John 1:12-24

¹²But to as many as received him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.

¹³These were not born of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

¹⁴The Word became flesh and lived among us. We have seen his glory, glory as of the one and only who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.

¹⁵John testified about him and cried out, saying, “This was the one of whom I said, 'He who comes after me is greater than I am, for he was before me.'”

¹⁶For from his fullness we have all received grace after grace.

¹⁷For the law was given through Moses. Grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

¹⁸No one has seen God at any time. The one and only God, who is at the side of the Father, he has made him known.

¹⁹This is the testimony of John when the Jews sent priests and Levites to him from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?”

²⁰He confessed—he did not deny, but confessed—”I am not the Christ.”

²¹So they asked him, “What are you then? Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” They said, “Are you the prophet?” He answered, “No.”

²²Then they said to him, “Who are you, so that we may give an answer to those who sent us? What do you say about yourself?”

²³He said, “I am a voice, crying in the wilderness: 'Make the way of the Lord straight,' just as Isaiah the prophet said.”

²⁴Now some from the Pharisees were sent,