1. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with Elohim, and the Word was Elohim.
2. He was in the beginning with Elohim.
3. All came to be through Him, and without Him not even one came to be that came to be.
4. In Him was life, and the life was the light of men.
5. And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
6. There was a man sent from Elohim, whose name was Yoḥanan.
7. This one came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all might believe through him.
8. He was not that Light, but that he might bear witness of that Light.
9. He was the true Light, which enlightens every man, coming into the world.
10. He was in the world, and the world came to be through Him, and the world did not know Him.
11. He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him.
12. But as many as received Him, to them He gave the authority to become children of Elohim, to those believing in His Name,