In the beginning
was the Word,
and the Word
was with God,
and the Word was God.
He was in the beginning
with God.
All things were
made through him,
and without him
was not any thing
made that was made.
In him was life, and the life
was the light of men.
The light shines
in the darkness,
and the darkness
has not overcome it.
In the beginning
was the Word,
and the Word
was with God,
and the Word was God.
There was a man
sent from God,
whose name
was John.
He came
as a witness,
to bear witness
about the light,
that all might
believe through him.
He was not the light,
but came to bear
witness about the light.
In the beginning
was the Word,
and the Word
was with God,
and the Word was God.
The true light,
which gives light
to everyone,
was coming
into the world.
He was in the world,
and the world
was made through him,
yet the world
did not know him.
He came to his own,
and his own people
did not receive him.
But to all
who did receive him,
who believed
in his name,
he gave the right
to become
children of God,
who were born,
not of b***d
nor of the will of the flesh
nor of the will of man,
but of God.
In the beginning
was the Word,
and the Word
was with God,
and the Word was God.
And the Word
became flesh
and dwelt among us,
and we have seen his glory,
glory as of the only Son
from the Father,
full of grace and truth.
John bore witness
about him,
and cried out,
âThis was he of whom I said,
âHe who comes after me
ranks before me,
because he was before me.ââ
For from his fullness
we have all received,
grace upon grace.
For the law was given
through Moses;
grace and truth came
through Jesus Christ.
No one has ever seen God;
the only God,
who is at the Father's side,
he has made him known.
In the beginning
was the Word,
and the Word
was with God,
and the Word was God.