João 1 – OL & NIVUK

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João 1:1-51

Cristo, a Palavra eterna

1No princípio era a Palavra e a Palavra estava com Deus e a Palavra era Deus. 2Aquele que é a Palavra sempre esteve com Deus. 3Criou tudo o que existe e nada existe que não tenha sido feito por ele. 4Nele está a vida eterna e essa vida dá luz a toda a humanidade. 5A sua vida é a luz que brilha nas trevas e estas nunca poderão pôr fim a essa luz.

6Apareceu um homem, enviado por Deus, chamado João. 7Este homem veio como testemunha, para testemunhar da luz, a fim de que todos cressem através dele. 8João não era a luz, mas apenas uma testemunha para que essa luz pudesse ser conhecida.

9Mais tarde, veio aquele que é a verdadeira luz para brilhar sobre todo o ser humano.

10Esteve neste mundo, que foi criado por ele, mas não o conheceram. 11Veio para o seu povo e os seus não o receberam. 12Mas a todos quantos o receberam deu-lhes o direito de se tornarem filhos de Deus. Bastava confiarem nele como Salvador. 13Esses nascem de novo, não no corpo nem de geração humana, mas pela vontade de Deus.

14A Palavra tornou-se homem e viveu aqui na Terra entre nós, cheio de amor e perdão, cheio de verdade. E vimos a sua glória, a glória do Filho único do Pai.

15João deu testemunho dele clamando à multidão: “Eis aquele de quem eu falava quando disse: ‘Esse que vem depois de mim é muito maior do que eu, porque existia antes de mim.’ ”

16Todos nós recebemos da abundância dos seus bens e a sua graça contínua. 17A Lei foi-nos dada por Moisés, mas a graça e a verdade vieram por Jesus Cristo. 18Nunca ninguém viu a Deus, mas o seu Filho único, que vive na intimidade do Pai, esse o revelou.

João Batista nega ser o Cristo

(Mt 3.1-12; Mc 1.2-8; Lc 3.1-18)

19Este foi o testemunho dado por João, quando os judeus lhe enviaram sacerdotes e levitas de Jerusalém para lhe perguntarem: “Quem és tu?” 20E ele afirmou-lhes claramente: “Eu não sou o Cristo!”

21“Então quem és?”, repetiram. “Serás Elias?” E respondeu: “Não!” E novamente: “Serás o profeta?” Respondeu: “Não!”

22“Então quem és? É preciso que nos digas para que possamos responder aos que nos enviaram. O que tens a dizer de ti mesmo?”

23João respondeu: “Sou como anunciou o profeta Isaías:

‘A voz gritando no deserto:

“Façam um caminho direito para o Senhor.” ’ ”1.23 Is 40.3.

24Então os enviados, que eram fariseus, 25perguntaram a João Batista: “Se não és o Cristo, nem Elias, nem o profeta, porque batizas tu?”

26“Eu batizo com água, mas aqui nesta multidão está alguém que não conhecem. 27Em breve começará a sua obra no vosso meio e eu nem sequer sou digno de lhe descalçar as sandálias.” 28Deu-se isto em Betânia, uma localidade do outro lado do Jordão, onde João batizava.

Jesus o Cordeiro de Deus

29No dia seguinte, João viu Jesus aproximar-se e disse: “Olhem, ali está o cordeiro de Deus que tira o pecado do mundo. 30É ele de quem eu falava quando disse: ‘Esse que vem depois de mim é muito maior do que eu, porque existia antes de mim.’ 31Eu não sabia que era ele, mas tenho estado a batizar com água, a fim de o revelar ao povo de Israel.”

32Então João contou como vira o Espírito Santo descer do céu com a forma de uma pomba e pousar sobre Jesus. 33“Não sabia que era ele!” repetiu João. “Mas, quando Deus me enviou para batizar, disse-me: ‘Quando vires o Espírito Santo descer e pousar sobre alguém, esse é aquele que batizará com o Espírito Santo.’ 34Eu vi isso acontecer e dou testemunho de que é o Filho de Deus!”

Os primeiros discípulos de Jesus

(Mt 4.18-22; Mc 1.16-20; Lc 5.1-11)

35No dia seguinte, estando João com dois dos seus discípulos, 36Jesus passou junto deles e João disse: “Aqui está o cordeiro de Deus!” 37Então os dois discípulos de João voltaram-se e seguiram Jesus.

38Olhando para trás, Jesus viu que o seguiam: “Que querem?”, perguntou-lhes. “Mestre, onde vives?”

39“Venham ver.” Assim, foram até ao lugar onde morava e com ele ficaram desde cerca das quatro horas daquela tarde até ao final do dia.

40Um destes homens era André, irmão de Simão Pedro. 41Então André foi à procura de seu irmão Simão e disse-lhe: “Encontrámos o Messias!” (Que quer dizer o Cristo.)

42E levou-o para conhecer Jesus. Este olhou para Pedro por um instante e disse: “Tu és Simão, filho de João, mas serás chamado Cefas!”1.42 Cefas quer dizer exatamente rocha. (Que quer dizer Pedro.)

Jesus chama Filipe e Natanael

43Um dia depois, Jesus resolveu ir para a Galileia e, encontrando Filipe, disse-lhe: “Vem comigo!” 44Filipe era de Betsaida, a terra natal de André e de Pedro.

45Filipe, por sua vez, foi ter com Natanael e contou-lhe: “Encontrámos aquele acerca de quem Moisés na Lei e os profetas escreveram! O seu nome é Jesus, filho de José, de Nazaré.”

46“De Nazaré?”, perguntou Natanael admirado. “Poderá vir daí alguma coisa boa?” Filipe disse-lhe: “Vem e vê!”

47Ao aproximarem-se, Jesus disse: “Aí vem um homem honesto, um verdadeiro filho de Israel!”

48“Como sabes o que sou?”, perguntou Natanael. Jesus respondeu-lhe: “Vi-te debaixo da figueira, ainda antes de Filipe te ter encontrado.”

49Então Natanael replicou: “Mestre, tu és o Filho de Deus, o Rei de Israel!”

50Jesus perguntou-lhe: “Acreditas nisso só por eu te dizer que te tinha visto debaixo da figueira? Terás provas muito mais fortes do que esta. 51É realmente como vos digo: hão de ver o céu aberto e os anjos de Deus subirem e descerem1.51 Gn 28.12. até mim, o Filho do Homem.”

New International Version – UK

John 1:1-51

The Word became flesh

1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2He was with God in the beginning. 3Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. 4In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. 5The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome1:5 Or understood it.

6There was a man sent from God whose name was John. 7He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all might believe. 8He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light.

9The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world. 10He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognise him. 11He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. 12Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God – 13children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.

14The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.

15(John testified concerning him. He cried out, saying, ‘This is the one I spoke about when I said, “He who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.” ’) 16Out of his fullness we have all received grace in place of grace already given. 17For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. 18No-one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is himself God and1:18 Some manuscripts but the only Son, who is in the closest relationship with the Father, has made him known.

John the Baptist denies being the Messiah

19Now this was John’s testimony when the Jewish leaders1:19 The Greek term traditionally translated the Jews (hoi Ioudaioi) refers here and elsewhere in John’s Gospel to those Jewish leaders who opposed Jesus; also in 5:10,15,16; 7:1,11,13; 9:22; 18:14,28,36; 19:7,12,31,38; 20:19. in Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him who he was. 20He did not fail to confess, but confessed freely, ‘I am not the Messiah.’

21They asked him, ‘Then who are you? Are you Elijah?’

He said, ‘I am not.’

‘Are you the Prophet?’

He answered, ‘No.’

22Finally they said, ‘Who are you? Give us an answer to take back to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?’

23John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet, ‘I am the voice of one calling in the wilderness, “Make straight the way for the Lord.” ’1:23 Isaiah 40:3

24Now the Pharisees who had been sent 25questioned him, ‘Why then do you baptise if you are not the Messiah, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?’

26‘I baptise with1:26 Or in; also in verses 31 and 33 (twice) water,’ John replied, ‘but among you stands one you do not know. 27He is the one who comes after me, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.’

28This all happened at Bethany on the other side of the Jordan, where John was baptising.

John testifies about Jesus

29The next day John saw Jesus coming towards him and said, ‘Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! 30This is the one I meant when I said, “A man who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.” 31I myself did not know him, but the reason I came baptising with water was that he might be revealed to Israel.’

32Then John gave this testimony: ‘I saw the Spirit come down from heaven as a dove and remain on him. 33And I myself did not know him, but the one who sent me to baptise with water told me, “The man on whom you see the Spirit come down and remain is the one who will baptise with the Holy Spirit.” 34I have seen and I testify that this is God’s Chosen One.’1:34 See Isaiah 42:1; many manuscripts is the Son of God.

John’s disciples follow Jesus

35The next day John was there again with two of his disciples. 36When he saw Jesus passing by, he said, ‘Look, the Lamb of God!’

37When the two disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus. 38Turning round, Jesus saw them following and asked, ‘What do you want?’

They said, ‘Rabbi’ (which means ‘Teacher’), ‘where are you staying?’

39‘Come,’ he replied, ‘and you will see.’

So they went and saw where he was staying, and they spent that day with him. It was about four in the afternoon.

40Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of the two who heard what John had said and who had followed Jesus. 41The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother Simon and tell him, ‘We have found the Messiah’ (that is, the Christ). 42And he brought him to Jesus.

Jesus looked at him and said, ‘You are Simon son of John. You will be called Cephas’ (which, when translated, is Peter1:42 Cephas (Aramaic) and Peter (Greek) both mean rock.).

Jesus calls Philip and Nathanael

43The next day Jesus decided to leave for Galilee. Finding Philip, he said to him, ‘Follow me.’

44Philip, like Andrew and Peter, was from the town of Bethsaida. 45Philip found Nathanael and told him, ‘We have found the one Moses wrote about in the Law, and about whom the prophets also wrote – Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.’

46‘Nazareth! Can anything good come from there?’ Nathanael asked.

‘Come and see,’ said Philip.

47When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, he said of him, ‘Here truly is an Israelite in whom there is no deceit.’

48‘How do you know me?’ Nathanael asked.

Jesus answered, ‘I saw you while you were still under the fig-tree before Philip called you.’

49Then Nathanael declared, ‘Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the king of Israel.’

50Jesus said, ‘You believe1:50 Or Do you believe…? because I told you I saw you under the fig-tree. You will see greater things than that.’ 51He then added, ‘Very truly I tell you,1:51 The Greek is plural. you1:51 The Greek is plural. will see “heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending on”1:51 Gen. 28:12 the Son of Man.’