10. The Word was in the world,but no one knew him,though God had made the worldwith his Word.
11. He came into his own world,but his own nationdid not welcome him.
12. Yet some people accepted himand put their faith in him.So he gave them the rightto be the children of God.
13. They were not God's childrenby nature or becauseof any human desires.God himself was the onewho made them his children.
14. The Word becamea human beingand lived here with us.We saw his true glory,the glory of the only Sonof the Father.From him all the kindnessand all the truth of Godhave come down to us.
15. John spoke about him and shouted, “This is the one I told you would come! He is greater than I am, because he was alive before I was born.”
16. Because of all that the Son is, we have been given one blessing after another.