³ Through him all things came into existence,
and without him there was nothing.
That which came to be
⁴ found life in him,
and the life was the light of the human race.
⁵ The light shines in the darkness,
and the darkness has been unable to overcome it.

⁹ The true light that enlightens everyone
was coming into the world.
¹⁰ He was in the world,
the world had come into existence through him,
yet the world did not recognize him.
¹¹ He came to his own,
but his own did not accept him.
¹² However, to those who did accept him
and who believed in his name
he granted the power to become children of God,