John 1:1-34

Legacy Standard Bible

The Deity of Jesus Christ

1 ^(A)In the beginning was ^(B)the Word, and the Word was ^(C)with God, and ^(D)the Word was God. ^2 [a]He was in the beginning with God. ^3 (E)All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being. ^4 (F)In Him was life, and the life was ^(G)the Light of men. ^5 (H)And the Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overtake it.

The Witness of John the Baptist

⁶ There was a man having been sent from God, whose name was ^[b](I)John. ^7 [c]He came ^[d](J)as a witness, to bear witness about the Light, ^(K)so that all might believe through him. ^8 [e](L)He was not the Light, but he came to bear witness about the Light.

⁹ There was ^(M)the true Light ^[f]which, coming into the world, enlightens everyone. ¹⁰ He was in the world, and ^(N)the world ^[g]was made through Him, and the world did not know Him. ¹¹ He came to what was His ^[h]own, and those who were His own did not receive Him. ¹² But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become ^(O)children of God, even ^(P)to those who believe in His name, ^13 (Q)who were ^[i]born, not of ^[j]blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.

The Word Became Flesh

¹⁴ And ^(R)the Word ^(S)became flesh, and ^[k](T)dwelt among us, and ^(U)we beheld His glory, glory as of the ^[l]only begotten from the Father, full of ^(V)grace and ^(W)truth. ¹⁵ John *^(X)bore witness about Him and cried out, saying, “This was He of whom I said, ‘^(Y)He who comes after me ^[m]has been ahead of me, ^(Z)for He existed before me.’” ¹⁶ For of His ^(AA)fullness ^[n]we have all received, and grace ^[o]upon grace. ¹⁷ For ^(AB)the Law was given through Moses; ^(AC)grace and ^(AD)truth came through Jesus Christ. ^18 (AE)No one has seen God at any time; ^(AF)the only begotten God who is ^(AG)in the bosom of the Father, ^(AH)He has explained Him.

A Voice in the Wilderness

¹⁹ And this is ^(AI)the witness of John, when ^(AJ)the ^[p]Jews sent to him priests and Levites ^(AK)from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?” ²⁰ And he confessed and did not deny, but confessed, “^(AL)I am not the ^[q]Christ.” ²¹ And they asked him, “What then? Are you ^(AM)Elijah?” And he *said, “I am not.” “Are you ^(AN)the Prophet?” And he answered, “No.” ²² Therefore, they said to him, “Who are you, so that we may give an answer to those who sent us? What do you say about yourself?” ²³ He said, “I am ^(AO)a voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way of the ^[r]Lord,’ as Isaiah the prophet said.”

²⁴ Now they had been sent from the Pharisees. ²⁵ And they asked him, and said to him, “Why then are you baptizing, if you are not the ^[s]Christ, nor Elijah, nor ^(AP)the Prophet?” ²⁶ John answered them, saying, “^(AQ)I baptize with water, but among you stands One whom you do not know. ²⁷ This One is ^(AR)He who comes after me, of whom I am not worthy to untie the ^(AS)strap of His sandal.” ²⁸ These things took place in Bethany ^(AT)beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.

²⁹ On the next day, he *saw Jesus coming to him and *said, “Behold, ^(AU)the Lamb of God who ^(AV)takes away the sin of the world! ³⁰ This is He of whom I said, ‘^(AW)After me comes a man who has been ^[t]ahead of me, ^(AX)for He existed before me.’ ³¹ I did not know ^[u]Him, but so that He might be manifested to Israel, I came baptizing with water.” ³² And John ^(AY)bore witness saying, “^(AZ)I have beheld the Spirit descending as a dove out of heaven, and He abided on Him. ³³ And I did not know ^[v]Him, but He who sent me to baptize with water said to me, ‘The One upon whom you see the Spirit descending and abiding on Him, ^(BA)this is the One who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’ ³⁴ And I myself have seen, and have borne witness that this is ^(BB)the Son of God.”