John 1:5–7
John 1:5–7 — The New International Version (NIV)
5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
6 There was a man sent from God whose name was John. 7 He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all might believe.
John 1:5–7 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
5 And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. 7 The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.
John 1:5–7 — New Living Translation (NLT)
5 The light shines in the darkness,
and the darkness can never extinguish it.
6 God sent a man, John the Baptist, 7 to tell about the light so that everyone might believe because of his testimony.
John 1:5–7 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
5 And the light shined in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.
6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. 7 This man came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all through him might believe.
John 1:5–7 — New Century Version (NCV)
5 The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overpowered it.
6 There was a man named John who was sent by God. 7 He came to tell people the truth about the Light so that through him all people could hear about the Light and believe.
John 1:5–7 — American Standard Version (ASV)
5 And the light shineth in the darkness; and the darkness apprehended it not. 6 There came a man, sent from God, whose name was John. 7 The same came for witness, that he might bear witness of the light, that all might believe through him.
John 1:5–7 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
5 And the light appears in darkness, and the darkness apprehended it not. 6 There was a man sent from God, his name John. 7 He came for witness, that he might witness concerning the light, that all might believe through him.
John 1:5–7 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
5 The light shines in the dark, and the dark has never extinguished it.
6 God sent a man named John to be his messenger. 7 John came to declare the truth about the light so that everyone would become believers through his message.
John 1:5–7 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
5 That light shines in the darkness,
yet the darkness did not overcome it.
6 There was a man named John
who was sent from God.
7 He came as a witness
to testify about the light,
so that all might believe through him.
John 1:5–7 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it.
6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. 7 He came as a witness to testify to the light, so that all might believe through him.
John 1:5–7 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
5 And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it.
6 A man came, sent from God, whose name was John. 7 This one came for a witness, in order that he could testify about the light, so that all would believe through him.
John 1:5–7 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
5 The light shines in the darkness. But the darkness has not understood it.
6 A man came who was sent from God. His name was John. 7 He came to give witness about that light. He gave witness so that all people could believe.
John 1:5–7 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
5 The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.
6 There came a man sent from God, whose name was John.
7 He came as a witness, to testify about the Light, so that all might believe through him.