John 1:1–18: The Word Made Flesh
John opens his Gospel by placing the Word before creation, with God and as God, and then says that Word became flesh and lived among us. The eternal Son entered human history, and those who receive him are given the right to become God's children.
John 1: The Word Became Flesh
John opens his Gospel by placing the Word before creation, with God and as God, and then says that this Word became flesh and lived among us. The passage holds together the light shining in darkness, the world's failure to receive him, and the gift of becoming God's children.
John 1:14: Jesus Tabernacled Among Us
John 1:14 answers the question plainly: the eternal Word took real flesh and pitched his presence among people, and those who saw him recognized a glory full of grace and truth.
John 1:1–14: The Word Was God
John opens his Gospel by placing the Word with God and calling the Word God, then says that same Word became flesh and lived among us. The passage answers the question about Jesus being God before it ever names him.
How can Jesus be fully God and fully human? A Biblical Guide
John 1:14 declares the incarnation of the Word made flesh, showing how divine grace and truth are revealed through Jesus.
Lessons and Carols as a Scripture-shaped service: A Biblical Guide
A service of lessons and carols is a sequence of Scripture readings and songs that traces God's dealings with his people and gathers them at the coming of Christ. John 1:1–14 is where that sequence arrives, naming the Word who was in the beginning with God and who became flesh and lived among us.