1 T he Word (Christ) was in the beginning. The Word was with God. The Word was God.

En el principio ya existía el Verbo (la Palabra), y el Verbo estaba con Dios, y el Verbo era Dios.

2 H e was with God in the beginning.

El estaba (existía) en el principio con Dios.

3 H e made all things. Nothing was made without Him making it.

Todas las cosas fueron hechas por medio de El, y sin El nada de lo que ha sido hecho, fue hecho.

4 L ife began by Him. His Life was the Light for men.

En El estaba (existía) la vida, y la vida era la Luz de los hombres.

5 T he Light shines in the darkness. The darkness has never been able to put out the Light. John the Baptist Tells of the Coming of Christ

La Luz brilla en las tinieblas, y las tinieblas no la comprendieron (no la dominaron).

6 T here was a man sent from God whose name was John.

Vino al mundo un hombre enviado por Dios, cuyo nombre era Juan.

7 H e came to tell what he knew about the Light so that all men might believe through him.

Este vino como testigo para testificar de la Luz, a fin de que todos creyeran por medio de él.

8 J ohn was not the Light, but he was sent to tell about the Light.

No era él la Luz, sino que vino para dar testimonio de la Luz.

9 T his true Light, coming into the world, gives light to every man.

Existía la Luz verdadera que, al venir al mundo, alumbra a todo hombre.

10 H e came into the world. The world was made by Him, but it did not know Him.

El estaba en el mundo, y el mundo fue hecho por medio de El, y el mundo no Lo conoció.

11 H e came to His own, but His own did not receive Him.

A lo Suyo vino, y los Suyos no Lo recibieron.

12 H e gave the right and the power to become children of God to those who received Him. He gave this to those who put their trust in His name.

Pero a todos los que Lo recibieron, les dio el derecho (el poder) de llegar a ser hijos de Dios, es decir, a los que creen en Su nombre,

13 T hese children of God were not born of blood and of flesh and of man’s desires, but they were born of God.

que no nacieron de sangre, ni de la voluntad de la carne, ni de la voluntad del hombre, sino de Dios. El Verbo se Hace Carne

14 C hrist became human flesh and lived among us. We saw His shining-greatness. This greatness is given only to a much-loved Son from His Father. He was full of loving-favor and truth. John the Baptist Makes the Way Ready for Jesus Christ

El Verbo (La Palabra) se hizo carne, y habitó entre nosotros, y vimos Su gloria, gloria como del unigénito (único) del Padre, lleno de gracia y de verdad.

15 J ohn told about Christ and said, “I have been telling you about this One. I said, ‘He is coming after me. He is more important than I because He lived before me.’”

Juan dio testimonio de El y clamó: “Este era del que yo decía: ‘El que viene después de mí, es antes de mí (tiene un rango más elevado que yo), porque era primero que yo.’”

16 F rom Him Who has so much we have all received loving-favor, one loving-favor after another.

Pues de Su plenitud todos hemos recibido, y gracia sobre gracia.

17 T he Law was given through Moses, but loving-favor and truth came through Jesus Christ.

Porque la Ley fue dada por medio de Moisés; la gracia y la verdad fueron hechas realidad por medio de Jesucristo (Jesús el Mesías ).

18 T he much-loved Son is beside the Father. No man has ever seen God. But Christ has made God known to us.

Nadie ha visto jamás a Dios; el unigénito Dios, que está en el seno del Padre, El Lo ha dado a conocer. Testimonio de Juan el Bautista

19 T he Jews sent their religious leaders and men from the family group of Levi to ask John, “Who are you?”

Este es el testimonio de Juan, cuando los Judíos enviaron sacerdotes y Levitas de Jerusalén (Ciudad de Paz) a preguntarle: “¿Quién eres tú?”

20 H e told them without holding back any words, “I am not the Christ!”

Y él confesó y no negó, pero confesó: “Yo no soy el Cristo (el Mesías).”

21 T hey asked him, “Then who are you? Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not!” Then they asked, “Are you the special One Who was to come to speak for God?” John said, “No.”

“¿Entonces, qué?” le preguntaron “¿Eres Elías ?” Y él dijo: “No lo soy.” “¿Eres el Profeta ?” “No,” respondió Juan.

22 T hen they asked him, “Who are you? We must tell those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”

Entonces le preguntaron: “¿Quién eres? Ya que tenemos que dar respuesta a los que nos enviaron. ¿Qué dices de ti mismo?”

23 J ohn said, “I am the voice of one crying in the desert. ‘Make the road straight for the Lord,’ as the early preacher Isaiah said.”

Juan les respondió: “Yo soy la voz del que clama en el desierto: ‘Enderecen el camino del Señor,’ como dijo el profeta Isaías.”

24 T hose who had been sent were from the proud religious law-keepers.

Los que habían sido enviados eran de los Fariseos,

25 T hey asked John again, “Then why do you baptize if you are not the Christ or Elijah or that special One Who was to come to speak for God?”

y le preguntaron: “Entonces, ¿por qué bautizas, si tú no eres el Cristo (el Mesías), ni Elías, ni el Profeta ?”

26 J ohn answered, “I baptize with water. But there is One standing among you Whom you do not know.

Juan les respondió: “Yo bautizo en agua, pero entre ustedes está Uno a quien ustedes no conocen.

27 H e is the One Who is coming after me. I am not good enough to get down and help Him take off His shoes.”

El es el que viene después de mí, a quien yo no soy digno de desatar la correa de la sandalia.”

28 A ll this happened when John was baptizing in the town of Bethany. He was on the other side of the Jordan River. The Baptism of Jesus

Estas cosas sucedieron en Betania, al otro lado del Jordán, donde Juan estaba bautizando. El Cordero de Dios

29 T he next day John the Baptist saw Jesus coming to him. He said, “See! The Lamb of God Who takes away the sin of the world!

Al día siguiente Juan vio a Jesús que venía hacia él, y dijo: “Ahí está el Cordero de Dios que quita el pecado del mundo.

30 I have been talking about Him. I said, ‘One is coming after me Who is more important than I, because He lived before I was born.’

Este es Aquél de quien yo dije: ‘Después de mí viene un Hombre que es antes de mí (tiene un rango más elevado que yo) porque era primero que yo.’

31 I did not know who He was, but I have come to baptize with water so the Jews might know about Him.”

Yo no Lo conocía, pero para que El fuera manifestado a Israel, por esto yo vine bautizando en agua.”

32 T hen John said, “I saw the Holy Spirit come down on Jesus as a dove from heaven. The Holy Spirit stayed on Him.

Juan también dio testimonio, diciendo: “He visto al Espíritu que descendía del cielo como paloma, y se posó sobre El.

33 I did not know Him then. But God sent me to baptize with water. God said to me, ‘The Holy Spirit will come down and stay on Him. He is the One Who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’

Yo no Lo conocía, pero el que me envió a bautizar en agua me dijo: ‘Aquél sobre quien veas al Espíritu descender y posarse sobre El, Este es el que bautiza en el Espíritu Santo.’

34 I saw this happen. I am now saying that Jesus is the Son of God.” Jesus Calls Andrew and Peter

Y yo Lo he visto y he dado testimonio de que Este es el Hijo de Dios.” Los Primeros Discípulos

35 T he next day John the Baptist was standing with two of his own followers.

Al día siguiente Juan estaba otra vez allí con dos de sus discípulos,

36 J esus walked by. John looked at Him and said, “See! The Lamb of God.”

y vio a Jesús que pasaba, y dijo: “Ahí está el Cordero de Dios.”

37 J ohn’s two followers heard him say this and followed Jesus.

Y los dos discípulos le oyeron hablar, y siguieron a Jesús.

38 J esus turned around and saw them following. He said to them, “What are you looking for?” They answered, “Teacher, where are you staying?”

Jesús se volvió, y viendo que Lo seguían, les dijo: “¿Qué buscan?” Y ellos Le dijeron: “Rabí (que traducido quiere decir Maestro), ¿dónde Te hospedas?”

39 H e said to them, “Come and see.” They followed Him and saw where He lived. They stayed with Him that day. It was about four o’clock in the afternoon.

“Vengan y verán,” les dijo Jesús. Entonces fueron y vieron dónde se hospedaba; y se quedaron con El aquel día, porque eran como las cuatro de la tarde (la hora décima).

40 A ndrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of the two who had heard John’s words and had followed Jesus.

Uno de los dos que oyeron a Juan y siguieron a Jesús, era Andrés, hermano de Simón Pedro.

41 T he first thing he did was to find his brother Simon. He said to him, “We have found the Christ!”

El encontró primero a su hermano Simón, y le dijo: “Hemos hallado al Mesías ” (que traducido quiere decir, Cristo).

42 A ndrew took Simon to Jesus. When Jesus saw Simon, He said, “You are Simon, the son of John. Your name will be Cephas.” The name Cephas means Peter, or a rock. Jesus Calls Philip And Nathanael

Entonces lo trajo a Jesús. Jesús mirándolo, dijo: “Tú eres Simón, hijo de Juan; tú serás llamado Cefas,” que quiere decir Pedro (Piedra). Felipe y Natanael

43 T he next day Jesus wanted to go to the country of Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, “Follow Me.”

Al día siguiente Jesús se propuso salir para Galilea, y encontró a Felipe, y le dijo: “Sígueme.”

44 P hilip was from the town of Bethsaida. Andrew and Peter were from this town also.

Felipe era de Betsaida, de la ciudad de Andrés y de Pedro.

45 P hilip found Nathanael and said to him, “We have found the One Moses wrote about in the Law. He is the One the early preachers wrote about. He is Jesus of Nazareth, the Son of Joseph.”

Felipe encontró a Natanael y le dijo: “Hemos hallado a Aquél de quien escribió Moisés en la Ley, y también los Profetas, a Jesús de Nazaret, el hijo de José.”

46 N athanael said, “Can anything good come out of the town of Nazareth?” Philip said, “Come and see.”

Y Natanael le dijo: “¿Puede algo bueno salir de Nazaret ?” “Ven, y ve,” le dijo Felipe.

47 J esus saw Nathanael coming to Him and said, “See! There is a true Jew. There is nothing false in him.”

Jesús vio venir a Natanael y dijo de él: “Ahí tienen a un verdadero Israelita en quien no hay engaño.”

48 N athanael said to Jesus, “How do You know me?” Jesus answered him, “Before Philip talked to you, I saw you under the fig tree.”

Natanael Le preguntó: “¿Cómo es que me conoces?”. Jesús le respondió: “Antes de que Felipe te llamara, cuando estabas debajo de la higuera, te vi.”

49 N athanael said to Him, “Teacher, You are the Son of God. You are the King of the Jews.”

“Rabí, Tú eres el Hijo de Dios, Tú eres el Rey de Israel,” respondió Natanael.

50 J esus said to him, “Do you believe because I said I saw you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than that.

Jesús le contestó: “¿Porque te dije que te vi debajo de la higuera, crees? Cosas mayores que éstas verás.”

51 F or sure, I tell you, you will see heaven opened and God’s angels going up and coming and down on the Son of Man.”

También le dijo: “En verdad les digo que verán el cielo abierto y a los ángeles de Dios subiendo y bajando sobre el Hijo del Hombre.”