The true light,(A) who gives light to everyone,
was coming into the world.[a](B)

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Footnotes

  1. John 1:9 Or The true light who comes into the world gives light to everyone, or The true light enlightens everyone coming into the world.

19 “This, then, is the judgment: The light(A) has come into the world,(B) and people loved darkness rather than the light because their deeds were evil. 20 For everyone who practices wicked things hates(C) the light and avoids it,[a] so that his deeds(D) may not be exposed. 21 But anyone who lives by[b] the truth comes to the light, so that his works(E) may be shown to be accomplished by God.”[c]

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Footnotes

  1. John 3:20 Lit and does not come to the light
  2. John 3:21 Lit who does
  3. John 3:21 It is possible that Jesus’ words end at v. 15. Ancient Gk did not have quotation marks.

The Light of the World

12 Then Jesus spoke to them again: “I am(A) the light(B) of the world. Anyone who follows Me will never walk in the darkness but will have the light of life.”(C)

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46 I have come as a light into the world, so that everyone who believes in Me would not remain in darkness.

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