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Restore columns Exit Fullscreen Share The Word Became Flesh 1 a In the beginning was b the Word, and c the Word was with God, and d the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 e All things were made through him, and without hi m was not any thing made that was made. 4 f In him was life, 1 and g the life was the light of men. 5 h The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. 6 There was a man i sen t from God, whose name was j John. 7 He came as a k witness, to bear witness about the light, l that all might believe through him. 8 m He was not the light, but came to bear witness about the light. 9 n The true light, which gives light to everyone, was coming into the world. 10 He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet o the world did not know him. 11 He came to p his own, 2 a nd q his own people 3 r did not receive him. 12 But to all who did receive him, s who believed in his name, t he gave the right u to become v children of God, 13 who w were born, x not of blood y nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God. 14 And z the Word a became flesh and b dwelt among us, c and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son 4 from the Father, full of d grace and e truth. 15 ( f John bore witness about him, and cried out, “This was he of whom I said, g ‘He who comes after me ranks before me, because he was before me.’ ”) 16 For from h his fullness we h ave all received, i grace upon grace. 5 17 For j the law was given through Moses; k grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. 18 l No one has ever seen God; m the only God, 6 who is at the Father’s si de, 7 n he has made him known. The Testimony of John the Baptist 19 And this is the o testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, p “Who are you?” 20 q He conf essed, and did not deny, but confessed, “I am not the Christ.” 21 And they asked him, “What then? r Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you s the Prophet?” And he answered, “No.” 22 So they sa id to him, “Who are you? We need to give an answer to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?” 23 He said, “I am t the voice of one crying out in the wilderness, ‘Make straight 8 the way of the Lord,’ as the prophet Isaiah said.” 24 (Now they had been sent from the Pharisees.) 25 They asked him, u “Then why are you baptizing, if you are neither the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?” 26 John answered them, v “I baptize with water, but among you stands one you do not know, 27 even w he who comes after me, the strap of whose sandal I am not worthy to untie.” 28 These things took plac e in Bethany across the Jordan, where John was baptizing. Behold, the Lamb of God 29 The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold, x the Lamb of God, who y takes away the sin z of t he world! 30 This is he of whom I said, a ‘After me comes a man who ranks before me, because he was before me.’ 31 I myself did not know him, but b for this purpose I came baptizing with water, that he might be revealed to Israel.” 32 And John c bore witness: d “I saw the Spirit descend from heaven like a dove, and e it remained on him. 33 I myself did not know him, but f he who sent me to baptize g with water said to me, ‘He on whom you see the Spirit descend and remain, h this is he who baptizes g with the Holy Spirit.’ 34 And I have seen and have borne witness that this is the Son 9 of Go d.” Jesus Calls the First Disciples 35 The next day again John was standing with two of his disciples, 36 and he looked at Jesus as he walked by and said, “Behold, i the Lamb of God!” 37 The two dis ciples heard him say this, and they followed Jesus. 38 Jesus turned and saw them following and said to them, j “What are you seeking?” And they said to him, k “Rabbi” (which means Teacher), “where are you staying?” 39 He said to them, “Come and you will see.” So they came and saw where he was staying, and they stayed with him that day, for it was about the tenth hour. 10 40 l One of the two who hear d John speak and followed Jesus 11 was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother. 41 He first found his own brother Simon and said to him, “We have found m the Messiah” (which means Christ). 42 He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, “You are Simon the son of n John. You shall be called o Cephas” (which means p Peter 12 ). Jesus Calls Philip and Nathanael 43 q The next day Jesus decided r to go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, “Follow me.” 44 Now s Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. 45 Philip found t Nathanael and said to him, “We have found him of whom u Moses in the Law and also the prophets wrote, Jesus v of Nazareth, w the son of Joseph.” 46 Nathanael said to him, x “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” Philip said to him, “Come and see.” 47 J esus saw Nathanael coming toward him and said of him, “Behold, y an Israelite indeed, z in whom there is no deceit!” 48 Nathanael said to him, “How a do you know me?” Jesus answered him, “Before Phili p called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.” 49 Nathanael answered him, b “Rabbi, c you are the Son of God! You are the d King of Israel!” 50 Jesus answered him, “Because I said to you, ‘ I saw you under the fig tree,’ do you believe? You will see greater things than these.” 51 And he said to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, 13 you will see e heaven opened, and f the angels of God asc ending and descending on g the Son of Man.” About The ™ is founded on the conviction that the words of the Bible are the very words of God. And because the words themselves—not just the thoughts or ideas—are inspired by God, each word must be translated with the greatest precision and accuracy. As Jesus Himself stressed, “Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God” (Matt. 4:4). This passion for God’s Word is the driving force behind the translation of the ESV™ Bible. The ™ does not try to “improve” on the original in light of today’s culture or by using trendy language. 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