[a](A)He was not the Light, but he came to testify about the Light.

[b]This was (B)the true Light [c]that, coming into the world, enlightens every person. 10 He was in the world, and (C)the world came into being through Him, and yet the world did not [d]know Him.

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Footnotes

  1. John 1:8 Lit That one; i.e., John
  2. John 1:9 I.e., the Word, Christ
  3. John 1:9 Or that enlightens every person coming into the world
  4. John 1:10 Or acknowledge

He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light.

The true light(A) that gives light to everyone(B) was coming into the world. 10 He was in the world, and though the world was made through him,(C) the world did not recognize him.

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