6. There was a man named John who was sent by God.
7. He came to tell people about the Light. Through him all people could hear about the Light and believe.
8. John was not the Light, but he came to tell people about the Light.
9. The true Light was coming into the world. The true Light gives light to all.
10. The Word was in the world. The world was made through him, but the world did not know him.
11. He came to the world that was his own. But his own people did not accept him.
12. But some people did accept him. They believed in him. To them he gave the right to become children of God.
13. They did not become his children in the human way. They were not born because of the desire or wish of some man. They were born of God.
14. The Word became a man and lived among us. We saw his glory—the glory that belongs to the only Son of the Father. The Word was full of grace and truth.