John 1:5,9
John 1:3-5 The Message (MSG)
Everything was created through him; nothing—not one thing!— came into being without him. What came into existence was Life, and the Life was Light to live by. The Life-Light blazed out of the darkness; the darkness couldn’t put it out.
John 1:9-13 The Message (MSG)
The Life-Light was the real thing: Every person entering Life he brings into Light. He was in the world, the world was there through him, and yet the world didn’t even notice. He came to his own people, but they didn’t want him. But whoever did want him, who believed he was who he claimed and would do what he said, He made to be their true selves, their child-of-God selves. These are the God-begotten, not blood-begotten, not flesh-begotten, not sex-begotten.
John 1:5 King James Version (KJV)
And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
John 1:9 King James Version (KJV)
That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.
John 1:5 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.
John 1:9 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
There was the true Light which, coming into the world, enlightens every man.
John 1:5 New Century Version (NCV)
The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overpowered it.
John 1:9 New Century Version (NCV)
The true Light that gives light to all was coming into the world!
John 1:5 American Standard Version (ASV)
And the light shineth in the darkness; and the darkness apprehended it not.
John 1:9 American Standard Version (ASV)
There was the true light, even the light which lighteth every man, coming into the world.
John 1:5 New International Version (NIV)
The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
John 1:9 New International Version (NIV)
The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world.
John 1:5 New King James Version (NKJV)
And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.
John 1:9 New King James Version (NKJV)
That was the true Light which gives light to every man coming into the world.
John 1:5 Amplified Bible (AMP)
The Light shines on in the darkness, and the darkness did not understand it or overpower it or appropriate it or absorb it [and is unreceptive to it]. [Gen 1:3]
John 1:9 Amplified Bible (AMP)
There it was—the true Light [the genuine, perfect, steadfast Light] which, coming into the world, enlightens everyone. [Is 49:6]
John 1:5 New Living Translation (NLT)
The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness can never extinguish it.
John 1:9 New Living Translation (NLT)
The one who is the true light, who gives light to everyone, was coming into the world.
John 1:5 The Passion Translation (TPT)
And this Light never fails to shine through darkness— Light that darkness could not overcome!
John 1:9 The Passion Translation (TPT)
For the perfect Light of Truth was coming into the world and shine upon everyone.
John 1:5 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)
The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
