9The true light, which gives light to every man, was then coming into the world.
10He was in the world, the world which came into being through him, but the world had no knowledge of him.
11He came to the things which were his and his people did not take him to their hearts.
12To all those who did so take him, however, he gave the right of becoming children of God--that is, to those who had faith in his name:
13Whose birth was from God and not from blood, or from an impulse of the flesh and man's desire.
14And so the Word became flesh and took a place among us for a time; and we saw his glory--such glory as is given to an only son by his father--saw it to be true and full of grace.
15John gave witness about him, crying, This is he of whom I said, He who is coming after me is put over me because he was in existence before me.
