The Word Became Flesh
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He was in the beginning with God.
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But to all who did receive him, 19who believed in his name, 20he gave the right 21to become 22children of God,
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who 23were born, 24not of blood 25nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.
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And 26the Word 27became flesh and 28dwelt among us, 29and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of 30grace and 31truth.
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(32John bore witness about him, and cried out, "This was he of whom I said, 33'He who comes after me ranks before me, because he was before me.'")
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38No one has ever seen God; 39the only Godd, who is at the Father's sidee40, he has made him known.
The Testimony of John the Baptist
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And this is the 41testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, 42"Who are you?"
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And they asked him, "What then? 44Are you Elijah?" He said, "I am not.""Are you 45the Prophet?" And he answered, "No."
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So they said to him, "Who are you? We need to give an answer to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?"
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He said, "I am 46the voice of one crying out in the wilderness, 'Make straightf the way of the Lord,' as the prophet Isaiah said."
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(Now they had been sent from the Pharisees.)
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They asked him, 47"Then why are you baptizing, if you are neither the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?"
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These things took place in Bethany across the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
Behold, the Lamb of God
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The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, "Behold, 50the Lamb of God, who 51takes away the sin 52of the world!
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This is he of whom I said, 53'After me comes a man who ranks before me, because he was before me.'
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I myself did not know him, but 54for this purpose I came baptizing with water, that he might be revealed to Israel."
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And John 55bore witness: 56"I saw the Spirit descend from heaven like a dove, and 57it remained on him.
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I myself did not know him, but 58he who sent me to baptize 59with water said to me, 'He on whom you see the Spirit descend and remain, 60this is he who baptizes 61with the Holy Spirit.'
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And I have seen and have borne witness that this is the Son of God."
Jesus Calls the First Disciples
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The next day again John was standing with two of his disciples,
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The two disciples heard him say this, and they followed Jesus.
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Jesus turned and saw them following and said to them, 63"What are you seeking?" And they said to him, 64"Rabbi" (which means Teacher), "where are you staying?"
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He said to them, "Come and you will see." So they came and saw where he was staying, and they stayed with him that day, for it was about the tenth hour.g
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He first found his own brother Simon and said to him, "We have found 66the Messiah" (which means Christ).
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He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, "So you are Simon the son of 67John? You shall be called 68Cephas" (which means 69Peteri).
Jesus Calls Philip and Nathanael
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Philip found 73Nathanael and said to him, "We have found him of whom 74Moses in the Law and also the prophets wrote, Jesus 75of Nazareth, 76the son of Joseph."
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Nathanael said to him, 77"Can anything good come out of Nazareth?" Philip said to him, "Come and see."
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Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and said of him, "Behold, 78an Israelite indeed, 79in whom there is no deceit!"
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Nathanael said to him, "How 80do you know me?" Jesus answered him, "Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you."
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Jesus answered him, "Because I said to you, 'I saw you under the fig tree,' do you believe? You will see greater things than these."
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(English Standard Version - The Holy Bible Online)