^{1 Ref} From the first he was the Word, and the Word was in relation with God and was God.

² This Word was from the first in relation with God.

^{3 Ref} All things came into existence through him, and without him nothing was.

^{4 Ref} What came into existence in him was life, and the life was the light of men.

^{5 Ref} And the light goes on shining in the dark; it is not overcome by the dark.

^{6 Ref} There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

^{7 Ref} He came for witness, to give witness about the light, so that all men might have faith through him.

^{8 Ref} He himself was not the light: he was sent to give witness about the light.

^{9 Ref} The true light, which gives light to every man, was then coming into the world.

^{10 Ref} He was in the world, the world which came into being through him, but the world had no knowledge of him.

^{11 Ref} He came to the things which were his and his people did not take him to their hearts.

^{12 Ref} To all those who did so take him, however, he gave the right of becoming children of God--that is, to those who had faith in his name:

^{13 Ref} Whose birth was from God and not from blood, or from an impulse of the flesh and man's desire.

^{14 Ref} And so the Word became flesh and took a place among us for a time; and we saw his glory--such glory as is given to an only son by his father--saw it to be true and full of grace.

^{15 Ref} John gave witness about him, crying, This is he of whom I said, He who is coming after me is put over me because he was in existence before me.

^{16 Ref} From his full measure we have all been given grace on grace.

^{17 Ref} For the law was given through Moses; grace and the true way of life are ours through Jesus Christ.

^{18 Ref} No man has seen God at any time; the only Son, who is on the breast of the Father, he has made clear what God is.