John 1:1–18

^1aIn the beginning was ^bthe Word, and the Word was ^cwith God, and ^dthe Word was God.

²¹He was in the beginning with God.

^3aAll things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being.

^4aIn Him was life, and the life was ^bthe Light of men.

^5aAnd the Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overtake it.

The Witness of John the Baptist

⁶There was a man having been sent from God, whose name was ^1aJohn.

⁷¹He came ^2aas a witness, to bear witness about the Light, ^bso that all might believe through him.

^81aHe was not the Light, but he came to bear witness about the Light.

⁹There was ^athe true Light ¹which, coming into the world, enlightens everyone.

¹⁰He was in the world, and ^athe world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him.

¹¹He came to what was His ¹own, and those who were His own did not receive Him.

¹²But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become ^achildren of God, even ^bto those who believe in His name,

^13awho were ¹born, not of ²blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.

The Word Became Flesh

¹⁴And ^athe Word ^bbecame flesh, and ^1cdwelt among us, and ^dwe beheld His glory, glory as of the ²only begotten from the Father, full of ^egrace and ^ftruth.

¹⁵John ^*abore witness about Him and cried out, saying, “This was He of whom I said, ‘^bHe who comes after me ¹has been ahead of me, ^cfor He existed before me.’”

¹⁶For of His ^afullness ¹we have all received, and grace ²upon grace.

¹⁷For ^athe Law was given through Moses; ^bgrace and ^ctruth came through Jesus Christ.

^18aNo one has seen God at any time; ^bthe only begotten God who is ^cin the bosom of the Father, ^dHe has explained Him.