THE WORD BECAME FLESH

Passage: John 1:6-18

Key verse: 14

NIV

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.

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Footnotes
  1. John 1:18 Some manuscripts but the only Son, who
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6 There was a man (A)sent from God, whose name was (B)John. 7 He came as a (C)witness, to bear witness about the light, (D)that all might believe through him. 8 (E)He was not the light, but came to bear witness about the light.

9 (F)The true light, which gives light to everyone, was coming into the world. 10 He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet (G)the world did not know him. 11 He came to (H)his own,[a] and (I)his own people[b] (J)did not receive him. 12 But to all who did receive him, (K)who believed in his name, (L)he gave the right (M)to become (N)children of God, 13 who (O)were born, (P)not of blood (Q)nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.

14 And (R)the Word (S)became flesh and (T)dwelt among us, (U)and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son[c] from the Father, full of (V)grace and (W)truth. 15 ((X)John bore witness about him, and cried out, “This was he of whom I said, (Y)‘He who comes after me ranks before me, because he was before me.’”) 16 For from (Z)his fullness we have all received, (AA)grace upon grace.[d] 17 For (AB)the law was given through Moses; (AC)grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. 18 (AD)No one has ever seen God; (AE)the only God,[e] who is at the Father's side,[f] (AF)he has made him known.

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Footnotes
  1. John 1:11 Greek to his own things; that is, to his own domain, or to his own people
  2. John 1:11 People is implied in Greek
  3. John 1:14 Or only One, or unique One
  4. John 1:16 Or grace in place of grace
  5. John 1:18 Or the only One, who is God; some manuscripts the only Son
  6. John 1:18 Greek in the bosom of the Father
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1. The true light Jesus (6-13) John was great mainly because he testified to Jesus, the true light that shines to everyone like the sun. There were three responses toward Jesus: (1) the world did not recognize him, though he was their creator; (2) Israel, his people, did not receive him though they knew him; (3) there were people who received and believed in him. God gave them the right (power) to be the children of God, more than a dead battery is jumpstarted and regains power to operate a lamp or a car again. This power comes neither from us nor our parents nor any human being but from the Father God, the life giver. 2. He made known God (14-18) The Word, the Creator God humbled himself and incarnated into a tiny baby in a manger and dwelt among us. He is Jesus. Jesus is full of God's glory and grace. Moses' law reveals all are sinners who are condemned to death. But Jesus is full of grace that saves condemned sinners while he is full of truth too. Jesus has made known God in his full capacity.

Prayer: Lord, thank you for your humble incarnation to reveal God's abundant grace and truth. I receive and believe in Jesus.

One Word: Receive Jesus and live as children of God