GOD'S WORD Translation GW
New International Version NIV
1 In the beginning the Word already existed. 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 He was already with God in the beginning.
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He was with God in the beginning.
3 Everything came into existence through him. Not one thing that exists was made without him.
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Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.
4 He was the source of life, and that life was the light for humanity.
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In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind.
5 The light shines in the dark, and the dark has never extinguished it.
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The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
6 God sent a man named John to be his messenger.
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There was a man sent from God whose name was John.
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