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John 1:4-5
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
John 1:4-5
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
4 through him was life,
and this life was the light of the human race;(A)
5 [a]the light shines in the darkness,(B)
and the darkness has not overcome it.
Footnotes
- 1:5 The ethical dualism of light and darkness is paralleled in intertestamental literature and in the Dead Sea Scrolls. Overcome: “comprehend” is another possible translation, but cf. Jn 12:35; Wis 7:29–30.
New American Bible (Revised Edition) (NABRE)
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