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The one who is the true light, who gives light to everyone, was coming into the world.

10 He came into the very world he created, but the world didn’t recognize him. 11 He came to his own people, and even they rejected him.

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This[a] was the true light that enlightens every person by his coming into the world.[b] 10 He was in the world, and the world was made through him. Yet the world did not recognize him.

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11 He came to his own creation,[c] yet his own people did not receive him.

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Footnotes

  1. John 1:9 Lit. He
  2. John 1:9 Or every person who is coming into the world
  3. John 1:11 Or possessions