Below is my "CAB Version" of John chapter 1 -- what do you honestly think? Should I continue this?
John 1 (CAB Version):
1 In the beginning was the One who is God's Expression, and God's Expression was with God, and God's Expression fully shared in the exact same Divine Nature as God. 2 This same Expression of God was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made through this Expression. Without Him was not anything made that has been made. 4 In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness hasn’t overcome it. 6 There came a man, sent from God, whose name was John [the one who immerses]. 7 The same came as a witness, that he might testify about The Light, that all might believe through Him. 8 He was not The Light, but was sent that he might testify about The Light. 9 The True Light that enlightens everyone was coming into the world.
10 He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world didn’t recognize Him. 11 He came to His own, and those who were His own didn’t receive Him. 12 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become God’s children, to those who believe in His character, identity, authority, and reputation: 13 who were born not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.14 God's Expression became fully human, residing in a Temple of flesh, and lived among us. We saw His glory, such glory as of the special one-of-a-kind Son of the Father, full of merciful kindness and truth. 15 John testified about Him. He cried out, saying, “This was He of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me has surpassed me, for He existed before me.’” 16 From His fullness we all received unearned kindness upon unearned kindness. 17 For the Law was given through Moses. Unearned kindness and truth were realized through Jesus the God-Anointed Saving King. 18 No one has seen God at any time. The special one-of-a-kind Son, who fully shares the Nature of God, and who is in the bosom of the Father, He has declared Him.
19 This is John’s testimony, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?”
20 He declared, and didn’t deny, but he declared, “I am not the God-Anointed Saving King.”
21 They asked him, “What then? Are you Elijah?”
He said, “I am not.”
“Are you The Prophet?”
He answered, “No.”
22 They said therefore to him, “Who are you? Give us an answer to take back to those who 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 Isaiah the prophet said.”
24 The ones who had been sent were from the Pharisees. 25 They asked him, “Why then do you baptize, if you are not the God-Anointed Saving King, nor Elijah, nor The Prophet?”
26 John answered them, “I immerse people in water, but among you stands One whom you don’t know. 27 He is the One who comes after me, who is preferred before me, whose sandal strap I’m not worthy to loosen.” 28 These things were done in Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was immersing people.
29 The next day, he saw Jesus coming to him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! 30 This is He of whom I said, ‘After me comes a Man who is preferred before me, for He existed before me.’ 31 I didn’t know Him, but for this reason I came immersing people in water: that He would be revealed to Israel.” 32 John testified, saying, “I have seen the Spirit descending like a dove out of heaven, and it remained on Him. 33 I didn’t recognize Him, but He who sent me to immerse people in water, He said to me, ‘On whomever you will see the Spirit descending, and remaining on Him, the same is He who immerses people in the Holy Spirit.’ 34 I have seen, and have testified that this is the Son who shares in the exact Nature of God.”
35 Again, the next day, John was standing with two of his students, 36 and he looked at Jesus as He walked, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God!” 37 The two students heard him speak, and they followed Jesus. 38 Jesus turned, and saw them following, and said to them, “What are you looking for?”
They said to Him, “Rabbi” (which is to say, being interpreted, "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. It was about 4 PM. 40 One of the two who heard John, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother. 41 He first found his own brother, Simon, and said to him, “We have found the God-Anointed Saving King!” (which is, being interpreted, "Christ"). 42 He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him, and said, “You are Simon the son of Jonah. You shall be called Cephas” (which is by interpretation, "Peter"). 43 On the next day, He was determined to go out into Galilee, and He found Philip. Jesus said to him, “Follow Me.” 44 Now Philip was from Bethsaida, of the city of Andrew and Peter. 45 Philip found Nathanael, and said to him, “We have found Him, of whom Moses in the Law, and the Prophets, wrote: Jesus of Nazareth, the Son of Joseph.”
46 Nathanael said to him, “Can any good thing come out of Nazareth?”
Philip said to him, “Come and see.”
47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming to Him, and said about him, “Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no deceit!”
48 Nathanael said to Him, “How do You know me?”
Jesus answered him, “Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.”
49 Nathanael answered him, “Rabbi, you are the Son who shares in the exact Nature of God! You are King of Israel!”
50 Jesus answered him, “Because I told you, ‘I saw you underneath the fig tree,’ do you believe? You will see greater things than these!” 51 He said to him, “Most certainly, I tell you, hereafter you will see heaven opened, and the heavenly messengers of God ascending and descending on the New Adam.”
