In the beginning[b] was the Word,
and the Word was with God,
and the Word was God.
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He was in the beginning with God.
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[c]All things came to be through him,
and without him nothing came to be.
What came to be 4 through him was life,
and this life was the light of the human race;
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[d]the light shines in the darkness,
and the darkness has not overcome it.
6 [e]A man named John was sent from God. 7 He came fur testimony,[f] to testify to the light, so that all might believe through him. 8 He was not the light, but came to testify to the light. 9 The true light, which enlightens everyone, was coming into the world.