New American Standard Bible 1995

John 1:5-13

5 1The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not 2comprehend it.

6There 3came a man sent from God, whose name was 4John. 7 5He came 6 7as a witness, to testify about the Light, 8so that all might believe through him. 8 9 10He was not the Light, but he came to testify about the Light.

9There was 11the true Light 12which, coming into the world, enlightens every man. 10He was in the world, and 13the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him. 11He came to His 14own, and those who were His own did not receive Him. 12But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become 15children of God, even 16to those who believe in His name, 13 17who were 18born, not of 19blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.

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Notes

1. John 1:5 John 3:19 ↩
2. John 1:5 Or overpower ↩
3. John 1:6 Or came into being ↩
4. John 1:6 Matt 3:1 ↩
5. John 1:7 Lit This one ↩
6. John 1:7 Lit for testimony ↩
7. John 1:7 John 1:15, 19, 32; 3:26; 5:33 ↩
8. John 1:7 John 1:12; Acts 19:4; Gal 3:26 ↩
9. John 1:8 Lit That one ↩
10. John 1:8 John 1:20 ↩
11. John 1:9 1 John 2:8 ↩
12. John 1:9 Or which enlightens every person coming into the world ↩
13. John 1:10 1 Cor 8:6; Col 1:16; Heb 1:2 ↩
14. John 1:11 Or own things, possessions, domain ↩
15. John 1:12 John 11:52; Gal 3:26 ↩
16. John 1:12 John 1:7; 3:18; 1 John 3:23; 5:13 ↩
17. John 1:13 John 3:5f; James 1:18; 1 Pet 1:23; 1 John 2:29; 3:9 ↩
18. John 1:13 Or begotten ↩
19. John 1:13 Lit bloods ↩

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