Murdock Translation
1852 by James Murdock

John Chapter 1

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