Young's Literal Translation YLT
New International Version NIV
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word 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 one was in the beginning with God;
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He was with God in the beginning.
3 all things through him did happen, and without him happened not even one thing that hath happened.
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Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.
4 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 in the darkness did shine, and the darkness did not perceive it.
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The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
6 There came a man -- having been sent from God -- whose name [is] John,
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There was a man sent from God whose name was John.
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