1 No princípio era o Verbo, e o Verbo estava com Deus, e o Verbo era Deus. 2 Ele estava no princípio com Deus. 3 Todas as coisas foram feitas por intermédio dele, e, sem ele, nada do que foi feito se fez. 4 A vida estava nele e a vida era a luz dos homens. 5 A luz resplandece nas trevas, e as trevas não prevaleceram contra ela.

6 Houve um homem enviado por Deus cujo nome era João. 7 Este veio como testemunha para que testificasse a respeito da luz, a fim de todos virem a crer por intermédio dele. 8 Ele não era a luz, mas veio para que testificasse da luz, 9 a saber, a verdadeira luz, que, vinda ao mundo, ilumina a todo homem. 10 O Verbo estava no mundo, o mundo foi feito por intermédio dele, mas o mundo não o conheceu. 11 Veio para o que era seu, e os seus não o receberam. 12 Mas, a todos quantos o receberam, deu-lhes o poder de serem feitos filhos de Deus, a saber, aos que creem no seu nome; 13 os quais não nasceram do sangue, nem da vontade da carne, nem da vontade do homem, mas de Deus. 14 E o Verbo se fez carne e habitou entre nós, cheio de graça e de verdade, e vimos a sua glória, glória como do unigênito do Pai.

15 João testemunha a respeito dele e exclama: Este é o de quem eu disse: o que vem depois de mim tem, contudo, a primazia, porquanto já existia antes de mim. 16 Porque todos nós temos recebido da sua plenitude e graça sobre graça. 17 Porque a lei foi dada por intermédio de Moisés; a graça e a verdade vieram por meio de Jesus Cristo. 18 Ninguém jamais viu a Deus; o Deus unigênito, que está no seio do Pai, é quem o revelou.

19 Este foi o testemunho de João, quando os judeus lhe enviaram de Jerusalém sacerdotes e levitas para lhe perguntarem: Quem és tu? 20 Ele confessou e não negou; confessou: Eu não sou o Cristo. 21 Então, lhe perguntaram: Quem és, pois? És tu Elias? Ele disse: Não sou. És tu o profeta? Respondeu: Não. 22 Disseram-lhe, pois: Declara-nos quem és, para que demos resposta àqueles que nos enviaram; que dizes a respeito de ti mesmo? 23 Então, ele respondeu:

Eu sou a voz do que clama no deserto: Endireitai o caminho do Senhor,

como disse o profeta Isaías.

24 Ora, os que haviam sido enviados eram de entre os fariseus. 25 E perguntaram-lhe: Então, por que batizas, se não és o Cristo, nem Elias, nem o profeta? 26 Respondeu-lhes João: Eu batizo com água; mas, no meio de vós, está quem vós não conheceis, 27 o qual vem após mim, do qual não sou digno de desatar-lhe as correias das sandálias. 28 Estas coisas se passaram em Betânia, do outro lado do Jordão, onde João estava batizando.

29 No dia seguinte, viu João a Jesus, que vinha para ele, e disse: Eis o Cordeiro de Deus, que tira o pecado do mundo! 30 É este a favor de quem eu disse: após mim vem um varão que tem a primazia, porque já existia antes de mim. 31 Eu mesmo não o conhecia, mas, a fim de que ele fosse manifestado a Israel, vim, por isso, batizando com água.

32 E João testemunhou, dizendo: Vi o Espírito descer do céu como pomba e pousar sobre ele. 33 Eu não o conhecia; aquele, porém, que me enviou a batizar com água me disse: Aquele sobre quem vires descer e pousar o Espírito, esse é o que batiza com o Espírito Santo. 34 Pois eu, de fato, vi e tenho testificado que ele é o Filho de Deus.

35 No dia seguinte, estava João outra vez na companhia de dois dos seus discípulos 36 e, vendo Jesus passar, disse: Eis o Cordeiro de Deus! 37 Os dois discípulos, ouvindo-o dizer isto, seguiram Jesus. 38 E Jesus, voltando-se e vendo que o seguiam, disse-lhes: Que buscais? Disseram-lhe: Rabi (que quer dizer Mestre), onde assistes? 39 Respondeu-lhes: Vinde e vede. Foram, pois, e viram onde Jesus estava morando; e ficaram com ele aquele dia, sendo mais ou menos a hora décima. 40 Era André, o irmão de Simão Pedro, um dos dois que tinham ouvido o testemunho de João e seguido Jesus. 41 Ele achou primeiro o seu próprio irmão, Simão, a quem disse: Achamos o Messias (que quer dizer Cristo), 42 e o levou a Jesus. Olhando Jesus para ele, disse: Tu és Simão, o filho de João; tu serás chamado Cefas (que quer dizer Pedro).

43 No dia imediato, resolveu Jesus partir para a Galileia e encontrou a Filipe, a quem disse: Segue-me. 44 Ora, Filipe era de Betsaida, cidade de André e de Pedro. 45 Filipe encontrou a Natanael e disse-lhe: Achamos aquele de quem Moisés escreveu na lei, e a quem se referiram os profetas: Jesus, o Nazareno, filho de José. 46 Perguntou-lhe Natanael: De Nazaré pode sair alguma coisa boa? Respondeu-lhe Filipe: Vem e vê. 47 Jesus viu Natanael aproximar-se e disse a seu respeito: Eis um verdadeiro israelita, em quem não há dolo! 48 Perguntou-lhe Natanael: Donde me conheces? Respondeu-lhe Jesus: Antes de Filipe te chamar, eu te vi, quando estavas debaixo da figueira. 49 Então, exclamou Natanael: Mestre, tu és o Filho de Deus, tu és o Rei de Israel! 50 Ao que Jesus lhe respondeu: Porque te disse que te vi debaixo da figueira, crês? Pois maiores coisas do que estas verás. 51 E acrescentou: Em verdade, em verdade vos digo que vereis o céu aberto e os anjos de Deus subindo e descendo sobre o Filho do Homem.

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

2 The same was in the beginning with God.

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

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

5 And the light shines in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.

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

7 The same came for 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 gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:

13 Which were born, not 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 dwelled among us, (and we beheld 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 have all we 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, which is in the bosom of the Father, he has declared him.

19 And this is the record 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 Elias? And he said, I am not. Are you that prophet? And he answered, No.

22 Then said they to him, Who are you? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What say you of yourself?

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

24 And they which were sent were of the Pharisees.

25 And they asked him, and said to him, Why baptize you then, if you be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that prophet?

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

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

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

29 The next day John sees Jesus coming to him, and said, Behold the Lamb of God, which takes away the sin of the world.

30 This is he of whom I said, After me comes a man which 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 am I come baptizing with water.

32 And John bore record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it stayed on him.

33 And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said to me, On whom you shall see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizes with the Holy Ghost.

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 on Jesus as he walked, he said, 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 said to them, What seek you? They said to him, Rabbi, (which is to say, being interpreted, Master,) where dwell you?

39 He said to them, Come and see. They came and saw where he dwelled, and stayed with him that day: for it was about the tenth hour.

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

41 He first finds his own brother Simon, and said to him, We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ.

42 And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him, he said, You are Simon the son of Jona: you shall be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, A stone.

43 The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and finds Philip, and said to him, Follow me.

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

45 Philip finds Nathanael, and said to him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.

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

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

48 Nathanael said to him, From where know you me? Jesus answered and said to him, Before that Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.

49 Nathanael answered and said 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, believe you? you shall see greater things than these.

51 And he said to him, Truly, truly, I say to you, Hereafter you shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of man.