John Chapter 1 Bible Study
In the beginning, there was the Word which was God’s Word. Through God, He created all things; not one single thing in all creation was made without Him. The Word brought light to people and kept its way in the darkness. God sent a messenger, a man named John, who came to tell people about the real light which comes into the world and shines on all people. God's Word was in the world, but the world did not recognize Him. However, some people did believe in God, so He gave them the right to become God’s children. The Word became a human being and lived among us. We saw God’s glory which He received as the Father’s only Son. John spoke about the Son. “The Son is greater than I am, because He existed before I was born.” Out of the fullness of the Son’s grace, He blessed us all. Grace and truth came through Jesus Christ, who is the same as God.
The Jewish authorities brought out the priests and Levites to Jerusalem. They asked John, “Who are you?” John responded, “No, I am not Elijah, the Messiah or a prophet. I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness. Make straight in the desert a new highway for the Lord to walk. I baptize you with new water. He is proceeding after me, yet I am unworthy to tie His sandals.” This happened in Bethany on the Jordan River on the east side, where John was now being baptized. On the next day, John approached Jesus and looked about saying, “Behold, this is Jesus, the Lamb of God who takes away all sins of this world! I didn’t recognize what Jesus would be, but I baptize Him to make Him known to the people of Israel. I saw the Spirit come down from heaven like a dove and stay on Him. God told me that he is the one who baptizes with the Holy Spirit and the Son of God.”
The next day, John was with two of his disciples when they looked at Jesus walking and asked Him, “Where do you live, Teacher?” Jesus said, “Come and see.” The disciples agreed to follow Jesus and spent the rest of the day with Him. One of the disciples was Simon Peter’s brother, Andrew, who took Simon to Jesus. Jesus renamed Simon to Cephas, which means the same as Peter and “a rock.”
On the very next day, Jesus decided to walk to Galilee. Jesus called to Philip, “Come with me!” Philip, who was from the town of Bethsaida, found Nathanael and said, “We have found the one that Moses and the prophets wrote about.” When Jesus saw Nathanael, He said, “ Here is a real Israelite; there is nothing false in him!” Nathanael asked, “How do you know me?” Jesus said, “ I saw you under the fig tree before Philip called you.” Nathanael said, “Teacher, You are the Son of God.” Jesus said to them, “I am telling you the truth: you will see heaven open and God’s angels going up and coming down on the Son of Man.”
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