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John · Chapter 1

John 1:5

The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness hasn’t overcome it.

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Before · John 1:3–4

3All things were made through him. Without him, nothing was made that has been made. 4In him was life, and the life was the light of men.

5The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness hasn’t overcome it.

After · John 1:6–7

6There came a man sent from God, whose name was John. 7The same came as a witness, that he might testify about the light, that all might believe through him.

Read all of John 1 (51 verses)

Notes and cross references in the WEB

  • FootnoteThe word translated “overcome” (κατέλαβεν) can also be translated “comprehended.” It refers to getting a grip on an enemy to defeat him.

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