14. And the Word became flesh and pitched His tent among us, and we saw His esteem, esteem as of an only brought-forth of a father, complete in favour and truth.
15. Yoḥanan bore witness of Him and cried out, saying, “This was He of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me has become before me, because He was before me.’ ”
16. And out of His completeness we all did receive, and favour upon favour,
17. for the Torah was given through Mosheh – the favour and the truth came through יהושע Messiah.
18. No one has ever seen Elohim. The only brought-forth Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, He did declare.
19. Now this was the witness of Yoḥanan when the Yehuḏim sent from Yerushalayim priests and Lĕwites to ask him, “Who are you?”
20. And he confessed, and did not deny, but confessed, “I am not the Messiah.”
21. And they asked him, “What then, are you Ěliyahu?” So he said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” And he answered, “No.”
22. Therefore they said to him, “Who are you, so that we give an answer to those who sent us? What do you say about yourself?”
23. He said, “I am a voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way of יהוה,’ as the prophet Yeshayahu said.”
24. And those sent were of the Pharisees,
25. and they asked him, saying, “Why then do you immerse if you are not the Messiah, nor Ěliyahu, nor the Prophet?”
26. Yoḥanan answered them, saying, “I immerse in water, but in your midst stands One whom you do not know,
27. the One coming after me, who has become before me, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to loosen.”