10. He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.
11. He came unto his own, and his own received him not.
12. But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become sons of God, even to them that believe on his name,
13. who are not born of blood, nor of the will of flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
14. And the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father), full of grace and truth.
15. John bore witness of him and cried, saying, This is he of whom I spoke, He that comes after me is preferred before me, for he was before me.
16. And of his fullness we have all received, and grace for grace.
17. For the law was given through Moses, but the grace and the truth of God came through Jesus, the Christ.
18. No man has seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he has declared him.
19. And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou?
20. And he confessed and denied not, but confessed, I am not the Christ.
21. And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elijah? And he said, I am not. Art thou the prophet? And he answered, No.
22. Then said they unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to those that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?
23. He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Isaiah.
24. And those who were sent were of the Pharisees.
25. And they asked him and said unto him, Why dost thou baptize then if thou art not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the prophet?
26. John answered them, saying, I baptize with water, but there stands one among you, whom ye know not;