The Creation of the World

1 In the ^(A)beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.

The Word Became Flesh

1 ^(A)In the beginning was ^(B)the Word, and ^(C)the Word was with God, and ^(D)the Word was God.

¹⁶ And when Jesus was baptized, immediately he went up from the water, and behold, ^(A)the heavens were opened to him,^[a] and he ^(B)saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming to rest on him; ¹⁷ and behold, ^(C)a voice from heaven said, ^(D)“This is my beloved Son,^[b] with whom I am well pleased.”

^14 (A)The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and ^(B)the love of God and ^(C)the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.