John 1:5
And the light is shining in the darkness, and the darkness has not overwhelmed it
Montgomery New Testament
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.
6A man came into being, sent from God, whose name was John.
Cross References
John 1:10He was in the world, and through him the world came into being, yet the world knew him not.
John 12:36While you have the Light, believe in the Light, so that you may become Sons of Light."
1 Corinthians 2:14The unspiritual man rejects the teachings of God’s Spirit; for him it is folly. He cannot understand it, for it is 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 →