John 1:4
In Him was life, and the life was the light of men.
English Majority Text (NT)
In The King James Version
In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
In Context
3All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made.
5And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it. 1 John the Baptist
Cross References
Matthew 4:16the people sitting in darkness have seen a great light, 1 and to those who sat in the land and the shadow of death, 1 light has dawned.”
Luke 2:32A light for a revelation to the Gentiles, 1 And a glory to Your people Israel.”
John 5:21For as the Father raises up the dead and gives life, thus also the Son gives life to whom He wills.
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 →