³ Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.^{(A) 4} In him was life,^(B) and that life was the light^(C) of all mankind.

⁷ He came as a witness to testify^(A) concerning that light, so that through him all might believe.^{(B) 8} He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light.

⁹ The true light^(C) that gives light to everyone^(D) was coming into the world.