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.
16From his full measure we have all been given grace on grace.
17For the law was given through Moses; grace and the true way of life are ours through Jesus Christ.
18No man has seen God at any time; the only Son, who is on the breast of the Father, he has made clear what God is.
