1. Before the world began, there was the Word. The Word was with God, and the Word was God.
2. He was with God in the beginning.
3. All things were made through him. Nothing was made without him.
4. In him there was life. That life was light for the people of the world.
5. The Light shines in the darkness. And the darkness has not overpowered the Light.
6. There was a man named John who was sent by God.
7. He came to tell people about the Light. Through him all people could hear about the Light and believe.
8. John was not the Light, but he came to tell people about the Light.
9. The true Light was coming into the world. The true Light gives light to all.
32-33. Then John said, “I did not know who the Christ was. But God sent me to baptize with water. And God told me, ‘You will see the Spirit come down and rest on a man. That man is the One who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.’” John said, “I saw the Spirit come down from heaven. The Spirit looked like a dove and rested on him.