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John 1:1–13

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The Word Became Flesh

1In the beginning was the Word,a and the Word was with God,b and the Word was God.c 2He was with God in the beginning.d 3Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.e 4In him was life,f and that life was the lightg of all mankind. 5The light shines in the darkness,h and the darkness has not overcomea it.i

6There was a man sent from God whose name was John.j 7He came as a witness to testifyk concerning that light, so that through him all might believe.l 8He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light.

9The true lightm that gives light to everyonen was coming into the world. 10He was in the world, and though the world was made through him,o the world did not recognize him. 11He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him.p 12Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believedq in his name,r he gave the right to become children of Gods—13children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.t

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John 1:1: In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

Footnotes

  1. aOr understood

Cross references

  1. aIsa 55:11; Rev 19:13
  2. bJn 17:5; 1 Jn 1:2
  3. cPhp 2:6
  4. dGe 1:1; Jn 8:58; 17:5, 24; 1 Jn 1:1; Rev 1:8
  5. ever 10; 1 Co 8:6; Col 1:16; Heb 1:2
  6. fSee Jn 5:26; 6:57; 11:25; 14:6; Ac 3:15; Heb 7:16; 1 Jn 1:1, 2; 5:20; Rev 1:18
  7. gPs 36:9; Jn 3:19; 8:12; 9:5; 12:46
  8. hPs 18:28
  9. iJn 3:19
  10. jSee Mt 3:1
  11. kver 15, 19, 32; Jn 3:26; 5:33
  12. lver 12; See Jn 3:15
  13. m1 Jn 2:8
  14. nIsa 49:6
  15. oSee ver 3
  16. pIsa 53:3
  17. qver 7; See Jn 3:15
  18. rSee 1 Jn 3:23
  19. sDt 14:1; See Ro 8:14; 8:16, 21; Eph 5:1; 1 Jn 3:1, 2
  20. tJn 3:6; Tit 3:5; Jas 1:18; 1 Pe 1:23; 1 Jn 3:9; 4:7; 5:1, 4

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In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.

There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. He came as a witness, to bear witness about the light, that all might believe through him. He was not the light, but came to bear witness about the light.

The true light, which gives light to everyone, was coming into the world. He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world did not know him. He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him. But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.

Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles

CSBChristian Standard Bible

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. All things were created through him, and apart from him not one thing was created that has been created. In him was life, and that life was the light of men. That light shines in the darkness, and yet the darkness did not overcome it.

There was a man sent from God whose name was John. He came as a witness to testify about the light, so that all might believe through him. He was not the light, but he came to testify about the light.

The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world.

He was in the world, and the world was created through him, and yet the world did not recognize him. He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him. But to all who did receive him, he gave them the right to be children of God, to those who believe in his name, who were born, not of natural descent, or of the will of the flesh, or of the will of man, but of God.

Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers

NLTNew Living Translation

In the beginning the Word already existed.

The Word was with God,

and the Word was God.

He existed in the beginning with God.

God created everything through him,

and nothing was created except through him.

The Word gave life to everything that was created,

and his life brought light to everyone.

The light shines in the darkness,

and the darkness can never extinguish it.

God sent a man, John the Baptist, to tell about the light so that everyone might believe because of his testimony. John himself was not the light; he was simply a witness to tell about the light. The one who is the true light, who gives light to everyone, was coming into the world.

He came into the very world he created, but the world didn’t recognize him. He came to his own people, and even they rejected him. But to all who believed him and accepted him, he gave the right to become children of God. They are reborn—not with a physical birth resulting from human passion or plan, but a birth that comes from God.

Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. This one was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through him, and apart from him not one thing came into being that has come into being. In him was life, and the life was the light of humanity. And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it.

A man came, sent from God, whose name was John. This one came for a witness, in order that he could testify about the light, so that all would believe through him. That one was not the light, but came in order that he could testify about the light. The true light, who gives light to every person, was coming into the world. He was in the world, and the world came into being through him, and the world did not recognize him. He came to his own things, and his own people did not receive him. But as many as received him—to those who believe in his name—he gave to them authority to become children of God, who were born not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of a husband, but of God.

Copyright 2012 Lexham Press

KJV 1900King James Version

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life; and the life was the light of men. And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.

There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe. He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light. That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world. He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not. He came unto his own, and his own received him not. But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

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