Advent Season · Third Sunday of Advent · Year B
John 1:6-8, 19-28
The Word Became Flesh
December 13, 2026
Overview & Insights
“And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory.” (John 1:14)
The prologue is set apart from the rest of John’s Gospel by its designation of Jesus Christ as the Word (Gr.: logos , vv. 1, 14) rather than “the Son.” The term One and Only (implying sonship) is introduced, however, in verses 14 and 18 and sets the stage for the Gospel’s characteristic emphasis on the Father-Son relationship between God and Jesus.
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Commentary
Commentary on John 1:6-8, 19-28 Working Preacher
Argues that in the fourth gospel John is never the Baptist but purely a witness pointing to Jesus.
John 1:6-8, 19-28 Commentary Center for Excellence in Preaching
Reformed commentary on the questions put to John that anticipate the questions later put to Jesus.
Enduring Word Bible Commentary John Chapter 1 Enduring Word · David Guzik
Verse by verse exposition of the witness of John and his confession that he is not the Christ.
BibleHub Commentaries on John 1 BibleHub
Classic commentators on the man sent from God to testify to the light.
The Third Sunday in Advent, Year B Catholic Productions · Brant Pitre
Dr. Brant Pitre's Catholic exegesis of John's testimony and the one who stands among you unknown.
Third Sunday of Advent, Cycle B | Loyola Press Loyola Press · Sunday Connection
Sunday Connection on Gaudete joy and John's insistence that one greater already stands among us.
Rejoice Always, Advent 3 (B) Sermons That Work · Episcopal Church
Sermons That Work preaches Paul's Gaudete call to rejoice always alongside John's witness.
Background & Word Study
Enter the Bible: John (Book Overview) Enter the Bible
Background on the distinctive theology, structure, and prologue of John's gospel.
BibleProject: Book of John Overview BibleProject
Animated overview of the literary design and themes of the fourth gospel.
John 1:6 Greek Interlinear BibleHub
Word by word Greek of the witness passage with parsing and Strong's numbers.
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What does John's prologue add to the Christmas story?
Where Luke gives the manger, John gives its meaning: the eternal Word through whom all things were made became flesh, full of grace and truth, the light no darkness can overcome.
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