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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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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.
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He was with God in the beginning.
3 All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being.
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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 The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.
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The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
6 There came a man sent from God, whose name was John.
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There was a man sent from God whose name was John.
7 He came as a witness, to testify about the Light, so that all might believe through him.
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He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all might believe.
8 He was not the Light, but he came to testify about the Light.
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He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light.
9 There was the true Light which, coming into the world, enlightens every man.
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The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world.
10 He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him.
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He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him.
11 He came to His own, and those who were His own did not receive Him.
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He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him.
12 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name,
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Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God—
13 who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.
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children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.
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