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

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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.

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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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