John 1:14-18

New American Standard Bible

The Word Made Flesh

¹⁴And ^(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. ¹⁵John *^(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.’” ¹⁶For of His ^(J)fullness ^[b]we have all received, and ^[c]grace upon grace. ¹⁷For ^(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.

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John 1:15 Lit before me
John 1:16 Lit we all received
John 1:16 Lit grace for grace
John 1:17 Lit came to be
John 1:18 Lit chest; or possibly lap
John 1:18 I.e., given a detailed account of

Matthew 3:13-17

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The Baptism of Jesus

¹³^(A)Then Jesus *arrived ^(B)from Galilee at the Jordan, coming to John to be baptized by him. ¹⁴But John tried to prevent Him, saying, “I have the need to be baptized by You, and yet You are coming to me?” ¹⁵But Jesus, answering, said to him, “Allow it at this time; for in this way it is fitting for us ^(C)to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he *allowed Him. ¹⁶After He was baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened, and ^[a]^(D)he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove and ^[b]settling on Him, ¹⁷and behold, a voice from the heavens said, “^(E)This is ^[c]My beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”