1 ^(A)In the beginning was ^(B)the Word, and the Word was ^(C)with God, and ^(D)the Word was God.

^4 (A)In Him was life, and the life was ^(B)the Light of mankind.

^7 [a]He came ^[b](A)as a witness, to testify about the Light, ^(B)so that all might believe through him.

^9 [a]This was ^(A)the true Light ^[b]that, coming into the world, enlightens every person.

¹⁵ so that everyone who ^[a]believes will ^(A)have eternal life in Him.

³⁶ While you have the Light, ^(A)believe in the Light, so that you may become ^(B)sons of Light.”

These things Jesus proclaimed, and He went away and ^(C)hid Himself from them.

Jesus Is the Light of the World

¹² Then Jesus again spoke to them, saying, “^(A)I am the Light of the world; ^(B)the one who follows Me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the Light of life.”

^46 (A)I have come as Light into the world, so that no one who believes in Me will remain in darkness.