John this new Baptist’s Testimony to help you God
John the Baptist’s Testimony to help you Himself. 19 * Referring to new testimony out-of John. ” 20 * he accepted and you will didn’t refute they, but acknowledge, o “I am not the new Messiah.” 21 So they questioned your, “Preciselywhat are then chances are you? Could you be Elijah?” * And then he said, “I am not saying.” “Are you presently the latest Prophet?” He answered, “No.” p 22 So they really considered your, “That are your, so we gives a way to individuals who delivered you? Exactly what do you have to say yourself?” 23 He told you:
given that Isaiah new prophet said.” twenty four Some Pharisees * was basically and delivered. twenty-five They questioned your, “Why upcoming are you willing to baptize if you are not the brand new Messiah otherwise Elijah or the Prophet?” r 26 John responded her or him, “We baptize with water; * but there is however just one of your who you don’t accept, s 27 the person who is originating after me personally, whoever sandal strap I am not worthwhile to untie.” twenty-eight This happened in Bethany along the Michael jordan, * in which John is baptizing.
30 The next day the guy spotted Jesus upcoming for the your and you will said, “View, the new Lamb out-of God, * just who takes away the brand new sin of the world. t 31 * He or she is the only out-of exactly who We told you, you ‘One is originating after myself which ranks just before myself because he stayed before me personally.’ 31 I didn’t learn him, * however the reason I emerged baptizing with drinking water is actually you to he may be made recognized to Israel.” thirty two John testified further, claiming, “We saw the fresh Heart go lower such as for example a great dove * on the heavens and stay through to him. 33 I didn’t see your, v although person who delivered us to baptize with liquid informed me, ‘For the whoever the truth is this new Spirit come down and remain, he is the one who tend to baptize on the holy Spirit.’ w 34 * x Today I’ve seen and you may testified that he is the fresh new Boy away from Jesus.”
The first Disciples
y thirty five The next day John was indeed there again that have a few of their disciples, thirty six and as the guy saw God walking by, he said, “Behold, the fresh new Lamb off God.” * 37 Both disciples * heard exactly what he said and you can followed Goodness. 38 God became and you will saw them pursuing the your and you will considered them, “What are you finding?” They thought to him, “Rabbi” (which translated form Professor), “in which have you been becoming?” 39 He believed to them, “Already been, and you can pick.” So they really went and you will watched in which he had been staying, as well as existed with your one to date. It was on five in the afternoon. * forty Andrew, the fresh new cousin out of Simon Peter, was one of several a couple of exactly who read John and then followed Goodness. 41 The guy first found his or her own brother Simon and told your, “Is the brand new Messiah” * (which is interpreted Anointed). z 42 He then brought him so you’re able to God. Goodness checked out your and you can told you, “You are Simon the fresh new kid out of John; * you will be entitled Cephas” (which is interpreted Peter). a beneficial
43 The next day the guy * decided to go to Galilee, in which he located Philip. And you will Jesus believed to him, “Go after me personally.” 44 Now Philip was sugardaddie prices away from Bethsaida, the city out of Andrew and Peter. forty-five Philip receive Nathanael and you may advised him, “Let me reveal the only on the exactly who Moses typed throughout the law, while the prophets, Jesus, kid from Joseph, regarding Nazareth.” b 46 However, Nathanael thought to him, “Can also be one thing a good are from Nazareth?” Philip considered him, “Started and watch.” 47 Jesus watched Nathanael upcoming into your and said off him, “Here’s a real Israelite. * There’s absolutely no duplicity inside your.” forty-eight * c Nathanael considered your, “How do you know me personally?” Jesus answered and you can said to your, “Ahead of Philip called your, I watched your underneath the fig tree.” 44 Nathanael replied him, “Rabbi, you’re Boy of Jesus; * you are the King regarding Israel.” d 50 Jesus responded and thought to him, “Do you think because We told you which i watched your beneath the fig tree? * You will see deeper some thing than that it.” 51 In which he believed to him, “Amen, amen, * We tell you, you will see the newest heavens started as well as the angels from God ascending and you may descending for the Man regarding Child.” elizabeth