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John 1
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The Deity of Jesus Christ

1 In the beginning [before all time] was the Word ([a]Christ), and the Word was with God, and [b]the Word was God Himself.(A) 2 He was [continually existing] in the beginning [co-eternally] with God. 3 All things were made and came into existence through Him; and without Him not even one thing was made that has come into being. 4 In Him was life [and the power to bestow life], and the life was the Light of men. 5 The Light shines on in the [c]darkness, and the darkness did not understand it or overpower it or appropriate it or absorb it [and is unreceptive to it].(B)

The Witness of John the Baptist

6 There came a man commissioned and sent from God, whose name was [d]John.(C) 7 This man came as a witness, to testify about the Light, so that all might believe [in Christ, the Light] through him. 8 John was not the Light, but came to testify about the Light.

9 There it was—the true Light [the genuine, perfect, steadfast Light] which, coming into the world, enlightens everyone.(D) 10 He (Christ) was in the world, and though the world was made through Him, the world did not recognize Him. 11 He came to that which was His own [that which belonged to Him—His world, His creation, His possession], and those who were His own [people—the Jewish nation] did not receive and welcome Him. 12 But to as many as did receive and welcome Him, He gave the right [the authority, the privilege] to become children of God, that is, to those who believe in (adhere to, trust in, and rely on) His name—(E) 13 who were born, not of blood [natural conception], nor of the will of the flesh [physical impulse], nor of the will of man [that of a natural father], but of God [that is, a divine and supernatural birth—they are born of God—spiritually transformed, renewed, sanctified].

The Word Made Flesh

14 And the Word (Christ) became flesh, and lived among us; and we [actually] saw His glory, glory as belongs to the [One and] only begotten Son of the Father, [the Son who is truly unique, the only One of His kind, who is] full of grace and truth (absolutely free of deception).(F) 15 John testified [repeatedly] about Him and [e]has cried out [testifying officially for the record, with validity and relevance], “This was He of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me [f]has a higher rank than I and has priority over me, for He existed before me.’” 16 For out of His fullness [the superabundance of His grace and truth] we have all received grace upon grace [spiritual blessing upon spiritual blessing, favor upon favor, and gift heaped upon gift]. 17 For the Law was given through Moses, but grace [the unearned, undeserved favor of God] and truth came through Jesus Christ.(G) 18 No one has seen God [His essence, His divine nature] at any time; the [One and] only begotten God [that is, the unique Son] who is in the intimate presence of the Father, He has explained Him [and interpreted and revealed the awesome wonder of the Father].(H)

The Testimony of John

19 This is the testimony of John [the Baptist] when the Jews sent priests and Levites to him from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?” 20 And he confessed [truthfully] and did not deny [that he was only a man], but acknowledged, “I am not the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed)!” 21 They asked him, “What then? Are you Elijah?” And he said, “I am not.” “Are you the [promised] Prophet?” And he answered, “No.”(I) 22 Then they said to him, “Who are you? Tell us, so that we may give an answer to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?” 23 He said, “I am the voice of one shouting in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way of the Lord,’ as the prophet Isaiah said.”(J)

24 Now they had been sent from the Pharisees. 25 They asked him, “Why then are you baptizing, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?” 26 John answered them, “I baptize [only] [g]in water, but among you there stands One whom you do not recognize and of whom you know nothing.(K) 27 It is He [the preeminent One] who comes after me, the [h]strap of whose sandal I am not worthy to untie [even as His slave].” 28 These things occurred in Bethany across the Jordan [at the Jordan River crossing], where John was baptizing.

29 The next day he saw Jesus coming to him and said, “Look! The Lamb of God [i]who takes away the sin of the world!(L) 30 This is He on behalf of whom I said, ‘After me comes a Man who has a higher rank than I and has priority over me, for He existed before me.’ 31 [j]I did not recognize Him [as the Messiah]; but I came baptizing [k]in water so that He would be [publicly] revealed to Israel.” 32 John gave [further] evidence [testifying officially for the record, with validity and relevance], saying, “I have seen the [l]Spirit descending as a dove out of heaven, and He remained upon Him.(M) 33 I did not recognize Him [as the Messiah], but He who sent me to baptize [m]in water said to me, ‘He upon whom you see the Spirit descend and remain, this One is He who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’ 34 I myself have [actually] seen [that happen], and my testimony is that this is the Son of God!”

Jesus’ Public Ministry, First Converts

35 Again the next day John was standing with two of his disciples, 36 and he looked at Jesus as He walked along, and said, “Look! The Lamb of God!” 37 The two disciples heard him say this, and they [n]followed Jesus. 38 And Jesus turned and saw them following Him, and asked them, “What do you want?” They answered Him, “Rabbi (which translated means Teacher), where are You staying?” 39 He said to them, “Come, and you will see.” So they went [with Him] and saw where He was staying; and they stayed with Him that day, for it was about the [o]tenth hour. 40 One of the two who heard what John said and [as a result] followed Jesus was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother. 41 He first looked for and found his own brother Simon and told him, “We have found the [p]Messiah” (which translated means the Christ). 42 Andrew brought Simon to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, “You are Simon the son of John. You shall be called Cephas (which is translated [q]Peter).”

43 The next day Jesus decided to go into Galilee, and He found Philip and said to him, “Follow Me [as My disciple, accepting Me as your Master and Teacher, and walking the same path of life that I walk].” 44 Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. 45 Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the One Moses in the Law and also the Prophets wrote about—Jesus from Nazareth, the son of Joseph [according to public record].” 46 Nathanael answered him, “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” Philip replied, “Come and see.” 47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward Him, and said of him, “Here is an Israelite indeed [a true descendant of Jacob], in whom there is no guile nor deceit nor duplicity!” 48 Nathanael said to Jesus, “How do You know [these things about] me?” Jesus answered, “Before Philip called you, when you were still under the fig tree, I saw you.” 49 Nathanael answered, “Rabbi (Teacher), You are the Son of God; You are the King of Israel.” 50 Jesus replied, “Because I said to you that I saw you under the fig tree, do you believe [in Me]? You will see greater things than this.” 51 Then He said to him, “I assure you and most solemnly say to you, you will see heaven opened and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man [the bridge between heaven and earth].”(N)

Footnotes

  1. John 1:1 In John the Apostle’s vision (Rev 19), he sees Christ returning as Warrior-Messiah-King, and “...His name is called The Word of God...and LORD OF LORDS.” (Rev 19:13, 16).
  2. John 1:1 In this phrase, “God” appears first in the Greek word order, emphasizing the fact that “the Word” (Christ) was God—so “God Himself.”
  3. John 1:5 I.e. the world immersed in sin: all that stands in opposition to God and biblical truth.
  4. John 1:6 The births of both John the Baptist and Jesus were foretold by the angel, Gabriel (Luke 1:5-80). This passage is about John the Baptist, the son of Zacharias the priest and his wife, Elizabeth. Elizabeth was related to Mary the mother of Jesus (Luke 1:36). John the Baptist is considered to be the last of the OT prophets, and is not to be confused with John the Apostle who wrote this Gospel, three brief letters (1 John, 2 John, 3 John) and Revelation.
  5. John 1:15 Here John the writer uses the Greek perfect tense (“has cried out”), emphasizing the truth and continuing importance of John the Baptist’s testimony.
  6. John 1:15 Lit has become before (in front of) me, because He was first of me. The Greek is difficult because John the Baptist was making a word-play on the adverbs/adjective “after” (or “behind”), “before,” and “first.” The playful wording assumes the form of a riddle which, like some of Jesus’ parables, conceals the speaker’s meaning from those who are hostile toward him and have neither the patience nor the spiritual inclination to learn from him.
  7. John 1:26 The Greek here can be translated in, with or by.
  8. John 1:27 During this era it was customary for a household servant to remove a guest’s sandals and wash the dust from his feet. John is saying that he is not worthy even to remove Christ’s sandal, let alone to touch His feet.
  9. John 1:29 John is referring to the fulfillment of the need for the OT Passover lambs which was now fulfilled in Christ’s sacrifice, the ultimate and final sacrifice for sins.
  10. John 1:31 John the Baptist and Jesus were related through their mothers, Elizabeth and Mary, but He was unknown as the Messiah until God revealed it to John at the beginning of Jesus’ ministry.
  11. John 1:31 The Greek here can be translated in, with or by.
  12. John 1:32 The descent of the Holy Spirit identified Jesus in His humanity for His ministry as the Messiah.
  13. John 1:33 The Greek here can be translated in, with or by.
  14. John 1:37 The concept of “follow” can represent three separate possibilities: in the early stages of His ministry (1) walking with Him physically (literally), that is merely being in His presence regardless of personal belief or commitment; (2) accepting and identifying with the salvation He offered; and later on (3) being identified with Him by being subject to the scorn and rejection of unbelievers because of personal belief and commitment to Him.
  15. John 1:39 The Romans reckoned time from midnight, so in Roman time the tenth hour would be 10:00 a.m. The Jews reckoned daytime from sunrise (about 6:00 a.m.), so in their system the tenth hour would be 4:00 p.m. Here, either time is possible, though the Roman reckoning may be more likely because if it were 4:00 p.m. the disciples might have felt compelled to go home before evening set in.
  16. John 1:41 The words “Messiah” and “Christ” are not personal names, but titles derived respectively from Hebrew and Greek verbs meaning “to anoint.”
  17. John 1:42 I.e. rock or stone in Greek.
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Juan 1
Ang Salita ng Dios (Tagalog Contemporary Bible)

Ang Salitang Nakapagbibigay ng Buhay na Walang Hanggan

1 Nang pasimula, naroon na ang tinatawag na Salita. Ang Salita ay kasama ng Dios at ang Salita ay Dios. 2 Sa simula paʼy kasama na siya ng Dios. 3 Nilikha ang lahat ng bagay sa pamamagitan niya, at walang anumang nalikha nang hindi sa pamamagitan niya. 4 Ang Salita ang pinagmumulan ng buhay, at ang buhay na itoʼy ilaw, dahil ito ang nagbibigay-liwanag sa mga tao. 5 Ang ilaw na itoʼy nagliliwanag sa kadiliman,[a] at hindi ito nadaig ng kadiliman.[b]

6 Isinugo ng Dios ang isang tao na ang pangalan ay Juan. 7 Isinugo siya upang magpatotoo kung sino ang ilaw, upang sa pamamagitan ng kanyang patotoo ay sumampalataya ang lahat ng tao. 8 Hindi si Juan ang mismong ilaw, kundi naparito siya upang magpatotoo kung sino ang ilaw. 9 Ang tunay na ilaw na nagbibigay-liwanag sa lahat ng tao ay dumating na sa mundo. 10 Naparito siya sa mundo. At kahit na nilikha ang mundo sa pamamagitan niya, hindi siya kinilala ng mundo. 11 Pumunta siya sa sarili niyang mga kababayan, pero tinanggihan siya ng karamihan. 12 Ngunit ang lahat ng tumanggap at sumampalataya sa kanya ay binigyan niya ng karapatang maging anak ng Dios. 13 Naging anak sila ng Dios hindi sa pamamagitan ng pisikal na pagkasilang o dahil sa kagustuhan ng tao kundi dahil sa kalooban ng Dios.

14 Nagkatawang-tao ang Salita at namuhay na kasama natin. Nakita namin ang kadakilaan niya bilang kaisa-isang Anak ng Ama. Puspos siya ng biyaya at pawang katotohanan ang mga sinasabi niya.

15 Nagpatotoo si Juan tungkol sa kanya at ito ang kanyang sinabi: “Siya ang tinutukoy ko nang sabihin kong, ‘May isang darating na kasunod ko, mas dakila siya kaysa sa akin, dahil nariyan na siya bago pa ako ipanganak.’ ”

16 Sa kasaganaan ng kanyang biyaya[c] ay tumanggap tayong lahat ng sunud-sunod na pagpapala. 17 Ibinigay sa atin ng Dios ang Kautusan sa pamamagitan ni Moises, ngunit ang biyaya at katotohanan ay napasaatin sa pamamagitan ni Jesu-Cristo. 18 Wala pang nakakita sa Dios Ama kahit kailan, ngunit ipinakilala siya sa atin ng kanyang Bugtong na Anak,[d] na Dios din nga at kapiling ng Ama.[e]

Ang Patotoo ni Juan tungkol kay Jesus(A)

19-20 Pinapunta ng mga pinuno ng mga Judio sa Jerusalem ang ilang mga pari at Levita upang tanungin si Juan kung sino talaga siya. Tinapat sila ni Juan. Sinabi niya, “Hindi ako ang Cristo.” 21 Nagtanong sila, “Kung ganoon, sino ka? Ikaw ba si Propeta Elias?” Sumagot siya, “Hindi.” Tinanong pa nila si Juan, “Ikaw ba ang Propeta na ipinangakong darating?” “Hindi rin,” sagot ni Juan. 22 “Kung ganoon, sino ka talaga? Sabihin mo sa amin para may maisagot kami sa mga nagsugo sa amin. Ano ang masasabi mo tungkol sa sarili mo?” 23 Sumagot si Juan, “Ako ang taong binanggit ni Propeta Isaias nang sabihin niya,

    ‘Maririnig ang sigaw ng isang tao sa ilang na nagsasabi,
    Tuwirin ninyo ang dadaanan ng Panginoon.’ ”[f]

24 Ang mga nagsugo sa mga taong pumunta kay Juan ay mga Pariseo.[g] 25 Tinanong nila ulit si Juan, “Bakit ka nagbabautismo kung hindi naman pala ikaw ang Cristo, o si Elias, o ang Propeta?” 26 Sumagot si Juan, “Nagbabautismo ako sa tubig, ngunit may nakatayong kasama ninyo na hindi ninyo nakikilala. 27 Siya ang sinasabi kong darating na kasunod ko, at ni hindi man lang ako karapat-dapat na maging alipin niya.”[h]

28 Nangyari ito sa Betania, sa kabila ng Ilog ng Jordan, kung saan nagbabautismo si Juan.

Si Jesus ang Tupa ng Dios

29 Kinabukasan, nakita ni Juan si Jesus na papalapit sa kanya. Sinabi niya sa mga tao, “Narito na ang Tupa ng Dios na ihahandog upang mag-alis ng kasalanan ng mga tao sa mundo! 30 Siya ang tinutukoy ko nang sabihin ko, ‘May isang darating na kasunod ko, mas dakila siya kaysa sa akin, dahil nariyan na siya bago pa ako ipanganak.’ 31 Noong unaʼy hindi ko rin kilala kung sino siya. Ngunit naparito akong nagbabautismo sa tubig upang ipakilala siya sa Israel.”

32 Pagkatapos, nagpatotoo si Juan, “Nakita ko ang Banal na Espiritu na bumaba mula sa langit tulad ng isang kalapati at nanatili sa kanya. 33 Noong unaʼy hindi ko rin kilala kung sino siya, ngunit ang Dios na nag-utos sa akin na magbautismo sa tubig ang nagsabi sa akin, ‘Kapag nakita mong bumaba ang Banal na Espiritu at nanatili sa isang tao, ang taong iyon ang magbabautismo sa Banal na Espiritu.’ 34 Nakita ko ito at nagpapatotoo ako na siya ang Anak ng Dios.”

Ang mga Unang Tagasunod ni Jesus

35 Kinabukasan, naroon ulit si Juan kasama ang dalawa sa mga tagasunod niya. 36 Nang makita niya si Jesus na dumaraan, sinabi niya, “Narito na ang Tupa ng Dios!” 37 Nang marinig iyon ng dalawang tagasunod ni Juan, sinundan nila si Jesus. 38 Lumingon si Jesus at nakita silang sumusunod. Kaya tinanong niya sila, “Ano ang kailangan ninyo?” Sumagot sila, “Rabbi, saan po kayo nakatira?” (Ang ibig sabihin ng Rabbi ay “Guro.”) 39 Sinabi sa kanila ni Jesus, “Halikayo at makikita ninyo.” Kaya sumama ang dalawa at nakita nila ang tinutuluyan niya. Bandang alas kwatro na noon ng hapon, kaya doon na sila nagpalipas ng gabi. 40 Ang isa sa dalawang nakarinig ng sinabi ni Juan at sumunod kay Jesus ay si Andres na kapatid ni Simon Pedro. 41 Kinaumagahan, hinanap kaagad ni Andres ang kapatid niyang si Simon at sinabi sa kanya, “Natagpuan na namin ang Mesias.” (Ang ibig sabihin ng Mesias ay “Cristo”.) 42 Isinama niya si Simon kay Jesus. At nang makarating sila kay Jesus, tiningnan ni Jesus si Simon at sinabi, “Ikaw si Simon na anak ni Juan, mula ngayon ay tatawagin ka nang Cefas.” (Ang Cefas ay pareho rin ng pangalang Pedro.)[i]

Ang Pagtawag ni Jesus kina Felipe at Natanael

43 Kinabukasan, nagpasya si Jesus na pumunta sa Galilea. Pagdating niya roon, nakita niya si Felipe at sinabi niya rito, “Sumunod ka sa akin.” 44 (Si Felipe ay taga-Betsaida, tulad nina Andres at Pedro.) 45 Hinanap ni Felipe si Natanael at sinabi niya rito, “Natagpuan na namin ang taong tinutukoy ni Moises sa Kautusan, at maging sa mga isinulat ng mga propeta. Siya si Jesus na taga-Nazaret na anak ni Jose.” 46 Tinanong siya ni Natanael, “May mabuti bang nanggagaling sa Nazaret?” Sumagot si Felipe, “Halika at tingnan mo.”

47 Nang makita ni Jesus na papalapit sa kanya si Natanael, sinabi niya, “Narito ang isang tunay na Israelita na hindi nandaraya.”[j] 48 Tinanong siya ni Natanael, “Paano ninyo ako nakilala?” Sumagot si Jesus, “Bago ka pa man tawagin ni Felipe, nakita na kita habang nasa ilalim ka ng puno ng igos.” 49 Sinabi ni Natanael, “Guro, kayo nga ang Anak ng Dios! Kayo ang hari ng Israel!” 50 Sinabi sa kanya ni Jesus, “Sumampalataya ka ba sa akin dahil sinabi kong nakita kita sa ilalim ng puno ng igos? Higit pa rito ang masasaksihan mo.” 51 Sinabi pa sa kanya ni Jesus, “Sinasabi ko sa inyo ang totoo, makikita ninyo na bubukas ang langit, at makikita rin ninyo ang mga anghel ng Dios na umaakyat at bumababa sa akin na Anak ng Tao.”

Footnotes

  1. 1:5 kadiliman: Ang ibig sabihin, kasamaan.
  2. 1:5 hindi ito nadaig ng kadiliman: o, hindi ito naunawaan ng mga nasa kadiliman.
  3. 1:16 biyaya: Sa ibang salin ng Biblia, kagandahang-loob.
  4. 1:18 Bugtong na Anak: o, natatanging Anak.
  5. 1:18 kapiling ng Ama: o, minamahal ng Ama; o, laging kasama ng Ama; sa literal, nasa dibdib ng Ama.
  6. 1:23 Isa. 40:3.
  7. 1:24 o, Ang ilan sa mga inutusang pumunta kay Juan ay mga Pariseo.
  8. 1:27 Hindi … alipin niya: sa literal, Hindi man lang ako karapat-dapat na magkalag ng tali ng kanyang sandalyas.
  9. 1:42 Ang ibig sabihin ng Cefas o Pedro ay “Bato.”
  10. 1:47 hindi nandaraya: o, hindi nagsisinungaling.
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