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The one who is the true light, who gives light to everyone, was coming into the world.

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

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46 I have come as a light to shine in this dark world, so that all who put their trust in me will no longer remain in the dark.

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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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Yet it is also new. Jesus lived the truth of this commandment, and you also are living it. For the darkness is disappearing, and the true light is already shining.

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Yet I am writing you a new command;(A) its truth is seen in him and in you, because the darkness is passing(B) and the true light(C) is already shining.(D)

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The Word gave life to everything that was created,[a]
    and his life brought light to everyone.

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Footnotes

  1. 1:3-4 Or and nothing that was created was created except through him. The Word gave life to everything.

to tell about the light so that everyone might believe because of his testimony.

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

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He says, “You will do more than restore the people of Israel to me.
    I will make you a light to the Gentiles,
    and you will bring my salvation to the ends of the earth.”

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he says:
“It is too small a thing for you to be my servant(A)
    to restore the tribes of Jacob
    and bring back those of Israel I have kept.(B)
I will also make you a light(C) for the Gentiles,(D)
    that my salvation may reach to the ends of the earth.”(E)

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But you aren’t in the dark about these things, dear brothers and sisters, and you won’t be surprised when the day of the Lord comes like a thief.[a] For you are all children of the light and of the day; we don’t belong to darkness and night. So be on your guard, not asleep like the others. Stay alert and be clearheaded. Night is the time when people sleep and drinkers get drunk.

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Footnotes

  1. 5:4 Some manuscripts read comes upon you as if you were thieves.

But you, brothers and sisters, are not in darkness(A) so that this day should surprise you like a thief.(B) You are all children of the light(C) and children of the day. We do not belong to the night or to the darkness. So then, let us not be like others, who are asleep,(D) but let us be awake(E) and sober.(F) For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk, get drunk at night.(G)

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20 And we know that the Son of God has come, and he has given us understanding so that we can know the true God.[a] And now we live in fellowship with the true God because we live in fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ. He is the only true God, and he is eternal life.

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  1. 5:20 Greek the one who is true.

20 We know also that the Son of God has come(A) and has given us understanding,(B) so that we may know him who is true.(C) And we are in him who is true by being in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.(D)

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Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me.

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Jesus answered, “I am(A) the way(B) and the truth(C) and the life.(D) No one comes to the Father except through me.(E)

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32 Jesus said, “I tell you the truth, Moses didn’t give you bread from heaven. My Father did. And now he offers you the true bread from heaven.

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32 Jesus said to them, “Very truly I tell you, it is not Moses who has given you the bread from heaven, but it is my Father who gives you the true bread from heaven.

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If we claim we have no sin, we are only fooling ourselves and not living in the truth.

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If we claim to be without sin,(A) we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.(B)

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20 Look to God’s instructions and teachings! People who contradict his word are completely in the dark.

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20 Consult God’s instruction(A) and the testimony of warning.(B) If anyone does not speak according to this word, they have no light(C) of dawn.

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Jesus, the True Vine

15 “I am the true grapevine, and my Father is the gardener.

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The Vine and the Branches

15 “I am(A) the true vine,(B) and my Father is the gardener.

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