John 1:1–18

The Word Became Flesh

1^aIn the beginning was ^bthe Word, and ^cthe Word was with God, and ^dthe Word was God. ²He was in the beginning with God. ^3eAll things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. ^4fIn him was life,¹ and ^gthe life was the light of men. ^5hThe light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.

⁶There was a man ⁱsent from God, whose name was ^jJohn. ⁷He came as a ^kwitness, to bear witness about the light, ^lthat all might believe through him. ^8mHe was not the light, but came to bear witness about the light.

⁹ⁿThe true light, which gives light to everyone, was coming into the world. ¹⁰He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet ^othe world did not know him. ¹¹He came to ^phis own,² and ^qhis own people^{3 r}did not receive him. ¹²But to all who did receive him, ^swho believed in his name, ^the gave the right ^uto become ^vchildren of God, ¹³who ^wwere born, ^xnot of blood ^ynor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.

¹⁴And ^zthe Word ^abecame flesh and ^bdwelt among us, ^cand we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son⁴ from the Father, full of ^dgrace and ^etruth. ¹⁵(^fJohn bore witness about him, and cried out, “This was he of whom I said, ^g‘He who comes after me ranks before me, because he was before me.’ ”) ¹⁶For from ^hhis fullness we have all received, ⁱgrace upon grace.^{5 17}For ^jthe law was given through Moses; ^kgrace and truth came through Jesus Christ. ^18lNo one has ever seen God; ^mGod the only Son, who⁶ is at the Father’s side,^{7 n}he has made him known.