N S B - John 1
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(WRITER: APOSTLE JOHN, MEANS JEHOVAH HAS SHOWN FAVOR) (98 C.E.) (NEAR EPHESUS) (92% OF THIS GOSPEL IS NEW INFORMATION NOT CONTAINED IN THE OTHER THREE GOSPELS) (Tetragrammaton: YHWH is sometimes translated Jehovah, Yahowah, Yahweh, or LORD depending on translator’s theology)
John Chapter 1
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was like God (God-like) (Strong's G2316).(*see foot notes)
2 The same was in the beginning with God.
3 All things were made through him and without him not one thing was made.
4 He lived and his life gives light to all people.
5 His light shines through darkness and it cannot be extinguished.
6 God sent a man named John. (Malachi 3:1)
7 He came to tell (witness) (testify) about the light and help people have faith.
8 Not being the light he came to give a witness of it.
9 The true light, which gives light to every man, came into the world. (Isaiah 49:6)
10 The world was made through him. He was in the world and the world did not recognize him.
11 He came to his own. They did not receive him!
12 He gave the right to become children of God to all who received him. Even to those who believe in his name.
13 They were born from God. It was not from blood, or the will of the flesh, or the will of man.
14 The Word [Jesus] became flesh and lived with us. We saw the glory of the only begotten son from the Father. He was full of loving-kindness and truth.
15 John spoke about him and declared: He is the one I said would come after me. He is greater than I am because he lived before me.”
16 Out of the fullness of his undeserved kindness he gives us one blessing after another.
17 The law came through Moses. Loving-kindness and truth came through Jesus Christ.
18 No man has ever seen God. The only begotten God-like one (Strong's G2316) who is closest to the Father (in the bosom of the Father) tells us about him. (Psalm 8:5)
19 John gave his witness even as Jewish authorities sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem. They asked him: “Who are you?”
20 He said: “I am not the Christ.”
21 They asked him: “Are you Elijah?” He said: “I am not.” “Are you the prophet?” He answered: “No.”
22 They said to him: “Who are you? We need to know so we can tell the ones who sent us.”
23 He said: “I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness. Isaiah the prophet said: ‘Make straight the way of Jehovah. (YHWH)’” (Isaiah 40:3)
24 They were sent from the Pharisees.
25 They said to him: “Why do you baptize if you are not the Christ, not Elijah, and not the prophet?”
26 John answered: “I baptize in water. There is one in your midst whom you do not know.
27 “I am not worthy to fasten his shoes.”
28 These things were done in Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
29 The next day he saw Jesus coming to him. He boldly declared: “Behold! The Lamb of God that takes away the sin of the world!”
30 “This is he whom I said would come after me. He is greater than I am because he came before me.
31 “I did not know him. I came baptizing in water so that everyone in Israel will come to know him.”
32 John said: “I saw the spirit descending as a dove out of heaven upon him.
33 “I did not know he was the one. God sent me to baptize in water and said: ‘You will see one upon whom the spirit descends. The same is he who baptizes in Holy Spirit.’
34 “I have seen, and have borne witness that this is the Son of God.”
35 The next day John was standing with two of his disciples.
36 He looked at Jesus as he walked, and said: “Behold, the Lamb of God!”
37 The two disciples heard him speak and they followed Jesus.
38 Jesus turned and saw them following. He asked them, “What are you after? They asked him: “Teacher, where are you staying?”
39 He said” “Come and see.” So they came to where he was staying. They stayed with him that day. It was about the tenth hour.
40 One of the two, who heard John speak and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother.
41 He found his brother Simon first. He said to him: “We have found the Messiah (Christ).”
42 He took him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him, and said: “You are Simon the son of John: you will be called Cephas (meaning: Peter).”
43 The next day he was reminded to go into Galilee. There he found Philip. Jesus said to him, “Follow me.”
44 Philip was from Bethsaida, of the city of Andrew and Peter.
45 Philip found Nathanael, and said to him: “We have found the person Moses and the prophets wrote about in the Law and God’s word. It is Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”
46 And Nathanael said to him: “Could any good thing come out of Nazareth?” Philip said: “Come and see.”
47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him. He said: “Look an Israelite indeed. There is no deceit in him!”
48 Nathanael asked: “How do you know me?” Jesus answered: “I saw you under the fig tree before Philip called you.”
49 Nathanael answered: “Rabbi you are the Son of God. You are King of Israel.”
50 Jesus responded: “I told you I saw you under the fig tree. Is this why you believe? You will see greater things than these.”
51 Jesus continued: “You will see the heavens opened and you will see the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.”
*JESUS CHRIST: Hebrew: Jehoshua, meaning Jehovah Is Salvation. Jesus Christ is the name and title of the Son of God. He is the only begotten Son. Jesus paid the ransom sacrifice for mankind. (Matthew 20:28) (1 Timothy 2:6) (1 John 2:1, 2) He is referred to as the Word of God. He is now at the right hand of God. (Acts 7:55) (Hebrews 10:12) Jesus Christ and his anointed will rule as kings over the earth. (Revelation 5:8-14) Jesus is the expression of God’s love for mankind. (John 3:16, 36)
God called Jesus Christ His Son! (Luke 3:22) (Matthew 17:5) If Jesus Christ were God, the Almighty God would have called him “God”! Listen to the voice of God as he spoke to His Son, Jesus Christ, at the time of his baptism: And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, "Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased. “ (Luke 3:22) (KJV)
John 1:1 is translated using the same words in nearly every translation. This translation is different! If you believe Jesus is God the wording here should not disturb your beliefs, for he was and is like his Father. If you accept God’s own statement that Jesus is the Son of God the rendering in The New Simplified Bible will fit your theology. The following is the way you will find it in this translation along with related notes: (John 1:1) “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and Word was like God.”
(Strong’s Bible Dictionary: G2316 Theos: God, a god, magistrate, deity, godly or God-like) (See NSB Notes: Trinity..link at bottom of page)
(Family relationship, son with father) (Logos en pros Theos; Jesus Christ the Word was with {pros} God) Transliteration: In the beginning was Jesus Christ the Son of God, and Jesus Christ the Son of God was with God, and Jesus Christ the Son of God was like his Father, God. Another way to state this: “The Word was in the beginning, and the Word was with God, and the Word was like God. This is a family relationship, son with father. “Logos en pros Theos.” Jesus Christ the Word (Logos) was with (pros) God. And Jesus Christ was like, his Father, God (Theo's). (1 Corinthians 11:3; 15:27, 28) (John 1:18) (Philippians 2:6) (Acts 7:55) (Hebrews 10:12) GREEK: “kai theos en ho logos.” ENGLISH: and God-like was the Word.
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