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John 1:4
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4 (A)In Him was life, and (B)the life was the light of men.

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John 1:4
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4 (A)In Him was life, and the life was (B)the Light of mankind.

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John 1:4
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4 In Him was life [and the power to bestow life], and the life was the Light of men.

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John 1:4
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4 In him was life,(A) and that life was the light(B) of all mankind.

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John 1:7
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7 This man came for a (A)witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all through him might (B)believe.

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John 1:7
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7 [a]He came [b](A)as a witness, to testify about the Light, (B)so that all might believe through him.

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  1. John 1:7 Lit This one
  2. John 1:7 Lit for testimony
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John 1:7
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7 This man came as a witness, to testify about the Light, so that all might believe [in Christ, the Light] through him.

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John 1:7
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7 He came as a witness to testify(A) concerning that light, so that through him all might believe.(B)

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John 1:9
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9 (A)That[a] was the true Light which gives light to every man coming into the world.

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  1. John 1:9 Or That was the true Light which, coming into the world, gives light to every man.
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John 1:9
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9 [a]This was (A)the true Light [b]that, coming into the world, enlightens every person.

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  1. John 1:9 I.e., the Word, Christ
  2. John 1:9 Or that enlightens every person coming into the world
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John 1:9
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9 There it was—the true Light [the genuine, perfect, steadfast Light] which, coming into the world, enlightens everyone.(A)

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John 1:9
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9 The true light(A) that gives light to everyone(B) was coming into the world.

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John 12:46
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46 (A)I have come as a light into the world, that whoever believes in Me should not abide in darkness.

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John 12:46
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46 (A)I have come as Light into the world, so that no one who believes in Me will remain in darkness.

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John 12:46
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46 I have come as Light into the world, so that everyone who believes and trusts in Me [as Savior—all those who anchor their hope in Me and rely on the truth of My message] will not continue to live in darkness.

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John 12:46
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46 I have come into the world as a light,(A) so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness.

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John 8:12
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12 Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, (A)“I am the light of the world. He who (B)follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.”

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John 8:12
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Jesus Is the Light of the World

12 Then Jesus again spoke to them, saying, “(A)I am the Light of the world; (B)the one who follows Me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the Light of life.”

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John 8:12
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Jesus Is the Light of the World

12 Once more Jesus addressed the crowd. He said, “[a]I am the Light of the world. He who follows Me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the Light of life.”

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  1. John 8:12 The second of the memorable “I am” statements. See note 6:35.
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John 8:12
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Dispute Over Jesus’ Testimony

12 When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am(A) the light of the world.(B) Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”(C)

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1 John 1:5
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Fellowship with Him and One Another

5 (A)This is the message which we have heard from Him and declare to you, that (B)God is light and in Him is no darkness at all.

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1 John 1:5
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God Is Light

5 (A)This is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you, that (B)God is Light, and in Him there is no darkness at all.

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1 John 1:5
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God Is Light

5 This is the message [of God’s promised revelation] which we have heard from Him and now announce to you, that God is Light [He is holy, His message is truthful, He is perfect in righteousness], and in Him there is no darkness at all [no sin, no wickedness, no imperfection].

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1 John 1:5
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Light and Darkness, Sin and Forgiveness

5 This is the message we have heard(A) from him and declare to you: God is light;(B) in him there is no darkness at all.

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