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 The same was in the beginning with God. ³ By Him were all things made, and without Him was not any one thing made that was made. ⁴ In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. ⁵ And the light shineth in darkness, and the darkness attained it not.

⁶ There was a man sent from God, whose name was John: ⁷ this man came for witness, that he might testify concerning the light, that through him all might believe. ⁸ He was not that light, but was sent to bear witness of the light. ⁹ The true light was that which enlightneth every man that cometh into the world.

¹⁰ He was in the world, and the world was made by Him, and yet the world knew Him not: ¹¹ yea, He came to his own peculiar right, and even his own people received Him not. ¹² But as many as received Him, to them granted He the privilege to become the children of God, even to them that believe on 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.

¹⁴ And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, being full of grace and truth: and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only-begotten of the Father. ¹⁵ Of Him did John bare witness, and publicly declared, saying, This was He of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me; for He was before me. ¹⁶ And of his fulness have we all received, even grace for grace. ¹⁷ For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ: ¹⁸ and though no one hath ever seen God, or can see Him: yet the only-begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, hath made Him known.