The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.

I have not departed from the commands of his lips; I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my daily bread.

Jesus answered, “My teaching is not my own. It comes from the one who sent me.”

The seed falling among the thorns refers to someone who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, making it unfruitful.

Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.