[a]This was (A)the true Light [b]that, coming into the world, enlightens every person. 10 He was in the world, and (B)the world came into being through Him, and yet the world did not [c]know Him. 11 He came to His [d]own, and His own people did not [e]accept Him.

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  1. John 1:9 I.e., the Word, Christ
  2. John 1:9 Or that enlightens every person coming into the world
  3. John 1:10 Or acknowledge
  4. John 1:11 Or own things, possessions, domain
  5. John 1:11 Or receive

The true light, who gives light to every person, was coming into the world. 10 He was in the world, and the world came into being through him, and the world did not recognize[a] him. 11 He came to his own things, and his own people did not receive him.

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  1. John 1:10 Or “acknowledge”