Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.(A) In him was life,(B) and that life was the light(C) of all mankind. The light shines in the darkness,(D) and the darkness has not overcome[a] it.(E)

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  1. John 1:5 Or understood

All things were created(A) through Him,(B)
and apart from Him not one thing was created
that has been created.
Life was in Him,[a](C)
and that life was the light(D) of men.
That light shines(E) in the darkness,
yet the darkness did not overcome[b] it.(F)

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  1. John 1:4 Other punctuation is possible: . . . not one thing was created. What was created in Him was life
  2. John 1:5 Or grasp, or comprehend, or overtake; Jn 12:35