4. In him there was life. That life was light for the people of the world.
5. The Light shines in the darkness. And the darkness has not overpowered the Light.
6. There was a man named John who was sent by God.
7. He came to tell people about the Light. Through him all people could hear about the Light and believe.
8. John was not the Light, but he came to tell people about the Light.
9. The true Light was coming into the world. The true Light gives light to all.
32-33. Then John said, “I did not know who the Christ was. But God sent me to baptize with water. And God told me, ‘You will see the Spirit come down and rest on a man. That man is the One who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.’” John said, “I saw the Spirit come down from heaven. The Spirit looked like a dove and rested on him.
34. I have seen this happen. So I tell people: ‘He is the Son of God.’”
35. The next day John was there again with two of his followers.
36. He saw Jesus walking by and said, “Look, the Lamb of God!”
37. The two followers heard John say this. So they followed Jesus.
38. Jesus turned and saw them following him. He asked, “What do you want?”They said, “Rabbi, where are you staying?” (“Rabbi” means “Teacher.”)
39. Jesus answered, “Come with me and you will see.” So the two men went with Jesus. They saw the place where Jesus was staying and stayed there with him that day. It was then about four o’clock.
40. These two men followed Jesus after they heard about him from John. One of the men was Andrew. He was Simon Peter’s brother.
41. The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother, Simon. He said to Simon, “We have found the Messiah.” (“Messiah” means “Christ.”)