001:006 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.
001:007 He came as a witness, in order that he might give testimony
concerning the Light—so that all might believe through him.
001:008 He was not the Light, but he existed that he might give
testimony concerning the Light.
001:009 The true Light was that which illumines every man by its coming
into the world.
001:010 He was in the world, and the world came into existence through Him,
and the world did not recognize Him.
001:011 He came to the things that were His own, and His own people
gave Him no welcome.
001:012 But all who have received Him, to them—that is, to those who
trust in His name—He has given the privilege of becoming
children of God;
001:013 who were begotten as such not by human descent, nor through
an impulse of their own nature, nor through the will of a
human father, but from God.
001:014 And the Word came in the flesh, and lived for a time in our midst,
so that we saw His glory—the glory as of the Father's only Son,
sent from His presence. He was full of grace and truth.
001:015 John gave testimony concerning Him and cried aloud, saying,
"This is He of whom I said, `He who is coming after me has
been put before me,' for He was before me."