name:In the beginning (USA Mass Lectionary) Christmas Day Gospel;
office-part:Varia;
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(c4)IN(f) the(g) begin(h)ning(h) was(h) the(h) Word,(h) (,)and(h) the(h) Word(ixi)  was(h) with(g) God,(h) and(g) the(h) Word(fe) was(dc) God.(d) (:)  He(f) was(g) in(h) the(h) begin(h)ning(h) with(g) God.(h) (;) All(g) things(h) came(f) to(e) be(d) through(c) him,(d) (,) and((f) with(g)out(h) him(h) no(h) thing(h) came(ixih) to(g) be.(h.) (:)  What(h) came(h) to(h) be(h) through (h)him(h) was(h) life,(g) (,) and(h) this(h) life(h) was(g) the(h) light(f) of(f) the (e) hu(d)man (c) race.(d.) (:) The(f) light(gh) shines(h) in(h) the(h) darkness,(h) and(h) the(h) darkness(h) has(gh) not(fe) o(d)ver(c)come(d) it.(d.)  (:)  
A(h) man(g) named(h) John (f) was(e) sent(d) from(c) God.(d.) (:) He(f) came(g) for(h) tes(h)ti(h)mo(h)ny(h), to(f) tes(g)ti(h)ti(h)fy(h) to(ixih) the(g) light,(h) (,) so(h) that(h) all(h) might(g) be(h)lieve(fe) through(dc) him.(d) (:)  He(f) was(gh) not(ixih) the(g) light,(h) but(h) came(g) to(h) tes(f)ti(f)fy(e) to(d) the(c) light.(d.) (:)  
The(f) true(g) light,(h) which(h) en(g)light(j)ens(iyi) ev(h)ery(g)one,(h) (,) was(gh) com(f)ing(f) in(e)to(d) the(c) world.(d.) (:)  He(f) was(g) in(h) the(h) world,(g.) (,) and(h) the(h) world(h) came(h) to(h) be(ixih) through(g) him,(h) (,) but(g) the(h) world(fe) did(d) not(c) know(d) him.(d.) (:) He(fg) came(h) to(h) what (i) was(h) his(g) own,(h) but(f) his(g) own(h) peo(f)ple(f) did(e) not(d) ac(c)cept(d) him.(d.) (:) But(f) to(g) those(h) who(h) did(h) ac(g)cept(h) him,(h) (,) he(g) gave(g) power(g) to(g) be(g)come(g) chil(iyji)dren(h) of(g) God,(h) (,) to(f) those(h) who(g) be(h)lieve(fe) in(d) his(c) name(d.) (;) who(f) were(g) born,(h) not(h) of(h) na(h)tu(h)ral(h) ge(h)ne(h)ra(h)tion(g) (,) nor(h) by(h) hu(ih)man(g) choice(h) (,) nor(h) by(h) a(h) man’s(g) de(h)ci(f)sion(e) but(d) of(c) God.(d.) (:)  
And(h) the(g) Word(j) be(ixi)came(hg) flesh(h) and(f) made(g) his(h) dwell(h)ing(h) a(h)mong(ixivHG) us,(h) (,) and(h) we(h) saw(h) his(h) glo(g)ry,(g) (,) the(h) glo(h)ry(h) as(h) of(h) the(h) Fa(i)ther’s(i) On(h)ly(g) Son,(h) (,) full(g) of(h) grace(fe) and(dc) truth.(d.) (:) 
(c4)John(fg) tes(h)ti(h)fied(h) to(h) him,(h) (,) and(h) cried(h) out,(h) say(h)ing,(h) ‘This(f) was(g) he(h) of(h) whom(h) I(h) said,(h) (,) “The(f) one(g) who(h) is(h) com(h)ing after(h) me(h) ranks(i) a(h)head(g) of(h) me,(h) (,) be(gh)cause(f) he(f) ex(f)is(e)ted(d) be(c)fore(d) me.” ’(d) (:) From(f) his(g) full(h)ness(h) we(h) have(h) all(h) re(h)ceived,(g) grace(j) in(iyi) place(h) of(g) grace,(h) (,)  be(f)cause(g) while(h) the(h) law(h) was(h) giv(ixi)en(h) through(g) Mo(h)ses;(h) (,) grace(h) and(g) truth(h) came(f) through(e) Je(d)sus(c) Christ.(d.) (:) No(f) one(g) has(h) e(ixi)ver(h) seen(g) God;(h) (,) the(f) on(g)ly(h) Son,(h) God,(h) who(h) is(h) at(h) the(g) Fa(j)ther’s(iyi) side,(h) (,) he(g) has(g) re(h)vealed(fvEDC) him.(d.) (::)