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The Word Became Flesh
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
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He was with God in the beginning.
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There was a man sent from God whose name was John.
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Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God—
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children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.
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No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is himself God and is in closest relationship with the Father, has made him known.
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Finally they said, “Who are you? Give us an answer to take back to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”
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John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet, “I am the voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way for the Lord.’”
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John Testifies About Jesus
The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
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I have seen and I testify that this is God’s Chosen One.”
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When he saw Jesus passing by, he said, “Look, the Lamb of God!”
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Then Nathanael declared, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the king of Israel.”
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He then added, “Very truly I tell you, you will see ‘heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending on’ the Son of Man.”
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His disciples remembered that it is written: “Zeal for your house will consume me.”
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The Jews then responded to him, “What sign can you show us to prove your authority to do all this?”
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He came to Jesus at night and said, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the signs you are doing if God were not with him.”
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Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again.”
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Jesus answered, “Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit.
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For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
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For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.
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Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son.
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This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil.
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But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what they have done has been done in the sight of God.
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You yourselves can testify that I said, ‘I am not the Messiah but am sent ahead of him.’
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Whoever has accepted it has certified that God is truthful.
