John 1:1-18
The Deity of Jesus Christ
1aIn the beginning was bthe Word, and the Word was cwith God, and dthe Word was God. 21He was in the beginning with God. 3aAll things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being. 4aIn Him was life, and the life was bthe Light of men. 5aAnd the Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overtake it.
The Witness of John the Baptist
6There was a man having been sent from God, whose name was 1,aJohn. 71He came 2,aas a witness, to bear witness about the Light, bso that all might believe through him. 81,aHe was not the Light, but he came to bear witness about the Light.
9There was athe true Light 1which, coming into the world, enlightens everyone. 10He was in the world, and athe world 1was made through Him, and the world did not know Him. 11He came to what was His 1own, and those who were His own did not receive Him. 12But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become achildren of God, even bto those who believe in His name, 13awho 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
14And 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. 15John *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.’” 16For of His afullness 1we have all received, and grace 2upon grace. 17For athe Law was given through Moses; bgrace and ctruth came through Jesus Christ. 18aNo one has seen God at any time; bthe only begotten God who is cin the bosom of the Father, dHe has explained Him.