John 1:14-18

¹⁴The one who expresses MET ◄ God's character/what God is like► became a human being, and he lived among us for a while. As a result, we saw how wonderful he is. He came from God his father, and there was no other person as wonderful as he. He was wonderful because he always acted ◄kindly toward us/in ways we did not deserve►, and he always spoke truthfully to us about God.

¹⁵One day when John was telling people about him, he saw Jesus. Then he shouted to them, “I told you previously that someone will come later who is more important than I am, since he existed long before me. This is the man I was talking about!”

¹⁶We have all benefited very much from what he has done. Again and again, he has acted in kind way toward us in ways we did not deserve.

¹⁷Moses proclaimed God's laws to our ancestors. But what Jesus Christ did for us was much better. He acted in kindness toward us in ways we did not deserve and told us the truth about God.

¹⁸No one has ever seen God. But God's only Son, Jesus, who has always had a very close relationship with God, has told us about God.