John 1:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.”
John 1:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
John 1:5 in 6 Bible Translations
Read John 1:5 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
John 1:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness hasn’t overcome it.”
John 1:5 — World English Bible
John 1:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And the light shineth in the darkness; and the darkness apprehended it not.”
John 1:5 — American Standard Version
John 1:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and the light in the darkness did shine, and the darkness did not perceive it.”
John 1:5 — Young's Literal Translation
John 1:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the light appears in darkness, and the darkness apprehended it not. ”
John 1:5 — Darby Translation
John 1:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And that light shineth in the darkenesse, and the darkenesse comprehended it not.”
John 1:5 — Geneva Bible
John 1:5 in Context — John 1
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.
What Does John 1:5 Mean?
John 1:5 is a verse from the Book of John, part of the New Testament. It appears in John chapter 1. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.
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