Christmas Season · Year C
Nativity of the Lord - Christmas Day Proper 3
December 25, 2027
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 1:1-14 Working Preacher
Luther Seminary reads the prologue as John's own nativity story, the Word made flesh.
John 1 Commentary Center for Excellence in Preaching
A Reformed commentary archive dwelling on the eternal Word pitching a tent among us.
John 1 - The Word Became Flesh Enduring Word · David Guzik
An evangelical verse-by-verse walk through the Word, the light, and the witness of John.
John 1:1 Commentaries BibleHub
Classic commentaries stacked verse by verse on 'the Word was God.'
John 1:1 Verse-by-Verse Commentary StudyLight
A large library of expositors stacked verse by verse for a further voice on the prologue.
The Work of Christmas, Christmas Day (III) Sermons That Work · Episcopal Church
An Anglican Christmas Day sermon moving from John's cosmic Word to the pastoral news of God dwelling among us.
Background & Word Study
Overview: John BibleProject
Sets the chapter inside John's whole-book design, tying its creation echoes back to Genesis.
John 1:1 Interlinear BibleHub
The Greek of the passage word by word with parsing and lexical helps.
Enter the Bible: John Enter the Bible
Luther Seminary's book introduction to John's Gospel and its distinctive voice.
The Church Fathers
Questions preachers ask
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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