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John 1:5–7

hThe light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.

There was a man isent from God, whose name was jJohn. 7He came as a kwitness, to bear witness about the light, lthat all might believe through him.

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John 1:5–7 — The New International Version (NIV)

The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.

There was a man sent from God whose name was John. 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)

And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.

There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. 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)

The light shines in the darkness,

and the darkness can never extinguish it.

God sent a man, John the Baptist, to tell about the light so that everyone might believe because of his testimony.

John 1:5–7 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

And the light shined in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.

There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. 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)

The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overpowered it.

There was a man named John who was sent by God. 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)

And the light shineth in the darkness; and the darkness apprehended it not. There came a man, sent from God, whose name was John. 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)

And the light appears in darkness, and the darkness apprehended it not. There was a man sent from God, his name John. 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)

The light shines in the dark, and the dark has never extinguished it. 

God sent a man named John to be his messenger. 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)

That light shines in the darkness,

yet the darkness did not overcome it.

There was a man named John

who was sent from God.

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)

The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it.

There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. 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)

And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it.

A man came, sent from God, whose name was John. 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)

The light shines in the darkness. But the darkness has not understood it.

A man came who was sent from God. His name was John. 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)

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

There came a man sent from God, whose name was John.

He came as a witness, to testify about the Light, so that all might believe through him.


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