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6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.
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There was a man sent from God whose name was John.
7 He came as a witness, to bear witness about the light, that all might believe through him.
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He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all might believe.
8 He was not the light, but came to bear witness about the light.
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He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light.
9 The true light, which enlightens everyone, was coming into the world.
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The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world.
10 He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world did not know him.
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He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him.
11 He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him.
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He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him.
12 But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God,
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Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God—
13 who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.
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children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.
14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
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The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
15 (John bore witness about him, and cried out, "This was he of whom I said, 'He who comes after me ranks before me, because he was before me.'")
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(John testified concerning him. He cried out, saying, “This is the one I spoke about when I said, ‘He who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.’ ”)
16 And from his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace.
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Out of his fullness we have all received grace in place of grace already given.
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