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 Por esta foram feitas todas as coisas, e sem ela não se fez coisa nenhuma do que foi feito.

4 Nela estava a vida, e a vida era a luz dos seres humanos.

5 E a luz brilha nas trevas; e as trevas não a compreenderam.

6 Houve um homem enviado por Deus, cujo nome era João.

7 Este veio por testemunho, para que testemunhasse da Luz, para que todos por ele cressem.

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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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