(A)All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him [a]not even one thing came into being that has come into being. (B)In Him was life, and the life was (C)the Light of mankind. And (D)the Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not [b]grasp it.

The Witness John the Baptist

A man [c]came, one sent from God, and his name was (E)John. [d]He came [e](F)as a witness, to testify about the Light, (G)so that all might believe through him. [f](H)He was not the Light, but he came to testify about the Light.

[g]This was (I)the true Light [h]that, coming into the world, enlightens every person. 10 He was in the world, and (J)the world came into being through Him, and yet the world did not [i]know Him.

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Footnotes

  1. John 1:3 One early ms nothing came into
  2. John 1:5 Or overpower
  3. John 1:6 Or came into being
  4. John 1:7 Lit This one
  5. John 1:7 Lit for testimony
  6. John 1:8 Lit That one; i.e., John
  7. John 1:9 I.e., the Word, Christ
  8. John 1:9 Or that enlightens every person coming into the world
  9. John 1:10 Or acknowledge

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