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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.
John 1:6-13
New American Standard Bible
John 1:6-13
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. 10 He was in the world, and (F)the world came into being through Him, and yet the world did not [g]know Him. 11 He came to His [h]own, and His own people did not [i]accept Him. 12 But [j]as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become (G)children of God, (H)to those who [k]believe in His name, 13 (I)who were [l]born, not of [m]blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of a man, but of God.
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- John 1:6 Or came into being
- John 1:7 Lit This one
- John 1:7 Lit for testimony
- John 1:8 Lit That one; i.e., John
- John 1:9 I.e., the Word, Christ
- John 1:9 Or that enlightens every person coming into the world
- John 1:10 Or acknowledge
- John 1:11 Or own things, possessions, domain
- John 1:11 Or receive
- John 1:12 Or all who received
- John 1:12 Or trust in
- John 1:13 Or fathered
- John 1:13 Lit bloods
John 1:6-13
New International Version
John 1:6-13
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. 10 He was in the world, and though the world was made through him,(F) the world did not recognize him. 11 He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him.(G) 12 Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed(H) in his name,(I) he gave the right to become children of God(J)— 13 children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.(K)
John 1:6-13
Contemporary English Version
John 1:6-13
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.
10 The Word was in the world,
but no one knew him,
though God had made the world
with his Word.
11 He came into his own world,
but his own nation
did not welcome him.
12 Yet some people accepted him
and put their faith in him.
So he gave them the right
to be the children of God.
13 They were not God's children
by nature or because
of any human desires.
God himself was the one
who made them his children.
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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