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In him was life, and the life was the light of men.

The same came for a witnesse, to beare witnesse of the light, that all men through him might beleeue.

Hee was not that light, but was sent to beare witnesse of that light.

But as many as receiued him, to them gaue hee power to become the sonnes of God, euen to them that beleeue on his Name:

1611 marginal noteOr, the right or priuiledge.

Which were borne, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among vs (& we beheld his glory, the glory as of the onely begotten of the Father) full of grace and trueth.

1611 marginal noteMat. 1.16.

¶ Iohn bare witnesse of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that commeth after me, is preferred before me, for he was before me.

And of his fulnesse haue all wee receiued, and grace for grace.

1611 marginal noteCol. 1.19.

No man hath seene God at any time: the onely begotten Sonne, which is in the bosome of the Father, he hath declared him.

1611 marginal note1.Iohn 4.12. 1.tim. 6.16.

¶ And this is the record of Iohn, when the Iewes sent Priests and Leuites from Hierusalem, to aske him, Who art thou?