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The Deity of Jesus Christ

^1 (C1)In the beginning was ^(C2)the Word, and the Word was ^(C3)with God, and ^(C4)the Word was God.^2 (F1)He was in the beginning with God.^3 (C1)All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being.^4 (C1)In Him was life, and the life was ^(C2)the Light of men.^5 (C1)And the Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overtake it.

The Witness of John the Baptist

⁶ There was a man having been sent from God, whose name was ^(F1)(C1)John.^7 (F1)He came ^(F2)(C1)as a witness, to bear witness about the Light, ^(C2)so that all might believe through him.^8 (F1)(C1)He was not the Light, but he came to bear witness about the Light.

⁹ There was ^(C1)the true Light ^(F1)which, coming into the world, enlightens everyone.¹⁰ He was in the world, and ^(C1)the world ^(F1)was made through Him, and the world did not know Him.¹¹ He came to what was His ^(F1)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 ^(C1)children of God, even ^(C2)to those who believe in His name,^13 (C1)who were ^(F1)born, not of ^(F2)blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.

The Word Became Flesh

¹⁴ And ^(C1)the Word ^(C2)became flesh, and ^(F1)(C3)dwelt among us, and ^(C4)we beheld His glory, glory as of the ^(F2)only begotten from the Father, full of ^(C5)grace and ^(C6)truth.¹⁵ John ^(*)(C1)bore witness about Him and cried out, saying, "This was He of whom I said, '^(C2)He who comes after me ^(F1)has been ahead of me, ^(C3)for He existed before me.'"¹⁶ For of His ^(C1)fullness ^(F1)we have all received, and grace ^(F2)upon grace.¹⁷ For ^(C1)the Law was given through Moses; ^(C2)grace and ^(C3)truth came through Jesus Christ.^18 (C1)No one has seen God at any time; ^(C2)the only begotten God who is ^(C3)in the bosom of the Father, ^(C4)He has explained Him.

A Voice in the Wilderness

¹⁹ And this is ^(C1)the witness of John, when ^(C2)the ^(F1)Jews sent to him priests and Levites ^(C3)from Jerusalem to ask him, "Who are you?"²⁰ And he confessed and did not deny, but confessed, "^(C1)I am not the ^(F1)Christ."²¹ And they asked him, "What then? Are you ^(C1)Elijah?" And he ^(*)said, "I am not." "Are you ^(C2)the Prophet?" And he answered, "No."²² Therefore, they said to him, "Who are you, so that we may give an answer to those who sent us? What do you say about yourself?"²³ He said, "I am ^(C1)A VOICE OF ONE CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS, 'MAKE STRAIGHT THE WAY OF THE ^(F1)LORD,' as Isaiah the prophet said."

²⁴ Now they had been sent from the Pharisees.²⁵ And they asked him, and said to him, "Why then are you baptizing, if you are not the ^(F1)Christ, nor Elijah, nor ^(C1)the Prophet?"²⁶ John answered them, saying, "^(C1)I baptize with water, but among you stands One whom you do not know.²⁷ "This One is ^(C1)He who comes after me, of whom I am not worthy to untie the ^(C2)strap of His sandal."²⁸ These things took place in Bethany ^(C1)beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.

²⁹ On the next day, he ^(*)saw Jesus coming to him and ^(*)said, "Behold, ^(C1)the Lamb of God who ^(C2)takes away the sin of the world!³⁰ "This is He of whom I said, '^(C1)After me comes a man who has been ^(F1)ahead of me, ^(C2)for He existed before me.'³¹ "I did not know ^(F1)Him, but so that He might be manifested to Israel, I came baptizing with water."³² And John ^(C1)bore witness saying, "^(C2)I have beheld the Spirit descending as a dove out of heaven, and He abided on Him.³³ "And I did not know ^(F1)Him, but He who sent me to baptize with water said to me, 'The One upon whom you see the Spirit descending and abiding on Him, ^(C1)this is the One who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.'³⁴ "And I myself have seen, and have borne witness that this is ^(C1)the Son of God."

Behold, the Lamb of God

^35 (C1)On the next day, John again was standing ^(F1)with two of his disciples,³⁶ and he looked at Jesus as He walked, and ^(*)said, "Behold, ^(C1)the Lamb of God!"³⁷ And the two disciples heard him speak and followed Jesus.³⁸ And when Jesus turned and noticed them following, He ^(*)said to them, "What do you seek?" They said to Him, "^(C1)Rabbi (which translated means Teacher), where are You staying?"³⁹ He ^(*)said to them, "Come, and you will see." So they came and saw where He was staying; and they stayed with Him that day. It was about the ^(F1)tenth hour.^40 (C1)One of the two who heard John speak and followed Him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother.⁴¹ He first ^(*)found his own brother Simon and ^(*)said to him, "We have found the ^(C1)Messiah" (which translated means ^(F1)Christ).⁴² He brought him to Jesus. When Jesus looked at him, He said, "You are Simon the son of ^(C1)John; you shall be called ^(C2)Cephas" (which is translated ^(F1)(C3)Peter).

^43 (C1)On the next day, He desired to go into ^(C2)Galilee, and He ^(*)found ^(C3)Philip. And Jesus ^(*)said to him, "^(C4)Follow Me."⁴⁴ Now ^(C1)Philip was from ^(C2)Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.^45 (C1)Philip ^(*)found ^(C2)Nathanael and ^(*)said to him, "We have found Him of whom ^(C3)Moses in the Law and also ^(C3)the Prophets wrote—Jesus of ^(C4)Nazareth, ^(C5)the son of Joseph."⁴⁶ And Nathanael said to him, "^(C1)Can any good thing come out of Nazareth?" ^(C2)Philip ^(*)said to him, "Come and see."⁴⁷ Jesus saw Nathanael coming to Him, and ^(*)said about him, "Behold, truly an ^(C1)Israelite in whom there is no deceit!"⁴⁸ Nathanael ^(*)said to Him, "From where do You know me?" Jesus answered and said to him, "Before ^(C1)Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you."⁴⁹ Nathanael answered Him, "^(C1)Rabbi, You are ^(C2)the Son of God; You are the ^(C3)King of Israel."⁵⁰ Jesus answered and said to him, "Because I said to you that I saw you under the fig tree, do you believe? You will see greater things than these."⁵¹ And He ^(*)said to him, "Truly, truly, I say to you, you will see ^(C1)THE HEAVENS OPENED AND ^(C2)THE ANGELS OF GOD ASCENDING AND DESCENDING on ^(C3)the Son of Man."