A study Bible

The Beginning (Genesis 1:1–2; Hebrews 11:1–3)

1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.² He was with God in the beginning.³ Through Him all things were made, and without Him nothing was made that has been made.⁴ In Him was life, and that life was the light of men.⁵ The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.

The Witness of John

⁶ There came a man who was sent from God. His name was John.⁷ He came as a witness to testify about the Light, so that through him everyone might believe.⁸ He himself was not the Light, but he came to testify about the Light.⁹ The true Light, who gives light to everyone, was coming into the world.¹⁰ He was in the world, and though the world was made through Him, the world did not recognize Him.¹¹ He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him.¹² But to all who did receive Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God—¹³ children born not of blood, nor of the desire or will of man, but born of God.