God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake
in times past unto the fathers by the prophets, Hath
in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom
he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also
he made the worlds; Who being the brightness of
his glory, and the express image of his person, and
upholding all things by the word of his power, when
he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the
right hand of the Majesty on high; Being made so
much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance
obtained a more excellent name than they. For unto
which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art
my Son, this day have I begotten thee? And again,
I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a
Son? And again, when he bringeth in the first be-
gotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels
of God worship him. And of the angels he saith,
Who maketh his angels spirits, and his ministers a
flame of fire. But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne
O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteous-
ness is the sceptre of thy kingdom. Thou hast loved
righteousness, and hated iniquity: therefore God, even
thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness
above thy fellows. And, Thou, Lord, in the begin-
ning hast laid the foundation of the earth: and the
heavens are the works of thine hands: They shall
perish; but thou remainest; and they shall wax old
as doth a garment; And as a vesture shalt thou fold
them up, and they shall be changed: but thou art the
same, and thy years shall not fail
sent from God whose name was John.
came for a witness to bear witness of the light, that
all men through him might believe. He was not that
light, but was sent to bear witness of that light.
That was the true light which lighteth every man that
cometh into the world. He was in the world, and the
world was made by him, and the world knew him not.
He came unto his own, and his own received him not.
But as many as received him, to them gave he power
to become the sons of God, even to them that believe
on his name. Which were born not of blood, nor of
the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of
God. 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
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