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Study Verse: KJV, NASB, NIV

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KJV Version

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In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

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The same was in the beginning with God.

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All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.

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In him was life; and the life was the light of men.

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And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.

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There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

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The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.

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He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.

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That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.

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He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.

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He came unto his own, and his own received him not.

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But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:

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Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

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And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

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John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was before me.

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And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace.

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For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.

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No man hath seen God at any time, the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.

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And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou?

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And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ.

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And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No.

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Then said they unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?

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He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias.

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And they which were sent were of the Pharisees.

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And they asked him, and said unto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that prophet?

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John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not;

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He it is, who coming after me is preferred before me, whose shoe's latchet I am not worthy to unloose.

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These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing.

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The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.

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This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man which is preferred before me: for he was before me.

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And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water.

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And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him.

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And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost.

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And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God.

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Again the next day after John stood, and two of his disciples;

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And looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God!

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And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.

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Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and saith unto them, What seek ye? They said unto him, Rabbi, (which is to say, being interpreted, Master,) where dwellest thou?

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He saith unto them, Come and see. They came and saw where he dwelt, and abode with him that day: for it was about the tenth hour.

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One of the two which heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother.

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He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ.

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And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him, he said, Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, A stone.

NASB Version

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In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

2

He was in the beginning with God.

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All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being.

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In Him was life, and the life was the Light of men.

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The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.

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There came a man sent from God, whose name was John.

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He came as a witness, to testify about the Light, so that all might believe through him.

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He was not the Light, but he came to testify about the Light.

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There was the true Light which, coming into the world, enlightens every man.

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He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him.

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He came to His own, and those who were His own did not receive Him.

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But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name,

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who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.

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And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth.

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John testified about Him and cried out, saying, "This was He of whom I said, 'He who comes after me has a higher rank than I, for He existed before me.'"

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For of His fullness we have all received, and grace upon grace.

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For the Law was given through Moses; grace and truth were realized through Jesus Christ.

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No one has seen God at any time; the only begotten God who is in the bosom of the Father, He has explained Him.

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This is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent to him priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, "Who are you?"

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And he confessed and did not deny, but confessed, "I am not the Christ."

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They asked him, "What then? Are you Elijah?" And he said, "I am not " "Are you the Prophet?" And he answered, "No."

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Then 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?"

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He said, "I am A VOICE OF ONE CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS, 'MAKE STRAIGHT THE WAY OF THE LORD,' as Isaiah the prophet said."

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Now they had been sent from the Pharisees.

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They asked him, and said to him, "Why then are you baptizing, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?"

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John answered them saying, "I baptize in water, but among you stands One whom you do not know.

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"It is He who comes after me, the thong of whose sandal I am not worthy to untie."

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These things took place in Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.

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The next day he saw Jesus coming to him and said, "Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!

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"This is He on behalf of whom I said, 'After me comes a Man who has a higher rank than I, for He existed before me.'

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"I did not recognize Him, but so that He might be manifested to Israel, I came baptizing in water."

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John testified saying, "I have seen the Spirit descending as a dove out of heaven, and He remained upon Him.

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"I did not recognize Him, but He who sent me to baptize in water said to me, 'He upon whom you see the Spirit descending and remaining upon Him, this is the One who baptizes in the Holy Spirit.'

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"I myself have seen, and have testified that this is the Son of God."

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Again the next day John was standing with two of his disciples,

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and he looked at Jesus as He walked, and said, "Behold, the Lamb of God!"

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The two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.

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And Jesus turned and saw them following, and said to them, "What do you seek?" They said to Him, "Rabbi (which translated 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.

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One of the two who heard John speak and followed Him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother.

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He found first his own brother Simon and said to him, "We have found the Messiah" (which translated means Christ).

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He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, "You are Simon the son of John; you shall be called Cephas" (which is translated Peter).

NIV Version

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In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

2

He was with God in the beginning.

3

Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.

4

In him was life, and that life was the light of men.

5

The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood it.

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There came a man who was sent from God; his name was John.

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He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all men might believe.

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He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light.

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The true light that gives light to every man was coming into the world.

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He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him.

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He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him.

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Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God -

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children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband's will, but born of God.

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The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.

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John testifies concerning him. He cries out, saying, "This was he of whom I said, 'He who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.' "

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From the fullness of his grace we have all received one blessing after another.

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For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

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No one has ever seen God, but God the One and Only,who is at the Father's side, has made him known.

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Now this was John's testimony when the Jews of Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him who he was.

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He did not fail to confess, but confessed freely, "I am not the Christ."

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They asked him, "Then who are you? Are you Elijah?" He said, "I am not." "Are you the Prophet?" He answered, "No."

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Finally they said, "Who are you? Give us an answer to take back to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?"

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John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet, "I am the voice of one calling in the desert, 'Make straight the way for the Lord.' "

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Now some Pharisees who had been sent

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questioned him, "Why then do you baptize if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?"

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"I baptize with water," John replied, "but among you stands one you do not know.

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He is the one who comes after me, the thongs of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie."

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This all happened at Bethany on the other side of the Jordan, where John was baptizing.

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The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, "Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!

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This is the one I meant when I said, 'A man who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.'

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I myself did not know him, but the reason I came baptizing with water was that he might be revealed to Israel."

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Then John gave this testimony: "I saw the Spirit come down from heaven as a dove and remain on him.

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I would not have known him, except that the one who sent me to baptize with water told me, 'The man on whom you see the Spirit come down and remain is he who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.'

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I have seen and I testify that this is the Son of God."

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The next day John was there again with two of his disciples.

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When he saw Jesus passing by, he said, "Look, the Lamb of God!"

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When the two disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus.

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Turning around, Jesus saw them following and asked, "What do you want?" They said, "Rabbi" (which means Teacher), "where are you staying?"

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"Come," he replied, "and you will see." So they went and saw where he was staying, and spent that day with him. It was about the tenth hour.

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Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, was one of the two who heard what John had said and who had followed Jesus.

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The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother Simon and tell him, "We have found the Messiah" (that is, the Christ).

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And he brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, "You are Simon son of John. You will be called Cephas" (which, when translated, is Peter).

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