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


Jesus, the Light of the World

12 Jesus spoke to the people once more and said, “I am the light of the world. If you follow me, you won’t have to walk in darkness, because you will have the light that leads to life.”

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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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26 The Father has life in himself, and he has granted that same life-giving power to his Son.

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Living in the Light

This is the message we heard from Jesus[a] and now declare to you: God is light, and there is no darkness in him at all. So we are lying if we say we have fellowship with God but go on living in spiritual darkness; we are not practicing the truth. But if we are living in the light, as God is in the light, then we have fellowship with each other, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, cleanses us from all sin.

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  1. 1:5 Greek from him.

78 Because of God’s tender mercy,
    the morning light from heaven is about to break upon us,[a]
79 to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death,
    and to guide us to the path of peace.”

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  1. 1:78 Or the Morning Light from Heaven is about to visit us.

But while I am here in the world, I am the light of the world.”

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25 Jesus told her, “I am the resurrection and the life.[a] Anyone who believes in me will live, even after dying.

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Footnotes

  1. 11:25 Some manuscripts do not include and the life.

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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“I, the Lord, have called you to demonstrate my righteousness.
    I will take you by the hand and guard you,
and I will give you to my people, Israel,
    as a symbol of my covenant with them.
And you will be a light to guide the nations.
    You will open the eyes of the blind.
You will free the captives from prison,
    releasing those who sit in dark dungeons.

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11 And this is what God has testified: He has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.

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14 for the light makes everything visible. This is why it is said,

“Awake, O sleeper,
    rise up from the dead,
    and Christ will give you light.”

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35 Jesus replied, “My light will shine for you just a little longer. Walk in the light while you can, so the darkness will not overtake you. Those who walk in the darkness cannot see where they are going.

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