John 1:1–18

PROLOGUE

1In the beginning^a was the Word,^b and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.^{c 2}He was with God in the beginning.^{d 3}All things were created^e through him,^f and apart from him not one thing was created that has been created. ⁴In him was life,^Ag and that life was the light^h of men. ⁵That light shinesⁱ in the darkness, and yet the darkness did not overcome it.^j

⁶There was a man sent from God whose name was John.^{k 7}He came as a witness to testify about the light, so that all might believe through him.^{C 8}He was not the light, but he came to testify^l about the light.

⁹The true light^m that gives light to everyone was coming into the world.^Dn

¹⁰He was in the world, and the world was created^o through him, and yet the world did not recognize him. ¹¹He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him. ¹²But to all who did receive^p him,^q he gave them the right^r to be^E children^s of God,^t to those who believe^u in his name,^{v 13}who were born,^w not of natural descent,^F or of the will^x of the flesh,^y or of the will of man,^G but of God.^z

¹⁴The Word^aa became flesh^ab and dwelt^H among us. We observed his glory,^ac the glory as the one and only^ad Son^I from the Father, full of grace and truth. ¹⁵(John testified concerning him and exclaimed, “This was the one of whom I said, ‘The one coming after me^ae ranks ahead of me,^af because he existed before me.’ ”)^{ag 16}Indeed, we have all received grace^ah upon^J grace from his fullness, ¹⁷for the law was given through Moses;^ai grace and truth^aj came through Jesus Christ. ¹⁸No one has ever seen God. The one and only^ak Son, who is himself God and is at the Father’s^al side^K—he has revealed him.^am