Daily Bread

⁶ There was a man sent from God whose name was John.^{(A) 7} He came as a witness to testify^(B) concerning that light, so that through him all might believe.^{(C) 8} He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light.

⁹ The true light^(D) that gives light to everyone^(E) was coming into the world. ¹⁰ He was in the world, and though the world was made through him,^(F) the world did not recognize him. ¹¹ He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him.^{(G) 12} Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed^(H) in his name,^(I) he gave the right to become children of God^(J)— ¹³ children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.^(K)

¹⁴ The Word became flesh^(L) and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory,^(M) the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace^(N) and truth.^(O)

¹⁵ (John testified^(P) concerning him. He cried out, saying, “This is the one I spoke about when I said, ‘He who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.’”)^{(Q) 16} Out of his fullness^(R) we have all received grace^(S) in place of grace already given. ¹⁷ For the law was given through Moses;^(T) grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.^{(U) 18} No one has ever seen God,^(V) but the one and only Son, who is himself God and^[a](W) is in closest relationship with the Father, has made him known.