New American Standard Bible 2020

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 7not even one thing came into being that has come into being. 4 8In Him was life, and the life was 9the Light of mankind. 5And 10the Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not 11grasp it.

6A man 12came, one sent from God, and his name was 13John. 7 14He came 15 16as a witness, to testify about the Light, 17so that all might believe through him. 8 18 19He was not the Light, but he came to testify about the Light.

9 20This was 21the true Light 22that, coming into the world, enlightens every person.

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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 1:3 One early ms nothing came into ↩
8. John 1:4 John 5:26; 11:25; 14:6 ↩
9. John 1:4 John 8:12; 9:5; 12:46 ↩
10. John 1:5 John 3:19 ↩
11. John 1:5 Or overpower ↩
12. John 1:6 Or came into being ↩
13. John 1:6 Matt 3:1 ↩
14. John 1:7 Lit This One ↩
15. John 1:7 Lit for testimony ↩
16. John 1:7 John 1:15, 19, 32; 3:26; 5:33 ↩
17. John 1:7 John 1:12; Acts 19:4; Gal 3:26 ↩
18. John 1:8 Lit That one; i.e., John ↩
19. John 1:8 John 1:20 ↩
20. John 1:9 I.e., the Word, Christ ↩
21. John 1:9 1 John 2:8 ↩
22. John 1:9 Or that enlightens every person coming into the world ↩

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