The Complete Jewish Bible CJB
New International Version NIV
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
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In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
2 He was with God in the beginning.
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He was with God in the beginning.
3 All things came to be through him, and without him nothing made had being.
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Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.
4 In him was life, and the life was the light of mankind.
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In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind.
5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not suppressed it.
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The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
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