^{9 Ref} He was the true Light, which doth enlighten every man, coming to the world;

^{10 Ref} in the world he was, and the world through him was made, and the world did not know him:

^{11 Ref} to his own things he came, and his own people did not receive him;

^{12 Ref} but as many as did receive him to them he gave authority to become sons of God -- to those believing in his name,

^{13 Ref} who -- not of blood nor of a will of flesh, nor of a will of man but -- of God were begotten.

^{14 Ref} And the Word became flesh, and did tabernacle among us, and we beheld his glory, glory as of an only begotten of a father, full of grace and truth.

^{15 Ref} John doth testify concerning him, and hath cried, saying, `This was he of whom I said, He who after me is coming, hath come before me, for he was before me;'

^{16 Ref} and out of his fulness did we all receive, and grace over-against grace;

^{17 Ref} for the law through Moses was given, the grace and the truth through Jesus Christ did come;

^{18 Ref} God no one hath ever seen; the only begotten Son, who is on the bosom of the Father -- he did declare.

^{19 Ref} And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent out of Jerusalem priests and Levites, that they might question him, `Who art thou?'

^{20 Ref} and he confessed and did not deny, and confessed -- `I am not the Christ.'

^{21 Ref} And they questioned him, `What then? Elijah art thou?' and he saith, `I am not.' -- `The prophet art thou?' and he answered, `No.'

^{22 Ref} They said then to him, `Who art thou, that we may give an answer to those sending us? what dost thou say concerning thyself?'

^{23 Ref} He said, `I `am' a voice of one crying in the wilderness: Make straight the way of the Lord, as said Isaiah the prophet.'

^{24 Ref} And those sent were of the Pharisees,

^{25 Ref} and they questioned him and said to him, `Why, then, dost thou baptize, if thou art not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the prophet?'

^{26 Ref} John answered them, saying, `I baptize with water, but in midst of you he hath stood whom ye have not known, this one it is who is coming after me, who hath been before me,

^{27 Ref} of whom I am not worthy that I may loose the cord of his sandal.'

^{28 Ref} These things came to pass in Bethabara, beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing,

^{29 Ref} on the morrow John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, `Lo, the Lamb of God, who is taking away the sin of the world;

^{30 Ref} this is he concerning whom I said, After me doth come a man, who hath come before me, because he was before me: