| In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. | In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. |
| Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. | All things came into being through him, and without him not one thing came into being. What has come into being. |
| The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. | The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it. |
| Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God. | But to all who received him, who believed in his name, he gave power to become children of God. |
| The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. | And the Word became flesh and lived among us, and we have seen his glory, the glory as of a father's only son, full of grace and truth. |
| 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. | No one has ever seen God. It is God the only Son, who is close to the Father's heart, who has made him known. |
| And I myself did not know him, but the one who sent me to baptize with water told me, ‘The man on whom you see the Spirit come down and remain is the one who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.’ | I myself did not know him, but the one who sent me to baptize with water said to me, ‘He on whom you see the Spirit descend and remain is the one who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’ |
Bible verse of the day
Who is he, this King of glory?The Lord Almighty—
he is the King of glory.