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The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overpowered[a] it.

There was a man named John[b] who was sent by God. He came to tell people the truth about the Light so that through him all people could hear about the Light and believe.

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Footnotes

  1. 1:5 overpowered This can also be translated, “understood.”
  2. 1:6 John John the Baptist, who preached to people about Christ’s coming (Matthew 3, Luke 3).

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