John 1:6-15

New King James Version

John’s Witness: The True Light

⁶ There was a ^(A)man sent from God, whose name was John. ⁷ This man came for a ^(B)witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all through him might ^(C)believe. ⁸ He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that ^(D)Light. ^9 (E)That^[a] was the true Light which gives light to every man coming into the world.

¹⁰ He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and ^(F)the world did not know Him. ^11 (G)He came to His ^[b]own, and His ^[c]own did not receive Him. ¹² But ^(H)as many as received Him, to them He gave the ^[d]right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: ^13 (I)who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

The Word Becomes Flesh

^14 (J)And the Word ^(K)became ^(L)flesh and dwelt among us, and ^(M)we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, ^(N)full of grace and truth.

^15 (O)John bore witness of Him and cried out, saying, “This was He of whom I said, ^(P)‘He who comes after me ^[e]is preferred before me, ^(Q)for He was before me.’ ”