John 1:4

4 In him was life, and the life was the light of humanity.^[a]

John 1:4 In-Context

2 This one was in the beginning with God.

3 All [things] came into being through him, and apart from him not one [thing] came into being that has come into being.

4 In him was life, and the life was the light of humanity.

5 And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it.

6 A man came, sent from God, {whose name was} John.

Footnotes

• [a] Or "humankind"