Why He's So Special

1 (A) In the beginning was (B) the Word, and the Word was (C) with God, and (D) the Word was God.

2 He was in the beginning with God.

3 (E) All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being.

4 (F) In Him was life, and the life was (G) the Light of men.

5 (H) The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not [a] comprehend it.

6 There [b] came a man sent from God, whose name was (I) John.

7 He came (J) as a witness, to testify about the Light, (K) so that all might believe through him.

8 (L) He was not the Light, but he came to testify about the Light.

9 There was (M) the true Light [c] which, coming into the world, enlightens every man.

10 He was in the world, and (N) the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him.

11 He came to His [d] own, and those who were His own did not receive Him.

12 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become (O) children of God, even (P) to those who believe in His name, 13 (Q) who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.

14 And (R) the Word (S) became flesh, and (T) dwelt among us, and (U) we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of (V) grace and (W) truth.

-John 1:1-14