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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)The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not ^(F1)comprehend it.

The Witness John

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

⁹ There was ^(C1)the true Light ^(F1)which, coming into the world, enlightens every man.¹⁰ He was in the world, and ^(C1)the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him.¹¹ He came to 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 Made Flesh

¹⁴ And ^(C1)the Word ^(C2)became flesh, and ^(F1)(C3)dwelt among us, and ^(C4)we saw His glory, glory as of ^(F2)the only begotten from the Father, full of ^(C5)grace and ^(C6)truth.¹⁵ John ^(*)(C1)testified about Him and cried out, saying, "This was He of whom I said, '^(C2)He who comes after me ^(F1)has a higher rank than I, ^(C3)for He existed before me.'"¹⁶ For of His ^(C1)fullness ^(F1)we have all received, and ^(F2)grace upon grace.¹⁷ For ^(C1)the Law was given through Moses; ^(C2)grace and ^(C3)truth ^(F1)were realized 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.

The Testimony of John

¹⁹ This is ^(C1)the testimony of John, when ^(C2)the 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 ^(F1)the Christ."²¹ 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 Then 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 LORD,' as Isaiah the prophet said."

²⁴ Now they had been sent from the Pharisees.²⁵ 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 ^(F1)in water, but among you stands One whom you do not know.²⁷ "It is ^(C1)He who comes after me, the ^(C2)thong of whose sandal I am not worthy to untie."²⁸ These things took place in Bethany ^(C1)beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.

²⁹ 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 on behalf of whom I said, '^(C1)After me comes a Man who ^(F1)has a higher rank than I, ^(C2)for He existed before me.'³¹ "I did not recognize ^(F1)Him, but so that He might be manifested to Israel, I came baptizing ^(F2)in water."³² John ^(C1)testified saying, "^(C2)I have seen the Spirit descending as a dove out of heaven, and He remained upon Him.³³ "I did not recognize ^(F1)Him, but He who sent me to baptize ^(F2)in water said to me, 'He upon whom you see the Spirit descending and remaining upon Him, ^(C1)this is the One who baptizes ^(F2)in the Holy Spirit.'³⁴ "I myself have seen, and have testified that this is ^(C1)the Son of God."

Jesus' Public Ministry, First Converts

³⁵ Again ^(C1)the next day John 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 The two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.³⁸ And Jesus turned and saw them following, and ^(*)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, for 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 ^(*)found first 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. Jesus looked at him and said, "You are Simon the son of ^(F1)(C1)John; you shall be called ^(C2)Cephas" (which is translated ^(F2)(C3)Peter).

^43 (C1)The next day He purposed 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, of 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 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 of him, "Behold, an ^(C1)Israelite indeed, in whom there is no deceit!"⁴⁸ Nathanael ^(*)said to Him, "How 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."