John 1:35-42 (WEL) Again on the following day, John was standing with two of his disciples. 36 And he looked at Jesus as he walked by and said, “Look! The Lamb of God!” 37 The two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus. 38 Then Jesus turned and saw them following and said,…
John 1:29-34 (WEL) The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world. 30 “This is the one about whom I said, ‘A man comes after me who ranks ahead of me because he existed before me.’ 31 “I did…
John 1:24-28 (WEL) Those who had been sent were from the Pharisees. 25 Then they asked and said to him, “Why do you baptize then, if you are not the Christ, Elijah, or the prophet?” 26 John answered them, saying, “I baptize with water, but there stands among you one whom you do not…
John 1:19-23 (WEL) This is John’s testimony when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?” 20 He spoke openly and didn’t deny, “I am not the Christ.” 21 So they asked him, “Well then, are you Elijah?” He said, “I’m not.” “Are you the prophet?” He answered,…
John 1:18 (WEL) No one has ever seen God. The only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, declared him. V18 No one has ever seen God. The only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, declared him. The Gnostic tainted Egyptian/Alexandrian texts read: θεὸν οὐδεὶς ἑώρακεν πώποτε·…
John 1:14-17 (WEL) The Word became flesh and lived [literally, tabernacled] among us. We looked at his glory, the glory of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth. 15 John testified about him and shouted, saying, “This was he of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me ranks ahead…
John 1:12-13 (WEL) As many as did receive him, he gave them the right to be the children of God, that is, to those who believe in his name. 13 Who were not born from blood, from the will of the flesh, or from the will of a male, but from God. V12 As…
John 1:9-11 (WEL) The true light enlightening all people was coming into the world. 10 He was in the world. The world was made by him, yet the world didn’t know him. 11 He came to his own, and his own didn’t receive him. V9 The true light enlightening all people was coming into…
John 1:6-8 (WEL) There was a man sent by God whose name was John. 7 He came as a witness, to testify about the Light so that all would believe through him. 8 He himself was not the Light but that he might testify about the Light. V6 There was a man sent by…
John 1:4-5 (WEL) In him was life, and the life was the light for people. 5 The light keeps on shining in the darkness, and the darkness can’t overcome it. V4 In him was life, and the life was the light for people. In him was life does not mean Jesus began living. It…