John 1:5
The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness hasn't overcome it.
New Heart English Bible
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 came a man, sent from God, whose name was John.
Cross References
Proverbs 1:22"How long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity?How long will mockers delight themselves in mockery,and fools hate knowledge?
John 1:10He was in the world, and the world was made through him, and the world did not recognize him.
John 12:36While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become children of light." Jesus said these things, and he departed and hid himself from them.
1 Corinthians 2:14Now the natural man does not receive the things of God's Spirit, for they are foolishness to him, and 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 →