In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through Him all things were made, and without Him nothing was made that has been made. In Him was life, and that life was the light of men. The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. . . .

I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. And this bread, which I will give for the life of the world, is My flesh.”

If anyone comes to you but does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your home or even greet him.

For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

By this everyone will know that you are My disciples, if you love one another.”

Anyone who runs ahead without remaining in the teaching of Christ does not have God. Whoever remains in His teaching has both the Father and the Son.

Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves.

Call to Me, and I will answer and show you great and unsearchable things you do not know.

But Jesus remained silent and made no reply. Again the high priest questioned Him, “Are You the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?”

And they began to shout, “This is the voice of a god, not a man!”

Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call Him Immanuel.

Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.

as we await the blessed hope and glorious appearance of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ.

and when he found him, he brought him back to Antioch. So for a full year they met together with the church and taught large numbers of people. The disciples were first called Christians at Antioch.

The islanders were expecting him to swell up or suddenly drop dead. But after waiting a long time and seeing nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and said he was a god.

You rejected the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be released to you.

You killed the Author of life, but God raised Him from the dead, and we are witnesses of the fact.

And afterward, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions.

No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is Himself God and is at the Father’s side, has made Him known.

He was with God in the beginning.

Through Him all things were made, and without Him nothing was made that has been made.

So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he replied, “Unless I see the nail marks in His hands, and put my finger where the nails have been, and put my hand into His side, I will never believe.”

Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.”

You are doing the works of your father.” “We are not illegitimate children,” they declared. “Our only Father is God Himself.”

But the seeds on good soil are those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, cling to it, and by persevering produce a crop.

“I am,” said Jesus, “and you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power and coming with the clouds of heaven.”

You made him a little lower than the angels; You crowned him with glory and honor.

Theirs are the patriarchs, and from them proceeds the human descent of Christ, who is God over all, forever worthy of praise! Amen.

Just as many were appalled at Him—His appearance was disfigured beyond that of any man, and His form was marred beyond human likeness—