¹³ They did not become his children ·in any human way [by natural descent; by physical birth; ^Lby blood]—by ·any human parents [human passion/decision; ^Ldesire/will of the flesh] or ·human desire [a husband’s decision; ^Ldesire/will of a man/husband]. They were born of God.

¹⁴ The Word became ·a human [^Tflesh] and ·lived [made his home; pitched his tabernacle; ^CGod’s glorious presence dwelt in Israel’s tabernacle in the wilderness] among us. We saw his ·glory [majesty]—the glory that belongs to the ·only Son [one and only; ^Tonly begotten] ·of [who came from] the Father—and he was full of ·grace and truth [God’s gracious love and faithfulness; Ex. 34:5–7]. ¹⁵ John ·tells the truth about [testifies concerning; witnesses about] him and cries out, saying, “This is the One I told you about: ‘The One who comes after me [^Cin time] is greater than I am, because he ·was living [existed] before me [^Ca reference to Christ’s preexistence; 1:1–2].’”