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John 1:12

& But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, {even} to those who believe in His name,

John 1:13

& who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.

John 1:14

& And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth.

John 1:15

& John *testified about Him and cried out, saying, "This was He of whom I said, `He who comes after me has a higher rank than I, for He existed before me."'

John 1:16

& For of His fullness we have all received, and grace upon grace.

John 1:17

& For the Law was given through Moses; grace and truth were realized through Jesus Christ.

John 1:18

& No one has seen God at any time; the only begotten God who is in the bosom of the Father, He has explained {Him.}

John 1:19

& This is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent to him priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, "Who are you?"

John 1:20

& And he confessed and did not deny, but confessed, "I am not the Christ."

John 1:21

& They asked him, "What then? Are you Elijah?" And he *said, "I am not." "Are you the Prophet?" And he answered, "No."

John 1:22

& Then they said to him, "Who are you, so that we may give an answer to those who sent us? What do you say about yourself?"

John 1:23

& He said, "I am A VOICE OF ONE CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS, `MAKE STRAIGHT THE WAY OF THE LORD,' as Isaiah the prophet said."

John 1:24

& Now they had been sent from the Pharisees.

John 1:25

& They asked him, and said to him, "Why then are you baptizing, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?"

John 1:26

& John answered them saying, "I baptize (The Gr here can be translated {in, with} or {by}) in water, {but} among you stands One whom you do not know.

John 1:27

& ~"{It is} He who comes after me, the thong of whose sandal I am not worthy to untie."

John 1:28

& These things took place in Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.

John 1:29

& The next day he *saw Jesus coming to him and *said, "Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!

John 1:30

& ~"This is He on behalf of whom I said, `After me comes a Man who has a higher rank than I, for He existed before me.'

John 1:31

& ~"I did not recognize Him, but so that He might be manifested to Israel, I came baptizing (The Gr here can be translated {in, with} or {by}) in water."

John 1:32

& John testified saying, "I have seen the Spirit descending as a dove out of heaven, and He remained upon Him.

John 1:33

& ~"I did not recognize Him, but He who sent me to baptize (The Gr here can be translated {in}, {with} or {by}) in water said to me, `He upon whom you see the Spirit descending and remaining upon Him, this is the One who baptizes in the Holy Spirit.'

John 1:34

& ~"I myself have seen, and have testified that this is the Son of God."

John 1:35

& Again the next day John was standing with two of his disciples,