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The Life-Light blazed out of the darkness; the darkness couldn't put it out.
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There once was a man, his name John, sent by God
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to point out the way to the Life-Light. He came to show everyone where to look, who to believe in.
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John was not himself the Light; he was there to show the way to the Light.
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The Life-Light was the real thing: Every person entering Life he brings into Light.
Published by permission. Originally published by NavPress in English as THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language copyright 2002 by Eugene Peterson. All rights reserved.