Gospel of John · John 1:1–18
The Word Made Flesh
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John 1:1–2 · The Word with God, and the Word who is God
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
Ἐν ἀρχῇ ἦν ὁ λόγος, καὶ ὁ λόγος ἦν πρὸς τὸν θεόν, καὶ θεὸς ἦν ὁ λόγος.
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2The same was in the beginning with God.
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John 1:3 · All things came into being through him
3All things were made through him. Without him, nothing was made that has been made.
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John 1:4–5 · Life and light, and the darkness that did not overcome it
4In him was life, and the life was the light of men.
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5The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness hasn’t overcome it.
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John 1:6–8 · A man sent from God, a witness to the light
6There came a man sent from God, whose name was John.
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7The same came as a witness, that he might testify about the light, that all might believe through him.
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8He was not the light, but was sent that he might testify about the light.
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John 1:9–11 · The true light comes; the world and his own
9The true light that enlightens everyone was coming into the world.
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10He was in the world, and the world was made through him, and the world didn’t recognize him.
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11He came to his own, and those who were his own didn’t receive him.
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John 1:12–13 · The right to become children of God
12But as many as received him, to them he gave the right to become God’s children, to those who believe in his name:
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13who 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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John 1:14 · The Word became flesh and dwelt among us
14The Word became flesh and lived among us. We saw his glory, such glory as of the only born Son of the Father, full of grace and truth.
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John 1:15 · He who comes after me ranks before me
15John testified about him. He cried out, saying, “This was he of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me has surpassed me, for he was before me.’”
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John 1:16–17 · Grace in place of grace; the law through Moses, grace and truth through Jesus Christ
16From his fullness we all received grace upon grace.
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17For the law was given through Moses. Grace and truth were realized through Jesus Christ.
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John 1:18 · The one and only, himself God, has made him known
18No one has seen God at any time. The only born Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, has declared him.
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