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. ² He was in the beginning with God. ^3 (E)All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. ^4 (F)In him was life,^[a] and ^(G)the life was the light of men. ^5 (H)The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.

⁶ There was a man ^(I)sent from God, whose name was ^(J)John. ⁷ He came as a ^(K)witness, to bear witness about the light, ^(L)that all might believe through him. ^8 (M)He was not the light, but came to bear witness about the light.

^9 (N)The true light, which gives light to everyone, was coming into the world. ¹⁰ He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet ^(O)the world did not know him. ¹¹ He came to ^(P)his own,^[b] and ^(Q)his own people^{[c] (R)}did not receive him. ¹² But to all who did receive him, ^(S)who believed in his name, ^(T)he gave the right ^(U)to become ^(V)children of God, ¹³ who ^(W)were born, ^(X)not of blood ^(Y)nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.

¹⁴ And ^(Z)the Word ^(AA)became flesh and ^(AB)dwelt among us, ^(AC)and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son^[d] from the Father, full of ^(AD)grace and ^(AE)truth. ¹⁵ (^(AF)John bore witness about him, and cried out, “This was he of whom I said, ^(AG)‘He who comes after me ranks before me, because he was before me.’”) ¹⁶ For from ^(AH)his fullness we have all received, ^(AI)grace upon grace.^{[e] 17} For ^(AJ)the law was given through Moses; ^(AK)grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. ^18 (AL)No one has ever seen God; ^(AM)the only God,^[f] who is at the Father's side,^{[g] (AN)}he has made him known.

^37 (A)All that ^(B)the Father gives me will come to me, and ^(C)whoever comes to me I will never cast out. ³⁸ For ^(D)I have come down from heaven, not to do ^(E)my own will but ^(F)the will of him ^(G)who sent me. ³⁹ And ^(H)this is the will of him who sent me, ^(I)that I should lose nothing of ^(J)all that he has given me, but ^(K)raise it up on the last day. ⁴⁰ For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who ^(L)looks on the Son and ^(M)believes in him ^(N)should have eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.”

⁴¹ So the Jews grumbled about him, because he said, ^(O)“I am the bread that came down from heaven.” ⁴² They said, ^(P)“Is not this Jesus, ^(Q)the son of Joseph, whose father and mother ^(R)we know? How does he now say, ‘I have come down from heaven’?” ⁴³ Jesus answered them, “Do not grumble among yourselves. ⁴⁴ No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me ^(S)draws him. And ^(T)I will raise him up on the last day. ⁴⁵ It is written in the Prophets, ^(U)‘And they will all be ^(V)taught by God.’ ^(W)Everyone who has heard and learned from the Father comes to me— ^46 (X)not that anyone has seen the Father except ^(Y)he who is from God; he ^(Z)has seen the Father. ⁴⁷ Truly, truly, I say to you, ^(AA)whoever believes has eternal life.

¹⁰ The thief comes only to steal and ^(A)kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.

⁶ Jesus said to him, “I am ^(A)the way, and ^(B)the truth, and ^(C)the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.