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John 1:6
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4 aIn Him was life, and bthe life was the light of men.  
5 And athe light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not1 comprehend it.  

John’s Witness: The True Light

6 There was a aman sent from God, whose name was John.  
7 This man came for a awitness, to bear witness of the Light, that all through him might bbelieve.  
8 He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that aLight.  
9 aThat1 was the true Light which gives light to every man coming into the world.  
10 He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and athe world did not know Him.  
11 aHe came to His1 own, and His own did not receive Him.  
12 But aas many as received Him, to them He gave the1 right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name:  
13 awho were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.  

The Word Becomes Flesh

14 aAnd the Word bbecame cflesh and dwelt among us, and dwe beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, efull of grace and truth.  
15 aJohn bore witness of Him and cried out, saying, “This was He of whom I said, b‘He who comes after me is preferred before me, cfor He was before me.’ ”  
16 And of His afullness we have all received, and grace for grace.  
Verse Comparison: John 1:6

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American Standard Version
There came a man, sent from God, whose name was John.

Amplified® Bible
There came a man sent from God, whose name was John.

Contemporary English Version
God sent a man named John,

Darby English Version
There was a man sent from God, his name John.

Good News Bible
God sent his messenger, a man named John,

International Standard Version
There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

King James Version
There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

New American Standard Bible
There came a man sent from God, whose name was John.

New International Version
There came a man who was sent from God; his name was John.

New King James Version
There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
There came a man sent from God, named John.

Young's Literal Translation
There came a man -- having been sent from God -- whose name `is' John,


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