John 1:4
What came into existence in him was life, and the life was the light of men.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
In Context
3All things came into existence through him, and without him nothing was.
5And the light goes on shining in the dark; it is not overcome by the dark.
Cross References
Psalms 60:1To the chief music-maker; put to Shushan-eduth. Michtam. Of David.\
Isaiah 35:4Say to those who are full of fear, Be strong and take heart: see, your God will give punishment; the reward of God will come; he himself will come to be your saviour.
Isaiah 42:16And I will take the blind by a way of which they had no knowledge, guiding them by roads strange to them: I will make the dark places light before them, and the rough places level. These things will I do and will not give them up.
Matthew 4:16The people who were in the dark saw a great light, and to those in the land of the shade of death did the dawn come up.
Luke 2:32A light of revelation to the Gentiles, and the glory of your people Israel.
John 5:21In the same way, as the Father gives life to the dead, even so the Son gives life to those to whom he is pleased to give it.
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 →