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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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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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John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet, “I am the voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way for the Lord.’”
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After he was raised from the dead, his disciples recalled what he had said. Then they believed the scripture and the words that Jesus had spoken.
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For the one whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives the Spirit without limit.
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And because of his words many more became believers.
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“Go,” Jesus replied, “your son will live.” The man took Jesus at his word and departed.
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“Very truly I tell you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be judged but has crossed over from death to life.
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nor does his word dwell in you, for you do not believe the one he sent.
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The Spirit gives life; the flesh counts for nothing. The words I have spoken to you—they are full of the Spirit and life.
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Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.
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Here he is, speaking publicly, and they are not saying a word to him. Have the authorities really concluded that he is the Messiah?
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On hearing his words, some of the people said, “Surely this man is the Prophet.”
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He spoke these words while teaching in the temple courts near the place where the offerings were put. Yet no one seized him, because his hour had not yet come.
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I know that you are Abraham’s descendants. Yet you are looking for a way to kill me, because you have no room for my word.
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Very truly I tell you, whoever obeys my word will never see death.”
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At this they exclaimed, “Now we know that you are demon-possessed! Abraham died and so did the prophets, yet you say that whoever obeys your word will never taste death.
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Though you do not know him, I know him. If I said I did not, I would be a liar like you, but I do know him and obey his word.
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“Go,” he told him, “wash in the Pool of Siloam” (this word means “Sent”). So the man went and washed, and came home seeing.
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The Jews who heard these words were again divided.
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If he called them ‘gods,’ to whom the word of God came—and Scripture cannot be set aside—
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So the sisters sent word to Jesus, “Lord, the one you love is sick.”
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Now the crowd that was with him when he called Lazarus from the tomb and raised him from the dead continued to spread the word.
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This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet: “Lord, who has believed our message and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?”
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“If anyone hears my words but does not keep them, I do not judge that person. For I did not come to judge the world, but to save the world.
