John 1:5 “The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it…”

John 1:5

The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.

World English Bible

The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness hasn’t overcome it.

American Standard Version

And the light shineth in the darkness; and the darkness apprehended it not.

Geneva Bible 1599

And that light shineth in the darkenesse, and the darkenesse comprehended it not.

Darby Translation

And the light appears in darkness, and the darkness apprehended it not.

Young's Literal Translation

and the light in the darkness did shine, and the darkness did not perceive it.

Bible in Basic English

And the light goes on shining in the dark; it is not overcome by the dark.

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Cross references

“And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.”

John 12:36–40 1 Corinthians 2:14 Job 24:13–17 John 1:10 Romans 1:28 Proverbs 1:22

John 12:36–40 · BSB

While you have the Light, believe in the Light, so that you may become sons of light.” After Jesus had spoken these things, He went away and was hidden from them.

1 Corinthians 2:14 · BSB

The natural man does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. For they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.

Job 24:13–17 · BSB

Then there are those who rebel against the light, not knowing its ways or staying on its paths.

John 1:10 · BSB

He was in the world, and though the world was made through Him, the world did not recognize Him.

Romans 1:28 · BSB

Furthermore, since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, He gave them up to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done.

Proverbs 1:22 · BSB

“How long, O simple ones, will you love your simple ways? How long will scoffers delight in their scorn and fools hate knowledge?

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

4In Him was life, and that life was the light of men.

6There came a man who was sent from God. His name was John.

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