New American Standard Bible 1995

John 1:4-12

4 1In Him was life, and the life was 2the Light of men. 5 3The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not 4comprehend it.

6There 5came a man sent from God, whose name was 6John. 7 7He came 8 9as a witness, to testify about the Light, 10so that all might believe through him. 8 11 12He was not the Light, but he came to testify about the Light.

9There was 13the true Light 14which, coming into the world, enlightens every man. 10He was in the world, and 15the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him. 11He came to His 16own, and those who were His own did not receive Him. 12But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become 17children of God, even 18to those who believe in His name,

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Notes

1. John 1:4 John 5:26; 11:25; 14:6 ↩
2. John 1:4 John 8:12; 9:5; 12:46 ↩
3. John 1:5 John 3:19 ↩
4. John 1:5 Or overpower ↩
5. John 1:6 Or came into being ↩
6. John 1:6 Matt 3:1 ↩
7. John 1:7 Lit This one ↩
8. John 1:7 Lit for testimony ↩
9. John 1:7 John 1:15, 19, 32; 3:26; 5:33 ↩
10. John 1:7 John 1:12; Acts 19:4; Gal 3:26 ↩
11. John 1:8 Lit That one ↩
12. John 1:8 John 1:20 ↩
13. John 1:9 1 John 2:8 ↩
14. John 1:9 Or which enlightens every person coming into the world ↩
15. John 1:10 1 Cor 8:6; Col 1:16; Heb 1:2 ↩
16. John 1:11 Or own things, possessions, domain ↩
17. John 1:12 John 11:52; Gal 3:26 ↩
18. John 1:12 John 1:7; 3:18; 1 John 3:23; 5:13 ↩

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