John 1
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New American Standard Bible 1995

John 1:1-9

11In the beginningG746 was 2the WordG3056, and the WordG3056 was 3with GodG2316, and 4the WordG3056 was GodG2316. 25He was in the beginningG746 with GodG2316. 36AllG3956 thingsG3956 cameG1096 into beingG1096 throughG1223 Him, and apartG5565 from Him nothingG3761G1520 cameG1096 into beingG1096 that has comeG1096 into beingG1096. 47In Him was lifeG2222, and the lifeG2222 was 8the LightG5457 of menG444. 59The LightG5457 shinesG5316 in the darknessG4653, and the darknessG4653 did not 10comprehendG2638 it.

6There 11cameG1096 a manG444 sentG649 from GodG2316, whoseG846 nameG3686 was 12JohnG2491. 713He cameG2064 1415as a witnessG3141, to testifyG3140 aboutG4012 the LightG5457, 16soG2443 that allG3956 might believeG4100 throughG1223 him. 81718He was not the LightG5457, but he came to testifyG3140 aboutG4012 the LightG5457.

9There was 19the trueG228 LightG5457 20whichG3739, comingG2064 into the worldG2889, enlightensG5461 everyG3956 manG444.

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Notes

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

Commentaries on John 1

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