John 14:1-14 NIV “Do not let your hearts be troubled. John also writes in 1 John about ‘false Christs’. [19]) Σάρξ, flesh) Flesh (besides that it denotes as to us our corrupt nature, estranged from the Spirit of God, John 1:13), denotes the human body, or, as in this place, the man himself, denominated from his visible part. 14And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth. 3:1; Matt. (Colossians 1:16; with the evident exclusion of God and Jesus - 1 Corinthians 15:27) John 1:1-14, however, is not speaking of all creation in the universe, nor even of all living creatures. (J) 7 He came as a witness to testify(K) concerning that light, so that through him all might believe. But we are made partakers of them, when we are accepted through the Beloved. Let’s learn to talk about Jesus. John 8:58 "Truly, truly, I tell you," Jesus declared, "before Abraham was born, I am!" a John 1:14 tells us that the Word became flesh and dwelt among us. [9] This is variously explained as referring to the Ascension, or to the Last Judgement. Reread John 1:1-14 aloud, substituting speech for word, and hear the difference it makes. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. 1 Im Anfang war das Wort, und das Wort war bei Gott, und Gott war das Wort. (D) 3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. John 1:14 Context. 3 John 1:14, ESV: "I hope to see you soon, and we will talk face to face. 1 In the beginning was the Word,(A) and the Word was with God,(B) and the Word was God. The desire of a Saviour had attained its maturity in the period of universal decline which preceded the Advent. The whole verse might be paraphrased thus: And in order to raise us to this dignity and happiness, the eternal Word, by a most amazing condescension, was made flesh, united himself to our miserable nature, with all its innocent infirmities. Our life should be changed.John 16:7 – Uses the same word as ad… Grace and truth - We are all by nature liars and children of wrath, to whom both grace and truth are unknown. 3 God created everything through him, and nothing was created except through him. John 1:14, NIV: "The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. 6 There was a # Mal. John 1:1-14 New International Version (NIV) The Word Became Flesh 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. They said that he was not always the Christ. 2 The life appeared; we have seen it and testify to it, and we proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and has appeared to us. New International Version (NIV), Gain a concise, fundamental grasp of what the Bible is all about with our new, Ge 1:1; Jn 8:58; 17:5, 24; 1Jn 1:1; Rev 1:8, S Jn 5:26; 6:57; 11:25; 14:6; Ac 3:15; Heb 7:16; 1Jn 1:1, 2; 5:20; Rev 1:18, Dt 14:1; S Ro 8:14; 8:16, 21; Eph 5:1; 1Jn 3:1, 2, Jn 3:6; Tit 3:5; Jas 1:18; 1Pe 1:23; 1Jn 3:9; 4:7; 5:1, 4, Gal 4:4; Php 2:7, 8; 1Ti 3:16; Heb 2:14; 1Jn 1:1, 2; 4:2, NIV, Story of Jesus: Experience the Life of Jesus as One Seamless Story. Your Testimony Series Contributed by I. G. Spong on Dec 8, 2020 | 718 views. Commentary on John 1:1-14. You believe in God; believe also in me. He will forgive our sins. 7 This man came for a # John 3:25–36; 5:33–35 witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all through him might # (John 3:16) believe. "Forgive" is aphiēmi, "to release from legal or moral obligation or consequence, cancel, remit, pardon." 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