John 1:1–18

¹In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God; ²this one was in the beginning with God; ³all things through him did happen, and without him happened not even one thing that hath happened. ⁴In him was life, and the life was the light of men.

⁵And the light in the darkness did shine, and the darkness did not perceive it. ⁶There came a man—having been sent from God—whose name is John, ⁷this one came for testimony, that he might testify about the Light, that all might believe through him; ⁸that one was not the Light, but—that he might testify about the Light. ⁹He was the true Light, which doth enlighten every man, coming to the world; ¹⁰in the world he was, and the world through him was made, and the world did not know him: ¹¹to his own things he came, and his own people did not receive him; ¹²but as many as did receive him to them he gave authority to become sons of God—to those believing in his name, ¹³who—not of blood nor of a will of flesh, nor of a will of man but—of God were begotten. ¹⁴And the Word became flesh, and did tabernacle among us, and we beheld his glory, glory as of an only begotten of a father, full of grace and truth.

¹⁵John doth testify concerning him, and hath cried, saying, ‘This was he of whom I said, He who after me is coming, hath come before me, for he was before me;’ ¹⁶and out of his fulness did we all receive, and grace over-against grace; ¹⁷for the law through Moses was given, the grace and the truth through Jesus Christ did come; ¹⁸God no one hath ever seen; the only begotten Son, who is on the bosom of the Father—he did declare.