John 1:1-18

The Deity of Jesus Christ

1 ¹In the beginning was ²the Word, and the Word was ³with God, and ⁴the Word was God.

2 ^[a]He was in the beginning with God.

3 ⁵All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing * came into being that has come into being.

4 ⁶In Him was life, and the life was ⁷the Light of men.

5 ⁸The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not ^[b]comprehend it.

The Witness John

6 There ^[c]came a man sent from God, whose name was ⁹John.

7 ^[d]He came ^[e]10as a witness, to testify about the Light, ¹¹so that all might believe through him.

8 ^[f]12He was not the Light, but he came to testify about the Light.

9 There was ¹³the true Light ^[g]which, coming into the world, enlightens every man.

10 He was in the world, and ¹⁴the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him.

11 He came to His ^[h]own, and those who were His own did not receive Him.

12 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become ¹⁵children of God, even ¹⁶to those who believe in His name,

13 ¹⁷who were ^[i]born, not of ^[j]blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.

The Word Made Flesh

14 And ¹⁸the Word ¹⁹became flesh, and ^[k]20dwelt among us, and ²¹we saw His glory, glory as of ^[l]the only begotten from the Father, full of ²²grace and ²³truth.

15 John ²⁴testified about Him and cried out, saying, "This was He of whom I said, '²⁵He who comes after me ^[m]has a higher rank than I, ²⁶for He existed before me.' "

16 For of His ²⁷fullness ^[n]we have all received, and ^[o]grace upon grace.

17 For ²⁸the Law was given through Moses; ²⁹grace and ³⁰truth ^[p]were realized through Jesus Christ.

18 ³¹No one has seen God at any time; ³²the only begotten God who is ³³in the bosom of the Father, ³⁴He has explained Him.

Cross References

• 1. Genesis 1:1; Colossians 1:17; 1 John 1:1
• 2. John 1:14; Revelation 19:13
• 3. John 17:5; 1 John 1:2
• 4. Philippians 2:6
• 5. John 1:10; 1 Corinthians 8:6; Colossians 1:16; Hebrews 1:2
• 6. John 5:26; John 11:25; John 14:6
• 7. John 8:12; John 9:5; John 12:46
• 8. John 3:19
• 9. Matthew 3:1
• 10. John 1:15, 19, 32; John 3:26; John 5:33
• 11. John 1:12; Acts 19:4; Galatians 3:26
• 12. John 1:20
• 13. 1 John 2:8
• 14. 1 Corinthians 8:6; Colossians 1:16; Hebrews 1:2
• 15. John 11:52; Galatians 3:26
• 16. John 1:7; John 3:18; 1 John 3:23; 1 John 5:13
• 17. John 3:5; James 1:18; 1 Peter 1:23; 1 John 2:29; 1 John 3:9
• 18. Revelation 19:13
• 19. 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
• 20. Revelation 21:3
• 21. Luke 9:32; John 2:11; John 17:22, 24; 2 Peter 1:16; 1 John 1:1
• 22. John 1:17; Romans 5:21; Romans 6:14
• 23. John 8:32; John 14:6; John 18:37
• 24. John 1:7
• 25. Matthew 3:11; John 1:27, 30
• 26. John 1:30
• 27. Ephesians 1:23; Ephesians 3:19; Ephesians 4:13; Colossians 1:19; Colossians 2:9
• 28. John 7:19
• 29. John 1:14; Romans 5:21; Romans 6:14
• 30. John 8:32; John 14:6; John 18:37
• 31. Exodus 33:20; John 6:46; Colossians 1:15; 1 Timothy 6:16; 1 John 4:12
• 32. John 3:16, 18; 1 John 4:9
• 33. Luke 16:22; John 13:23
• 34. John 3:11

Footnotes

• [a] Lit "This one"
• [b] Or "overpower"
• [c] Or "came into being"
• [d] Lit "This one"
• [e] Lit "for testimony"
• [f] Lit "That one"
• [g] Or "which enlightens every person coming into the world"
• [h] Or "own things, possessions, domain"
• [i] Or "begotten"
• [j] Lit "bloods"
• [k] Or "tabernacled;" i.e. lived temporarily
• [l] Or "unique, only one of His kind"
• [m] Lit "has become before me"
• [n] Lit "we all received"
• [o] Lit "grace for grace"
• [p] Lit "came to be"