John 1

English Tyndale 1537

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1In the beginning was that(the) word, and that(the) word was with god: and god was that word.(and the word was God.)

2The same was in the beginning with god.

3All things were made by it,(the same) and without it,(the same) was made no thing, that made was.(was made.)

4In it(him) was life; And (the) life was the light of men;

5And the light shineth in the darkness, and(but the) darkness comprehended it not.

6There was a man sent from god, whose name was John.

7The same came as a witness, to bear witness of the light, that all men through him might believe.

8He was not that light: but to bear witness of the light.

9That was a true light, which lighteneth all men that come into the world.

10He was in the world, and the world by him was made: and (yet) the world knew him not.

11He came among his own, and his (own) received him not.

12Unto(But) as many as received him, (to them) gave he power to be the sons of god: in that they believed on his name:

13which were born not of blood nor of the will of the flesh, nor yet of the will of man: but of god.

14And that(the) word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw the glory of it, as the glory of the only begotten son of the father, which word was full of grace, and verity.

15John bare witness of him(and cried) saying: This was he of whom I spake, he that cometh after me, was before me because he was yer than I.(For he was or ever I)

16And of his fullness have all we received, even favour for favour.(grace for grace.)

17For the law was given by Moses, but favour(grace) and verity(truth) came by Jesus Christ.

18No man saw(hath seen) god at any time. The only begotten son, which is in the father's bosom, hath declared him.

19And this is the record of John: When the jews sent priests, and levites from Jerusalem, to ask him, what art thou?

20And he confessed, and denied not, and said plainly: I am not Christ.

21And they asked him: what then? art thou Helias? And he said: I am not. Art thou a(that) prophet? And he answered no.

22Then said they unto him: what art thou? That we may give an answer to them that sent us? what sayest thou of thy self?

23He said: I am the voice of a crier in the wilderness, make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esayas.

24And they which were sent, were of the pharisees.

25And they asked him, and said unto him: why baptisest thou then, if thou be not Christ, nor Helias, neither a prophet?

26John answered them saying: I baptise with water: but one is come among you, whom ye know not,

27he it is that cometh after me, which was before me, whose shoe latchet I am not worthy to unloose.

28These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John did baptise.

29The next day, John saw Jesus coming unto him, and said: behold the lamb of god, which taketh away the sin of the world.

30This is he of whom I spake:(said:) After me cometh a man, which was before me. For he was yer than I,

31and I knew him not: but that he should be declared to Israel, therefore came I(am I come) baptising with water.

32And John bare record, saying: I saw the spirit descend from heaven, like unto a dove, and it abode(abide) upon him, and I knew him not:

33But he that sent me to baptise in water,(the same) said unto me: Upon whom thou shalt see the spirit descend, and tarry still on him, the same is he which baptiseth with the holy ghost.

34And I saw it, and bare record, that this is the son of God.

35The next day after John stood again, and two of his disciples,

36and he beheld Jesus as he walked by, and said: behold the lamb of God.

37And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.

38(And) Jesus turned about, and saw them follow, and said unto them: What seek ye? They said unto him: Rabbi (which is to say by interpretation, Master) where dwellest thou?

39He said 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.

40One of the two which heard John speak, and followed Jesus, was Andrew Simon Peter's brother.

41The same found his brother Simon first, and said unto him: we have found Messias, which is by interpretation anointed:

42And brought him to Jesus. And Jesus beheld him and said: thou art Simon the son of Jonas, thou shalt be called Cephas: which is by interpretation a stone.

43The day following Jesus would go into Galilee, and found Philip, and said unto him, follow me.

44Philip was of Bethsaida the city of Andrew and Peter.

45(And) Philip found Nathanael, and said unto him: We have found him of whom Moses wrote in the law, and the prophets:(did write) Jesus the son of Joseph of Nazareth.

46And Nathanael said unto him: Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip said to him: Come and see.

47Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and said of him: Behold a right Israelite, in whom is no guile.

48Nathanael said unto him: From whence(where) knewest thou me? Jesus answered and said unto him: Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee.

49Nathanael answered and said unto him: Rabbi, thou art the son of God; Thou art the King of Israel.

50Jesus answered and said unto him: Because I said unto thee, I saw thee under the fig tree, thou believest. Thou shalt see greater things than these.

51And he said unto him: Verily, verily, I say unto you: hereafter shall ye see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending, and descending over the son of man.

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