| New International Version | Christian Standard Bible |
| 1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. | 1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. |
| 2He was with God in the beginning. | 2He was with God in the beginning. |
| 3Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. | 3All things were created through him, and apart from him not one thing was created that has been created. |
| 4In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. | 4In him was life, and that life was the light of men. |
| 5The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. | 5That light shines in the darkness, and yet the darkness did not overcome it. |
| 6There was a man sent from God whose name was John. | 6There was a man sent from God whose name was John. |
| 7He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all might believe. | 7He came as a witness to testify about the light, so that all might believe through him. |
| 8He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light. | 8He was not the light, but he came to testify about the light. |
| 9The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world. | 9The true light that gives light to everyone, was coming into the world. |
| 10He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. | 10He was in the world, and the world was created through him, and yet the world did not recognize him. |
| 11He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. | 11He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him. |
| 12Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God-- | 12But to all who did receive him, he gave them the right to be children of God, to those who believe in his name, |
| 13children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband's will, but born of God. | 13who were born, not of natural descent, or of the will of the flesh, or of the will of man, but of God. |
| 14The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. | 14The Word became flesh and dwelt among us. We observed his glory, the glory as the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. |
| 15(John testified concerning him. He cried out, saying, "This is the one I spoke about when I said, 'He who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.'") | 15(John testified concerning him and exclaimed, “This was the one of whom I said, ‘The one coming after me ranks ahead of me, because he existed before me.’ ”) |
| 16Out of his fullness we have all received grace in place of grace already given. | 16Indeed, we have all received grace upon grace from his fullness, |
| 17For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. | 17for the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. |
| 18No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is himself God and is in closest relationship with the Father, has made him known. | 18No one has ever seen God. The one and only Son, who is himself God and is at the Father’s side —he has revealed him. |
| 19Now this was John's testimony when the Jewish leaders in Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him who he was. | 19This was John’s testimony when the Jews from Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him, “Who are you? ” |
| 20He did not fail to confess, but confessed freely, "I am not the Messiah." | 20He didn’t deny it but confessed: “I am not the Messiah.” |
| 21They asked him, "Then who are you? Are you Elijah?" He said, "I am not." "Are you the Prophet?" He answered, "No." | 21“What then? ” they asked him. “Are you Elijah? ” “I am not,” he said. “Are you the Prophet? ” “No,” he answered. |
| 22Finally they said, "Who are you? Give us an answer to take back to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?" | 22“Who are you, then? ” they asked. “We need to give an answer to those who sent us. What can you tell us about yourself? ” |
| 23John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet, "I am the voice of one calling in the wilderness, 'Make straight the way for the Lord.'" | 23He said, “I am a voice of one crying out in the wilderness: Make straight the way of the Lord --just as Isaiah the prophet said.” |
| 24Now the Pharisees who had been sent | 24Now they had been sent from the Pharisees. |
| 25questioned him, "Why then do you baptize if you are not the Messiah, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?" | 25So they asked him, “Why then do you baptize if you aren’t the Messiah, or Elijah, or the Prophet? ” |
| 26"I baptize with water," John replied, "but among you stands one you do not know. | 26“I baptize with water,” John answered them. “Someone stands among you, but you don’t know him. |
| 27He is the one who comes after me, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie." | 27He is the one coming after me, whose sandal strap I’m not worthy to untie.” |
| 28This all happened at Bethany on the other side of the Jordan, where John was baptizing. | 28All this happened in Bethany across the Jordan, where John was baptizing. |
| 29The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, "Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! | 29The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Here is the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! |
| 30This is the one I meant when I said, 'A man who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.' | 30This is the one I told you about: ‘After me comes a man who ranks ahead of me, because he existed before me.’ |
| 31I myself did not know him, but the reason I came baptizing with water was that he might be revealed to Israel." | 31I didn’t know him, but I came baptizing with water so he might be revealed to Israel.” |
| 32Then John gave this testimony: "I saw the Spirit come down from heaven as a dove and remain on him. | 32And John testified, “I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and he rested on him. |
| 33And 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 come down and remain is the one who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.' | 33I didn’t know him, but he who sent me to baptize with water told me, ‘The one you see the Spirit descending and resting on --he is the one who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’ |
| 34I have seen and I testify that this is God's Chosen One." | 34I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God.” |
| 35The next day John was there again with two of his disciples. | 35The next day, John was standing with two of his disciples. |
| 36When he saw Jesus passing by, he said, "Look, the Lamb of God!" | 36When he saw Jesus passing by, he said, “Look, the Lamb of God! ” |
| 37When the two disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus. | 37The two disciples heard him say this and followed Jesus. |
| 38Turning around, Jesus saw them following and asked, "What do you want?" They said, "Rabbi" (which means "Teacher"), "where are you staying?" | 38When Jesus turned and noticed them following him, he asked them, “What are you looking for? ” They said to him, “Rabbi” (which means “Teacher”), “where are you staying? ” |
| 39"Come," he replied, "and you will see." So they went and saw where he was staying, and they spent that day with him. It was about four in the afternoon. | 39“Come and you’ll see,” he replied. So they went and saw where he was staying, and they stayed with him that day. It was about four in the afternoon. |
| 40Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, was one of the two who heard what John had said and who had followed Jesus. | 40Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of the two who heard John and followed him. |
| 41The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother Simon and tell him, "We have found the Messiah" (that is, the Christ). | 41He first found his own brother Simon and told him, “We have found the Messiah” (which is translated “the Christ”), |
| 42And he brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, "You are Simon son of John. You will be called Cephas" (which, when translated, is Peter). | 42and he brought Simon to Jesus. When Jesus saw him, he said, “You are Simon, son of John. You will be called Cephas” (which is translated “Peter”). |
| 43The next day Jesus decided to leave for Galilee. Finding Philip, he said to him, "Follow me." | 43The next day Jesus decided to leave for Galilee. He found Philip and told him, “Follow me.” |
| 44Philip, like Andrew and Peter, was from the town of Bethsaida. | 44Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the hometown of Andrew and Peter. |
| 45Philip found Nathanael and told him, "We have found the one Moses wrote about in the Law, and about whom the prophets also wrote--Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph." | 45Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the one Moses wrote about in the law (and so did the prophets): Jesus the son of Joseph, from Nazareth.” |
| 46"Nazareth! Can anything good come from there?" Nathanael asked. "Come and see," said Philip. | 46“Can anything good come out of Nazareth? ” Nathanael asked him. “Come and see,” Philip answered. |
| 47When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, he said of him, "Here truly is an Israelite in whom there is no deceit." | 47Then Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and said about him, “Here truly is an Israelite in whom there is no deceit.” |
| 48"How do you know me?" Nathanael asked. Jesus answered, "I saw you while you were still under the fig tree before Philip called you." | 48“How do you know me? ” Nathanael asked. “Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you,” Jesus answered. |
| 49Then Nathanael declared, "Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the king of Israel." | 49“Rabbi,” Nathanael replied, “You are the Son of God; you are the King of Israel! ” |
| 50Jesus said, "You believe because I told you I saw you under the fig tree. You will see greater things than that." | 50Jesus responded to him, “Do you believe because I told you I saw you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than this.” |
| 51He then added, "Very truly I tell you, you will see 'heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending on' the Son of Man." | 51Then he said, “Truly I tell you, you will see heaven opened and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.” |
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