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All things were made through him. Without him, nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness hasn’t overcome[a] it.

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  1. 1:5 The word translated “overcome” (κατέλαβεν) can also be translated “comprehended.” It refers to getting a grip on an enemy to defeat him.

All things came into being through him, and without him not one thing came into being. What has come into being(A) in him was life,[a] and the life was the light of all people.(B) The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overtake it.

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  1. 1.4 Or . . . through him. And without him not one thing came into being that has come into being. In him was life