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5 And 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 was 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 This man came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all through him might believe.
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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 that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.
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He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light.
9 That was the true Light which gives light to every man coming into the world.
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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 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, 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.
14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.
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The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
15 John bore witness of Him and cried out, saying, "This was He of whom I said, 'He who comes after me is preferred before me, for He was before me.' "
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(John testified concerning him. He cried out, saying, “This is the one I spoke about when I said, ‘He who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.’ ”)
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