Murdock - John - 1

1:1  In the beginning, was the Word; and the Word was with God; and the Word was God.

1:2  He was in the beginning with God.

1:3  Every thing was by his hand; and without him, was not any thing whatever that existed.

1:4  In him was life ; and the life was the light of man.

1:5  And this light shineth in the darkness; and the darkness apprehended it not.

1:6  There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

1:7  He came for testimony, to bear witness concerning the light.

1:8  He was not himself the light, but came to bear witness concerning the light.

1:9  The true light was that, which enlighteneth every man who cometh into the world.

1:10  He was in the world; and the world was by his hand; and the world did not know him.

1:11  He came to his own people; and his own people received him not.

1:12  But such as received him, to them gave he the prerogative to be children of God; even to them that believe on his name;

1:13  who are born, not of blood, nor of the pleasure of the flesh, nor of the pleasure of man, but of God.

1:14  And the: Word became flesh, and tabernacled with us: and we saw his glory, a glory as of the only begotten from the Father, that he was full of grace and truth.

1:15  John testified of him, and cried, and said: This is he, of whom I said, That he cometh after me, and is before me; for he was prior to me.

1:16  And of his plenitude have we all received, and grace for grace.

1:17  For the law was given by the hand of Moses; but the reality and grace was by the hand of Jesus Messiah.

1:18  No man hath ever seen God; the only begotten God, he who is in the bosom of his Father, he hath declared him.

1:19  And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews of Jerusalem sent to him priests and Levites, to ask him, Who art thou?

1:20  And he confessed, and denied not, but confessed I am not the Messiah.

1:21  And they asked him again: Who then? Art thou Elijah? And he said: I am not. Art thou a prophet? And he said, No.

1:22  And they said to him: Who art thou? that we may give answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?

1:23  He said: I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make smooth the way of the Lord; as said the prophet Isaiah.

1:24  And they who were sent, were of the Pharisees.

1:25  And they asked him, and said to him: Why then baptizest thou, if thou art not the Messiah, nor Elijah, nor a prophet?

1:26  John answered, and said to them; I baptize with water; but among you standeth one, whom ye do not know.

1:27  He it is that cometh after me, and was before me, whose shoe-strings I am not worthy to untie.

1:28  These things occurred in Bethany, where John was baptizing.

1:29  The day after, John saw Jesus coming towards him, and said: Behold, the Lamb of God, that beareth the sin of the world.

1:30  This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man, who is before me, for he was prior to me.

1:31  And I knew him not; but that he might be known to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water.

1:32  And John testified, and said: I saw the Spirit descend from heaven, as a dove, and rest upon him.

1:33  And I did not know him; but he who sent me to baptize with water, he said to me- On whom thou seest the Spirit descend, and rest upon him, he baptizeth with the Holy Spirit.

1:34  And I saw; and I testify, that this is the Son of God.

1:35  And the next day, John was standing, and two of his disciples.

1:36  And he looked upon Jesus as he walked, and said: Behold, the Lamb of God!

1:37  And his two disciples heard him when he said it, and they went after Jesus.

1:38  And Jesus turned, and saw them coming after him, and he said to them: What seek ye? They said to him: Our Rabbi, where stayest thou?

1:39  He said to them: Come, and see. And they came and saw where he lodged; and they were with him that day, for it was about the tenth hour.

1:40  And one of those who heard John and went after Jesus was Andrew, the brother of Simon.

1:41  He first saw Simon his brother, and said to him: We have found the Messiah.

1:42  And he brought him to Jesus. And Jesus looked upon him, and said Thou art Simon the son of Jona; thou shalt be called Cephas.

1:43  The next day, Jesus was disposed to depart for Galilee: and he found Philip and said to him, Come after me.

1:44  And Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Simon.

1:45  And Philip found Nathaniel, and said to him: We have found him, of whom Moses wrote in the law, and the prophets, Jesus the son of Joseph, who is of Nazareth.

1:46  Nathaniel said to him: Can there be any good thing from Nazareth? Philip said to him: Come, and see.

1:47  And Jesus saw Nathaniel coming towards him, and said of him: Behold a real Israelite, in whom is no deceit.

1:48  Nathaniel said to him: Whence knowest thou me? Jesus said to him: Before Philip called thee when thou wast under the fig-tree, I saw thee.

1:49  Nathaniel answered, and said to him: Rabbi; thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel.

1:50  Jesus said to him: Because I said to thee, that I saw thee under the fig-tree, believest thou? Thou wilt see greater things than these.

1:51  He said to him: Verily, verily, I say to you, That hereafter ye will see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending unto the Son of man.