15. John testified about him. He cried out, saying, “This was he of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me has surpassed me, for he was before me.’”
16. From his fullness we all received grace upon grace.
17. For the law was given through Moses. Grace and truth were realized through Jesus Christ.
18. No one has seen God at any time. The one and only Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he has declared him.
19. This is John’s testimony, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?”