13 who were born, not merely in a physical sense, or from a fleshly impulse, or from man"s desire, but of God.

14 The Word became flesh and tabernacled among us. We gazed on his glory, the kind of glory that belongs to the Father"s unique Son, full of grace and truth.

15 John told the truth about him when he cried out, "This is the person about whom I said, ‘The one who comes after me ranks ahead of me, because he existed before me.’"