John 1:4
In him was life, and the life was the light of men.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
In Context
5And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.
Cross References
Psalms 60:1O God thou have cast us off. Thou have broken us down. Thou have been angry. O restore us again.
Isaiah 35:4Say to those who are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not. Behold, your God will come [with] vengeance, [with] the recompense of God. He will come and save you.
Isaiah 42:16And I will bring the blind by a way that they know not. I will lead them in paths that they know not. I will make darkness light before them, and crooked places straight. These things I will do, and I will not forsake them.
Matthew 4:16the people who dwell in darkness saw a great light, and to those who dwell in the region and shadow of death, light sprang up to them.
Luke 2:32a light for enlightenment of Gentiles, and glory of thy people Israel.
John 5:21For as the Father raises up the dead and makes alive, so also the Son makes alive whom he will.
Matthew Henry on John 1:2-6
John It is not material to enquire when and where this gospel was written; we are sure that it was given by inspiration of God to John, the brother of James, one of the twelve apostles, distinguished by the honourable character of that disciple whom Jesus loved, one of the first three of the worthies of the Son of David, whom he took to be the witnesses of his retirements, particularly of his transfiguration and his agony. The ancients tell us that John lived longest of all the twelve apostles, and was the only… Read the whole commentary →