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The Gospel According to St. John

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(Genesis 1:1–2; Hebrews 11:1–3)
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In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
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He was with God in the beginning.
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Through Him all things were made, and without Him nothing was made that has been made.
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In Him was life, and that life was the light of men.
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The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome (a) it.

The Witness of John

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There came a man who was sent from God. His name was John.
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He came as a witness to testify about the Light, so that through him everyone might believe.
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He himself was not the Light, but he came to testify about the Light.
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The true Light who gives light to every man was coming into the world.
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He was in the world, and though the world was made through Him, the world did not recognize Him.
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He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him.
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But to all who did receive Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God—
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children born not of blood, nor of the desire or will of man, but born of God.

The Word Became Flesh

(Psalm 84:1–12)
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The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us.(b) We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son (c) from the Father, full of grace and truth.
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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.’”
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From His fullness we have all received grace upon grace.
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For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
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No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is Himself God and (d) is at the Father’s side,(e) has made Him known.

The Mission of John the Baptist

(Isaiah 40:1–5; Matthew 3:1–12; Mark 1:1–8; Luke 3:1–20)
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And this was John’s testimony when the Jews of Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him, “Who are you?”
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He did not refuse to confess, but openly declared, “I am not the Christ.”
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“Then who are you?” they inquired. “Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” He answered, “No.”
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So they said to him, “Who are you? We need an answer for those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”
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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.’”(f)
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Then the Pharisees who had been sent
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asked him, “Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”
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“I baptize with (g) water,” John replied, “but among you stands One you do not know.
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He is the One who comes after me, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.”
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All this happened at Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.

Jesus the Lamb of God

(Matthew 3:13–17; Mark 1:9–11; Luke 3:21–22)
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The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
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This is He of whom I said, ‘A man who comes after me has surpassed me because He was before me.’
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I myself did not know Him, but the reason I came baptizing with water was that He might be revealed to Israel.”
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Then John testified, “I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove and resting on Him.
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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.’
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I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God.(h)”

The First Disciples

(Matthew 4:18–22; Mark 1:16–20; Luke 5:1–11)
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The next day John was there again with two of his disciples.
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When he saw Jesus walking by, he said, “Look, the Lamb of God!”
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And when the two disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus.
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Jesus turned and saw them following. “What do you want?” He asked. They said to Him, “Rabbi” (which means Teacher), “where are You staying?”
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“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.(i)
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Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of the two who heard John’s testimony and followed Jesus.
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He first found his brother Simon and told him, “We have found the Messiah” (which is translated as Christ).
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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).

Jesus Calls Philip and Nathanael

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The next day Jesus decided to set out for Galilee. Finding Philip, He told him, “Follow Me.”
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Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the same town as Andrew and Peter.
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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.”
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“Can anything good come from Nazareth?” Nathanael asked. “Come and see,” said Philip.
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When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, He said of him, “Here is a true Israelite, in whom there is no deceit.”
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“How do You know me?” Nathanael asked. Jesus replied, “Before Philip called you, I saw you under the fig tree.”
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“Rabbi,” Nathanael answered, “You are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!”
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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.”
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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.”(j)

Footnotes

(a)1:5 Or comprehended
(b)1:14 Or and tabernacled among us
(c)1:14 Or the Only Begotten or the Unique One
(d)1:18 Or but the only begotten God, who; BYZ and TR but the only begotten Son, who
(e)1:18 Greek in the Father’s bosom
(f)1:23 Isaiah 40:3 (see also LXX)
(g)1:26 Or in; also in verse 31 and twice in 33
(h)1:34 SBL the Chosen One of God
(i)1:39 That is, about four in the afternoon
(j)1:51 See Genesis 28:12.
(Genesis 1:1–2; Hebrews 11:1–3)
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In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
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The same was in the beginning with God.
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All things were made through him. Without him, nothing was made that has been made.
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In him was life, and the life was the light of men.
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The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness hasn’t overcome(a) it.

The Witness of John

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There came a man sent from God, whose name was John.
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The same came as a witness, that he might testify about the light, that all might believe through him.
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He was not the light, but was sent that he might testify about the light.
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The true light that enlightens everyone was coming into the world.
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He was in the world, and the world was made through him, and the world didn’t recognize him.
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He came to his own, and those who were his own didn’t receive him.
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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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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

(Psalm 84:1–12)
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The Word became flesh and lived among us. We saw his glory, such glory as of the only born (b) Son of the Father, full of grace and truth.
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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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From his fullness we all received grace upon grace.
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For the law was given through Moses. Grace and truth were realized through Jesus Christ.(c)
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No one has seen God at any time. The only born(d) Son,(e) who is in the bosom of the Father, has declared him.

The Mission of John the Baptist

(Isaiah 40:1–5; Matthew 3:1–12; Mark 1:1–8; Luke 3:1–20)
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This is John’s testimony, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?”
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He declared, and didn’t deny, but he declared, “I am not the Christ.”
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They asked him, “What then? Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the prophet?” He answered, “No.”
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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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He said, “I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way of the Lord,’(f) as Isaiah the prophet said.”
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The ones who had been sent were from the Pharisees.
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They asked him, “Why then do you baptize if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the prophet?”
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John answered them, “I baptize in water, but among you stands one whom you don’t know.
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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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These things were done in Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.

Jesus the Lamb of God

(Matthew 3:13–17; Mark 1:9–11; Luke 3:21–22)
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The next day, he saw Jesus coming to him, and said, “Behold,(g) the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
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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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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 testified, saying, “I have seen the Spirit descending like a dove out of heaven, and it remained on him.
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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 who baptizes in the Holy Spirit.’
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I have seen and have testified that this is the Son of God.”

The First Disciples

(Matthew 4:18–22; Mark 1:16–20; Luke 5:1–11)
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Again, the next day, John was standing with two of his disciples,
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and he looked at Jesus as he walked, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God!”
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The two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.
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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?”
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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.(h)
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One of the two who heard John and followed him was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother.
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He first found his own brother, Simon, and said to him, “We have found the Messiah!” (which is, being interpreted, Christ (i)).
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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).(j)

Jesus Calls Philip and Nathanael

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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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Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.
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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 Joseph.”
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Nathanael said to him, “Can any good thing come out of Nazareth?” Philip said to him, “Come and see.”
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Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and said about him, “Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no deceit!”
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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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Nathanael answered him, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are King of Israel!”
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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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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 Man.”

Footnotes

(a)1:5 The word translated “overcome” (κατέλαβεν) can also be translated “comprehended.” It refers to getting a grip on an enemy to defeat him.
(b)1:14 The phrase “only born” is from the Greek word “μονογενους”, which is sometimes translated “only begotten” or “one and only”.
(c)1:17 “Christ” means “Anointed One”.
(d)1:18 The phrase “only born” is from the Greek word “μονογενη”, which is sometimes translated “only begotten” or “one and only”.
(e)1:18 NU reads “God”
(f)1:23 ℘ Isaiah 40:3
(g)1:29 “Behold”, from “ἰδοὺ”, means look at, take notice, observe, see, or gaze at. It is often used as an interjection.
(h)1:39 p.m.
(i)1:41 “Messiah” (Hebrew) and “Christ” (Greek) both mean “Anointed One”.
(j)1:42 “Cephas” (Aramaic) and “Peter” (Greek) both mean “Rock”.
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