14 And (A)the Word (B)became flesh and (C)dwelt among us, (D)and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son[a] from the Father, full of (E)grace and (F)truth. 15 ((G)John bore witness about him, and cried out, “This was he of whom I said, (H)‘He who comes after me ranks before me, because he was before me.’”) 16 For from (I)his fullness we have all received, (J)grace upon grace.[b] 17 For (K)the law was given through Moses; (L)grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. 18 (M)No one has ever seen God; (N)the only God,[c] who is at the Father's side,[d] (O)he has made him known.

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Footnotes

  1. John 1:14 Or only One, or unique One
  2. John 1:16 Or grace in place of grace
  3. John 1:18 Or the only One, who is God; some manuscripts the only Son
  4. John 1:18 Greek in the bosom of the Father

The Word Becomes Human

14 The Word became flesh and lived[a] among us. We gazed on his glory, the kind of glory that belongs to the Father’s uniquely existing Son,[b] who is full of grace and truth. 15 John told the truth about him when he cried out, “This is the person about whom I said, ‘The one who comes after me ranks higher than me, because he existed before me.’” 16 We have all received one gracious gift after another from his abundance,[c] 17 because while the Law was given through Moses, grace and truth came through Jesus the Messiah.[d] 18 No one has ever seen God. The uniquely existing God,[e] who is close to the Father’s side, has revealed him.

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Footnotes

  1. John 1:14 Lit. pitched his tent
  2. John 1:14 The Gk. lacks Son
  3. John 1:16 Lit. received grace for grace
  4. John 1:17 Or Christ
  5. John 1:18 Other mss. read Son