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John 1:6
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John 1:6
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There was a man
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sent from God, whose name was
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John.
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In him was life, and the life was the light of men.
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The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
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There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.
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He came as a witness, to bear witness about the light, that all might believe through him.
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He was not the light, but came to bear witness about the light.
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1:6 ver. 33; ch. 3:28; Mal. 3:1
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1:6 Matt. 3:1; Mark 1:4; Luke 3:2
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