John 1:14
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14 And the Word became flesh and lived among us, and we have seen his glory, the glory as of a father’s only son,[a] full of grace and truth.(A)
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- 1.14 Or the Father’s only Son
1 John 4:9
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9 God’s love was revealed among us in this way: God sent his only Son into the world so that we might live through him.(A)
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1 Timothy 3:16
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16 Without any doubt, the mystery of godliness is great:
He[a] was revealed in flesh,
vindicated[b] in spirit,[c]
seen by angels,
proclaimed among gentiles,
believed in throughout the world,
taken up in glory.(A)
John 1:1
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The Word Became Flesh
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.(A)
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Galatians 4:4
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4 But when the fullness of time had come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law,(A)
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Isaiah 40:5
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5 Then the glory of the Lord shall be revealed,
and all flesh shall see it together,
for the mouth of the Lord has spoken.”
Hebrews 1:3
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3 He is the reflection of God’s glory and the exact imprint of God’s very being, and he sustains[a] all things by his powerful word. When he had made purification for[b] sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,(A)
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1 John 1:1-2
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The Word of Life
1 We declare to you what was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we have looked at and touched with our hands, concerning the word of life(A)— 2 this life was revealed, and we have seen it and testify to it and declare to you the eternal life that was with the Father and was revealed to us(B)—
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Philippians 2:6-8
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6 who, though he existed in the form of God,
did not regard equality with God
as something to be grasped,(A)
7 but emptied himself,
taking the form of a slave,
assuming human likeness.
And being found in appearance as a human,(B)
8 he humbled himself
and became obedient to the point of death—
even death on a cross.(C)
John 6:51
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51 I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats of this bread will live forever, and the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.”(A)
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Colossians 1:19
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19 For in him all the fullness of God[a] was pleased to dwell,
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- 1.19 Gk lacks of God
1 Corinthians 15:47
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47 The first man was from the earth, made of dust; the second man is[a] from heaven.(A)
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- 15.47 Other ancient authorities add the Lord
Romans 8:3
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3 For God has done what the law, weakened by the flesh, could not do: by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and to deal with sin,[a] he condemned sin in the flesh,(A)
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- 8.3 Or and as a sin offering
Isaiah 7:14
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14 Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Look, the young woman is with child and shall bear a son and shall name him Immanuel.[a](A)
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- 7.14 That is, God is with us
Psalm 2:7
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7 I will tell of the decree of the Lord:
He said to me, “You are my son;
today I have begotten you.(A)
1 John 4:14
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14 And we have seen and do testify that the Father has sent his Son as the Savior of the world.
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Colossians 2:9
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9 For in him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily,
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1 John 4:2-3
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2 By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, 3 and every spirit that does not confess Jesus[a] is not from God. And this is the spirit of the antichrist, of which you have heard that it is coming, and now it is already in the world.(A)
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- 4.3 Other ancient authorities read does away with Jesus
2 John 7
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7 Many deceivers have gone out into the world, those who do not confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh; any such person is the deceiver and the antichrist!(A)
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Isaiah 53:2
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2 For he grew up before him like a young plant
and like a root out of dry ground;
he had no form or majesty that we should look at him,
nothing in his appearance that we should desire him.(A)
John 1:16-18
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16 From his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace.[a](A) 17 The law indeed was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.(B) 18 No one has ever seen God. It is the only Son, himself God, who[b] is close to the Father’s heart,[c] who has made him known.(C)
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1 Timothy 1:14-16
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14 and the grace of our Lord overflowed for me[a] with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.(A) 15 The saying is sure and worthy of full acceptance: that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners—of whom I am the foremost.(B) 16 But for that very reason I received mercy, so that in me, as the foremost, Jesus Christ might display the utmost patience as an example to those who would come to believe in him for eternal life.
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- 1.14 Gk lacks for me
Luke 1:31-35
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31 And now, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you will name him Jesus.(A) 32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give to him the throne of his ancestor David.(B) 33 He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.”(C) 34 Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, since I am a virgin?”[a] 35 The angel said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born[b] will be holy; he will be called Son of God.(D)
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Hebrews 5:5
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5 So also Christ did not glorify himself in becoming a high priest but was appointed by[a] the one who said to him,
“You are my Son;
today I have begotten you”;(A)
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- 5.5 Gk lacks was appointed by
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