8 He was not that Light, but wassent to bear witness of that aLight.
9aThat1 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.
11aHe 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:
13awho 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
14aAnd 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.
15aJohn 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, butbgrace and ctruth came through Jesus Christ.
18aNo one has seen God at any time. bThe only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, He has declared Him.
A Voice in the Wilderness
19 Now this is athe testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?”
The people of Jesus' day saw Him, but they did not believe or recognize Him. This was no ordinary human being; it was God in the flesh walking among them, teaching them, giving them the eternal truths of life, and showing them how to live by word and example. He even proclaimed Himself to be God, yet those who saw Him experienced not even a flash of recognition as to His true identity. The most unique Personality who ever lived, the only human to live sinlessly, could not be identified even by those who beheld Him. Just because one sees does not mean one will believe, for there is a spiritual aspect to seeing and believing. One must be predisposed to receive this ability to see.
John 1:10
The people of His day saw Him, but did they believe Him? Did they see God in the flesh walking with them, teaching them, giving them the eternal truths of life, and showing them how to live by both word and example? Were they just so overwhelmed and in awe, knowing that this was God, that they said, "Yes, I see Him. I believe Him. I will follow Him"? No, the Bible's testimony is that they did not know Him, even though they saw Him.
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The people of Jesus' day saw Him, but they did not believe or recognize Him. This was no ordinary human being; it was God in the flesh walking among them, teaching them, giving them the eternal truths of life, and showing them how to live by word and example. He even proclaimed Himself to be God, yet those who saw Him experienced not even a flash of recognition as to His true identity. The most unique Personality who ever lived, the only human to live sinlessly, could not be identified even by those who beheld Him. Just because one sees does not mean one will believe, for there is a spiritual aspect to seeing and believing. One must be predisposed to receive this ability to see.