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John 1:1-4
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John 1:1-4
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The Word of Life
1 In the beginning was the one
who is called the Word.
The Word was with God
and was truly God.
2 From the very beginning
the Word was with God.
3 And with this Word,
God created all things.
Nothing was made
without the Word.
Everything that was created
4 received its life from him,
and his life gave light
to everyone.
John 1:1-4
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John 1:1-4
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Prologue: Christ, the Eternal Word
1 In the beginning the Word already existed.
The Word was with God,
and the Word was God.
2 He existed in the beginning with God.
3 God created everything through him,
and nothing was created except through him.
4 The Word gave life to everything that was created,[a]
and his life brought light to everyone.
Footnotes
- 1:3-4 Or and nothing that was created was created except through him. The Word gave life to everything.
John 1:1-4
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John 1:1-4
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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) 2 He was with God in the beginning.(D) 3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.(E) 4 In him was life,(F) and that life was the light(G) of all mankind.
John 1:10
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John 1:10
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10 The Word was in the world,
but no one knew him,
though God had made the world
with his Word.
John 1:10
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John 1:10
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10 He came into the very world he created, but the world didn’t recognize him.
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John 1:10
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John 1:10
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10 He was in the world, and though the world was made through him,(A) the world did not recognize him.
John 1:14
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John 1:14
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14 The Word became
a human being
and lived here with us.
We saw his true glory,
the glory of the only Son
of the Father.
From him the complete gifts
of undeserved grace and truth
have come down to us.
John 1:14
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John 1:14
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John 1:14
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John 1:14
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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)
John 1:18
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John 1:18
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18 No one has ever seen God. The only Son, who is truly God and is closest to the Father, has shown us what God is like.
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John 1:18
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John 1:18
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18 No one has ever seen God. But the unique One, who is himself God,[a] is near to the Father’s heart. He has revealed God to us.
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- 1:18 Some manuscripts read But the one and only Son.
John 1:18
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John 1:18
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18 No one has ever seen God,(A) but the one and only Son, who is himself God and[a](B) is in closest relationship with the Father, has made him known.
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- John 1:18 Some manuscripts but the only Son, who
John 8:56-59
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John 8:56-59
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56 Your father Abraham was really glad to see me.”
57 “You are not even 50 years old!” they said. “How could you have seen Abraham?”
58 Jesus answered, “I tell you for certain that even before Abraham was, I was, and I am.”[a] 59 The people picked up stones to kill Jesus, but he hid and left the temple.
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- 8.58 I am: See the note at 8.24.
John 8:56-59
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John 8:56-59
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56 Your father Abraham rejoiced as he looked forward to my coming. He saw it and was glad.”
57 The people said, “You aren’t even fifty years old. How can you say you have seen Abraham?[a]”
58 Jesus answered, “I tell you the truth, before Abraham was even born, I am![b]” 59 At that point they picked up stones to throw at him. But Jesus was hidden from them and left the Temple.
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John 8:56-59
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John 8:56-59
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56 Your father Abraham(A) rejoiced at the thought of seeing my day; he saw it(B) and was glad.”
57 “You are not yet fifty years old,” they said to him, “and you have seen Abraham!”
58 “Very truly I tell you,” Jesus answered, “before Abraham was born,(C) I am!”(D) 59 At this, they picked up stones to stone him,(E) but Jesus hid himself,(F) slipping away from the temple grounds.
Philippians 2:6-7
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Philippians 2:6-7
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6 Christ was truly God.
But he did not try to remain[a]
equal with God.
7 Instead he gave up everything[b]
and became a slave,
when he became
like one of us.
Philippians 2:6-7
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Philippians 2:6-7
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6 Though he was God,[a]
he did not think of equality with God
as something to cling to.
7 Instead, he gave up his divine privileges[b];
he took the humble position of a slave[c]
and was born as a human being.
When he appeared in human form,[d]
Philippians 2:6-7
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Philippians 2:6-7
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Colossians 1:16-19
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Colossians 1:16-19
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16 Everything was created by him,
everything in heaven
and on earth,
everything seen and unseen,
including all forces
and powers,
and all rulers
and authorities.
All things were created
by God's Son,
and everything was made
for him.
17 God's Son was before all else,
and by him everything
is held together.
18 (A) He is the head of his body,
which is the church.
He is the very beginning,
the first to be raised
from death,
so that he would be
above all others.
19 God himself was pleased
to live fully in his Son.
Colossians 1:16-19
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Colossians 1:16-19
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16 for through him God created everything
in the heavenly realms and on earth.
He made the things we can see
and the things we can’t see—
such as thrones, kingdoms, rulers, and authorities in the unseen world.
Everything was created through him and for him.
17 He existed before anything else,
and he holds all creation together.
18 Christ is also the head of the church,
which is his body.
He is the beginning,
supreme over all who rise from the dead.[a]
So he is first in everything.
19 For God in all his fullness
was pleased to live in Christ,
Footnotes
- 1:18 Or the firstborn from the dead.
Colossians 1:16-19
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Colossians 1:16-19
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16 For in him all things were created:(A) things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities;(B) all things have been created through him and for him.(C) 17 He is before all things,(D) and in him all things hold together. 18 And he is the head(E) of the body, the church;(F) he is the beginning and the firstborn(G) from among the dead,(H) so that in everything he might have the supremacy. 19 For God was pleased(I) to have all his fullness(J) dwell in him,
Hebrews 1:1-3
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Hebrews 1:1-3
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1 Long ago in many ways and at many times God's prophets spoke his message to our ancestors. 2 (A) But now at last, God sent his Son to bring his message to us. God created the universe by his Son, and everything will someday belong to the Son. 3 (B) God's Son has all the brightness of God's own glory and is like him in every way. By his own mighty word, he holds the universe together.
After the Son had washed away our sins, he sat down at the right side[a] of the glorious God in heaven.
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- 1.3 right side: The place of honor and power.
Hebrews 1:1-3
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Hebrews 1:1-3
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Jesus Christ Is God’s Son
1 Long ago God spoke many times and in many ways to our ancestors through the prophets. 2 And now in these final days, he has spoken to us through his Son. God promised everything to the Son as an inheritance, and through the Son he created the universe. 3 The Son radiates God’s own glory and expresses the very character of God, and he sustains everything by the mighty power of his command. When he had cleansed us from our sins, he sat down in the place of honor at the right hand of the majestic God in heaven.
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Hebrews 1:1-3
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Hebrews 1:1-3
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God’s Final Word: His Son
1 In the past God spoke(A) to our ancestors through the prophets(B) at many times and in various ways,(C) 2 but in these last days(D) he has spoken to us by his Son,(E) whom he appointed heir(F) of all things, and through whom(G) also he made the universe.(H) 3 The Son is the radiance of God’s glory(I) and the exact representation of his being,(J) sustaining all things(K) by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins,(L) he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.(M)
2 Peter 1:1
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2 Peter 1:1
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1 From Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ.
To everyone who shares with us in the privilege of believing that our God and Savior Jesus Christ will do what is just and fair.[a]
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- 1.1 To everyone who … just and fair: Or “To everyone whose faith in the justice and fairness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ is as precious as our own faith.”
2 Peter 1:1
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2 Peter 1:1
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Greetings from Peter
1 This letter is from Simon[a] Peter, a slave and apostle of Jesus Christ.
I am writing to you who share the same precious faith we have. This faith was given to you because of the justice and fairness[b] of Jesus Christ, our God and Savior.
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2 Peter 1:1
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2 Peter 1:1
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1 Simon Peter, a servant(A) and apostle of Jesus Christ,(B)
To those who through the righteousness(C) of our God and Savior Jesus Christ(D) have received a faith as precious as ours:
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