14 The Word(A) became flesh(B) and dwelt[a] among us. We observed his glory,(C) the glory as the one and only(D) Son[b] from the Father, full of grace and truth.

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  1. 1:14 Or and dwelt in a tent; lit and tabernacled
  2. 1:14 Son is implied from the reference to the Father and from Gk usage.

14 The Word became flesh(A) and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory,(B) the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace(C) and truth.(D)

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Instead he emptied himself(A)
by assuming the form of a servant,(B)
taking on the likeness of humanity.(C)
And when he had come as a man,

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rather, he made himself nothing(A)
    by taking the very nature[a] of a servant,(B)
    being made in human likeness.(C)

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  1. Philippians 2:7 Or the form

This is how you know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh(A) is from God,(B)

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This is how you can recognize the Spirit of God: Every spirit that acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh(A) is from God,(B)

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20 And we know that the Son of God has come(A) and has given us understanding so that we may know the true one.[a] We are in the true one—that is, in his Son, Jesus Christ.(B) He is the true God and eternal life.

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  1. 5:20 Other mss read the true God

20 We know also that the Son of God has come(A) and has given us understanding,(B) so that we may know him who is true.(C) And we are in him who is true by being in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.(D)

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