³All things came into being through him, and apart from him not one thing came into being that^a has come into being. ⁴In him was life, and the life was the light of humanity.^b ⁵And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome^c it.

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Footnotes

aOr “came into being. What …,” beginning a new sentence connected with the following verse. A major punctuation problem is involved, since the earliest manuscripts have no punctuation, but some important later ones place the punctuation before this phrase, effectively connecting it to v. 4: “What has come into being was life in him”
bOr “humankind”
cOr “comprehend” (if primarily referring to people in the world)

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

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.

NLTNew Living Translation

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.

KJV 1900King James Version

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.

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