1 In the beginning there was the Word. The Word was with God, and the Word was God.
2 He was with God in the beginning.
3 All things were made by him, and nothing was made without him.
4 In him there was life, and that life was the light of all people.
5 The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overpowered it.
6 There was a man named John who was sent by God.
7 He came to tell people the truth about the Light so that through him all people could hear about the Light and believe.