John 1:12-24

¹²But as many as received him, he gave them power to be made the sons of God, to them that believe in his name.

¹³Who are born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

¹⁴And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we saw his glory, the glory as it were of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

¹⁵John beareth witness of him, and crieth out, saying: This was he of whom I spoke: He that shall come after me, is preferred before me: because he was before me.

¹⁶And of his fulness we all have received, and grace for grace.

¹⁷For the law was given by Moses; grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.

¹⁸No man hath seen God at any time: the only begotten Son who is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.

¹⁹And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent from Jerusalem priests and Levites to him, to ask him: Who art thou?

²⁰And he confessed, and did not deny: and he confessed: I am not the Christ.

²¹And they asked him: What then? Art thou Elias? And he said: I am not. Art thou the prophet? And he answered: No.

²²They said therefore unto him: Who art thou, that we may give an answer to them that sent us? What sayest thou of thyself?

²³He said: I am the voice of one crying out in the wilderness, make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Isaias.

²⁴And they that were sent, were of the Pharisees.