John 1:1-18

The Deity of Jesus Christ

^aIn the beginning was ^bthe Word, and the Word was ^cwith God, and ^dthe Word was God. 2 ¹He was in the beginning with God. 3 ^aAll things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being. 4 ^aIn Him was life, and the life was ^bthe Light of men. 5 ^aAnd the Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overtake it.

The Witness of John the Baptist

6 There was a man having been sent from God, whose name was ¹^aJohn. 7 ¹He came ²^aas a witness, to bear witness about the Light, ^bso that all might believe through him. 8 ¹^aHe was not the Light, but he came to bear witness about the Light.
9 There was ^athe true Light ¹which, coming into the world, enlightens everyone. 10 He was in the world, and ^athe world ¹was made through Him, and the world did not know Him. 11 He came to what was His ¹own, and those who were His own did not receive Him. 12 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become ^achildren of God, even ^bto those who believe in His name, 13 ^awho 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

14 And ^athe Word ^bbecame flesh, and ¹^cdwelt among us, and ^dwe beheld His glory, glory as of the ²only begotten from the Father, full of ^egrace and ^ftruth. 15 John *^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.’” 16 For of His ^afullness ¹we have all received, and grace ²upon grace. 17 For ^athe Law was given through Moses; ^bgrace and ^ctruth came through Jesus Christ. 18 ^aNo one has seen God at any time; ^bthe only begotten God who is ^cin the bosom of the Father, ^dHe has explained Him.

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