John 1:1-14 Amplified
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The Deity of Jesus Christ
1 In the beginning [before all time] was the Word ([a]Christ), and the Word was
with God, and [b]the Word was God Himself. 2 He was [continually
existing] in the beginning [co-eternally] with God. 3 All things were
made and came into existence through Him; and without Him not
even one thing was made that has come into being. 4 In Him was life [and the
power to bestow life], and the life was the Light of men. 5 The Light shines on in
the [c]darkness, and the
darkness did not understand it or overpower it or appropriate
it or absorb it [and is unreceptive to it].
The Witness of John the Baptist
6 There came a man commissioned and sent from God,
whose name was [d]John. 7 This man came as a
witness, to testify about the Light, so that all might believe [in Christ, the
Light] through him. 8 John was not the Light,
but came to testify about the Light.
9 There it was—the true Light
[the genuine, perfect, steadfast Light] which, coming into the world,
enlightens everyone. 10 He (Christ) was in the world,
and though the world was made through Him, the world did not recognize Him. 11 He came to that which
was His own [that which belonged to Him—His world, His creation, His
possession], and those who were His own [people—the Jewish nation] did not
receive and welcome Him. 12 But to as many as did receive and welcome
Him, He gave the right [the authority, the privilege] to become children of
God, that is, to those who believe in (adhere to, trust in, and
rely on) His name— 13 who were born, not of blood [natural conception], nor of
the will of the flesh [physical impulse], nor of the will of man [that of a
natural father], but of God [that is, a divine and supernatural birth—they are
born of God—spiritually transformed, renewed, sanctified].
The Word Made Flesh
14 And the Word (Christ) became flesh, and lived among us;
and we [actually] saw His glory, glory as belongs to the [One and] only
begotten Son of the Father, [the Son who is truly unique, the
only One of His kind, who is] full of grace and truth (absolutely free of
deception).
Footnotes:
- John 1:1 In
John the Apostle’s vision (Rev 19), he sees Christ returning as
Warrior-Messiah-King, and “...His name is called The Word of God...and
LORD OF LORDS.” (Rev 19:13, 16).
- John 1:1 In
this phrase, “God” appears first in the Greek word order, emphasizing the
fact that “the Word” (Christ) was God—so “God Himself.”
- John 1:5 I.e.
the world immersed in sin: all that stands in opposition to God and
biblical truth.
- John 1:6 The
births of both John the Baptist and Jesus were foretold by the angel,
Gabriel (Luke 1:5-80). This passage is about John the Baptist, the son of
Zacharias the priest and his wife, Elizabeth. Elizabeth was related to
Mary the mother of Jesus (Luke 1:36). John the Baptist is considered to be
the last of the OT prophets, and is not to be confused with John the
Apostle who wrote this Gospel, three brief letters (1 John, 2
John, 3 John) and Revelation.
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