¹³ He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood,^(A) and his name is the Word of God.^{(B) 14} The armies of heaven were following him, riding on white horses and dressed in fine linen,^(C) white^(D) and clean. ¹⁵ Coming out of his mouth is a sharp sword^(E) with which to strike down^(F) the nations. “He will rule them with an iron scepter.”^[a](G) He treads the winepress^(H) of the fury of the wrath of God Almighty.

⁷ I will proclaim the Lord’s decree:

The Word Became Flesh

1 In the beginning was the Word,^(A) and the Word was with God,^(B) and the Word was God.^{(C) 2} He was with God in the beginning.^{(D) 3} Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.^(E)

¹⁴ The Word became flesh^(A) and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory,^(B) the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace^(C) and truth.^(D)