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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 ^(F1)not even one thing came into being that has come into being.^4 (C1)In Him was life, and the life was ^(C2)the Light of mankind.⁵ And ^(C1)the Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not ^(F1)grasp it.

The Witness John the Baptist

⁶ A man ^(F1)came, one sent from God, and his 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 (F1)This was ^(C1)the true Light ^(F2)that, coming into the world, enlightens every person.¹⁰ He was in the world, and ^(C1)the world came into being through Him, and yet the world did not ^(F1)know Him.¹¹ He came to His ^(F1)own, and His own people did not ^(F2)accept Him.¹² But ^(F1)as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become ^(C1)children of God, ^(C2)to those who ^(F2)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 a man, but of God.

The Word Made Flesh

¹⁴ And ^(C1)the Word ^(C2)became flesh, and ^(C3)dwelt among us; and ^(C4)we saw His glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of ^(C5)grace and ^(C6)truth.¹⁵ John ^(*)(C1)testified about Him and called out, saying, "This was He of whom I said, '^(C2)He who is coming after me has proved to be ^(F1)my superior, ^(C3)because 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)God the only Son, who is ^(C3)in the ^(F1)arms of the Father, ^(C4)He has ^(F2)explained Him.

The Testimony of John the Baptist

¹⁹ This is ^(C1)the testimony of John, when ^(C2)the Jews sent priests and Levites to him ^(C3)from Jerusalem to ask him, "Who are you?"²⁰ And he confessed and did not deny; and this is what he confessed: "^(C1)I am not the ^(F1)Christ."²¹ And so 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? Tell us, so that we may give an answer to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?"²³ He said, "I am ^(C1)THE VOICE OF ONE CALLING ^(F1)OUT IN THE WILDERNESS, 'MAKE THE WAY OF THE LORD STRAIGHT,' as Isaiah the prophet said."

²⁴ And the messengers 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, of whom I am not worthy even to untie the ^(C2)strap of His sandal."²⁸ These things took place in Bethany ^(C1)beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing people.

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 in behalf of whom I said, '^(C1)After me is coming a Man who has proved to be ^(F1)my superior, ^(C2)because He existed before me.'³¹ "And I did not recognize ^(F1)Him, but so that He would be revealed to Israel, I came baptizing ^(F2)in water."³² And John ^(C1)testified, saying, "^(C2)I have seen the Spirit descending as a dove out of heaven, and He remained upon Him.³³ "And 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 "And I myself have seen, and have testified that this is ^(C1)the ^(F1)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 And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.³⁸ And Jesus turned and saw them following, and ^(*)said to them, "What are you seeking?" 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. 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 ^(F1)decided to go to ^(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 wrote in the Law, and ^(C3)the prophets also wrote: Jesus ^(C4)the son of Joseph, from ^(C5)Nazareth!"⁴⁶ Nathanael said to him, "^(C1)Can anything good be from Nazareth?" ^(C2)Philip ^(*)said to him, "Come and see."⁴⁷ Jesus saw Nathanael coming to Him, and ^(*)said of him, "Here is truly an ^(C1)Israelite, 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)heaven opened and ^(C2)the angels of God ascending and descending on ^(C3)the Son of Man."