1^aIn the beginning was ^bthe Word, and ^cthe Word was with God, and ^dthe Word was God. ²He was in the beginning with God. ³^eAll things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. ⁴^fIn him was life,¹ and ^gthe life was the light of men. ⁵^hThe light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.

⁶There 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. ⁸^mHe was not the light, but came to bear witness about the light.

⁹ⁿThe true light, which gives light to everyone, was coming into the world. ¹⁰He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet ^othe world did not know him. ¹¹He came to ^phis own,² and ^qhis own people³ ^rdid not receive him. ¹²But to all who did receive him, ^swho believed in his name, ^the gave the right ^uto become ^vchildren of God, ¹³who ^wwere born, ^xnot of blood ^ynor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.

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John 1:1: In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

Footnotes

1Or was not any thing made. That which has been made was life in him
2Greek to his own things; that is, to his own domain, or to his own people
3People is implied in Greek

Cross references

a Gen. 1:1; [Col. 1:17; 1 John 1:1; Rev. 1:4, 8, 17; 3:14; 21:6; 22:13]
b Rev. 19:13; [Heb. 4:12; 1 John 1:1]
c 1 John 1:2; [ch. 17:5]
d Phil. 2:6
ever. 10; Ps. 33:6; 1 Cor. 8:6; Col. 1:16; Heb. 1:2
fch. 5:26; 11:25; 1 John 1:2; 5:11
gch. 8:12; 9:5; 12:46
h[ch. 3:19]
iver. 33; ch. 3:28; Mal. 3:1
j Matt. 3:1; Mark 1:4; Luke 3:2
kch. 3:26; 5:33
l Acts 19:4
mver. 20
n Isa. 49:6; 1 John 2:8
o[ch. 16:3; 1 John 3:1]
p Matt. 21:38
qch. 13:1
rch. 5:43; [ch. 3:11, 32]
sSee 1 John 5:13
t 1 John 5:1
u 1 John 3:1; [Matt. 5:45]
v[Gal. 3:26]; See ch. 11:52
w James 1:18; [ch. 3:3; 1 Pet. 1:3]
x 1 Pet. 1:23
ych. 3:6

In other versions

NIVNew International Version (2011)

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. 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. He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light.

The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world. He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God—children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. All things were created through him, and apart from him not one thing was created that has been created. In him was life, and that life was the light of men. That light shines in the darkness, and yet the darkness did not overcome it.

There was 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. He was not the light, but he came to testify about the light.

The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world.

He was in the world, and the world was created through him, and yet the world did not recognize him. He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him. But to all who did receive him, he gave them the right to be children of God, to those who believe in his name, who were born, not of natural descent, or of the will of the flesh, or of the will of man, but of God.

NLTNew Living Translation

In the beginning the Word already existed.

The Word was with God,

and the Word was God.

He existed in the beginning with God.

God created everything through him,

and nothing was created except through him.

The Word gave life to everything that was created,

and his life brought light to everyone.

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 himself was not the light; he was simply a witness to tell about the light. The one who is the true light, who gives light to everyone, was coming into the world.

He came into the very world he created, but the world didn’t recognize him. He came to his own people, and even they rejected him. But to all who believed him and accepted him, he gave the right to become children of God. They are reborn—not with a physical birth resulting from human passion or plan, but a birth that comes from God.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. This one was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through him, and apart from him not one thing came into being that has come into being. In him was life, and the life was the light of humanity. 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. That one was not the light, but came in order that he could testify about the light. The true light, who gives light to every person, was coming into the world. He was in the world, and the world came into being through him, and the world did not recognize him. He came to his own things, and his own people did not receive him. But as many as received him—to those who believe in his name—he gave to them authority to become children of God, who were born not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of a husband, but of God.

KJV 1900King James Version

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life; and the life was the light of men. 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. He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light. That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world. He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not. He came unto his own, and his own received him not. But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

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