1 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. 3 All things received being through him, and without him not one thing received being which has received being. 4 In him was life, and the life was the light of men.

5 And the light appears in darkness, and the darkness apprehended it not. 6 There was a man sent from God, his name John. 7 He came for witness, that he might witness concerning the light, that all might believe through him. 8 He was not the light, but that he might witness concerning the light. 9 The true light was that which, coming into the world, lightens every man. 10 He was in the world, and the world had its being through 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 the right to be children of God, to those that believe on his name; 13 who have been born, not of blood, nor of flesh’s will, nor of man’s will, but of God. 14 And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us (and we have contemplated his glory, a glory as of an only-begotten with a father), full of grace and truth;

15 (John bears witness of him, and he has cried, saying, This was he of whom I said, He that comes after me is preferred before me, for he was before me;) 16 for of his fulness we all have received, and grace upon grace. 17 For the law was given by Moses: grace and truth subsists through Jesus Christ. 18 No one has seen God at any time; the only-begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.

19 And this is the witness of John, when the Jews sent from Jerusalem priests and Levites that they might ask him, Thou, who art thou? 20 And he acknowledged and denied not, and acknowledged, I am not the Christ. 21 And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he says, I am not. Art thou the prophet? And he answered, No. 22 They said therefore to him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to those who sent us. What sayest thou of thyself? 23 He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the path of the Lord, as said Esaias the prophet. 24 And they were sent from among the Pharisees. 25 And they asked him and said to him, Why baptisest thou then, if thou art not the Christ, nor Elias, nor the prophet? 26 John answered them saying, I baptise with water. In the midst of you stands, whom ye do not know, 27 he who comes after me, the thong of whose sandal I am not worthy to unloose. 28 These things took place in Bethany, across the Jordan, where John was baptising.

29 On the morrow he sees Jesus coming to him, and says, Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world. 30 He it is of whom I said, A man comes after me who takes a place before me, because he was before me; 31 and I knew him not; but that he might be manifested to Israel, therefore have I come baptising with water. 32 And John bore witness, saying, I beheld the Spirit descending as a dove from heaven, and it abode upon him. 33 And I knew him not; but he who sent me to baptise with water, he said to me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending and abiding on him, he it is who baptises with the Holy Spirit. 34 And I have seen and borne witness that this is the Son of God. 35 Again, on the morrow, there stood John and two of his disciples. 36 And, looking at Jesus as he walked, he says, Behold the Lamb of God.

37 And the two disciples heard him speaking, and followed Jesus. 38 But Jesus having turned, and seeing them following, says to them, What seek ye? And they said to him, Rabbi (which, being interpreted, signifies Teacher), where abidest thou? 39 He says to them, Come and see. They went therefore, and saw where he abode; and they abode with him that day. It was about the tenth hour. 40 Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, was one of the two who heard this from John and followed him. 41 He first finds his own brother Simon, and says to him, We have found the Messias (which being interpreted is Christ). 42 And he led him to Jesus. Jesus looking at him said, Thou art Simon, the son of Jonas; thou shalt be called Cephas (which interpreted is stone).

43 On the morrow he would go forth into Galilee, and Jesus finds Philip, and says to him, Follow me. 44 And Philip was from Bethsaida, of the city of Andrew and Peter. 45 Philip finds Nathanael, and says to him, We have found him of whom Moses wrote in the law, and the prophets, Jesus, the son of Joseph, who is from Nazareth. 46 And Nathanael said to him, Can anything good come out of Nazareth? Philip says to him, Come and see. 47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and says of him, Behold one truly an Israelite, in whom there is no guile. 48 Nathanael says to him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said to him, Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig-tree, I saw thee. 49 Nathanael answered and said to him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God, thou art the King of Israel. 50 Jesus answered and said to him, Because I said to thee, I saw thee under the fig-tree, believest thou? Thou shalt see greater things than these. 51 And he says to him, Verily, verily, I say to you, Henceforth ye shall see the heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of man.

1 Alguses oli Sõna. Sõna oli Jumala juures ja Sõna oli Jumal. 2 Tema oli alguses koos Jumalaga. 3 Tema läbi on tekkinud kõik, ilma temata ei ole tekkinud midagi. 4 Mis on tekkinud temas, oli elu, ja elu oli kogu inimkonna valgus. 5 See valgus paistab pimeduses, aga pimedus ei suuda seda vastu võtta.

6 Oli Jumala läkitatud mees, kelle nimi oli Johannes. 7 Ta tuli tunnistajana tunnistama valgusest, selleks, et kõik võiksid tema läbi uskuda. 8 Tema ise ei olnud valgus, tema tuli vaid tunnistama valgusest.

9 Tõeline valgus, mis valgustab iga inimest, oli tulemas maailma. 10 Ta tuli maailma, ja kuigi maailm oli tema läbi loodud, ei tundnud maailm teda ära. 11 Ta tuli sellesse, mis oli tema oma, kuid tema enda omad ei võtnud teda vastu. 12 Aga kõigile, kes tema vastu võtsid, andis ta meelevalla saada Jumala lasteks, neile, kes usuvad tema nimesse, 13 kes ei ole sündinud verest, ei liha otsusest ega mehe tahtest, vaid Jumalast.

14 Sõna sai lihaks ja elas meie keskel. Me oleme näinud tema au – ühe ja ainsa Poja au, kes tuli Isa juurest täis armu ja tõde.

15 Johannes tunnistas temast ja kuulutas avalikult: „Tema kohta ma ütlesin: „See, kes tuleb minu järel, on minust ülem, sest tema oli enne mind." "

16 Tema täiusest oleme me kõik saanud armu armu peale. 17 Sest Jumal andis Seaduse Moosese kaudu, arm ja tõde on aga ilmunud Jeesuse Kristuse kaudu. 18 Keegi pole iial näinud Jumalat, kui ainult Poeg, kes ise on Jumal. Tema on Isa läheduses ja on meile teda ilmutanud.

19 See oli Johannese tunnistus, kui juutide juhid Jeruusalemmast saatsid preestreid ja leviite, et nad uuriksid temalt, kes ta on. 20 Johannes vastas neile salgamata, tunnistades avalikult: „Mina ei ole Messias."

21 Nemad aga küsisid: „Kes sa siis oled? Oled sa Eelija?"

Ja ta vastas: „Mina ei ole."

„Oled sa prohvet?"

Ta vastas: „Ei."

22 Siis nad küsisid temalt: „Kes sa oled? Me peame viima vastuse neile, kes meid läkitasid. Mida sa ütled enda kohta?"

23 Johannes kostis prohvet Jesaja sõnadega:

„Mina olen hääl, kes hüüab kõrbes: „Tehke tasaseks Issanda tee!" "

24 Läkitatute seas oli ka varisere 25 ja need küsisid temalt: „Miks sa siis ristid, kui sa ei ole ei Messias ega Eelija ega prohvet?"

26 „Mina ristin teid veega," vastas Johannes, „kuid teie keskel seisab see, keda te ei tunne, 27 tema, kes tuleb pärast mind. Mina ei ole väärt tema sandaalegi lahti siduma."

28 See kõik juhtus teisel pool Jordanit Betaanias, kus Johannes oli ristimas.

29 Järgmisel päeval nägi Johannes Jeesust enda poole tulemas ja ütles: „Ennäe, Jumala Tall, kes võtab ära maailma patu! 30 Tema on see, kelle kohta ma ütlesin: „Pärast mind tuleb mees, kes on üle minu, sest tema oli enne mind." 31 Minagi ei tundnud teda, aga just selleks olen ma tulnud veega ristima, et ta saaks Iisraelile nähtavaks."

32 Johannes tunnistas: „Ma nägin Jumala Vaimu otsekui tuvi taevast alla laskumas ja tema peale jäämas. 33 Ma ei oleks teadnud, kes ta on, aga see, kes läkitas mind veega ristima, ütles mulle: „Kelle peale sa näed Vaimu laskumas ja jäämas, see ristib Püha Vaimuga!" 34 Ma olen näinud ja kuulutan avalikult, et tema on Jumala Poeg."

35 Järgmisel päeval seisis Johannes seal jälle koos kahe oma jüngriga 36 ning, nähes Jeesust möödumas, ütles ta: „Ennäe, see on Jumala Tall!"

37 Kui need kaks jüngrit seda kuulsid, järgnesid nad Jeesusele. 38 Jeesus aga pöördus ümber ja, nähes neid enda järel tulemas, küsis: „Mida te tahate?"

Nad ütlesid: „Rabi (mis tähendab Õpetajat), kus sa peatud?"

39 „Tulge ja vaadake!" vastas Jeesus.

Oli umbes kümnes tund*1:39 Kümnes tund on kell neli pärastlõunal.. Nad läksid, nägid, kus ta peatus, ja jäid selleks päevaks temaga.

40 Andreas, Siimon Peetruse vend, oli üks neist kahest, kes oli Johannest kuulnud ja Jeesusele järgnenud. 41 Ta otsis nüüd kõigepealt üles oma venna Siimoni ja teatas talle: „Me oleme leidnud Messia!" (See tähendab Kristuse*1:41 Heebrea k Mashiach ja kreeka k Christos tähendab tõlkes võitut ja on õiglane kuningas ja vabastaja, Jumala seaduses, psalmides ja prohvetites lubatud Päästja..) 42 Ta tõi venna Jeesuse juurde.

Jeesus vaatas talle otsa ja ütles: „Sina oled Siimon, Johannese poeg. Sinu nimeks saab Keefas.*1:42 Aramea k Keefas on sama, mis kreeka k Peetrus, tõlkes tähendab see kaljut."

43 Järgmisel päeval otsustas Jeesus minna Galileasse. Ta leidis Filippuse ja ütles talle: „Järgne mulle!" 44 Filippus oli pärit Betsaidast, samast linnast, kust Andreas ja Peetrus. 45 Filippus otsis üles Naatanaeli ja ütles talle: „Me oleme leidnud tema, kellest kirjutatakse Moosese Seaduses ja prohvetite raamatutes: Jeesuse, Joosepi poja Naatsaretist!"

46 „Kas Naatsaretist võib tulla midagi head?" küsis Naatanael.

„Tule ja vaata!" vastas Filippus.

47 Nähes Naatanaeli lähenemas, ütles Jeesus: „See on tõeline iisraellane, kelles ei ole pettust!"

48 „Kust sa mind tunned?" imestas Naatanael.

„Ma nägin sind, kui sa olid viigipuu all, enne kui Filippus sind kutsus," ütles Jeesus.

49 „Rabi," vastas Naatanael talle, „sina oled Jumala Poeg, sina oled Iisraeli kuningas!"

50 „Sa usud, kuna ma ütlesin, et ma nägin sind viigipuu all?" ütles Jeesus. „Sa saad näha suuremaid asju kui see. 51 Tõesti, tõesti, ma ütlen teile, te näete taevast avatuna ning Jumala ingleid tõusmas ja laskumas Inimese Poja juurde."