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John 1:5

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5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness can never extinguish it.
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3 God created everything through him, and nothing was created except through him.
4 The Word gave life to everything that was created, and his life brought light to everyone.
5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness can never extinguish it.
6 God sent a man, John the Baptist,
7 to tell about the light so that everyone might believe because of his testimony.

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  • [a] Or and the darkness has not understood it.
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