4 In him was life, 1:3–4 Other punctuation is possible: . . . not one thing was created. What was created in him was life, 1:4 1Jn 2:5 and that life was the light 1:4 Ps 36:9; Jn 12:46 of men. 5 That light shines 1:5 1Jn 2:8 in the darkness, and yet the darkness did not overcome 1:5 Or grasp, or comprehend, or overtake; Jn 12:35 it. 1:5 Php 3:12
7 He came as a witness to testify about the light, so that all might believe through him. 1:7 Or it (the light)8 He was not the light, but he came to testify 1:8 Jn 15:26 about the light. 9 The true light 1:9 Jn 12:46 that gives light to everyone was coming into the world. 1:9 Or The true light who comes into the world gives light to everyone, or The true light enlightens everyone coming into the world., 1:9 Jn 18:37; 1Jn 2:8