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)

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

⁷ He came as a witness to testify^(A) concerning that light, so that through him all might believe.^{(B) 8} He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light.

⁹ The true light^(C) that gives light to everyone^(D) was coming into the world.