John 1:10-20

10 He was in the world, and the world came into being through him, and the world did not recognize^[a] him.

11 He came to his own [things], and his own [people] did not receive him.

12 But as many as received him--to those who believe in his name--he gave to them authority to become children of God,

13 who were born not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of a husband, but of God.

14 And the Word became flesh and took up residence among us, and we saw his glory, glory as of the one and only from the Father, full of grace and truth.

15 John testified about him and cried out, saying, "This one was [he about] whom I said, 'The one who comes after me is ahead of me, because he existed before me.'"

16 For from his fullness we have all received, and grace after grace.

17 For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came about through Jesus Christ.

18 No one has seen God at any time; the one and only, God, the one who is in the bosom of the Father--that one has made [him]^[b] known.

John the Baptist Testifies to Jesus

19 And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent^[c] priests and Levites from Jerusalem so that they could ask him, "Who are you?"

20 And he confessed--and he did not deny, and confessed--"I am not the Christ!"