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...that which enlightens every man coming into this world; he was in the world, and the world was made through him, and the world did not know him. He came unto his own inheritance, and his own did not receive him. He gave the power to become children of God to all those who believed in him, and who believed in his name; those who are born not of blood, nor of the desires of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God (having been regenerated by the SacramentIn this context, the author likely refers to the Sacrament of Baptism, which in Christian theology marks the "new birth" or regeneration of the soul. and by the grace of Jesus Christ). And the Wordoriginal: "le Verbe." This translates the Greek 'Logos,' referring to the second person of the Trinity existing before the creation of the world. was made flesh and dwelt among us; and we saw his glory, such as the only-begotten Son of the Father should possess. He was full of grace and truth. Let us give thanks to God.
David composed this Psalm to ask God for victory