In him was life,(A) and that life was the light(B) of all mankind. The light shines in the darkness,(C) and the darkness has not overcome[a] it.(D)

There was a man sent from God whose name was John.(E) He came as a witness to testify(F) concerning that light, so that through him all might believe.(G) He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light.

The true light(H) that gives light to everyone(I) was coming into the world.

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Footnotes

  1. John 1:5 Or understood

35 Then Jesus told them, “You are going to have the light(A) just a little while longer. Walk while you have the light,(B) before darkness overtakes you.(C) Whoever walks in the dark does not know where they are going. 36 Believe in the light while you have the light, so that you may become children of light.”(D) When he had finished speaking, Jesus left and hid himself from them.(E)

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