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N the beginning was the Word, ⁊ the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

* The ſame was in the beginning with God.

* All things were made by him, and without him was not any thing made that was made.

In him was life, and the life was the light of men.

And the light ſhineth in darkneſſe, and the darkneſſe comprehended it not.

¶ * There was a man ſent from God, whoſe name was Iohn.

The ſame came for a witneſſe, to beare witneſſe of the light, that all men through him might beleeue.

Hee was not that light, but was ſent to beare witneſſe of that light.

That was the true light, which lighteth euery man that commeth into the world.

Hee was in the world, and * the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.

Hee came vnto his owne, and his owne receiued him not.

But as many receiued him, to them gaue hee ǁ power to become the ſonnes of God, euen to them that beleeue on his Name:

Which were borne, not of blood, nor of the will of the fleſh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

* And the Word was made fleſh, and dwelt among vs (⁊ we beheld his glory, the glory as of the onely begotten of the Father) full of grace and trueth.

¶ John bare witneſſe of him, and cried, ſaying, this was he of whom I ſpake, he that commeth after me, is preferred before me, for he was before me.

And of his * fulneſſe haue all wee receiued, and grace for grace.

For the Law was giuen by Moſes, but grace and trueth came by Ieſus Chriſt.

* No man hath ſeene God at any time: the onely begotten Sonne, which is in the boſome of the Father, he hath declared him.

¶ And this is the record of Iohn, when the Iewes ſent Prieſts and Leuites from Hieruſalem, to aſke him, Who art thou?

And he confeſſed, and denied not: but confeſſed, I am not the Chriſt.