New American Standard Bible 1995

John 1:1-9

1 1In the beginning was 2the Word, and the Word was 3with God, and 4the Word was God. 2 5He was in the beginning with God. 3 6All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being. 4 7In Him was life, and the life was 8the Light of men. 5 9The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not 10comprehend it.

6There 11came a man sent from God, whose name was 12John. 7 13He came 14 15as a witness, to testify about the Light, 16so that all might believe through him. 8 17 18He was not the Light, but he came to testify about the Light.

9There was 19the true Light 20which, coming into the world, enlightens every man.

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Notes

1. John 1:1 Gen 1:1; Col 1:17; 1 John 1:1 ↩
2. John 1:1 John 1:14; Rev 19:13 ↩
3. John 1:1 John 17:5; 1 John 1:2 ↩
4. John 1:1 Phil 2:6 ↩
5. John 1:2 Lit This one ↩
6. John 1:3 John 1:10; 1 Cor 8:6; Col 1:16; Heb 1:2 ↩
7. John 1:4 John 5:26; 11:25; 14:6 ↩
8. John 1:4 John 8:12; 9:5; 12:46 ↩
9. John 1:5 John 3:19 ↩
10. John 1:5 Or overpower ↩
11. John 1:6 Or came into being ↩
12. John 1:6 Matt 3:1 ↩
13. John 1:7 Lit This one ↩
14. John 1:7 Lit for testimony ↩
15. John 1:7 John 1:15, 19, 32; 3:26; 5:33 ↩
16. John 1:7 John 1:12; Acts 19:4; Gal 3:26 ↩
17. John 1:8 Lit That one ↩
18. John 1:8 John 1:20 ↩
19. John 1:9 1 John 2:8 ↩
20. John 1:9 Or which enlightens every person coming into the world ↩

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