John 1:13-15

Disciples’ Literal New Testament

¹³who were born not of bloods^[a], nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of a husband, but of God^[b].

The Word Became Flesh And We Saw His Unique Glory. John Bore Witness To Him

¹⁴And the Word became flesh and dwelt^[c] among us, and we saw His glory— glory as of the only-born^[d] from the Father, full of grace and truth. ¹⁵John testifies concerning Him, and has cried-out saying, “This One was the One of Whom I said, ‘The One coming after me has become ahead of me, because He was before me’”.

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Footnotes

John 1:13 That is, bloodlines, human parents.
John 1:13 That is, in a second birth.
John 1:14 Or, lived.
John 1:14 Or, one-and-only, one-of-his-kind, unique one. He had a unique glory. The emphasis may be on His glory as God’s eternal Son, or as God’s incarnate Son.

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