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Later on, the one who is the true Light arrived to shine on everyone coming into the world.

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The true light(A) that gives light to everyone(B) was coming into the world.

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1-2 Before anything else existed,[a] there was Christ, with God. He has always been alive and is himself God. He created everything there is—nothing exists that he didn’t make.

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  1. John 1:1 Before anything else existed, literally, “In the beginning.” Christ, literally, “the Word,” meaning Christ, the wisdom and power of God and the first cause of all things; God’s personal expression of himself to men.

The Word Became Flesh

In the beginning was the Word,(A) and the Word was with God,(B) and the Word was God.(C) He was with God in the beginning.(D) Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.(E)

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14 And Christ[a] became a human being and lived here on earth among us and was full of loving forgiveness and truth. And some of us have seen his glory—the glory of the only Son of the heavenly Father!

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  1. John 1:14 Christ, literally, “the Word.” loving forgiveness, literally, “grace.” seen his glory, see Matthew 17:2. the only Son of the heavenly Father, literally, “his unique Son.”

14 The Word became flesh(A) and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory,(B) the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace(C) and truth.(D)

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18 No one has ever actually seen God, but, of course, his only Son has, for he is the companion of the Father and has told us all about him.

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18 No one has ever seen God,(A) but the one and only Son, who is himself God and[a](B) is in closest relationship with the Father, has made him known.

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  1. John 1:18 Some manuscripts but the only Son, who

Jesus replied, “With all the earnestness I possess I tell you this: Unless you are born again, you can never get into the Kingdom of God.”

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Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again.[a](A)

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  1. John 3:3 The Greek for again also means from above; also in verse 7.

15 so that anyone who believes in me will have eternal life. 16 For God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son[a] so that anyone who believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17 God did not send his Son into the world to condemn it, but to save it.

18 “There is no eternal doom awaiting those who trust him to save them. But those who don’t trust him have already been tried and condemned for not believing in the only Son of God.

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  1. John 3:16 his only Son, or “the unique Son of God.” So also in v. 18.

15 that everyone who believes(A) may have eternal life in him.”[a](B)

16 For God so loved(C) the world that he gave(D) his one and only Son,(E) that whoever believes(F) in him shall not perish but have eternal life.(G) 17 For God did not send his Son into the world(H) to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.(I) 18 Whoever believes in him is not condemned,(J) but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son.(K)

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  1. John 3:15 Some interpreters end the quotation with verse 21.

Jesus told him, “I am the Way—yes, and the Truth and the Life. No one can get to the Father except by means of me.

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Jesus answered, “I am(A) the way(B) and the truth(C) and the life.(D) No one comes to the Father except through me.(E)

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Jesus told him, “I am the Way—yes, and the Truth and the Life. No one can get to the Father except by means of me.

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Jesus answered, “I am(A) the way(B) and the truth(C) and the life.(D) No one comes to the Father except through me.(E)

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