New American Standard Bible 2020

John 1:1-15

1 1In the beginningG746 was 2the WordG3056, and the WordG3056 was 3with GodG2316, and 4the WordG3056 was GodG2316. 2 5He was in the beginningG746 with GodG2316. 3 6AllG3956 thingsG3956 cameG1096 intoG1096 beingG1096 throughG1223 Him, and apartG5565 from Him 7notG3761 evenG3761 oneG1520 thingG1520 cameG1096 intoG1096 beingG1096 that has comeG1096 intoG1096 beingG1096. 4 8In Him was lifeG2222, and the lifeG2222 was 9the LightG5457 of mankindG444. 5And 10the LightG5457 shinesG5316 in the darknessG4653, and the darknessG4653 did not 11graspG2638 it.

6A manG444 12cameG1096, one sentG649 from GodG2316, and his nameG3686 was 13JohnG2491. 7 14He cameG2064 15 16as a witnessG3141, to testifyG3140 aboutG4012 the LightG5457, 17soG2443 thatG2443 allG3956 might believeG4100 throughG1223 him. 8 18 19He was not the LightG5457, but he came to testifyG3140 aboutG4012 the LightG5457.

9 20This was 21the trueG228 LightG5457 22thatG3739, comingG2064 into the worldG2889, enlightensG5461 everyG3956 personG444. 10He was in the worldG2889, and 23the worldG2889 cameG1096 intoG1096 beingG1096 throughG1223 Him, and yet the worldG2889 did not 24knowG1097 Him. 11He cameG2064 to His 25ownG2398, and His ownG3588 peopleG3588 did not 26acceptG3880 Him. 12But 27asG3745 manyG3745 asG3745 receivedG2983 Him, to them He gaveG1325 the rightG1849 to becomeG1096 28childrenG5043 of GodG2316, 29to thoseG3588 who 30believeG4100 in His nameG3686, 13 31whoG3739 were 32bornG1080, not of 33bloodG129, norG3761 of the willG2307 of the fleshG4561, norG3761 of the willG2307 of a manG435, but of GodG2316.

14And 34the WordG3056 35becameG1096 fleshG4561, and 36dweltG4637 amongG1722 us; and 37we sawG2300 His gloryG1391, gloryG1391 as of the onlyG3439 Son from the FatherG3962, fullG4134 of 38graceG5485 and 39truthG225. 15JohnG2491 40testifiedG3140 aboutG4012 Him and calledG2896 outG2896, sayingG3004, “ThisG3778 was He of whomG3739 I saidG3004, ‘41He who is comingG2064 afterG3694 me has provedG1096 toG1096 beG1096 42my superiorG1715, 43becauseG3754 He existedG1510 beforeG4413 me.’”

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1. John 1:1 Gen 1:1; Col 1:17; 1 John 1:1 ↩
2. John 1:1 John 1:14; Rev 19:13 ↩
3. John 1:1 John 17:5; 1 John 1:2 ↩
4. John 1:1 Phil 2:6 ↩
5. John 1:2 Lit This One ↩
6. John 1:3 John 1:10; 1 Cor 8:6; Col 1:16; Heb 1:2 ↩
7. John 1:3 One early ms nothing came into ↩
8. John 1:4 John 5:26; 11:25; 14:6 ↩
9. John 1:4 John 8:12; 9:5; 12:46 ↩
10. John 1:5 John 3:19 ↩
11. John 1:5 Or overpower ↩
12. John 1:6 Or came into being ↩
13. John 1:6 Matt 3:1 ↩
14. John 1:7 Lit This One ↩
15. John 1:7 Lit for testimony ↩
16. John 1:7 John 1:15, 19, 32; 3:26; 5:33 ↩
17. John 1:7 John 1:12; Acts 19:4; Gal 3:26 ↩
18. John 1:8 Lit That one; i.e., John ↩
19. John 1:8 John 1:20 ↩
20. John 1:9 I.e., the Word, Christ ↩
21. John 1:9 1 John 2:8 ↩
22. John 1:9 Or that enlightens every person coming into the world ↩
23. John 1:10 1 Cor 8:6; Col 1:16; Heb 1:2 ↩
24. John 1:10 Or acknowledge ↩
25. John 1:11 Or own things, possessions, domain ↩
26. John 1:11 Or receive ↩
27. John 1:12 Or all who received ↩
28. John 1:12 John 11:52; Gal 3:26 ↩
29. John 1:12 John 1:7; 3:18; 1 John 3:23; 5:13 ↩
30. John 1:12 Or trust in ↩
31. John 1:13 John 3:5f; James 1:18; 1 Pet 1:23; 1 John 2:29; 3:9 ↩
32. John 1:13 Or fathered ↩
33. John 1:13 Lit bloods ↩
34. John 1:14 Rev 19:13 ↩
35. John 1:14 Rom 1:3; Gal 4:4; Phil 2:7f; 1 Tim 3:16; Heb 2:14; 1 John 1:1f; 4:2; 2 John 7 ↩
36. John 1:14 Rev 21:3 ↩
37. John 1:14 Luke 9:32; John 2:11; 17:22, 24; 2 Pet 1:16f; 1 John 1:1 ↩
38. John 1:14 John 1:17; Rom 5:21; 6:14 ↩
39. John 1:14 John 8:32; 14:6; 18:37 ↩
40. John 1:15 John 1:7 ↩
41. John 1:15 Matt 3:11; John 1:27, 30 ↩
42. John 1:15 Lit before me ↩
43. John 1:15 John 1:30 ↩

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