The Koine Bible

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

He was with God in the beginning.

All things came into being through him, and without him not even one thing came into being that has come into being.

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

And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it.

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

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

He was not the light, but so that he might bear witness about the light.

The true light was the one who enlightens every person coming into the world.

He was in the world, and the world came into being through him, but the world did not recognize him.

He came to his own, and his own did not receive him.

But as many as received him, he gave them authority to become children of God, to those believing in his name,

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

And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only-begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth.

John testifies about him and cries out, saying, This one was the one I said, The one coming after me has become before me, because he was before me.

Because from his fullness we have all received, and grace instead of grace.

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

No one has ever seen God; the only-begotten God, who is in the bosom of the Father, he has explained him.

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

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

And they asked him, What then? Are you Elijah? And he said, I am not. Are you the prophet? And he answered, No.

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?

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

And they were sent from the Pharisees.

And they asked him and said to him, Why then do you baptize if you are not the Christ nor Elijah nor the prophet?

John answered them, saying, I baptize with water; among you stands one whom you do not know,

The one coming after me, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to untie.

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

The next day he sees Jesus coming toward him and says, Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.

This is the one about whom I said, After me comes a man who has become before me, because he was first before me.

And I did not know him, but so that he might be revealed to Israel, for this reason I came baptizing with water.

And John testified, saying that I saw the Spirit descending like a dove from heaven, and it remained on him.

And I did not know him, but the one who sent me to baptize with water said to me, On whom you see the spirit descending and remaining on him, this is the one who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.

And I have seen and have testified that this is the Chosen One of God.

The next day John was standing again with two of his disciples,

And looking at Jesus walking, he says, Behold the Lamb of God.

And the two disciples heard him speaking and followed Jesus.

Jesus turned and, seeing them following, said to them, What are you seeking? They said to him, Rabbi (which is translated Teacher), where are you staying?

He said to them, Come and see. So they came and saw where he was staying, and they stayed with him that day. It was about the tenth hour.

Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of the two who heard from John and followed him.

He first finds his own brother Simon and says to him, We have found the Messiah (which is translated Christ).

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

The next day he wanted to go out into Galilee. And he finds Philip and says to him, Follow me.

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

Philip finds Nathanael and says to him, We have found the one Moses wrote about in the law and the prophets, Jesus, son of Joseph from Nazareth.

And Nathanael said to him, Can anything good come from Nazareth? Philip said to him, Come and see.

Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and said about him, Here is truly an Israelite in whom there is no deceit.

Nathanael said to him, Where do you know me from? Jesus answered and said to him, Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.

Nathanael answered him, Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the King of Israel.

Jesus answered him and said, Because I said to you that I saw you under the fig tree, do you believe? You will see greater things than these.

And he says to him, Truly, truly I say to you, you will see the heaven opened and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of Man.