KJV King James Version
And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
John 1:5
And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
WEB World English Bible
The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness hasn’t overcome it.
ASV American Standard Version
And the light shineth in the darkness; and the darkness apprehended it not.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and the light in the darkness did shine, and the darkness did not perceive it.
Surrounding context — John 1
2 The same was in the beginning with God.
3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
5 And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
6 There was a man sent from God, whose name [was] John.
7 The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all [men] through him might believe.
8 He was not that Light, but [was sent] to bear witness of that Light.
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Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
καὶG2532 · kaiandτὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoφῶςG5457 · phōslightἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongτῇG3588 · hothe/this/whoσκοτίᾳG4653 · skotiadarknessφαίνει,G5316 · phainōto shine/appearκαὶG2532 · kaiandἡG3588 · hothe/this/whoσκοτίαG4653 · skotiadarknessαὐτὸG846 · autosit/s/heοὐG3756 · ounoκατέλαβεν.¶G2638 · katalambanōto grasp
Cross-references
John 3:19-20And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.John 12:36-40While ye have light, believe in the light, that ye may be the children of light. These things spake Jesus, and departed, and did hide himself from them.1 Corinthians 2:14But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know [them], because they are spiritually discerned.Job 24:13-17They are of those that rebel against the light; they know not the ways thereof, nor abide in the paths thereof.John 1:10He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.Romans 1:28And even as they did not like to retain God in [their] knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;Proverbs 1:29-30For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD:Proverbs 1:22How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?
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