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John 1:4
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John 1:4
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In him was life,
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the life was the light of men.
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He was in the beginning with God.
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All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made.
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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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1:4 ch. 5:26; 11:25; 1 John 1:2; 5:11
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1:4 ch. 8:12; 9:5; 12:46
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1:4 Or 'was not any thing made. That which has been made was life in him'
The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® (ESV®) © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. All rights reserved. ESV Text Edition: 2025