JMNT(i)
14 And so The Word (the Idea; the Thought; the Reason; the Discourse; the Message; The Collected Expression of Rational Logic; The Logos; = the meaning, plan and rational purpose of the ordered universe)
births Itself flesh (or: became flesh; came to be [in] flesh; came into existence being flesh; = God's thought, the ground of all real existence, became projected into creation as an immanent power within the world of mankind, inhabiting flesh),
and lives in a tent, within us (or: set up a tent and tabernacled among us),
and we view (attentively gaze at; looked at so as to contemplate)
Its (or: His)
glory (Its manifestation which calls forth praise; Its appearance which creates and effects opinions in regard to the whole of human experience; = His manifest presence):
a glory (= prestige and importance; reputation and opinion-forming appearance)
as of an only-begotten one at a father’s side (or: [the] glory from [the presence of the] Father, as a uniquely-born One),
full of grace and truth (filled with favor as well as reality and genuineness).
15 John is continuing witnessing about It (or: Him)
and has cried out, repeatedly saying, "This One was the One of Whom I said, 'The One progressively coming behind me has come to be in front of me (or: has taken precedence of me),
' because He was existing first, before me (or: ‘that He was first [in place and station] in regard to me’),
"
16 because we all at some point receive (take with our hands)
from out of the result of His filling (or: the effect of Its full contents; that which fills Him up):
even grace in the place of grace (or: favor corresponding to and facing favor; a [new fresh] gracious favor in the place of and replacing [the previous] gracious favor; [one] joyous favor after and exchanged for [another] joyous favor),
17 because the Law was given through Moses, yet grace and truth are birthed (or: joyous favor and reality came to be)
through Jesus Christ.
18 No one at any time has seen God. The only-begotten (uniquely-born)
God [other MSS: Son],
the One continuously existing, [
moving, directed and leading]
into the Father’s place of safety and intimacy (bosom; breast; chest; folds of a garment; inlet or bay),
that One interprets and explains by unfolding and bringing [
Him]
out.