And 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.
And the Word became a human being and lived among us. We saw his glory—the glory that belongs to the Father's one and only Son—completely filled with grace and truth.
This verse declares that Jesus, who is God's Word, became fully human and lived on earth, revealing God's perfect character of love and truth to humanity.
📚 Historical Context
John wrote this Gospel around 70-90 AD to prove that Jesus was both fully God and fully human. The concept of 'the Word' (Logos in Greek) was familiar to both Jewish and Greek audiences—Jews understood it as God's creative power, while Greeks saw it as divine reason that ordered the universe. John uses this familiar concept to explain how God became human in Jesus Christ.
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