11. He came to His own, and His own people did not receive Him.
12. Yet to all who received Him, He gave the power to become sons of God, to those who believed in His name,
13. who were born not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
14. The Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, the glory as the only Son of the Father, full of grace and truth.
15. John bore witness of Him and cried out, “This was He of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me is preferred before me, for He was before me.’ ”
16. We have all received from His fullness grace upon grace.
17. For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.