John 1

the king version

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. ² The same One was in the beginning with God. ³ All things were made by Him, and without Him was not anything made that was made. ⁴ In Him was life, and that life was the Light of men. ⁵ And the Light shines in darkness, and the darkness comprehend it not.

 

⁶ There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. ⁷ The same one came as a witness to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe. ⁸ He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.

⁹ That was the true Light which lights every man that comes into the world. ¹⁰ He was in the world, and the world was made by Him, and the world knew Him not. ¹¹ He came to His own, and His own received Him not. ¹² But as many as received Him, to them He gave power to become the sons of God, even to those who believe in His name, ¹³ who were not born of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

 

¹⁴ And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us (and we saw¹ His glory, the glory as of the only Begotten of the Father), full of grace and truth.

¹⁵ John bore witness of Him and cried, saying, “This was He of whom I spoke, ‘He that comes after me is preferred before me, for He was before me.’”

¹⁶ And of His fullness we have all received, and grace for grace. ¹⁷ For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ. ¹⁸ No man has seen God at any time; the only Begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, He has declared Him.

 

¹⁹ And this is the record² of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?” ²⁰ And he confessed and denied not, but confessed, “I am not the Christ.”

²¹ And they asked him, “What then? Are you Elijah?” ³
And he says, “I am not.”
“Are you that Prophet?”
And he answered, “No.”

²² Then they said to him, “Who are you, 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 crying in the wilderness,
“Make straight the way of the Lord,”’
as the prophet Isaiah said.” _{(Isaiah 40:3)}

 

²⁴ And those who were sent were of the Pharisees. ²⁵ And they asked him, and said to him, “Why do you baptize then if you are not that Christ, nor Elijah, neither that Prophet?”

²⁶ John answered them, saying, “I baptize with water, but there stands One among you whom you know not. ²⁷ It is He who, coming after me, is preferred before me, whose shoe strap⁴ I am not worthy to unloose.”

²⁸ These things were done in Bethabara⁵ beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.

 

²⁹ The next day, John sees Jesus coming to him, and says, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! ³⁰ This is He of whom I said, ‘After me comes a Man who is preferred before me, for He was before me.’ ³¹ And I knew Him not; but that He should be made manifest to Israel, therefore have I come baptizing with water.”

³² And John bore record, saying, “I saw the Spirit descending from Heaven like a dove, and It remained⁶ upon Him. ³³ And I knew Him not. But He who sent me to baptize with water, the same One said to me, ‘Upon whom you shall see the Spirit descending and remaining on Him, the same One is He who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’ ³⁴ And I saw and bore record that this is the Son of God.”

 

³⁵ Again, the next day after, John stood, and two of his disciples, ³⁶ and looking upon Jesus as He walked, he says, “Behold the Lamb of God!” ³⁷ And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.

³⁸ Then Jesus turned and saw them following, and says to them, “What do you seek?”
They said to Him, “Rabbi” (which is to say, being interpreted, “Master”), “where are You staying?” ⁷

³⁹ He says to them, “Come and see.” They came and saw where He dwelt and stayed with Him that day, for it was about the tenth (10^th) hour.

⁴⁰ One of the two who heard John speak, and followed Him, was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother. ⁴¹ He first finds his own brother Simon and says to him, “We have found the Messiah” (which is, being interpreted, “the Christ”). ⁴² And he brought him to Jesus.
And when Jesus looked⁸ at him, He said, “You are Simon, the son of Jonah.⁹ You shall be called Cephas” (which is by interpretation, “a stone”).

 

⁴³ The following day, Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and finds Philip and says to him, “Follow Me.” ⁴⁴ Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.

⁴⁵ Philip finds Nathanael and says to him, “We have found Him of whom Moses in the Law and the Prophets wrote: Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”

⁴⁶ And Nathanael said to him, “Can any good thing there come out of Nazareth?”
Philip says to him, “Come and see.”

⁴⁷ Jesus saw Nathanael coming to Him, and says of him, “Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!”

⁴⁸ Nathanael says to Him, “From where do You know me?”
Jesus answered and said to him, “Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.”

⁴⁹ Nathanael answered and says to Him, “Rabbi, You are the Son of God; You are the King of Israel.”

⁵⁰ Jesus answered and said to him, “Because I said to you, ‘I saw you under the fig tree,’ you believe? You shall see greater things than these.” ⁵¹ And He says to him, “Truly, truly I say to you, hereafter you shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of Man.” ^KING

 

Notes:

 

Common spelling updates:

1. Shineth – shines
2. Lighteth – lights
3. Unto – to
4. Bare – bore
5. Spake – spoke
6. Cometh – comes
7. Hath – has
8. Art – are
9. Thou – you
10. Thyself – yourself
11. baptizest – baptize; baptizeth - baptizes
12. standeth – stands
13. ye – you
14. taketh – takes
15. Seeth – sees
16. Saith – says
17. Bare – bore
18. Shalt – shall
19. Findeth - finds

 

Grammar updates

1. As – for, v.6
2. those who - Them that, v.12,22
3. who – which, v.13,18,29,40
4. about – of, v.22
5. those who - They which, v.24
6. have – am, v.31
7. who – that, v.33

 

Historic Present used:

1. Sees, v.29
2. Says, v.21,29,36,38,39,41,43,45,46,47,48,49,51
3. Finds, v.41,43,45

 Footnotes:

¹ beheld

² 3141. marturia: testimony

³ Elias                               

⁴ latchet

⁵ Most translations: Bethany

⁶ abode

⁷ …where dwellest thou?

⁸ beheld

⁹ Jona