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He came to his own homeland, yet his own people did not receive him.
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But to as many as did receive him, to those who put their trust in his person and power, he gave the right to become children of God,
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not because of bloodline, physical impulse or human intention, but because of God.
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The Word became a human being and lived with us, and we saw his Sh'khinah, the Sh'khinah of the Father's only Son, full of grace and truth.
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Yochanan witnessed concerning him when he cried out, "This is the man I was talking about when I said, `The one coming after me has come to rank ahead of me, because he existed before me.'"
Complete Jewish Bible Copyright 1998 by David H. Stern. Published by Jewish New Testament Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission.