John 1
The Eternal Word
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God,
and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All
things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that
was made. 4 In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. 5
And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not
comprehend[a] it.
Johns Witness: The True Light
6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. 7 This man
came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all through
him might believe. 8 He was not that Light, but was sent to bear
witness of that Light. 9 That was the true Light which gives light
to every man coming into the world.
10 He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the
world did not know Him. 11 He came to His own,[c] and His own[d]
did not receive Him. 12 But as many as received Him, to them He
gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in
His name: 13 who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the
flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
The Word Becomes Flesh
[b]14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld
His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of
grace and truth.
15 John bore witness of Him and cried out, saying, This was He of
whom I said, He who comes after me is preferred before me, for He
was before me.
16 And[e] of His fullness we have all received, and grace for
grace. 17 For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth
came through Jesus Christ. 18 No one has seen God at any time. The
only begotten Son,[f] who is in the bosom of the Father, He has
declared Him.
