judeans sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?”

²⁰ He declared, and didn’t deny, but he declared, “I am not the Messiah.”

²¹ They asked him, “What then? Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the prophet?” He answered, “No.”

²² 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?”

²³ He said, “I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way of the Lord,’ as Isaiah the prophet said.”

²⁴ The ones who had been sent were from the Pharisees.

²⁵ They asked him, “Why then do you immerse if you are not the Messiah, nor Elijah, nor the prophet?”

²⁶ Yochanan answered them, “I immerse in water, but amongst you stands one whom you don’t know.

²⁷ He is the one who comes after me, who is preferred before me, whose sandal strap I’m not worthy to loosen.”

²⁸ These things were done in Bethany beyond the Jordan, where Yochanan was immersing.

²⁹ The next day, he saw Yeshua coming to him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!

⁹ There was a very light, which enlighteneth each man that cometh into this world.

¹⁰ He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.

¹¹ He came into his own things, and his received him not.

¹² But how many ever received him, he gave to them power to be made the sons of God, to them that believe in his name;

¹³ the which not of bloods, neither of the will of flesh, neither of the will of man, but be born of God.

¹⁴ And the word, that is, God’s son, was made man or flesh, and dwelled among us, and we have seen the glory of him, as the glory of the one begotten Son of the Father, full of grace and of truth.

¹⁵ John beareth witnessing of him, and crieth, and saith, This is he of whom I said, He that shall come after me, is made before me, for he was before me;

¹⁶ and of the plenty of him we all have taken, and grace for grace.

¹⁷ For the law was given by Moses; but grace and truth is made by Jesus Christ.

¹⁸ No man saw ever or ever saw God, but the one begotten Son, that is in the bosom of the Father, he hath told out.

¹⁹ And this is the witnessing of John, when Jews sent from Jerusalem priests and deacons to him, that they should ask him, Who art thou?

²⁰ He acknowledged, and denied not, and he acknowledged, For I am not Christ.

²¹ And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elijah? And he said, I am not. Art thou a prophet? or the prophet? And he answered, Nay.

²² Therefore they said to him, Who art thou? That we give an answer to these that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?

²³ He said, I am a voice of a crier or a voice of a man crying in desert, Dress ye the way of the Lord, as Isaiah the prophet, said.

²⁴ And they that were sent, were of the Pharisees.

²⁵ And they asked him, and said to him, What then baptizest thou, if thou art not Christ, neither Elijah, neither a prophet?

²⁶ John answered to them, and said, I baptize in water, but in the middle of you hath stand or stood one, that ye know not;

²⁷ he it is, that shall come after me, that was made before me, of whom I am not worthy to loosen the thong of his shoe.

²⁸ These things were done in Bethany beyond or over Jordan, where John was baptizing.

²⁹ Another day John saw Jesus coming to him, and he said, Lo! the lamb of God; lo! he that doeth away the sins of the world.

⁹ There was a very light (or There was a true light), which (en)lighteneth each man that cometh into this world.

¹⁰ He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.

¹¹ He came into his own things, and his (own) received him not.

¹² But how many ever received him, he gave to them power to be made the sons of God, to them that believe in his name (or to those who believe in him);

¹³ the which not of bloods, neither of the will of (the) flesh, neither of the will of man, but be born of God. (who be born not of blood, nor by the desire of the flesh, nor by the desire of man, but be born of God.)

¹⁴ And the word was made man, and dwelled among us, and we have seen the glory of him, as the glory of the one begotten Son of the Father, full of grace and of truth. And the word, that is, God’s son, (or God’s Son), is made flesh, or man, and hath dwelled in us, and we have seen the glory of him, the glory as of the one begotten of the Father, the son (or the Son) full of grace and truth.

¹⁵ John beareth witnessing of him, and crieth, and saith, (or John testified about him, and cried out, and said), This (man) is he of whom I said, He that shall come after me, is made before me, for he was before me;

¹⁶ and of the plenty of him we all have taken, and grace for grace. (and all of us have received so much from him, blessing upon blessing.)

¹⁷ For the law was given by Moses; but grace and truth is made by Jesus Christ.

¹⁸ No man saw ever God or No man ever saw God, no but the one begotten Son, that is in the bosom of the Father, he hath told out (about him).

¹⁹ And this is the witnessing of John, when (the) Jews sent from Jerusalem priests and deacons to him, that they should ask him, Who art thou? (And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to him, so that they could ask him, Who art thou?)

²⁰ He acknowledged, and denied not, and he acknowledged, For I am not Christ. (He confessed, and did not deny it, yea, he confessed, I am not the Messiah.)

²¹ And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? (or Elijah?) And he said, I am not. Art thou a prophet? or Art thou the prophet? (or Art thou the Prophet?) And he answered, Nay.

²² Therefore they said to him, Who art thou? (So) That we (can) give an answer to these that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?

²³ He said, I am a voice of a crier in desert, Dress ye the way of the Lord, as Esaias the prophet, said. He saith, I am a voice of a man crying in desert, Dress ye the way of the Lord, as Esaias, the prophet, said. (He said, I (am) a voice of a (man) crying in the desert, Align or Make straight the way of the Lord, as the prophet Isaiah said.)

²⁴ And they that were sent, were of the Pharisees.

²⁵ And they asked him, and said to him, What then baptizest thou, if thou art not Christ, neither Elias, neither a prophet? (And they asked him, Why then do thou baptize, if thou art not the Messiah, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?)

²⁶ John answered to them, and said, I baptize in water, but in the middle of you hath stand or stood one, that ye know not; (John answered them, and said, I baptize in water, but in the midst of you hath stood one, whom ye know not;)

²⁷ he it is, that shall come after me, that was made before me, of whom I am not worthy to loose(n) the thong of his shoe.

²⁸ These things were done in Bethany beyond, or over, (the) Jordan, where John was baptizing. (These things were done in Bethany on the other side of the Jordan River, where John was baptizing.)

²⁹ Another (or The next) day John saw Jesus coming to him, and he said, Lo! the lamb of God; lo! he that doeth away the sins of the world.

⁹ There was a very liyt, which liytneth ech man that cometh in to this world.

¹⁰ He was in the world, and the world was maad bi hym, and the world knew hym not.

¹¹ He cam in to his owne thingis, and hise resseyueden hym not.

¹² But hou many euer resseyueden hym, he yaf to hem power to be maad the sones of God, to hem that bileueden in his name; the whiche not of bloodis,

¹³ nether of the wille of fleische, nether of the wille of man, but ben borun of God.

¹⁴ And the word was maad man, and dwellyde among vs, and we han seyn the glorie of hym, as the glorie of the `oon bigetun sone of the fadir, ful of grace and of treuthe.

¹⁵ Joon berith witnessyng of hym, and crieth, and seith, This is, whom Y seide, He that schal come aftir me, is maad bifore me, for he was tofor me;

¹⁶ and of the plente of hym we alle han takun, and grace for grace.

¹⁷ For the lawe was youun bi Moises; but grace and treuthe `is maad bi Jhesu Crist.

¹⁸ No man sai euer God, no but the `oon bigetun sone, that is in the bosum of the fadir, he hath teld out.

¹⁹ And this is the witnessyng of Joon, whanne Jewis senten fro Jerusalem prestis and dekenes to hym, that thei schulden axe hym, Who art thou?

²⁰ He knoulechide, and denyede not, and he knoulechide, For Y am not Crist.

²¹ And thei axiden hym, What thanne? Art thou Elie? And he seide, Y am not. Art thou a profete? And he answeride, Nay.

²² Therfor thei seiden to hym, Who art thou? that we yyue an answere to these that senten vs. What seist thou of thi silf?

²³ He seide, Y am a vois of a crier in deseert, Dresse ye the weie of the Lord, as Ysaie, the prophete, seide.

²⁴ And thei that weren sent, weren of the Fariseis.

²⁵ And thei axiden hym, and seiden to hym, What thanne baptisist thou, if thou art not Crist, nether Elie, nether a profete?

²⁶ Joon answeride to hem, and seide, Y baptise in watir, but in the myddil of you hath stonde oon, that ye knowen not;

²⁷ he it is, that schal come aftir me, that was maad bifor me, of whom Y am not worthi to louse the thwong of his schoo.

²⁸ These thingis weren don in Bethanye biyende Jordan, where Joon was baptisyng.

²⁹ Anothir day Joon say Jhesu comynge to hym, and he seide, Lo! the lomb of God; lo! he that doith awei the synnes of the world.

⁹ He was the true Light, which doth enlighten every man, coming to the world;

¹⁰ in the world he was, and the world through him was made, and the world did not know him:

¹¹ to his own things he came, and his own people did not receive him;

¹² but as many as did receive him to them he gave authority to become sons of God — to those believing in his name,

¹³ who — not of blood nor of a will of flesh, nor of a will of man but — of God were begotten.

¹⁴ And the Word became flesh, and did tabernacle among us, and we beheld his glory, glory as of an only begotten of a father, full of grace and truth.

¹⁵ John doth testify concerning him, and hath cried, saying, 'This was he of whom I said, He who after me is coming, hath come before me, for he was before me;'

¹⁶ and out of his fulness did we all receive, and grace over-against grace;

¹⁷ for the law through Moses was given, the grace and the truth through Jesus Christ did come;

¹⁸ God no one hath ever seen; the only begotten Son, who is on the bosom of the Father — he did declare.

¹⁹ And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent out of Jerusalem priests and Levites, that they might question him, 'Who art thou?'

²⁰ and he confessed and did not deny, and confessed — 'I am not the Christ.'

²¹ And they questioned him, 'What then? Elijah art thou?' and he saith, 'I am not.' — 'The prophet art thou?' and he answered, 'No.'

²² They said then to him, 'Who art thou, that we may give an answer to those sending us? what dost thou say concerning thyself?'

²³ He said, 'I am a voice of one crying in the wilderness: Make straight the way of the Lord, as said Isaiah the prophet.'

²⁴ And those sent were of the Pharisees,

²⁵ and they questioned him and said to him, 'Why, then, dost thou baptize, if thou art not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the prophet?'

²⁶ John answered them, saying, 'I baptize with water, but in midst of you he hath stood whom ye have not known, this one it is who is coming after me, who hath been before me,

²⁷ of whom I am not worthy that I may loose the cord of his sandal.'

²⁸ These things came to pass in Bethabara, beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing,

²⁹ on the morrow John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, 'Lo, the Lamb of God, who is taking away the sin of the world;