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New International Version (NIV) |
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1 In the beginning the Word already existed; the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
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1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
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2 From the very beginning the Word was with God.
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2 He was with God in the beginning.
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3 Through him God made all things; not one thing in all creation was made without him.
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3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.
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4 The Word was the source of life, and this life brought light to people.
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4 In him was life, and that life was the light of men.
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5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has never put it out.
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5 The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood it.
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6 God sent his messenger, a man named John,
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6 There came a man who was sent from God; his name was John.
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| Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission. (The Good News Translation - The Holy Bible Online) |
Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |
