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The true light that enlightens everyone was coming into the world.
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He was in the world, and the world was made through him, and the world didn`t recognize him.
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He came to his own, and those who were his own didn`t receive him.
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But as many as received him, to them he gave the right to become God`s children, to those who believe in his name:
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who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
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The Word became flesh, and lived among us. We saw his glory, such glory as of the only Son of the Father, full of grace and truth.
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John testified about him. He cried out, saying, "This was he of whom I said, `He who comes after me has surpassed me, for he was before me.`"
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From his fullness we all received grace upon grace.
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For the law was given through Moses. Grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
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No one has seen God at any time. The only conceived Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he has declared him.
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This is John`s testimony, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, "Who are you?"
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He confessed, and didn`t deny, but he confessed, "I am not the Christ."
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They asked him, "What then? Are you Elijah?" He said, "I am not." "Are you the prophet?" He answered, "No."
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They said therefore to him, "Who are you? Give us an answer to take back to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?"
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He said, "I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, `Make straight the way of the Lord,` as Isaiah the prophet said."
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The ones who had been sent were from the Pharisees.
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They asked him, "Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?"
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John answered them, "I baptize in water, but among you stands one whom you don`t know,
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he who comes after me, whose sandal strap I`m not worthy to untie."
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These things were done in Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
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On the next day, he saw Jesus coming to him, and said, "Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
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This is he of whom I said, `After me comes a man who is preferred before me, for he was before me.`