The Creation

1 ^(A)In the beginning ^(B)God ^(C)created the heavens and the earth. ² And the earth was a ^[a](D)formless and desolate emptiness, and ^(E)darkness was over the ^[b]surface of the deep, and ^(F)the Spirit of God ^(G)was hovering over the ^[c]surface of the waters.

The Word Made Flesh

¹⁴ And ^(A)the Word ^(B)became flesh, and ^(C)dwelt among us; and ^(D)we saw His glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of ^(E)grace and ^(F)truth. ¹⁵ John *^(G)testified about Him and called out, saying, “This was He of whom I said, ‘^(H)He who is coming after me has proved to be ^[a]my superior, ^(I)because He existed before me.’” ¹⁶ For of His ^(J)fullness ^[b]we have all received, and ^[c]grace upon grace. ¹⁷ For ^(K)the Law was given through Moses; ^(L)grace and ^(M)truth ^[d]were realized through Jesus Christ. ^18 (N)No one has seen God at any time; ^(O)God the only Son, who is ^(P)in the ^[e]arms of the Father, ^(Q)He has ^[f]explained Him.

¹⁶ “For God so ^(A)loved the world, that He ^(B)gave His ^(C)only Son, so that everyone who ^(D)believes in Him will not perish, but have eternal life.