The Bible in Basic English BBE
New International Version NIV
1 From the first he was the Word, and the Word was in relation with God and was God.
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In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
2 This Word was from the first in relation with God.
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He was with God in the beginning.
3 All things came into existence through him, and without him nothing was.
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Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.
4 What came into existence in him was life, and the life was the light of men.
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In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind.
5 And the light goes on shining in the dark; it is not overcome by the dark.
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The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.
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There was a man sent from God whose name was John.
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