John 1:5
and the Light himself in the darkness shineth, and the darkness perceived him not.
The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge
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 is the light of the sons of man;
6There was a man who was sent from Aloha, his name (was) Juchanon.
Cross References
John 1:10In the world was he, and the world by his hand had been made, and the world knew him not.
John 12:36While you have the light, believe in the light, that the sons of light you may become. These spake Jeshu, and went (and) concealed himself from them.
1 Corinthians 2:14For the man who is animal receiveth not spirituals, for they are foolishness to him, and he cannot know them, because they by the Spirit are judged of;
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 →