(A)In him was life,[a] and (B)the life was the light of men. (C)The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.

There was a man (D)sent from God, whose name was (E)John. He came as a (F)witness, to bear witness about the light, (G)that all might believe through him. (H)He was not the light, but came to bear witness about the light.

(I)The true light, which gives light to everyone, was coming into the world.

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Footnotes

  1. John 1:4 Or was not any thing made. That which has been made was life in him

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