What a Mystery!

The Word Became Flesh

¹aIn the beginning was bthe Word, and cthe Word was with God, and dthe Word was God. ²He was in the beginning with God. ³eAll things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. ⁴fIn him was life,1 and gthe life was the light of men. ⁵hThe light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.

⁶There was a man isent from God, whose name was jJohn. ⁷He came as a kwitness, to bear witness about the light, lthat all might believe through him. ⁸mHe was not the light, but came to bear witness about the light.

⁹nThe true light, which gives light to everyone, was coming into the world. ¹⁰He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet othe world did not know him. ¹¹He came to phis own,2 and qhis own people3 rdid not receive him. ¹²But to all who did receive him, swho believed in his name, the gave the right uto become vchildren of God, ¹³who wwere born, xnot of blood ynor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.

¹⁴And zthe Word abecame flesh and bdwelt among us, cand we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son4 from the Father, full of dgrace and etruth. ¹⁵(fJohn bore witness about him, and cried out, “This was he of whom I said, g‘He who comes after me ranks before me, because he was before me.’”) ¹⁶For from hhis fullness we have all received, igrace upon grace.5 ¹⁷For jthe law was given through Moses; kgrace and truth came through Jesus Christ. ¹⁸lNo one has ever seen God; mthe only God,6 who is at the Father's side,7 nhe has made him known.