The Word Became Flesh

1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.^{(A) 2} He was in the beginning with God.

¹⁴ And the Word became flesh and lived among us, and we have seen his glory, the glory as of a father’s only son,^[a] full of grace and truth.^{(A) 15} (John testified to him and cried out, “This was he of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me ranks ahead of me because he was before me.’ ”) ¹⁶ From his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace.^{[b](B) 17} The law indeed was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.^{(C) 18} No one has ever seen God. It is the only Son, himself God, who^[c] is close to the Father’s heart,^[d] who has made him known.^(D)