13 who were born,(A) not of natural descent,[a] or of the will(B) of the flesh,(C) or of the will of man,[b] but of God.(D)

14 The Word(E) became flesh(F) and dwelt[c] among us. We observed his glory,(G) the glory as the one and only(H) Son[d] from the Father, full of grace and truth. 15 (John testified concerning him and exclaimed, “This was the one of whom I said, ‘The one coming after me(I) ranks ahead of me,(J) because he existed before me.’”)(K)

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Footnotes

  1. 1:13 Lit blood
  2. 1:13 Or not of human lineage, or of human capacity, or of human volition
  3. 1:14 Or and dwelt in a tent; lit and tabernacled
  4. 1:14 Son is implied from the reference to the Father and from Gk usage.

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