John 1:4
In him was life; and the life was the light of man.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
In Context
3Every thing was by his hand; and without him, was not any thing whatever that existed.
5And this light shineth in the darkness; and the darkness apprehended it not.
Cross References
Matthew 4:16the people that sat in darkness, have seen great light; and to them who sat in the region and shadow of death, light is arisen.
Luke 2:32a light for a revelation to the Gentiles, and a glory for thy people Israel.
John 5:21For as the Father raiseth the dead, and vivifieth them; so also the Son vivifieth whom he pleaseth.
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 →