John 1:14-18

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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.