The Word Became Flesh

1 In the beginning was the Word,^(A) and the Word was with God,^(B) and the Word was God.^(C)

² He was with God in the beginning.^(A)

³ Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.^(A)

⁴ In him was life,^(A) and that life was the light^(B) of all mankind.

⁵ The light shines in the darkness,^(A) and the darkness has not overcome^[a] it.^(B)