Chapter summary

John 1 Summary

John 1 introduces Jesus as the eternal Word who was with God and was God, who became flesh, full of grace and truth.

The Gospel opens not with a manger but with eternity: ‘In the beginning was the Word.’ The Word is the agent of creation and the light of humanity, who ‘became flesh and dwelt among us.’

John the Baptist testifies to him as ‘the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world,’ and Jesus begins calling his first disciples, who recognize him as the Messiah.

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John 1:1 “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” John 1:14 “The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.”

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