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John 1:5

The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it.

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In The King James Version

And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.

In Context

4In him was life, and the life was the light of men.

6There was a man who was sent from God, whose name was John.

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Cross References

Proverbs 1:22“How long, you naive people, will you love being naive? 1 How long, you mockers, will you delight in mockery, 1 and how long, you fools, will you hate knowledge? 1

John 1:10He was in the world, and the world was made through him, and the world did not know him.

John 12:36While you have the light, believe in the light so that you may be sons of light.” Jesus said these things and then departed and hid from them.

1 Corinthians 2:14The unspiritual person does not receive the things that belong to the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him. He cannot know them because they are spiritually discerned.

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 →

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