John 1:1-18 - The Prologue To John's Gospel

¹ In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. ² This man was in the beginning with God. ³ All things came to be through him, and apart from him not even one thing came to be that has come to be. 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 it.

⁶ A man came to be who was sent from God, his name was John. ⁷ This man came for testimony so that he might testify about the light, so that all might believe through him. ⁸ That man was not the light, but that he might testify about the light. ⁹ He was the TRUE light coming into the world that enlightens every man.

¹⁰ He was in the world, and the world came to be through him, and the world knew him not. ¹¹ He came to his own, and his own did not accept him. ¹² But as many as did accept him, to them he gave power to become children of God, to those who believe in his name, ¹³ who were begotten, not from blood, nor from a will of flesh, nor from a will of man, but from God.

¹⁴ And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us. And we beheld his glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth. ¹⁵ John testified about him, and cried out, saying, This was he of whom I said, He who comes after me came to be before me, because he was before me. ¹⁶ And from his fullness we all received, even grace for grace. ¹⁷ Because the law was given through Moses. Grace and truth came to be through Jesus Christ. ¹⁸ No man has ever seen God. The only begotten Son, being in the bosom of the Father, that man reported him.