John 1:9

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Translations sourced from the public-domain WEB, KJV, and ASV. See all sources.

“The true light that enlightens everyone was coming into the world.”

— WEB

“That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.”

— KJV

“There was the true light, [even the light] which lighteth every man, coming into the world.”

— ASV

Cross-references

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John 12:46 "I have come as a light into the world, that whoever believes in me may not remain in the darkness."
John 1:4 "In him was life, and the life was the light of men."
1 John 2:8 "Again, I write a new commandment to you, which is true in him and in you; because the darkness is passing away, and the true light alread…"
Isaiah 49:6 "Indeed, he says, “It is too light a thing that you should be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of …"
1 Thessalonians 5:4-7 "But you, brothers, aren’t in darkness, that the day should overtake you like a thief."
John 1:7 "The same came as a witness, that he might testify about the light, that all might believe through him."
1 John 5:20 "We know that the Son of God has come, and has given us an understanding, that we know him who is true, and we are in him who is true, in …"
John 6:32 "Jesus therefore said to them, “Most certainly, I tell you, it wasn’t Moses who gave you the bread out of heaven, but my Father gives you …"

Commentary

lighteth every man, &c.--rather, "which, coming into the world, enlighteneth every man"; or, is "the Light of the world" (Joh 9:5). "Coming into the world" is a superfluous and quite unusual description of "every man"; but it is of all descriptions of Christ amongst the most familiar, especially in the writings of this Evangelist (Joh 12:46; Joh 16:28; Joh 18:37; Jo1 4:9; Ti1 1:15, &c.).

— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)

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