1In the beginning, was the Word; and the Word was with God; and the Word was God. 2He was in the beginning with God. 3Every thing was by his hand; and without him, was not any thing whatever that existed. 4In him was life ; and the life was the light of man. 5And this light shineth in the darkness; and the darkness apprehended it not. 6There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. 7He came for testimony, to bear witness concerning the light. 8He was not himself the light, but came to bear witness concerning the light. 9The true light was that, which enlighteneth every man who cometh into the world. 10He was in the world; and the world was by his hand; and the world did not know him. 11He came to his own people; and his own people received him not. 12But such as received him, to them gave he the prerogative to be children of God; even to them that believe on his name; 13who are born, not of blood, nor of the pleasure of the flesh, nor of the pleasure of man, but of God. 14And the: Word became flesh, and tabernacled with us: and we saw his glory, a glory as of the only begotten from the Father, that he was full of grace and truth. 15John testified of him, and cried, and said: This is he, of whom I said, That he cometh after me, and is before me; for he was prior to me. 16And of his plenitude have we all received, and grace for grace. 17For the law was given by the hand of Moses; but the reality and grace was by the hand of Jesus Messiah. 18No man hath ever seen God; the only begotten God, he who is in the bosom of his Father, he hath declared him. 19And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews of Jerusalem sent to him priests and Levites, to ask him, Who art thou? 20And he confessed, and denied not, but confessed I am not the Messiah. 21And they asked him again: Who then? Art thou Elijah? And he said: I am not. Art thou a prophet? And he said, No. 22And they said to him: Who art thou? that we may give answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself? 23He said: I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make smooth the way of the Lord; as said the prophet Isaiah. 24And they who were sent, were of the Pharisees. 25And they asked him, and said to him: Why then baptizest thou, if thou art not the Messiah, nor Elijah, nor a prophet? 26John answered, and said to them; I baptize with water; but among you standeth one, whom ye do not know. 27He it is that cometh after me, and was before me, whose shoe-strings I am not worthy to untie. 28These things occurred in Bethany, where John was baptizing. 29The day after, John saw Jesus coming towards him, and said: Behold, the Lamb of God, that beareth the sin of the world. 30This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man, who is before me, for he was prior to me. 31And I knew him not; but that he might be known to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water. 32And John testified, and said: I saw the Spirit descend from heaven, as a dove, and rest upon him. 33And I did not know him; but he who sent me to baptize with water, he said to me- On whom thou seest the Spirit descend, and rest upon him, he baptizeth with the Holy Spirit. 34And I saw; and I testify, that this is the Son of God. 35And the next day, John was standing, and two of his disciples. 36And he looked upon Jesus as he walked, and said: Behold, the Lamb of God! 37And his two disciples heard him when he said it, and they went after Jesus. 38And Jesus turned, and saw them coming after him, and he said to them: What seek ye? They said to him: Our Rabbi, where stayest thou? 39He said to them: Come, and see. And they came and saw where he lodged; and they were with him that day, for it was about the tenth hour. 40And one of those who heard John and went after Jesus was Andrew, the brother of Simon. 41He first saw Simon his brother, and said to him: We have found the Messiah. 42And he brought him to Jesus. And Jesus looked upon him, and said Thou art Simon the son of Jona; thou shalt be called Cephas. 43The next day, Jesus was disposed to depart for Galilee: and he found Philip and said to him, Come after me. 44And Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Simon. 45And Philip found Nathaniel, and said to him: We have found him, of whom Moses wrote in the law, and the prophets, Jesus the son of Joseph, who is of Nazareth. 46Nathaniel said to him: Can there be any good thing from Nazareth? Philip said to him: Come, and see. 47And Jesus saw Nathaniel coming towards him, and said of him: Behold a real Israelite, in whom is no deceit. 48Nathaniel said to him: Whence knowest thou me? Jesus said to him: Before Philip called thee when thou wast under the fig-tree, I saw thee. 49Nathaniel answered, and said to him: Rabbi; thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel. 50Jesus said to him: Because I said to thee, that I saw thee under the fig-tree, believest thou? Thou wilt see greater things than these. 51He said to him: Verily, verily, I say to you, That hereafter ye will see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending unto the Son of man.