17 for the law was given through Moses;(A) grace and truth(B) came through Jesus Christ. 18 No one has ever seen God. The one and only(C) Son, who is himself God and is at the Father’s(D) side[a]—he has revealed him.(E)

John the Baptist’s Testimony

19 This was John’s testimony when the Jews from Jerusalem(F) sent priests(G) and Levites(H) to ask him, “Who are you?”

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  1. 1:18 Other mss read The one and only Son, who is at the Father’s side

17 For the law was given through Moses;(A) grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.(B) 18 No one has ever seen God,(C) but the one and only Son, who is himself God and[a](D) is in closest relationship with the Father, has made him known.

John the Baptist Denies Being the Messiah

19 Now this was John’s(E) testimony when the Jewish leaders[b](F) in Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him who he was.

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  1. John 1:18 Some manuscripts but the only Son, who
  2. John 1:19 The Greek term traditionally translated the Jews (hoi Ioudaioi) refers here and elsewhere in John’s Gospel to those Jewish leaders who opposed Jesus; also in 5:10, 15, 16; 7:1, 11, 13; 9:22; 18:14, 28, 36; 19:7, 12, 31, 38; 20:19.