In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

Therefore the Lord Himself shall give you a sign: Behold, a virgin shall conceive and bring forth a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel.

And Jacob begot Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus who is called Christ.

But while he was pondering these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take to you Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.

So all this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying:

And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bring forth a Son, and shall call His name JESUS.

And He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of His kingdom there will be no end.

And the angel answered and said to her, The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore, also, that Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son of God.

And she gave birth to her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.

concerning His Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who was made of the seed of David according to the flesh,

and defined as the Son of God in power according to the Spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead.

of whom are the fathers and from whom, according to the flesh, is Christ, being God over all, blessed forever. Amen.

The first man was out of the earth, of dust; the second Man is the Lord out of Heaven.

But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, brought forth out of a woman, brought forth under the Law,

who, being in the form of God, did not consider clinging, to be equal with God,

And being found comprised as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.

And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifested in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen by angels, preached among the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up in glory.

For both He who sanctifies and those who are sanctified are all of one, for which reason He is not ashamed to call them brethren,

Inasmuch then as the children have partaken of flesh and blood, He Himself likewise shared in the same, that through death He might destroy him who had the power of death, that is, the devil,

For indeed He does not take on the form of angels, but He does take on the seed of Abraham.

Therefore, when He came into the world, He said: Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but a body You have prepared for Me.

By this you know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God,

and every spirit that does not confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is not from God. And this is the spirit of the Antichrist, which you have heard was coming, and is now already in the world.

For many corrupters have gone out into the world who do not confess Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh. This is a corrupter and an antichrist.

This beginning of signs Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, and manifested His glory; and His disciples believed in Him.

Jesus said to her, Did I not say to you that if you would believe you would see the glory of God?

He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, that they should not see with their eyes, that they should not understand with their hearts and be turned, and I should heal them.

These things Isaiah said when he saw His glory and spoke of Him.

Jesus said to him, Have I been with you so long, and yet you have not known Me, Philip? He who has seen Me has seen the Father; so how do you say, Show us the Father?

and the glory of Jehovah shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together; for the mouth of Jehovah has spoken.

For He grows up before Him as a tender plant, and as a root out of the dry ground. He has no form nor splendor that we should regard Him, nor anything spectacular that we should desire Him.

Arise, shine; for your light has come, and the glory of Jehovah has risen upon you.

For behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people; but Jehovah shall arise over you, and His glory shall be seen upon you.

And after six days Jesus took Peter, Jacob, and John his brother, and led them up into a high mountain by themselves;

And behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking with Him.

While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them; and behold a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Hear Him.

whose minds the god of this age has blinded, who do not believe, so that the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should not shine on them.

For it is God who commanded light to shine out of darkness, who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

Who being the brightness of His glory and the express image of His essence, and upholding all things by the Word of His power, when He had by Himself made purification for our sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,

Coming to Him as to a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God and precious,

Therefore it is also contained in the Scripture, Behold, I lay in Zion a chief cornerstone, elect, precious, and he who believes on Him will by no means be ashamed.

For He received from God the Father honor and glory when such a voice came to Him from the Excellent Glory: This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, concerning the Word of Life;

the life was manifested, and we have seen, and bear witness, and declare to you that eternal life which was with the Father and was manifested to us;

No one has seen God at any time. The only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, He has declared Him.

For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that everyone believing into Him should not perish but have eternal life.

The one believing into Him is not judged; but the one not believing is judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

I will declare the decree: Jehovah has said unto Me, You are My Son; today I have begotten You.

God has fulfilled this for us their children, in that He has raised up Jesus. As it is also written in the second Psalm: You are My Son, today I have begotten You.

For to which of the angels did He ever say: You are My Son, today I have begotten You? And again: I will be to Him a Father, and He shall be to Me a Son?

So also Christ did not glorify Himself to become High Priest, but it was He who said to Him: You are My Son, today I have begotten You.

In this the love of God was revealed in us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him.

And of His fullness we have all received, and grace for grace.

For the Law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

You are the fairest of the sons of men; grace is poured into Your lips; therefore God has blessed You forever.

And He said to me, My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness. Therefore most gladly I will rather exult in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may dwell upon me.

To me, who am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,

may be able to grasp with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height;

to know the surpassing knowledge and love of Christ; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

For it is good that in Him all the fullness should dwell,

in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily;

And the grace of our Lord was exceedingly abundant, with faith and love which are in Christ Jesus.

However, for this reason I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might manifest all longsuffering, as an example to those who are about to believe on Him unto eternal life.