John 1:14
And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we saw his glory, the glory as it were of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
13Who are born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
Cross References
Psalms 2:7The Lord hath said to me: Thou art my son, this day have I begotten thee.
Isaiah 7:14Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign. Behold a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and his name shall be called Emmanuel.
Isaiah 53:2And he shall grow up as a tender plant before him, and as a root out of a thirsty ground: there is no beauty in him, nor comeliness: and we have seen him, and there was no sightliness, that we should be desirous of him:
Matthew 1:16And Jacob begot Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
Matthew 17:1And after six days Jesus taketh unto him Peter and James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into a high mountain apart:
Luke 2:7And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him up in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.
Matthew Henry on John 1:7-15
The Testimony of John Baptist; Christ's Incarnation. 6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. 7 The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe. 8 He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light. 9 That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world. 10 He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not. 11 He came unto his own, and his own received him not. 12 But as many as… Read the whole commentary →