1 U početku beše Reč, i Reč beše u Boga, i Bog beše Reč. 2 Ona beše u početku u Boga. 3 Sve je kroz Nju postalo, i bez Nje ništa nije postalo što je postalo. 4 U Njoj beše život, i život beše videlo ljudima. 5 I Videlo se svetli u tami, i tama Ga ne obuze. 6 Posla Bog čoveka po imenu Jovana. 7 Ovaj dođe za svedočanstvo da svedoči za Videlo da svi veruju kroza nj. 8 On ne beše Videlo, nego da svedoči za Videlo. 9 Beše Videlo istinito koje obasjava svakog čoveka koji dolazi na svet. 10 Na svetu beše, i svet kroza Nj posta, i svet Ga ne pozna. 11 K svojima dođe, i svoji Ga ne primiše. 12 A koji Ga primiše dade im vlast da budu sinovi Božiji, koji veruju u ime Njegovo, 13 koji se ne rodiše od krvi, ni od volje telesne, ni od volje muževlje, nego od Boga. 14 I reč postade telo i useli se u nas puno blagodati i istine; i videsmo slavu Njegovu, slavu, kao Jedinorodnoga od Oca. 15 Jovan svedoči za Njega i viče govoreći: Ovaj beše za koga rekoh: Koji za mnom ide preda mnom postade, jer pre mene beše. 16 I od punine Njegove mi svi uzesmo blagodat za blagodaću. 17 Jer se zakon dade preko Mojsija, a blagodat i istina postade od Isusa Hrista. 18◆ Boga niko nije video nikad: Jedinorodni Sin koji je u naručju Očevom, On Ga javi. 19 I ovo je svedočanstvo Jovanovo kad poslaše Jevreji iz Jerusalima sveštenike i Levite da ga zapitaju: Ko si ti? 20 I on prizna, i ne zataji, i prizna: Ja nisam Hristos. 21 I zapitaše ga: Ko si dakle? Jesi li Ilija? I reče: Nisam. Jesi li prorok? I odgovori: Nisam. 22 A oni mu rekoše: Ko si? Da možemo kazati onima što su nas poslali: Šta kažeš za sebe? 23 Reče: Ja sam glas onog što viče u pustinji: Poravnite put Gospodnji; kao što kaza Isaija prorok. 24 I behu poslanici od fariseja, 25 i zapitaše ga govoreći mu: Zašto, dakle, krštavaš kad ti nisi Hristos ni Ilija ni prorok? 26 Odgovori im Jovan govoreći: Ja krštavam vodom a među vama stoji koga vi ne znate. 27 On je Onaj što će doći za mnom, koji beše preda mnom; kome ja nisam dostojan odrešiti remen na obući Njegovoj. 28 Ovo bi u Vitaniji preko Jordana gde Jovan krštavaše. 29 A sutradan vide Jovan Isusa gde ide k njemu, i reče: Gle, jagnje Božije koje uze na se grehe sveta. 30 Ovo je Onaj za koga ja rekoh: Za mnom ide čovek koji preda mnom postade, jer pre mene beše. 31 I ja Ga ne znadoh: nego da se javi Izrailju zato ja dođoh da krstim vodom. 32 I svedoči Jovan govoreći: Videh Duha gde silazi s neba kao golub i stade na Njemu. 33 I ja Ga ne znadoh; nego Onaj koji me posla da krstim vodom On mi reče: Na koga vidiš da silazi Duh i stoji na Njemu to je Onaj koji će krstiti Duhom Svetim. 34 I ja videh i zasvedočih da je ovaj Sin Božji. 35 A sutradan, opet, stajaše Jovan i dvojica od učenika njegovih, 36 i videvši Isusa gde ide, reče: Gle, jagnje Božije. 37 I čuše ga oba učenika kad govoraše, i otidoše za Isusom. 38 A Isus obazrevši se i videvši ih gde idu za Njim, reče im: Šta ćete? A oni Mu rekoše: Ravi! (koje znači: učitelju) gde stojiš? 39 I reče im: Dođite i vidite. I otidoše, i videše gde stajaše; i ostaše u Njega onaj dan. A beše oko devetog sahata. 40 A jedan od dvojice koji čuše od Jovana i iđahu za Njim beše Andrija, brat Simona Petra; 41 on nađe najpre brata svog Simona, i reče mu: Mi nađosmo Mesiju, koje znači Hristos. 42 I dovede ga k Isusu. A Isus pogledavši na nj reče: Ti si Simon, sin Jonin; ti ćeš se zvati Kifa, koje znači Petar. 43 A sutradan namisli izići u Galileju, i nađe Filipa, i reče mu: Hajde za mnom. 44 A Filip beše iz Vitsaide, iz grada Andrijinog i Petrovog. 45 Filip nađe Natanaila, i reče mu: Za koga Mojsije u zakonu pisa i proroci, nađosmo Ga, Isusa sina Josifova iz Nazareta. 46 I reče mu Natanailo: Iz Nazareta može li biti šta dobro? Reče mu Filip: Dođi i vidi. 47 A Isus videvši Natanaila gde ide k Njemu reče za njega: Evo pravog Izrailjca u kome nema lukavstva. 48 Reče Mu Natanailo: Kako me poznaješ? Odgovori Isus i reče mu: Pre nego te pozva Filip videh te kad beše pod smokvom. 49 Odgovori Natanailo i reče Mu: Ravi! Ti si Sin Božiji, Ti si Car Izrailjev. 50 Odgovori Isus i reče mu: Što ti kazah da te videh pod smokvom zato veruješ; videćeš više od ovog. 51 I reče mu: Zaista, zaista vam kažem: Odsele ćete videti nebo otvoreno i anđele Božije gde se penju i silaze k Sinu čovečijem.
John · Serbian Bible: Daničić–Karadžić (Latin script)
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Notes on this text (3)
- eBible.org's Latin-script edition, ekavian pronunciation (e.g. svet, greh).
- No deuterocanonical books.
- Chapter divisions follow the Hebrew Bible in Job 39–41, Ezekiel 20–21, Hosea 11–12 and Jonah 1–2 (verse numbers there differ from English Bibles).
People & places in this chapter
From this site's family tree and Bible maps, only where those guides cite this chapter.
People
Andrew
Simon Peter's brother, a disciple of John the Baptist who first followed Jesus and brought Peter to him, from Bethsaida, and one of the Twelve.
Cited in the guide: Matthew 10:2; Mark 3:18; John 1:40
Jesus
The Son of God, conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary (Matthew 1:18; Luke 1:35): the promised Son of David and Son of Abraham, 'the Word became flesh.' Joseph,…
Cited in the guide: Matt. 1:1, 16-17; Luke 3:23-38; John 1:14; Rom. 1:3
Jonah
The father of Simon Peter, named Jonah in Matthew 16:17 and John in John 1:42 and 21:15.
Cited in the guide: Matthew 16:17; John 1:42; John 21:15
Nathanael
Brought to Jesus by Philip, called by Jesus a true Israelite in whom there is no deceit, who confessed Him Son of God and King of Israel, and later fished with the disciples; he…
Cited in the guide: John 1:45; John 1:47; John 1:49
Philip
Found by Jesus and told 'Follow Me', from Bethsaida, the town of Andrew and Peter, who brought Nathanael to Jesus and is listed among the Twelve.
Cited in the guide: Matthew 10:3; John 1:43; John 1:44
Places
Bethsaida
Bethsaida lay near the Jordan's inflow to the Sea of Galilee. Its precise site is debated (et-Tell and el-Araj are candidates; approximate location). Jesus rebuked it for unbelief.
Cited in the guide: Mark 8:22; John 1:44; Luke 9:10
Nazareth
A small agricultural village never named in the Old Testament. Jesus spent his childhood and early life here before beginning his public ministry.
Cited in the guide: Luke 2:39-40; Matthew 2:23; John 1:46
Cross references (50)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Genesis 1:1; John 17:5; Revelation 19:13; Colossians 1:17; John 1:14
- 3 Colossians 1:16–17; 1 Corinthians 8:6; Revelation 4:11; Psalm 33:6; Genesis 1:26
- 4 John 8:12; John 12:46; John 5:26; 1 John 1:5–7; John 9:5
- 5 John 3:19–20; John 12:36–40; 1 Corinthians 2:14; Job 24:13–17; John 1:10
- 6 Malachi 3:1; John 3:28; Isaiah 40:3–5; John 1:33; Acts 13:24
- 7 Acts 19:4; John 5:33–35; John 1:12; John 1:32–34; John 1:36
- 8 John 1:20; John 3:28; Acts 19:4
- 9 John 12:46; John 1:4; 1 John 2:8; Isaiah 49:6; John 1:7
- 10 John 17:25; 1 John 3:1; 1 Corinthians 2:8; 1 Corinthians 1:21; Matthew 11:27
- 11 Luke 19:14; Isaiah 53:2–3; John 3:32; Acts 7:51–52; Luke 20:13–15
- 12 Galatians 3:26; Romans 8:14; 1 John 3:1; 2 Corinthians 6:17–18; Galatians 4:6
- 13 1 John 3:9; James 1:18; 1 Peter 1:23; 1 Peter 1:3; John 3:5–8
- 14 1 John 4:9; 1 Timothy 3:16; Galatians 4:4; John 1:1; Isaiah 40:5
- 15 Matthew 3:11; Colossians 1:17; John 1:29–34; John 3:26–36; John 1:1–2
- 16 Colossians 1:19; Romans 5:2; Ephesians 2:5–10; Ephesians 4:7–13; Colossians 2:9–10
- 17 Romans 6:14; John 14:6; Romans 3:19–26; Romans 5:20–21; John 1:14
- 18 Colossians 1:15; John 6:46; Matthew 11:27; Luke 10:22; 1 John 4:12
- 19 John 10:24; Luke 3:15–18; Acts 19:4; Acts 13:25; John 5:33–36
- 20 Matthew 3:11–12; Mark 1:7–8; Luke 3:15–17; John 3:28–36
- 21 Deuteronomy 18:15–18; Malachi 4:5; Matthew 11:14; John 1:25; Matthew 17:10–12
- 22 2 Samuel 24:13
- 23 Isaiah 40:3–5; Mark 1:3; Matthew 3:3; Luke 1:76–79; John 3:28
- 24 Matthew 23:13–15; Luke 11:39–44; Luke 11:53; John 3:1–2; Luke 7:30
- 25 Deuteronomy 18:18; Deuteronomy 18:15; John 1:20–22; Acts 5:28; Matthew 21:23
- 26 Acts 1:5; Luke 3:16; John 1:10–11; Mark 1:8; Matthew 3:11
- 27 Luke 3:16; Mark 1:7; Matthew 3:11; John 1:30; John 1:15
- 28 John 10:40; John 3:23; Judges 7:24; John 3:26
- 29 Isaiah 53:7; 1 John 2:2; 1 Peter 1:19; 1 John 3:5; 2 Corinthians 5:21
- 30 John 1:27; John 1:15; Luke 3:16
- 31 Malachi 3:1; Luke 1:17; John 1:33; John 1:7; Mark 1:3–5
- 32 Luke 3:22; Mark 1:10; Matthew 3:16; John 1:7; John 5:32
- 33 Acts 1:5; Matthew 3:11; Luke 3:16; Titus 3:5–6; Acts 19:2–6
- 34 Psalm 2:7; John 1:49; Matthew 4:3; 1 John 5:20; Psalm 89:26–27
- 35 Malachi 3:16; John 3:25–26
- 36 John 1:29; 1 Peter 1:19–20; Isaiah 65:1–2; Hebrews 12:2; Isaiah 45:22
- 37 Romans 10:17; John 1:43; Revelation 22:17; Zechariah 8:21; John 4:39–42
- 38 John 18:7; John 3:2; John 1:49; Proverbs 8:34; John 18:4
- 39 Luke 24:29; Matthew 11:28–30; John 6:37; John 4:40; John 1:46
- 40 Mark 1:16–20; Matthew 4:18–22; John 1:40–42; Luke 5:2–11; Matthew 10:2
- 41 John 4:25; John 1:45; Acts 13:32–33; Isaiah 2:3–5; Psalm 89:20
- 42 1 Corinthians 3:22; John 21:15–17; 1 Corinthians 15:5; 1 Corinthians 1:12; Matthew 16:17–18
- 43 Matthew 9:9; Isaiah 65:1; John 14:8; Matthew 4:18–21; John 12:21
- 44 John 12:21; Matthew 11:21; Mark 6:45; Luke 10:13; Mark 8:22
- 45 Deuteronomy 18:18–22; Micah 5:2; Luke 24:27; Matthew 2:23; Luke 24:44
- 46 John 7:52; John 7:41–42; John 4:29; 1 Thessalonians 5:21; Luke 12:57
- 47 Revelation 14:5; Psalm 32:2; Psalm 73:1; Romans 9:4; John 8:39
- 48 Isaiah 65:24; Matthew 6:6; Psalm 139:1–2; John 2:25; Revelation 2:18–19
- 49 Zephaniah 3:15; Matthew 27:42; Zechariah 9:9; Luke 19:38; Matthew 2:2
- 50 John 20:29; John 11:40; Luke 1:45; Matthew 25:29; Matthew 13:12
- 51 Genesis 28:12; Acts 7:56; Luke 22:43; Mark 1:10; Matthew 16:27–28
Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences
Why does my Bible say something different?
- John 1:18: “the only-begotten Son” or “the only-begotten God”?
The Patriarchal Text, the KJV and most manuscripts read “the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father.” The oldest papyri and great codices read “only-begotten God.” Both readings come from the early centuries, and both confess the same Christ. Neither reading favours a lower view of the Son.
What the Fathers said
Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).
How these were chosen
“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
The section of the Gospel which has been read, most dearly beloved brethren, looketh for the pure eye of the heart. For from John's Gospel we have understood our Lord Jesus Christ according to His Divinity for the creating of the whole creation, and according to His Humanity for the recovery of the creature fallen.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 6 (1888)
It is fitting, brethren, that as far as possible we should treat of the text of Holy Scripture, and especially of the Holy Gospel, without omitting any portion, that both we ourselves may derive nourishment according to our capacity, and may minister to you from that source from which we have been nourished.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 7 (1888)
Were John about to converse with us, and to say to us words of his own, we needs must describe his family, his country, and his education. But since it is not he, but God by him, that speaks to mankind, it seems to me superfluous and distracting to enquire into these matters.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 14 (1889)
And he expresses himself thus: "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God; the same was in the beginning with God." Having first of all distinguished these three--God, the Beginning, and the Word --he again unites them, that he may exhibit the production of each of them, that is, of the …
"For Thou wilt light my candle; the Lord my God will enlighten my darkness; and "of His fulness have all we received," for "that was the true Light which lighted every man that cometh into the world;" for in Thee there is "no variableness, neither shadow of turning."
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)