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The Eternal Word

 1In 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 were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. 4⚓In Him was life, and ⚓the life was the light of men. 5And ⚓the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.

John’s Witness: The True Light

 6There was a ⚓man sent from God, whose name was John. 7This man came for a ⚓witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all through him might ⚓believe. 8He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that ⚓Light. 9⚓That was the true Light which gives light to every man coming into the world.
  10He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and ⚓the world did not know Him. 11⚓He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him. 12But ⚓as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: 13⚓who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

The Word Becomes Flesh

 14⚓And the Word ⚓became ⚓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.
  15⚓John bore witness of Him and cried out, saying, “This was He of whom I said, ⚓‘He who comes after me is preferred before me, ⚓for He was before me.’ ”
  16And of His ⚓fullness we have all received, and grace for grace. 17For ⚓the law was given through Moses, but⚓grace and ⚓truth came 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 has declared Him.

A Voice in the Wilderness

 19Now this is ⚓the testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?”
  20⚓He confessed, and did not deny, but confessed, “I am not the Christ.”
  21And they asked him, “What then? Are you Elijah?”
 He said, “I am not.”
 “Are you ⚓the Prophet?”
 And he answered, “No.”
  22Then they said to him, “Who are you, that we may give an answer to those who sent us? What do you say about yourself?”
  23He said: ⚓“I am
  ⚓‘The voice of one crying in the wilderness:
   “Make straight the way of the LORD,” ’
 as the prophet Isaiah said.”
  24Now those who were sent were from the Pharisees. 25And they asked him, saying, “Why then do you baptize if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”
  26John answered them, saying, ⚓“I baptize with water, ⚓but there stands One among you whom you do not know. 27⚓It is He who, coming after me, is preferred before me, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to loose.”
  28These things were done ⚓in Bethabara beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.

The Lamb of God

 29The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold! ⚓The Lamb of God ⚓who takes away the sin of the world! 30This is He of whom I said, ‘After me comes a Man who is preferred before me, for He was before me.’ 31I did not know Him; but that He should be revealed to Israel, ⚓therefore I came baptizing with water.”
  32⚓And John bore witness, saying, “I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and He remained upon Him. 33I did not know Him, but He who sent me to baptize with water said to me, ‘Upon whom you see the Spirit descending, and remaining on Him, ⚓this is He who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’ 34And I have seen and testified that this is the ⚓Son of God.”

The First Disciples

 35Again, the next day, John stood with two of his disciples. 36And looking at Jesus as He walked, he said, ⚓“Behold the Lamb of God!”
  37The two disciples heard him speak, and they ⚓followed Jesus. 38Then Jesus turned, and seeing them following, said to them, “What do you seek?”
 They said to Him, “Rabbi” (which is to say, when translated, Teacher), “where are You staying?”
  39He said to them, “Come and see.” They came and saw where He was staying, and remained with Him that day (now it was about the tenth hour).
  40One of the two who heard John speak, and followed Him, was ⚓Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother. 41He first found his own brother Simon, and said to him, “We have found the Messiah” (which is translated, the Christ). 42And he brought him to Jesus.
 Now when Jesus looked at him, He said, “You are Simon the son of Jonah.⚓You shall be called Cephas” (which is translated, A Stone).

Philip and Nathanael

 43The following day Jesus wanted to go to Galilee, and He found ⚓Philip and said to him, “Follow Me.” 44Now ⚓Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. 45Philip found ⚓Nathanael and said to him, “We have found Him of whom ⚓Moses in the law, and also the ⚓prophets, wrote—Jesus ⚓of Nazareth, the ⚓son of Joseph.”
  46And Nathanael said to him, ⚓“Can anything good come out of Nazareth?”
 Philip said to him, “Come and see.”
  47Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward Him, and said of him, “Behold, ⚓an Israelite indeed, in whom is no deceit!”
  48Nathanael said to Him, “How do You know me?”
 Jesus answered and said to him, “Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.”
  49Nathanael answered and said to Him, “Rabbi, ⚓You are the Son of God! You are ⚓the King of Israel!”
  50Jesus answered and said to him, “Because I said to you, ‘I saw you under the fig tree,’ do you believe? You will see greater things than these.” 51And He said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, ⚓hereafter you shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of Man.”

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Txojlus uas Cawm Neeg Txojsia

 1Thaum tsis tau tsim lub ntiajteb, Txojlus yeej muaj nyob lawm; Txojlus ntawd ibtxwm nrog Vajtswv nyob, thiab Txojlus ntawd yog Vajtswv. 2Thaum chivkeeb Txojlus ntawd yeej ibtxwm nrog Vajtswv nyob. 3Vajtswv kom nws tsim ib puas tsav yam huv tibsi; ib puas tsav yam ntawd tsis muaj ib yam uas tsis yog nws tsim li. 4Txojlus ntawd yog lub hauvpaus txojsia, thiab txojsia ntawd yog qhov kaj rau neeg pom kev. 5Qhov kaj ntawd ci tuaj rau hauv qhov tsaus, thiab qhov tsaus laum tsis tau qhov kaj kom tsaus.
  6Vajtswv txib ib tug txivneej uas yog nws tus tubtxib hu ua Yauhas 7los qhia rau neeg sawvdaws txog qhov kaj kom txhua tus tau hnov Txojlus ntawd thiaj los ntseeg. 8Yauhas tsis yog qhov kaj; nws tsuas los qhia qhov kaj xwb. 9Qhov kaj ntawd yog qhov tseeb uas los rau hauv lub ntiajteb no thiab ci rau txhua haivneeg pom kev.
  10Txojlus ntawd twb los nyob hauv ntiajteb no lawm, thiab Vajtswv kom nws tsim lub ntiajteb, tiamsis ntiajteb tsis paub nws. 11Nws los rau hauv nws lub tebchaws, tiamsis nws haivneeg tsis lees yuav nws. 12Txawm yog li ntawd los cov neeg uas lees yuav nws thiab ntseeg nws, nws pub lawv muaj cai los ua Vajtswv cov menyuam. 13Qhov uas lawv tau los ua Vajtswv cov menyuam tsis yog raws li neeg ibtxwm muaj menyuam uas yog muaj niam muaj txiv yug; Vajtswv yog lawv txiv.
  14Txojlus ntawd tau los yug ua neeg, nws puv npo txojkev hlub, nws yog qhov tseeb thiab nws nrog peb nyob. Peb pom nws lub tshwjchim ci ntsa iab; Leej Txiv pub lub tshwjchim ntawd rau nws, rau qhov nws yog Leej Txiv tib leeg Tub.
  15Yauhas qhia tus ntawd zaj rau sawvdaws. Yauhas hais nrov nrov hais tias, “Tus txivneej no yog tus uas kuv twb qhia rau nej lawm hais tias, ‘Nws yuav lawv kuv qab los, tiamsis nws muaj hwjchim loj dua kuv, rau qhov nws ibtxwm muaj nyob ua ntej yug kuv lawm.’ ”
  16Nws hlub peb kawg nkaus, nws thiaj foom koob hmoov nplua mias rau peb sawvdaws tsis paub kawg li. 17Vajtswv muab txoj Kevcai rau Mauxes qhia rau peb, tiamsis Yexus Khetos qhia txojkev hlub thiab qhov tseeb rau peb. 18Yeej tsis tau muaj leejtwg pom Vajtswv ib zaug li. Tsuas yog Leej Tub uas yog Vajtswv thiab nyob ntawm Leej Txiv ib sab, nws qhia Vajtswv rau sawvdaws paub xwb.

Yauhas Tus uas Muab Neeg ua Kevcai Raus Dej Tej Lus Qhia

(Mathais 3.1-12; Malakaus 1.1-18; Lukas 3.1-18)

 19Cov Yudais tej nomtswv uas nyob hauv lub nroog Yeluxalees tso cov povthawj thiab cov Levis qee leej mus nug Yauhas hais tias, “Koj yog leejtwg?”
  20Yauhas qhia tseeb rau lawv hais tias, “Kuv tsis yog tus Mexiyas.”
  21Lawv nug hais tias, “Koj yog leejtwg? Koj puas yog Eliyas?” Yauhas teb hais tias, “Kuv tsis yog.”
 Lawv nug hais tias, “Koj puas yog tus uas cev Vajtswv lus?”
 Yauhas teb hais tias, “Kuv tsis yog.”
 22Lawv hais tias, “Koj qhia rau peb saib koj yog leejtwg tiag, peb thiaj paub rov mus qhia rau cov neeg uas txib peb tuaj. Koj hais tias koj yog leejtwg?”
  23Yauhas teb lawv raws li Yaxayas uas yog tus cev Vajtswv lus sau tseg hais tias,
  “Kuv yog tus uas hais nrov nrov
  tom roob mojsab qhua tuaj hais tias,
   ‘Kho kev kom ncaj tos tus Tswv!’ ”
  24Cov neeg uas cov Falixais txib mus ntawd, 25lawv nug Yauhas hais tias, “Yog koj hais tias koj tsis yog tus Mexiyas, tsis yog Eliyas thiab tsis yog tus uas cev Vajtswv lus, vim li cas koj ho muab neeg ua kevcai raus dej?”
  26Yauhas teb hais tias, “Kuv muab neeg ua kevcai raus dej tiag, tiamsis muaj ib tug nrog nej nyob ntawm no, nej twb tsis paub nws. 27Nws yog tus uas tabtom lawv kuv qab los, tiamsis kuv twb tsis tsimnyog daws nws txoj nyuag hlua khau.”
  28Tej xwm no muaj hauv lub zos Npethanis uas nyob ntawm ntug dej Yauladees sab hnubtuaj, qhov chaw uas Yauhas muab neeg ua kevcai raus dej.

Vajtswv Tus Menyuam Yaj

 29Hnub tom qab, Yauhas pom Yexus taug kev tuaj rau ntawm nws, Yauhas hais tias, “Tus no yog Vajtswv tus menyuam yaj uas yuav ris neeg ntiajteb lub txim! 30Tus no yog tus uas kuv qhia hais tias, ‘Muaj ib tug tabtom lawv kuv qab los, nws muaj hwjchim loj dua kuv, rau qhov nws yeej ibtxwm muaj nyob ua ntej yug kuv lawm.’ 31Kuv tsis tau paub hais tias nws yog leejtwg, tiamsis kuv los muab neeg ua kevcai raus dej kom cov Yixalayees paub nws.”
  32Yauhas ua timkhawv hais tias, “Kuv pom Vaj Ntsujplig zoo ib yam li tus nquab los saum ntuj los nyob saum nws. 33Kuv tseem tsis tau paub hais tias nws yog leejtwg, tiamsis Vajtswv tus uas txib kuv los muab neeg ua kevcai raus dej hais rau kuv hais tias, ‘Koj yuav pom Vaj Ntsujplig los rau saum ib tug txivneej; nws yog tus uas yuav muab neeg ua kevcai raus los ntawm Vaj Ntsujplig tus Dawbhuv.’ 34Yauhas hais tias, ‘Kuv twb pom nws lawm, thiab kuv qhia rau nej hais tias nws yog Vajtswv tus Tub.’ ”

Yexus Thawj Cov Thwjtim

 35Hnub tom qab, thaum uas Yauhas tabtom nrog nws ob tug thwjtim sawv ua ke dua, 36thaum ntawd Yauhas pom Yexus taug kev tuaj. Yauhas hais tias, “Tus ntawd yog Vajtswv tus menyuam yaj!”
  37Yauhas ob tus thwjtim hnov Yauhas hais li ntawd, ces nkawd txawm nrog Yexus mus lawm. 38Yexus tig los pom nkawd raws nws qab, Yexus nug nkawd hais tias, “Neb nrhiav dabtsi?”
 Nkawd teb hais tias, “Lanpis (lo lus no txhais hais tias ‘Xibhwb’), koj so qhov twg?”
  39Yexus teb hais tias, “Neb cia li los saib.” (Thaum ntawd yog plaub teev hnub qaij.) Yog li ntawd, nkawd txawm nrog Yexus mus thiab pom qhov chaw uas Yexus nyob, thiab hnub ntawd nkawd nrog Yexus nyob.
  40Ob tug uas hnov Yauhas hais thiab raws Yexus qab mus ntawd muaj ib tug yog Ximoos Petus tus kwv Adales. 41Adales txawm mus hais rau nws tus tijlaug Ximoos hais tias, “Wb twb ntsib tus Mexiyas lawm.” (Lo lus Mexiyas txhais hais tias “Khetos.”) 42Ces Adales thiaj coj Ximoos mus cuag Yexus.
 Yexus ntsia ntsoov Ximoos thiab hais tias, “Koj lub npe hu ua Ximoos uas yog Yauhas tus tub, tiamsis yuav muab koj hu ua Kefas.” (Lo lus Kefas thiab Petus txhais hais tias, “lub pobzeb.”)

Yexus Hu Filis thiab Nathana-ees

 43Hnub tom qab Yexus yuav mus pem Kalilais. Nws mus pom Filis, nws hu Filis hais tias, “Koj cia li nrog kuv mus!” ( 44Filis nyob hauv lub nroog Npexaidas uas Adales thiab Petus nkawd nyob.) 45Filis mus hais rau Nathana-ees hais tias, “Peb twb ntsib Yexus uas yog neeg Naxales uas yog Yauxej tus tub uas Mauxes sau hais txog nws hauv phau ntawv Kevcai thiab cov uas cev Vajtswv lus sau hais txog nws lawm.”
  46Nathana-ees nug Filis hais tias, “Puas muaj ib yam dabtsi zoo uas tuaj hauv lub nroog Naxales tuaj?”
 Filis teb hais tias, “Koj cia li tuaj saib maj.”
  47Thaum Yexus pom Nathana-ees tabtom tuaj cuag Yexus, Yexus txawm hais txog Nathana-ees hais tias, “Tus no yog ib tug neeg Yixalayees tiag; nws yeej tsis tau ua ib qho txhaum li!”
  48Nathana-ees nug Yexus hais tias, “Ua li cas koj txawm siv paub kuv lawm?”
 Yexus teb hais tias, “Kuv twb pom koj thaum koj nyob hauv qab tsob txiv ncuavpias ua ntej uas Filis hu koj lawm.”
  49Nathana-ees teb hais tias, “Xibhwb, koj yog Vajtswv tus Tub! Koj yog cov Yixalayees tus Vajntxwv tiag!”
  50Yexus hais rau Nathana-ees hais tias, “Vim kuv hais rau koj tias kuv twb pom koj nyob hauv qab tsob txiv ncuavpias, koj thiaj li ntseeg los? Koj tseem yuav pom tej yam tseemceeb dua qhov no thiab!” 51Thiab Yexus hais rau nkawd hais tias, “Kuv qhia tseeb rau neb hais tias, neb yuav pom rooj ntug qhib thiab pom Vajtswv cov timtswv nce mus thiab nqis los ntawm Neeg Leej Tub xubntiag.”