THE
GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST
ACCORDING TO JOHN CHAPTER
ONE
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John
1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was
God.
2 The
same was in the beginning with God.
3 All things were made by him; and without
him was not any thing made that was made.
4 In him was life; and the life
was the light of men.
5 And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness
comprehended it not.
6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.
7 The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men
through him might believe.
8 He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness
of that Light.
9 That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh
into the world.
10 He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and
the world knew him not.
11 He came unto his own, and his own received him
not.
12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons
of God, even to them that believe on his name:
13 Which were born, 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 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 bare witness 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
fulness have all we received, and grace for grace.
17 For the law was given
by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.
18 No man hath seen God
at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath
declared him.
19 And this is the record of John, 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 Elias? 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 voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way 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 water: but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not;
27 He it is, who coming after me is preferred before me, whose shoe's latchet
I am not worthy to unloose.
28 These things were done in Bethabara beyond
Jordan, where John was baptizing.
29 The next day John seeth Jesus coming
unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin 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 bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove,
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 Holy Ghost.
34
And I saw, and bare record 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 Lamb 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 followed
him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother.
41 He first findeth his own brother
Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messias, 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 Cephas, 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 Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write,
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 Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite
indeed, in whom is no guile!
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 Son of God; thou art the King 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. __________________________________
Remember
the key verse of John:
John
20:31 But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ,
the
Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.
Questions
to help you decide if you believe the Gospel in John Chapter One Verse
1- Is Jesus eternal God-- past, present, and future? Verse
2 and Verse 10- Did Jesus Christ create everything there is? If you have reservations
because you believe that the world was started by God, with Jesus helping, but
that evolution brought about the present world we see now, then you cannot be
born again. It is necessary to settle this up front. Jesus Christ made everything
from nothing. Read more about this in the first book in the Bible, Genesis Chapter
1 through 3. Verse
4-5- Is Jesus your only source of Light for spiritual truth? Verse
7- Can all men, INCLUDING YOU, believe in Jesus? Verse
9- Do you understand that God will give you enough light to believe his Gospel? Verse
14- Was Jesus the Word of God while he was a man on this earth, AND is he still
God right now? Verse
17-18- If you are Jewish or into Hebrew Roots issues do you understand that you
cannot please God by keeping the law of Moses since Jesus has come and presented
himself as your Savior? Moses
Law, The Ten
Commandments, will show you that you are a sinner, and that will cause
you to flee to Jesus Christ for his salvation. If you click out to Living Waters'
site, come back here and finish reading the book of John by clicking your browser
back button. Better yet, bookmark this page before you go wandering. Verse
29- Can Jesus take away your sin? Did he? Verse
32-34- Is Jesus Christ the Son of God? Verse
37- Do you understand that this Gospel of John is here to show you how to follow
Jesus?
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