John 1:4
In Him was life, and that life was the light of men.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
In Context
3Through Him all things were made, and without Him nothing was made that has been made.
5The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
Cross References
Psalms 60:1You have rejected us, O God; You have broken us; You have been angry; restore us!
Isaiah 35:4Say to those with anxious hearts: “Be strong, do not fear! Behold, your God will come with vengeance. With divine retribution He will come to save you.”
Isaiah 42:16I will lead the blind by a way they did not know; I will guide them on unfamiliar paths. I will turn darkness into light before them and rough places into level ground. These things I will do for them, and I will not forsake them.
Matthew 4:16the people living in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death, a light has dawned.”
Luke 2:32a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and for glory to Your people Israel.”
John 5:21For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to whom He wishes.
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 →