| English Standard Version (ESV) | New International Version (NIV) |
| 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. | 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. |
| 2 He was in the beginning with God. | 2 He was with God in the beginning. |
| 3 All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. | 3 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. | 4 In him was life, and that life was the light of men. |
| 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. | 5 The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood it. |
| 6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. | 6 There came a man who was sent from God; his name was John. |
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