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John 1:6-9
New American Standard Bible
John 1:6-9
New American Standard Bible
The Witness John the Baptist
6 A man [a]came, one sent from God, and his name was (A)John. 7 [b]He came [c](B)as a witness, to testify about the Light, (C)so that all might believe through him. 8 [d](D)He was not the Light, but he came to testify about the Light.
9 [e]This was (E)the true Light [f]that, coming into the world, enlightens every person.
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John 1:6-9
New International Version
John 1:6-9
New International Version
6 There was a man sent from God whose name was John.(A) 7 He came as a witness to testify(B) concerning that light, so that through him all might believe.(C) 8 He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light.
9 The true light(D) that gives light to everyone(E) was coming into the world.
John 1:6-9
Contemporary English Version
John 1:6-9
Contemporary English Version
6 (A) God sent a man named John,
7 who came to tell
about the light
and to lead all people
to have faith.
8 John wasn't this light.
He came only to tell
about the light.
9 The true light that shines
on everyone
was coming into the world.
John 1:6-13
The Message
John 1:6-13
The Message
6-8 There once was a man, his name John, sent by God to point out the way to the Life-Light. He came to show everyone where to look, who to believe in. John was not himself the Light; he was there to show the way to the Light.
9-13 The Life-Light was the real thing:
Every person entering Life
he brings into Light.
He was in the world,
the world was there through him,
and yet the world didn’t even notice.
He came to his own people,
but they didn’t want him.
But whoever did want him,
who believed he was who he claimed
and would do what he said,
He made to be their true selves,
their child-of-God selves.
These are the God-begotten,
not blood-begotten,
not flesh-begotten,
not sex-begotten.
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