1In the beginning the Word already existed The Word was with God, and the Word was God.G1722G746G2258G3056G2532G3056G2258G4314G2316G2532G3056G2258G23162He existed in the beginning with God.G3778G2258G1722G746G4314G23163God created everything through him, and nothing was created except through him.G3956G1096G1223G846G2532G5565G846G1096G3761G1520G1096G3739G10964The Word gave life to everything that was created, and his life brought light to everyone.G1722G846G2258G2222G2532G2222G2258G5457G4445The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness can never extinguish it.G2532G5457G5316G1722G4653G2532G4653G2638G846G37566God sent a man, John the Baptist,G1096G444G649G3844G2316G846G3686G24917to tell about the light so that everyone might believe because of his testimony.G3778G2064G1519G3141G2443G3140G4012G5457G2443G3956G1223G846G41008John himself was not the light; he was simply a witness to tell about the light.G2258G3756G1565G5457G235G2443G3140G4012G54579The one who is the true light, who gives light to everyone, was coming into the world.G2258G228G5457G3739G5461G3956G444G2064G1519G288910He came into the very world he created, but the world didn't recognize him.G2258G1722G2889G2532G2889G1096G1223G846G2532G2889G1097G846G375611He came to his own people, and even they rejected him.G2064G1519G2398G2532G2398G3880G846G375612But to all who believed him and accepted him, he gave the right to become children of God.G1161G3745G2983G846G846G1325G1849G1096G5043G2316G4100G1519G846G368613They are reborn—not with a physical birth resulting from human passion or plan, but a birth that comes from God.G3739G1080G3756G1537G129G3761G1537G2307G4561G3761G1537G2307G435G235G1537G231614So the Word became human and made his home among us. He was full of unfailing love and faithfulness. And we have seen his glory, the glory of the Father's one and only Son.G2532G3056G1096G4561G2532G4637G1722G2254G2532G2300G846G1391G1391G5613G3439G3844G3962G4134G5485G2532G22515John testified about him when he shouted to the crowds, "This is the one I was talking about when I said, 'Someone is coming after me who is far greater than I am, for he existed long before me.'"G2491G3140G4012G846G2532G2896G3004G3778G2258G3739G2036G2064G3694G3450G1096G1715G3450G3754G2258G4413G345016From his abundance we have all received one gracious blessing after another.G2532G1537G846G4138G2983G3956G2249G2983G2532G5485G473G548517For the law was given through Moses, but God's unfailing love and faithfulness came through Jesus Christ.G3754G3551G1325G1223G3475G5485G2532G225G1096G1223G2424G554718No one has ever seen God. But the unique One, who is himself God, is near to the Father's heart. He has revealed God to us.G3762G3708G2316G4455G3439G5207G3588G5607G1519G2859G3962G1565G1834
The Testimony of John the Baptist
19This was John's testimony when the Jewish leaders sent priests and Temple assistants from Jerusalem to ask John, "Who are you?"G2532G3778G2076G3141G2491G3753G2453G649G2409G2532G3019G1537G2414G2443G2065G846G5101G1488G477120He came right out and said, "I am not the Messiah."G2532G3670G2532G720G3756G2532G3670G3754G1473G1510G3756G554721"Well then, who are you?" they asked. "Are you Elijah?" "No," he replied "Are you the Prophet we are expecting?" "No."G2532G2065G846G5101G3767G1488G4771G2243G2532G3004G1510G3756G1488G4771G4396G2532G611G375622"Then who are you? We need an answer for those who sent us. What do you have to say about yourself?"G3767G2036G846G5101G1488G2443G1325G612G3992G2248G5101G3004G4012G457223John replied in the words of the prophet Isaiah: "I am a voice shouting in the wilderness, 'Clear the way for the LORD's coming!'"G5346G1473G5456G994G1722G2048G2116G3598G2962G2531G2036G4396G226824Then the Pharisees who had been sentG2532G3588G649G2258G1537G533025asked him, "If you aren't the Messiah or Elijah or the Prophet, what right do you have to baptize?"G2532G2065G846G2532G2036G846G5101G907G3767G1487G4771G1488G3756G5547G3777G2243G3777G439626John told them, "I baptize with water, but right here in the crowd is someone you do not recognize.G2491G611G846G3004G1473G907G1722G5204G1161G2476G3319G5216G3739G5210G1492G375627Though his ministry follows mine, I'm not even worthy to be his slave and untie the straps of his sandal."G846G2076G3739G2064G3694G3450G1096G1715G3450G3739G846G5266G2438G1473G1510G3756G514G2443G308928This encounter took place in Bethany, an area east of the Jordan River, where John was baptizing.G5023G1096G1722G962G4008G2446G3699G2491G2258G907
Jesus, the Lamb of God
29The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, "Look! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!G1887G2491G991G2424G2064G4314G846G2532G3004G2396G286G2316G3588G142G266G288930He is the one I was talking about when I said, 'A man is coming after me who is far greater than I am, for he existed long before me.'G3778G2076G4012G3739G1473G2036G3694G3450G2064G435G3739G1096G1715G3450G3754G2258G4413G345031I did not recognize him as the Messiah, but I have been baptizing with water so that he might be revealed to Israel."G2504G1492G846G3756G235G2443G5319G2474G1223G5124G2064G1473G2064G907G1722G520432Then John testified, "I saw the Holy Spirit descending like a dove from heaven and resting upon him.G2532G2491G3140G3004G3754G2300G4151G2597G1537G3772G5616G4058G2532G3306G1909G84633I didn't know he was the one, but when God sent me to baptize with water, he told me, 'The one on whom you see the Spirit descend and rest is the one who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.'G2504G1492G846G3756G235G3992G3165G907G1722G5204G1565G2036G3427G1909G3739G302G1492G4151G2597G2532G3306G1909G846G3778G2076G907G1722G40G415134I saw this happen to Jesus, so I testify that he is the Chosen One of God."G2504G3708G2532G3140G3754G3778G2076G5207G2316
The First Disciples
35The following day John was again standing with two of his disciples.G3825G1887G2491G2476G2532G1417G1537G846G310136As Jesus walked by, John looked at him and declared, "Look! There is the Lamb of God!"G2532G1689G2424G4043G3004G2396G286G231637When John's two disciples heard this, they followed Jesus.G2532G1417G3101G191G846G2980G2532G190G242438Jesus looked around and saw them following. "What do you want?" he asked them They replied, "Rabbi" (which means "Teacher"), "where are you staying?"G1161G2424G4762G2532G2300G846G190G3004G846G5101G2212G1161G2036G846G4461G3739G3004G2059G1320G4226G330639"Come and see," he said. It was about four o'clock in the afternoon when they went with him to the place where he was staying, and they remained with him the rest of the day.G3004G846G2064G2532G1492G2064G2532G1492G4226G3306G2532G3306G3844G846G1565G2250G1161G2258G5613G1182G561040Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, was one of these men who heard what John said and then followed Jesus.G1520G1537G1417G3588G191G3844G2491G2532G190G846G2258G406G4613G4074G8041Andrew went to find his brother, Simon, and told him, "We have found the Messiah" (which means "Christ").G3778G4413G2147G2398G80G4613G2532G3004G846G2147G3323G3739G2076G3177G554742Then Andrew brought Simon to meet Jesus. Looking intently at Simon, Jesus said, "Your name is Simon, son of John—but you will be called Cephas" (which means "Peter").G2532G71G846G4314G2424G1161G2424G1689G846G2036G4771G1488G4613G5207G2495G4771G2564G2786G3739G2059G407443The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, "Come, follow me."G1887G2424G2309G1831G1519G1056G2532G2147G5376G2532G3004G846G190G342744Philip was from Bethsaida, Andrew and Peter's hometown.G1161G5376G2258G575G966G4172G1537G406G2532G407445Philip went to look for Nathanael and told him, "We have found the very person Moses and the prophets wrote about! His name is Jesus, the son of Joseph from Nazareth."G5376G2147G3482G2532G3004G846G2147G3739G3475G1722G3551G2532G4396G1125G2424G575G3478G5207G250146"Nazareth!" exclaimed Nathanael. "Can anything good come from Nazareth?" "Come and see for yourself," Philip replied.G2532G3482G2036G846G1410G5100G18G1511G1537G3478G5376G3004G846G2064G2532G149247As they approached, Jesus said, "Now here is a genuine son of Israel—a man of complete integrity."G2424G1492G3482G2064G4314G846G2532G3004G4012G846G2396G2475G230G1722G3739G2076G3756G138848"How do you know about me?" Nathanael asked Jesus replied, "I could see you under the fig tree before Philip found you."G3482G3004G846G4159G1097G3165G2424G611G2532G2036G846G4253G5376G5455G4571G5607G5259G4808G1492G457149Then Nathanael exclaimed, "Rabbi, you are the Son of God—the King of Israel!"G3482G611G2532G3004G846G4461G4771G1488G5207G2316G4771G1488G935G247450Jesus asked him, "Do you believe this just because I told you I had seen you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than this."G2424G611G2532G2036G846G3754G2036G4671G1492G4571G5270G4808G4100G3700G3187G513051Then he said, "I tell you the truth, you will all see heaven open and the angels of God going up and down on the Son of Man, the one who is the stairway between heaven and earth."G2532G3004G846G281G281G3004G5213G737G575G3700G3772G455G2532G32G2316G305G2532G2597G1909G5207G444
John 2
The Wedding at Cana
2The next day there was a wedding celebration in the village of Cana in Galilee. Jesus' mother was there,G2532G5154G2250G1096G1062G1722G2580G1056G2532G3384G2424G2258G15632and Jesus and his disciples were also invited to the celebration.G1161G2532G2424G2564G2532G846G3101G1519G10623The wine supply ran out during the festivities, so Jesus' mother told him, "They have no more wine."G2532G5302G3631G3384G2424G3004G4314G846G2192G3756G36314"Dear woman, that's not our problem," Jesus replied. "My time has not yet come."G2424G3004G846G1135G5101G1698G2532G4671G3450G5610G2240G3768G22405But his mother told the servants, "Do whatever he tells you."G846G3384G3004G1249G3748G302G3004G5213G41606Standing nearby were six stone water jars, used for Jewish ceremonial washing. Each could hold twenty to thirty gallons.G1161G2258G2749G1563G1803G5201G3035G2596G2512G2453G5562G1417G2228G5140G3355G3037Jesus told the servants, "Fill the jars with water." When the jars had been filled,G2424G3004G846G1072G5201G5204G2532G1072G846G1072G2193G5078he said, "Now dip some out, and take it to the master of ceremonies." So the servants followed his instructions.G2532G3004G846G501G3568G2532G5342G755G2532G53429When the master of ceremonies tasted the water that was now wine, not knowing where it had come from (though, of course, the servants knew), he called the bridegroom over.G1161G5613G755G1089G5204G1096G3631G2532G1492G3756G4159G2076G1161G1249G3588G501G5204G1492G755G5455G356610"A host always serves the best wine first," he said. "Then, when everyone has had a lot to drink, he brings out the less expensive wine. But you have kept the best until now!"G2532G3004G846G3956G444G4412G5087G2570G3631G2532G3752G3184G5119G1640G4771G5083G2570G3631G2193G73711This miraculous sign at Cana in Galilee was the first time Jesus revealed his glory. And his disciples believed in him.G5026G746G4592G4160G2424G1722G2580G1056G2532G5319G846G1391G2532G846G3101G4100G1519G84612After the wedding he went to Capernaum for a few days with his mother, his brothers, and his disciples.G3326G5124G2597G1519G2584G846G2532G846G3384G2532G846G80G2532G846G3101G2532G3306G1563G3756G4183G2250
Jesus Clears the Temple
13It was nearly time for the Jewish Passover celebration, so Jesus went to Jerusalem.G2532G2453G3957G2258G1451G2532G2424G305G1519G241414In the Temple area he saw merchants selling cattle, sheep, and doves for sacrifices; he also saw dealers at tables exchanging foreign money.G2532G2147G1722G2411G4453G1016G2532G4263G2532G4058G2532G2773G252115Jesus made a whip from some ropes and chased them all out of the Temple. He drove out the sheep and cattle, scattered the money changers' coins over the floor, and turned over their tables.G2532G4160G5416G1537G4979G1544G3956G1537G2411G5037G4263G2532G1016G2532G1632G2855G2772G2532G390G513216Then, going over to the people who sold doves, he told them, "Get these things out of here. Stop turning my Father's house into a marketplace!"G2532G2036G4453G4058G142G5023G1782G4160G3361G3450G3962G3624G3624G171217Then his disciples remembered this prophecy from the Scriptures: "Passion for God's house will consume me."G1161G846G3101G3415G3754G2076G1125G2205G4675G3624G2719G3165G271918But the Jewish leaders demanded, "What are you doing? If God gave you authority to do this, show us a miraculous sign to prove it."G3767G611G2453G2532G2036G846G5101G4592G1166G2254G3754G4160G502319"All right," Jesus replied. "Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up."G2424G611G2532G2036G846G3089G5126G3485G2532G1722G5140G2250G1453G846G145320"What!" they exclaimed. "It has taken forty-six years to build this Temple, and you can rebuild it in three days?"G3767G2036G2453G5062G2532G1803G2094G3618G3778G3485G3618G2532G1453G4771G1453G846G1453G1722G5140G225021But when Jesus said "this temple," he meant his own body.G1161G1565G3004G4012G3485G846G498322After he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered he had said this, and they believed both the Scriptures and what Jesus had said.G3753G3767G1453G1537G3498G846G3101G3415G3754G3004G5124G846G2532G4100G1124G2532G3056G3739G2424G2036
Jesus and Nicodemus
23Because of the miraculous signs Jesus did in Jerusalem at the Passover celebration, many began to trust in him.G1161G5613G2258G1722G2414G1722G3957G1722G1859G4183G4100G1519G846G3686G2334G846G4592G3739G416024But Jesus didn't trust them, because he knew human nature.G1161G2424G846G4100G3756G4100G1438G846G1223G846G1097G395625No one needed to tell him what mankind is really like.G2532G3754G5532G2192G3756G2443G5100G3140G4012G444G1063G846G1097G5101G2258G1722G444
Psalms 103
103[A psalm of David.] Let all that I am praise the Lord; with my whole heart, I will praise his holy name.H1732H1288H3068H5315H7130H6944H80342Let all that I am praise the Lord; may I never forget the good things he does for me.H1288H3068H5315H7911H15763He forgives all my sins and heals all my diseases.H5545H5771H7495H84634He redeems me from death and crowns me with love and tender mercies.H1350H2416H7845H5849H2617H73565He fills my life with good things. My youth is renewed like the eagle’s!H7646H5716H2896H5271H2318H54046The Lord gives righteousness and justice to all who are treated unfairly.H3068H6213H6666H4941H62317He revealed his character to Moses and his deeds to the people of Israel.H3045H1870H4872H5949H1121H34788The Lord is compassionate and merciful, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love.H3068H7349H2587H750H639H7227H26179He will not constantly accuse us, nor remain angry forever.H5331H7378H5201H576910He does not punish us for all our sins; he does not deal harshly with us, as we deserve.H6213H2399H1580H577111For his unfailing love toward those who fear him is as great as the height of the heavens above the earth.H8064H1361H776H1396H2617H337312He has removed our sins as far from us as the east is from the west.H7368H4217H4628H7368H658813The Lord is like a father to his children, tender and compassionate to those who fear him.H1H7355H1121H3068H7355H337314For he knows how weak we are; he remembers we are only dust.H3045H3336H2142H608315Our days on earth are like grass; like wildflowers, we bloom and die.H582H3117H2682H6731H7704H669216The wind blows, and we are gone—as though we had never been here.H7307H5674H4725H523417But the love of the Lord remains forever with those who fear him. His salvation extends to the children’s childrenH2617H3068H5769H5704H5769H3373H6666H1121H112118of those who are faithful to his covenant, of those who obey his commandments!H8104H1285H2142H6490H621319The Lord has made the heavens his throne; from there he rules over everything.H3068H3559H3678H8064H4438H491020Praise the Lord, you angels, you mighty ones who carry out his plans, listening for each of his commands.H1288H3068H4397H1368H3581H6213H1697H8085H6963H169721Yes, praise the Lord, you armies of angels who serve him and do his will!H1288H3068H6635H8334H6213H752222Praise the Lord, everything he has created, everything in all his kingdom. Let all that I am praise the Lord.H1288H3068H4639H4725H4475H1288H3068H5315
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, and his life brought light to everyone.G1722
