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.