Twentieth_Century(i)
28 All this took place at Bethany, across the Jordan, where John was then baptizing.
29 The next day John saw Jesus coming towards him, and exclaimed: "Here is the Lamb of God, who is to take away the sin of the world!
30 It was of him that I spoke when I said 'After me there is coming a man who is now before me, for he was ever First.'
31 I myself did not know him, but, that he may be made known to Israel, I have come, baptizing with water."
32 John also made this statement--"I have seen the Spirit descending as a dove out of the heavens, and it remained upon him.
33 I myself did not know him, but he who sent me to baptize with water, he said to me 'He upon whom you see the Spirit descending, and remaining upon him--he it is who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.'
34 This I have seen myself, and I have declared my belief that he is the Son of God."
35 The next day, when John was standing with two of his disciples,
36 He looked at Jesus as he passed and exclaimed: "There is the Lamb of God!"
37 The two disciples heard him say this, and followed Jesus.
38 But Jesus turned round, and saw them following. "What are you looking for?" he asked. "Rabbi," they answered (or, as we should say, "Teacher"), "where are you staying?"
39 "Come, and you shall see," he replied. So they went, and saw where he was staying, and spent that day with him. It was then about four in the afternoon.
40 One of the two, who heard what John said and followed Jesus, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother.
41 He first found his own brother Simon, and said to him: "We have found the Messiah!" (a word which means 'Christ,' or 'Consecrated'.)
42 Then he brought him to Jesus. Fixing his eyes on him, Jesus said: "You are Simon, the son of John; you shall be called Kephas" (which means 'Peter,' or 'Rock').
43 The following day Jesus decided to leave for Galilee. He found Philip, and said to him: "Follow me."
44 Philip was from Bethsaida, and a fellow-townsman of Andrew and Peter.
45 He found Nathanael and said to him: "We have found him of whom Moses wrote in the Law, and of whom the Prophets also wrote--Jesus of Nazareth, Joseph's son!"
46 "Can anything good come out of Nazareth?" asked Nathanael. "Come and see," replied Philip.
47 When Jesus saw Nathanael coming towards him, he said: "Here is a true Israelite, in whom there is no deceit!"
48 "How do you know me?" asked Nathanael. "Even before Philip called you," replied Jesus, "when you were under the fig tree, I saw you."
49 "Rabbi," Nathanael exclaimed, "you are the Son of God, you are King of Israel!"
50 "Do you believe in me," asked Jesus, "because I told you that I saw you under the fig tree? You shall see greater things than those!
51 In truth I tell you," he added, "you shall all see Heaven open, and 'the angels of God ascending and descending' upon the Son of Man."