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John 1:4
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In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind.
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John 1:4 in Other Translations
KJV
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In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
ESV
4
In him was life, and the life was the light of men.
NLT
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The Word gave life to everything that was created, and his life brought light to everyone.
MSG
4
What came into existence was Life, and the Life was Light to live by.
CSB
4
Life was in Him, and that life was the light of men.
John 1:4 In-Context
2
He was with God in the beginning.
3
Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.
4
In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind.
5
The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
6
There was a man sent from God whose name was John.
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John 5:26
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John 6:57
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John 11:25
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John 14:6
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Acts 3:15
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Hebrews 7:16
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1 John 1:1,2
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1 John 5:20
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Revelation 1:18
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Psalms 36:9
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John 3:19
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John 8:12
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John 9:5
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John 12:46
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