1 ^aIn the beginning ^bwas ^cthe Word, and the Word was ^dwith God, and ^ethe Word was God. 2 ^fHe was in the beginning with God. 3 ^gAll things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. 4 ^hIn him was life,¹ and the life was the ⁱlight of men. 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.

6 ^jThere was a man ^ksent from God, whose name was John. 7 He came as a ^lwitness, ^mto bear witness about the light, ⁿthat all might believe through him. 8 ^oHe was not the light, but came to bear witness about the light.

9 The true ^plight, which gives light ^qto everyone, was coming into the world. 10 He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world did not know him. 11 He came to his own,² and ^rhis own people³ did not ^sreceive him. 12 But to all who did receive him, ^twho believed ^uin his name, he gave the right to become ^vchildren of God, 13 who were ^wborn, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.

14 And the Word ^xbecame flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his ^yglory, glory as of the only ^zSon⁴ from the Father, full of ^agrace and truth. 15 (John bore witness about him, and cried out, “This was he of whom I said, ^b‘He who comes after me ranks ^cbefore me, because he was ^dbefore me.’”) 16 For from his ^efullness we have all received, grace upon grace.⁵ 17 For the law was given ^fthrough Moses; ^ggrace and truth came through Jesus Christ. 18 ^hNo one has ever seen God; God the only Son, who⁶ is ⁱat the Father’s side,^{7 j}he has made him known.