John 1:6-9
New King James Version
John’s Witness: The True Light
6 There was a (A)man sent from God, whose name was John. 7 This man came for a (B)witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all through him might (C)believe. 8 He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that (D)Light. 9 (E)That[a] was the true Light which gives light to every man coming into the world.
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- John 1:9 Or That was the true Light which, coming into the world, gives light to every man.
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 1:11-14
New King James Version
11 (A)He came to His [a]own, and His [b]own did not receive Him. 12 But (B)as many as received Him, to them He gave the [c]right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: 13 (C)who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
The Word Becomes Flesh
14 (D)And the Word (E)became (F)flesh and dwelt among us, and (G)we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, (H)full of grace and truth.
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John 1:11-14
New International Version
11 He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him.(A) 12 Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed(B) in his name,(C) he gave the right to become children of God(D)— 13 children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.(E)
14 The Word became flesh(F) and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory,(G) the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace(H) and truth.(I)
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