John 1:14-18

The Word Made Flesh

14 And ¹the Word ²became flesh, and ^[a]3dwelt among us, and ⁴we saw His glory, glory as of ^[b]the only begotten from the Father, full of ⁵grace and ⁶truth.

15 John ⁷testified about Him and cried out, saying, "This was He of whom I said, '⁸He who comes after me ^[c]has a higher rank than I, ⁹for He existed before me.' "

16 For of His ¹⁰fullness ^[d]we have all received, and ^[e]grace upon grace.

17 For ¹¹the Law was given through Moses; ¹²grace and ¹³truth ^[f]were realized through Jesus Christ.

18 ¹⁴No one has seen God at any time; ¹⁵the only begotten God who is ¹⁶in the bosom of the Father, ¹⁷He has explained Him.

Cross References

• 1. Revelation 19:13
• 2. Romans 1:3; Galatians 4:4; Philippians 2:7; 1 Timothy 3:16; Hebrews 2:14; 1 John 1:1; 1 John 4:2; 2 John 7
• 3. Revelation 21:3
• 4. Luke 9:32; John 2:11; John 17:22, 24; 2 Peter 1:16; 1 John 1:1
• 5. John 1:17; Romans 5:21; Romans 6:14
• 6. John 8:32; John 14:6; John 18:37
• 7. John 1:7
• 8. Matthew 3:11; John 1:27, 30
• 9. John 1:30
• 10. Ephesians 1:23; Ephesians 3:19; Ephesians 4:13; Colossians 1:19; Colossians 2:9
• 11. John 7:19
• 12. John 1:14; Romans 5:21; Romans 6:14
• 13. John 8:32; John 14:6; John 18:37
• 14. Exodus 33:20; John 6:46; Colossians 1:15; 1 Timothy 6:16; 1 John 4:12
• 15. John 3:16, 18; 1 John 4:9
• 16. Luke 16:22; John 13:23
• 17. John 3:11

Footnotes

• [a] Or "tabernacled;" i.e. lived temporarily
• [b] Or "unique, only one of His kind"
• [c] Lit "has become before me"
• [d] Lit "we all received"
• [e] Lit "grace for grace"
• [f] Lit "came to be"