Popular Bible Verses from John 1

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But some people did want him. They believed in him, so God said they can join his family, and be his own kids.

This is the story about somebody called the Word . Before God made anything, the Word was with God, and he was just the same as God. You see, the Word was God.

That light shines out into the darkness and makes everything clear, and the darkness can’t put it out.

You see, the Word became a human being. He came and lived in a body, with us here on the earth. We saw that he was really powerful, just like God. Then we knew that he was God’s only special son, and he showed us what his father is like. He was a really good man, and everything he said was true.

God used the Word to make everything. God and the Word worked together, and they made everything, everywhere. The Word had the power to give life to everything, and he showed people what is true about God. You see, the Word was a light for everyone.

The next day, John saw Jesus coming to him. John said to the people there, “Look at that man. He is the special one that God sent. You know how people kill a young sheep to pay for the bad things they did. Well, God sent this man to die, like those young sheep. He is going to let people kill him, to pay for all the bad things that everybody in the world does.

The one called the Word came to the world. You know, God used that one called the Word to make everything in the world, but people in the world didn’t know who he was. He came to his own countrymen, but most of them didn’t want him.

John was not that real light, but he came to tell people about that light. The real light was coming into the world. That light was going to shine in the darkness so that everyone could see God.

You know, God gave Moses the law a long time ago, so that our people could live God’s way, but Jesus Christ gave us God’s true message. He showed us that God loves us, even though we did nothing good for him.