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

^4 (A)In Him was life, and the life was ^(B)the Light of mankind. ⁵ And ^(C)the Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not ^[a]grasp it.

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