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The Eternal Word

1 In the beginning awas the Word, and the bWord was cwith God, and the Word was dGod.  
2 aHe was in the beginning with God.  
3 aAll things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made.  
4 aIn Him was life, and bthe life was the light of men.  
5 And athe light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not1 comprehend it.  

John’s Witness: The True Light

6 There was a aman sent from God, whose name was John.  
7 This man came for a awitness, to bear witness of the Light, that all through him might bbelieve.  
8 He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that aLight.  
9 aThat1 was the true Light which gives light to every man coming into the world.  
10 He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and athe world did not know Him.  
11 aHe came to His1 own, and His own did not receive Him.  
12 But aas many as received Him, to them He gave the1 right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name:  
13 awho were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.  

The Word Becomes Flesh

14 aAnd the Word bbecame cflesh and dwelt among us, and dwe beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, efull of grace and truth.  
15 aJohn bore witness of Him and cried out, saying, “This was He of whom I said, b‘He who comes after me is preferred before me, cfor He was before me.’ ”  
16 And of His afullness we have all received, and grace for grace.  
17 For athe law was given through Moses, but bgrace and ctruth came through Jesus Christ.  
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John 1:1-3

John 1:1-3 The Beginning of Christ's Ministry SUMMARY OF JOHN 1: The Word Made Flesh. The Witness of John. John's Disciples Pointed to Christ. The Lord Calls His First Disciples. An Israelite Indeed. In the beginning was the Word, etc. The first fourteen verses are introductory. In order to set at rest all controversy the Divine nature of Jesus, John glances, in the first three verses, back to the "beginning", recorded in Genesis, and affirms: (1) That he who was afterwards manifest as the Christ existed before creation began; (2) that he was present with God; (3) that he was divine; (4) that he was the Word; (5) that by or through him were all things made that were made (John 1:3). The first chapter of Genesis helps us to understand its meaning. God said, "Let there be light" (Genesis 1:3), "Let there be a firmament" (Genesis 1:6), "Let the earth bring forth" (Genesis 1:11), etc., and it was done. God exhibits his creative power through the Word, and manifests his will through the Word. There are mysteries belonging to the divine nature and to the relation between the Son and the Father that we have to wait for eternity to solve. They are too deep for human solution, but this is clear: that God creates and speaks to man through the Word. As we clothe "our" thoughts in words, so God reveals his will by the Word, and when the Word is clothed in flesh, as the Teacher of men, we recognize it as Jesus Christ.




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