John 1:4

In 9 translations

BSB

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

KJV

In him was life; and the life was the light of men.

WEB

In him was life, and the life was the light of men.

ASV

In him was life; and the life was the light of men.

LSV

In Him was life, and the life was the light of men,

YLT

In him was life, and the life was the light of men,

DBY

In him was life, and the life was the light of men.

DRC

In him was life, and the life was the light of men.

GNV

In it was life, and that life was the light of men.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT

ἐν αὐτῷ ζωὴ ἦν, καὶ ἡ ζωὴ ἦν τὸ φῶς τῶν ἀνθρώπων·

RP2018

Ἐν αὐτῷ ζωὴ ἦν, καὶ ἡ ζωὴ ἦν τὸ φῶς τῶν ἀνθρώπων,

TR-Boyd

Ἐν αὐτῷ ζωὴ ἦν, καὶ ἡ ζωὴ ἦν τὸ φῶς τῶν ἀνθρώπων,

SCR1894

εν αυτω ζωη ην και η ζωη ην το φως των ανθρωπων

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

• John 8:12Once again, Jesus spoke to the people and said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”
• John 12:46I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in Me should remain in darkness.
• John 5:26For as the Father has life in Himself, so also He has granted the Son to have life in Himself.
• 1 John 1:5–7And this is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you: God is light, and in Him there is no darkness at all. If we say we have fellowship with Him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the…
• John 9:5While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”
• Luke 1:78–79because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the Dawn will visit us from on high, to shine on those who live in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace.”
• John 11:25Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me will live, even though he dies.
• Isaiah 42:6–7“I, the LORD, have called you for a righteous purpose, and I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you and appoint you to be a covenant for the people and a light to the nations, to open the eyes of the blind, to…
• 1 John 5:11And this is that testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son.
• John 14:6Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
• Ephesians 5:14So it is said: “Wake up, O sleeper, rise up from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”
• John 12:35Then Jesus told them, “For a little while longer, the Light will be among you. Walk while you have the Light, so that darkness will not overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going.
• Matthew 4:16the people living in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death, a light has dawned.”
• Isaiah 42:16I will lead the blind by a way they did not know; I will guide them on unfamiliar paths. I will turn darkness into light before them and rough places into level ground. These things I will do for them, and I will not…
• Colossians 3:4When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory.
• Acts 26:23that the Christ would suffer, and as the first to rise from the dead, would proclaim light to our people and to the Gentiles.”

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