² The earth was ^(A)without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.

⁹ In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that ^(A)God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him.

⁵ For to which of the angels did God ever say,

Or again,

²⁰ For ^(A)the Father loves the Son and shows him all that he himself is doing. And ^(B)greater works than these will he show him, so that ^(C)you may marvel.

For God So Loved the World

¹⁶ “For ^(A)God so loved ^(B)the world,^{[a] (C)}that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not ^(D)perish but have eternal life.

¹⁴ And ^(A)the Word ^(B)became flesh and ^(C)dwelt among us, ^(D)and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son^[a] from the Father, full of ^(E)grace and ^(F)truth.