John 1:1-18 - The Logos Hymn

Christianity

John 1:1-18

The Johannine prologue moves from cosmic origin to incarnation to glory, then mirrors back through witness and grace.

AThe Word was in the beginning with GodA'

AIn the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.B'

BAll things have been made through him; without him nothing has been made.C'

CThe Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son.D'

B'From his fullness we have all received grace in place of grace already given. The law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

A'No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is himself God and is in closest relationship with the Father, has made him known.D

C'John bore witness: 'He who comes after me ranks before me'C

B'From his fullness we have all received, grace upon graceB

A'The only Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he has made him knownA