John 2:11-25

11. In Cana of Galilee did Jesus' signs begin and manifest his glory, and his disciples believed in him.

12. After this he went down to Capernaum, he and his mother, and his relatives, and his disciples; and they remained there not many days.

13. And the Jewish passover was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

14. And he found sitting in the temple those selling cattle, sheep and doves, and the moneychangers.

15. And fashioning a whip made of rope, he drove them all out of the temple, the sheep also and the cattle, and he poured out the moneychangers' money, and overthrew their tables.

16. And to those selling doves he said, "Take these things away, and do not make my Father's house an emporium."

17. And his disciples remembered that it was written, "Zeal for your house has consumed me."

18. The Jews, therefore, answered, and said to him, "What sign will you show us, seeing that you are doing these things?"

19. Jesus answered, and said to them, "Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up."

20. The Jews then said, "In forty six years was this temple built, and you will raise it up in three days?"

21. But he spoke of the temple of his body.

22. When therefore he was risen again from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this, and they believed the scripture, and the word that Jesus had said.

23. Now when he was at Jerusalem, at the passover feast, many believed in his name, seeing the signs which he was doing.

24. But Jesus did not trust himself unto them, for he knew all men,

25. And because he did not need anyone to give an account of man, for he knew what was in man.

John 2:1-10

1. And the third day, a wedding took place in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there.

2. And Jesus was also invited, and his disciples, to the wedding.

3. And the wine failing, the mother of Jesus said to him, "They have no wine."

4. And Jesus said to her, "Woman, what is that to you and I? My hour is not yet come."

5. His mother said to the servants, "Whatever he would ask of you, do it."

6. Now there were set there six pitchers of stone, there for the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three measures apiece.

7. Jesus said to them, "Fill the pitchers with water." And they filled them up to the brim.

8. And Jesus said to them, "Draw out now, and bring to the chief steward of the feast." And they brought.

9. And when the chief steward had tasted the water made wine, and knew not where it came from, (but the waiters knew who had drawn the water,) the chief steward called in the bridegroom,

10. And said to him, "very man at first sets forth the good wine, and when men have drunk much, then the lesser. But you have kept the good wine until now."

John 1:41-51

41. Finding first his brother Simon, he said to him, "We have found the Messiah!" (which is translated as the Christ.)

42 He brought him to Jesus. And Jesus looking upon him, said, "You are Simon the son of Jonah; you will be called Cephas." (which is translated as Peter.)

43 On the following day, he wanted to go forth into Galilee, and he found Philip. And Jesus said to him:, "Follow me."

44 Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.

45 Philip sought Nathanael, and said to him, "We have found he whom Moses wrote about in the law, and the prophets, Jesus the son of Joseph of Nazareth."

46 And Nathanael said to him, "Can any thing good come from Nazareth?" Philip said, "Come and see."

47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and said of him, "Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom there is no guile."

48 Nathanael said to him, "How do you know me?" Jesus answered, and said to him, "Before Philip called you, under the fig tree I saw you."

49 Nathanael answered him, and said, "Rabbi, you are the Son of God, you are the King of Israel."

50 Jesus answered, and said to him, "Because I told you, I saw you under the fig tree, you believe? Greater things than these you will see."

51. And he said to him, "Truly, truly I tell you, you will see the heavens open and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of man."

John 1:25-40

25 And they asked him, and said to him, "Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the prophet?"

26 John answered them, saying, "I baptize with water; one stands in the midst of you, whom you do not know,

27 the one that will come after me, who is preferred over me, the thong of whose sandal I am not worthy to loosen."

28 These things were done in Bethany, beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.

29 The next day, seeing Jesus coming to him, he said, "Behold the Lamb of God, behold him who takes away the sins of the world."

30 This is he, of whom I said, 'After me there comes a man, who is preferred over me, because he was before me.

31 And I did not know him, but that he may be made manifest in Israel, therefore have I come baptizing with water.'"

32 And John gave testimony, saying, "I saw the Spirit coming down, as a dove from heaven, and he remained on him.

33 And I did not know him; but he who sent me to baptize with water, said to me, 'He upon whom you will see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, this is he that baptizes with the Holy Spirit.'

34 And I have seen, and have witnessed that this is the Son of God."

35 The next day again John stood, and two of his disciples.

36 And beholding Jesus walking, he said, "Behold the Lamb of God."

37 And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.

38 And Jesus turning, and seeing them following him, said to them, "What do you seek?" They said to him, "Rabbi," (which is translated as Teacher,) "where are you staying?"

39 He said to them, "Come and see." They came, and saw where he was staying, and they stayed with him that day: the hour was about the tenth.

40 And Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, was one of the two who had heard of John, and followed him.

John 1:14-24

14 And the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us, and we saw his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.

15 John bore witness of him and cried out, saying, "This was he of whom I was speaking; he that shall come after me is ahead of me, because he existed before me."

16 And of his fulness we all have received, and grace in place of grace.

17 For the law was given by Moses, grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.

18 No man has seen God at any time; the only begotten Son who is in the bosom of the Father, he has declared him.

19 And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites to him from Jerusalem, to ask him, "Who are you?"

20 And he confessed and did not deny; he confessed, "I am not the Christ."

21 And they asked him, "What then? Are you Elijah?" And he said, "I am not." "Are you the prophet?" And he answered, "No."

22 They said therefore to him, "Who are you, that we may give an answer to those that sent us? What do you say about yourself?"

23 He said, "I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Isaiah."

24 And these ones that were sent were of the Pharisees.

John 1:1-13

The Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ According to Saint John

Chapter 1

The divinity and incarnation of Christ. John bears witness of him. He begins to call his disciples.

1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

2 He was in the beginning with God.

3 All things were made by him, and without him was not one thing made that was made.

4 In him was life, and the life was the light of men.

5 And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has never overtaken it.

6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

7 This man came for testimony, to give testimony of the light, that all men might believe through him.

8 He was not himself this light, but was to give testimony of the light.

9 That was the true light, which enlightens every man that comes into this world.

10 He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world did not know him.

11 He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him.

12 But as many as received him, he gave them power to be made the sons of God, to them that believe in his name.

13 Who are born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

What's Going on Here?

I am going to translate the Gospel of John.

No, really.

What do I have? Well, like most translations of the Bible, there's a starting text. Most Bibles are a continuing heritage of a prior translation. The NRSV descends from the King James translation as do many others. The New Jerusalem Bible descends from the Jerusalem Bible, and both descend from a French translation. I'll be working off of Douay Rheims, a slightly older translation than the KJV.

I have the Vulgate at hand (Latin), and an Interlinear Greek text. I must first note that I am not qualified for this task in any way. I'm doing this for the simple fun, challenge, and inspiration at examining my favourite scripture as closely as I can. I cannot guarantee I will even finish.