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The Word Became Flesh
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
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He was with God in the beginning.
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In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind.
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There was a man sent from God whose name was John.
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He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him.
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Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God—
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children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.
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The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
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Out of his fullness we have all received grace in place of grace already given.
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No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is himself God and is in closest relationship with the Father, has made him known.
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John Testifies About Jesus
The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
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This is the one I meant when I said, ‘A man who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.’
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And I myself did not know him, but the one who sent me to baptize with water told me, ‘The man on whom you see the Spirit come down and remain is the one who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.’
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I have seen and I testify that this is God’s Chosen One.”
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John’s Disciples Follow Jesus
The next day John was there again with two of his disciples.
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When he saw Jesus passing by, he said, “Look, the Lamb of God!”
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Turning around, Jesus saw them following and asked, “What do you want?” They said, “Rabbi” (which means “Teacher”), “where are you staying?”
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The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother Simon and tell him, “We have found the Messiah” (that is, the Christ).
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Then Nathanael declared, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the king of Israel.”
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He then added, “Very truly I tell you, you will see ‘heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending on’ the Son of Man.”
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and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding.
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His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.”
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Jesus said to the servants, “Fill the jars with water” ; so they filled them to the brim.
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Then he told them, “Now draw some out and take it to the master of the banquet.” They did so,
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What Jesus did here in Cana of Galilee was the first of the signs through which he revealed his glory; and his disciples believed in him.
