(A)All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. (B)In him was life,[a] and (C)the life was the light of men. (D)The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.

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  1. John 1:4 Or was not any thing made. That which has been made was life in him

10 He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet (A)the world did not know him. 11 He came to (B)his own,[a] and (C)his own people[b] (D)did not receive him. 12 But to all who did receive him, (E)who believed in his name, (F)he gave the right (G)to become (H)children of God, 13 who (I)were born, (J)not of blood (K)nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.

14 And (L)the Word (M)became flesh and (N)dwelt among us, (O)and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son[c] from the Father, full of (P)grace and (Q)truth.

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  1. John 1:11 Greek to his own things; that is, to his own domain, or to his own people
  2. John 1:11 People is implied in Greek
  3. John 1:14 Or only One, or unique One

17 For (A)the law was given through Moses; (B)grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. 18 (C)No one has ever seen God; (D)God the only Son, who[a] is at the Father's side,[b] (E)he has made him known.

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  1. John 1:18 Or seen God; the only God who; some manuscripts seen God; the only Son, who (see verse 14)
  2. John 1:18 Greek in the bosom of the Father

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