Scriptures-John

John 

Chapter 1

Christ is the Word of God—He created all things and was made flesh—John baptizes Jesus and testifies that he is the Lamb of God—John, Andrew, Simon, Philip, and Nathanael believe in Christ and follow him.

 1 ^aIn the ^bbeginning was the Word, and the ^cWord was with God, and the ^dWord was ^eGod.

 2 The same was in the ^abeginning with God.

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

 4 In him was ^alife; and the life was the ^blight of men.

 5 And the ^alight shineth in ^bdarkness; and the darkness^ccomprehended it not.

 6 ¶There was a man sent from God, whose name was ^aJohn.

 7 The same came for a ^awitness, to bear ^bwitness of the Light, that all men through him might ^cbelieve.

 8 He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.

 9 That was the true ^aLight, which ^blighteth ^cevery man that cometh into the world.

 10 He was in the ^aworld, and the ^bworld was ^cmade by him, and the world ^dknew him not.

 11 He came unto his own, and his own ^areceived him not.

 12 But as many as ^areceived him, to them gave he ^bpower to become the ^csons of God, even to them that believe on his ^dname:

 13 Which were ^aborn, 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 ^aflesh, and ^bdwelt among us, (and we^cbeheld his ^dglory, the glory as of the ^eonly ^fbegotten of the Father,) full of ^ggrace and truth.

 15 ¶John bare ^awitness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was before me.

 16 And of his ^afulness have all we received, and ^bgrace for grace.

 17 For the ^alaw was given by Moses, but ^bgrace and ^ctruth came by Jesus Christ.

 18 No ^aman hath ^bseen God at any time; ^cthe only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath ^ddeclared him.

 19 ¶And this is the record of ^aJohn, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou?

 20 And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ.

 21 And they asked him, What then? Art thou ^aElias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No.

 22 Then said they unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?

 23 He said, I am the ^avoice of one crying in the wilderness, Make^bstraight the ^cway 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 unto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that prophet?

 26 John answered them, saying, I baptize with ^awater: but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not;

 27 He it is, who coming after me is preferred before me, whose^ashoe’s latchet I am not worthy to unloose.

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

 29 ¶The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the ^aLamb of God, which taketh away the ^bsin of the world.

 30 This is he of whom I said, After me cometh 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 ^abare record, saying, I saw the ^bSpirit descending from heaven like a ^cdove, and it abode upon him.

 33 And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the ^aHoly Ghost.

 34 And I saw, and bare ^arecord that this is the Son of God.

 35 ¶Again the next day after John stood, and two of his disciples;

 36 And looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, Behold the^aLamb of God!

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

 38 Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and saith unto them, What seek ye? They said unto him, Rabbi, (which is to say, being interpreted, Master,) where dwellest thou?

 39 He saith 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.

 40 One of the two which heard John speak, and ^afollowed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother.

 41 He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the ^aMessias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ.

 42 And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him, he said, Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called ^aCephas, which is by interpretation, A stone.

 43 ¶The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip, and saith unto him, Follow me.

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

 45 Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom ^aMoses in the law, and the prophets, did ^bwrite, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.

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

 47 Jesus saw ^aNathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no ^bguile!

 48 Nathanael saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said unto him, Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee.

 49 Nathanael answered and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou art the^aSon of God; thou art the ^bKing of Israel.

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

 51 And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.

Chapter 2

Jesus turns water into wine in Cana—He attends the Passover, cleanses the temple, foretells his death and resurrection, and performs miracles.

 1 And the ^athird day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there:

 2 And both Jesus was called, and his disciples, to the marriage.

 3 And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine.

 4 Jesus saith unto her, ^aWoman, what have I to do with thee? mine hour is not yet come.

 5 His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it.

 6 And there were set there six waterpots of stone, after the manner of the ^apurifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece.

 7 Jesus saith unto them, Fill the waterpots with water. And they filled them up to the brim.

 8 And he saith unto them, Draw out now, and bear unto the governor of the feast. And they bare it.

 9 When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was: (but the servants which drew the water knew;) the governor of the feast called the bridegroom,

 10 And saith unto him, Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse: but thou hast kept the good wine until now.

 11 This ^abeginning of ^bmiracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested forth his glory; and his disciples believed on him.

 12 ¶After this he went down to Capernaum, he, and his mother, and his ^abrethren, and his disciples: and they continued there not many days.

 13 ¶And the Jews’ passover was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem,

 14 And found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of ^amoney sitting:

 15 And when he had made a ^ascourge of small cords, he drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen; and poured out the changers’ money, and overthrew the tables;

 16 And said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father’s house an house of merchandise.

 17 And his disciples remembered that it was written, The ^azeal of thine house hath ^beaten me up.

 18 ¶Then answered the Jews and said unto him, What ^asignshewest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things?

 19 Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this ^atemple, and in three days I will ^braise it up.

 20 Then said the Jews, Forty and six years was this ^atemple in building, and wilt thou rear it up in three days?

 21 But he spake of the temple of his body.

 22 When therefore he was risen from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this unto them; and they believed the scripture, and the word which Jesus had said.

 23 ¶Now when he was in Jerusalem at the ^apassover, in the feastday, many believed in his ^bname, when they saw the ^cmiracleswhich he did.

 24 But Jesus did not ^acommit himself unto them, because he^bknew ^call men,

 25 And needed not that any should testify of man: for he ^aknewwhat was in ^bman.

Chapter 3

Jesus tells Nicodemus that men must be born again—God so loved the world that he sent his Only Begotten Son to save men—John the Baptist testifies that he that believes on the Son has everlasting life.

 1 There was a man of the Pharisees, named ^aNicodemus, a ^brulerof the Jews:

 2 The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these ^amiracles that thou doest, except ^bGod be with him.

 3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be ^aborn ^bagain, he cannot ^csee the kingdom of God.

 4 Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother’s womb, and be born?

 5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be^aborn of ^bwater and of the ^cSpirit, he cannot ^denter into the kingdom of God.

 6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

 7 Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be ^aborn again.

 8 The ^awind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the ^bSpirit.

 9 Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?

 10 Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things?

 11 Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and^atestify that we have seen; and ye receive not our ^bwitness.

 12 If I have told you earthly things, and ye ^abelieve not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?

 13 And no man hath ^aascended up to heaven, but he that ^bcamedown from heaven, even the ^cSon of man which is in heaven.

 14 ¶And as Moses lifted up the ^aserpent in the wilderness, even so must the ^bSon of man be lifted up:

 15 That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

 16 ¶For ^aGod so ^bloved the ^cworld, that he ^dgave his ^eonlybegotten ^fSon, that whosoever ^gbelieveth in him should not perish, but have ^heverlasting ⁱlife.

 17 For God ^asent not his Son into the world to ^bcondemn the world; but that the world through him might be ^csaved.

 18 ¶He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that^abelieveth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the ^bname of the only begotten Son of God.^c

 19 And this is the condemnation, that ^alight is come into the world, and men loved ^bdarkness rather than light, because their ^cdeedswere evil.

 20 For every one that doeth ^aevil ^bhateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.

 21 But he that ^adoeth ^btruth cometh to the ^clight, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.

 22 ¶After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judæa; and there he tarried with them, and ^abaptized.

 23 ¶And John also was baptizing in Ænon near to Salim, because there was much ^awater there: and they came, and were ^bbaptized.

 24 For John was not yet cast into prison.

 25 ¶Then there arose a question between some of John’s disciples and the Jews about purifying.

 26 And they came unto John, and said unto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold, the same baptizeth, ^aand all men come to him.

 27 John answered and said, A man can ^areceive nothing, except it be given him from heaven.

 28 Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.

 29 He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled.

 30 He must increase, but I must decrease.

 31 He that cometh from ^aabove is above all: he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth: he that cometh from heaven is above all.

 32 And what he hath seen and heard, that he ^atestifieth; and no man receiveth his testimony.

 33 He that hath received his testimony hath ^aset to his ^bseal that God is true.

 34 For he whom God hath sent ^aspeaketh the words of God: ^bforGod giveth not the Spirit by measure unto him.

 35 The Father loveth the ^aSon, and hath ^bgiven all ^cthings into his hand.

 36 ^aHe that believeth on the Son hath ^beverlasting life: and he that ^cbelieveth not the Son shall not see life; but the ^dwrath of God abideth on him.

Chapter 4

Jesus teaches a woman of Samaria—All must worship the Father in spirit and truth—Those who harvest souls gain eternal life—Many Samaritans believe—Jesus heals a nobleman’s son.

 1 ^aWhen therefore the Lord knew how the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John,

 2 (Though Jesus himself ^abaptized not, but his disciples,)

 3 He left Judæa, and departed again into Galilee.

 4 And he must needs go through Samaria.

 5 Then cometh he to a city of Samaria, which is called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son ^aJoseph.

 6 Now Jacob’s well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied withhis journey, sat thus on the well: and it was about the sixth hour.

 7 There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink.

 8 (For his disciples were gone away unto the city to buy meat.)

 9 Then saith the woman of Samaria unto him, How is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, which am a woman of Samaria? for the Jews have no dealings with the ^aSamaritans.

 10 Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the ^agift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee ^blivingwater.

 11 The woman saith unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: from whence then hast thou that living water?

 12 Art thou greater than our father Jacob, which gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his children, and his cattle?

 13 Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again:

 14 But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never ^athirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water ^bspringing up into ^ceverlasting life.

 15 The woman saith unto him, Sir, give me this water, that I thirst not, neither come hither to draw.

 16 Jesus saith unto her, Go, call thy husband, and come hither.

 17 The woman answered and said, I have no husband. Jesus said unto her, Thou hast well said, I have no husband:

 18 For thou hast had five husbands; and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband: in that saidst thou truly.

 19 The woman saith unto him, Sir, I perceive that thou art a^aprophet.

 20 Our fathers worshipped in ^athis mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship.

 21 Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father.

 22 Ye worship ye ^aknow not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews.

 23 But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall ^aworship the Father in spirit and in ^btruth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.

 24 ^aGod is a ^bSpirit: and they that worship him must worship himin spirit and in ^ctruth.

 25 The woman saith unto him, I know that ^aMessias cometh, which is called Christ: when he is come, he will ^btell us all things.

 26 Jesus saith unto her, ^aI that speak unto thee am he.

 27 ¶And upon this came his disciples, and marvelled that he talked with the woman: yet no man said, What seekest thou? or, Why talkest thou with her?

 28 The woman then left her waterpot, and went her way into the city, and saith to the men,

 29 Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ?

 30 Then they went out of the city, and came unto him.

 31 ¶In the mean while his disciples prayed him, saying, Master, eat.

 32 But he said unto them, I have meat to eat that ye know not of.

 33 Therefore said the disciples one to another, Hath any man brought him ought to eat?

 34 Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the ^awill of him that sent me, and to finish his ^bwork.

 35 Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the^afields; for they are white already to ^bharvest.

 36 And he that reapeth receiveth ^awages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may^brejoice together.

 37 And herein is that saying true, One ^asoweth, and another reapeth.

 38 I sent you to ^areap that whereon ye bestowed no labour:^bother men laboured, and ye are entered into their labours.

 39 ¶And many of the Samaritans of that city believed on him for the saying of the woman, which testified, He told me all that ever I did.

 40 So when the Samaritans were come unto him, they besought him that he would tarry with them: and he abode there two days.

 41 And many more believed because of his own word;

 42 And said unto the woman, Now we believe, not because of thy saying: for we have heard him ourselves, and know that this is indeed the ^aChrist, the ^bSaviour of the world.

 43 ¶Now after two days he departed thence, and went into Galilee.

 44 For Jesus himself testified, that a prophet hath no honour in his own country.

 45 Then when he was come into Galilee, the Galilæans received him, having seen all the things that he did at Jerusalem at the feast: for they also went unto the feast.

 46 So Jesus came again into Cana of Galilee, where he made the water wine. And there was a certain nobleman, whose son was sick at ^aCapernaum.

 47 When he heard that Jesus was come out of Judæa into Galilee, he went unto him, and besought him that he would come down, and heal his son: for he was at the point of death.

 48 Then said Jesus unto him, Except ye see ^asigns and wonders, ye will not believe.

 49 The nobleman saith unto him, Sir, come down ere my child die.

 50 Jesus saith unto him, Go thy way; thy son ^aliveth. And the man believed the word that Jesus had spoken unto him, and he went his way.

 51 And as he was now going down, his servants met him, and toldhim, saying, Thy son liveth.

 52 Then enquired he of them the hour when he began to amend. And they said unto him, Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him.

 53 So the father knew that it was at the same hour, in the which Jesus said unto him, Thy son liveth: and ^ahimself believed, and his whole house.

 54 This is again the ^asecond miracle that Jesus did, when he was come out of Judæa into Galilee.