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John 1:5 KJV
John · chapter 1 · verse 5
And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.John 1:5 · King James Version
John 1:5 in context
3All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
4In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
5And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
6There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.
7The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.
Commentary
Cross references
- John 3:19-20
- John 12:36-40
- 1 Corinthians 2:14
- Job 24:13-17
- John 1:10
- Romans 1:28
- Proverbs 1:22
- Proverbs 1:29-30
Key words (Strong's)
- comprehendedkatalambanōto lay hold of, to lay hold of so as to make one s own, to obtain, attain to, to make one…G2638 →
- darknessskotiadarkness, the darkness due to want of light, metaph. used of ignorance of divine things…G4653 →
- shinethphainōto bring forth into the light, cause to shine, shed light, shine, to shine, be bright or…G5316 →
- lightphōslight, the light, emitted by a lamp, a heavenly light such as surrounds angels when they…G5457 →
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Austin says (de Civitate Dei, lib. 10, cap. 29) that his friend Simplicius told him he had heard a Platonic philosopher say that these first verses of St. John's gospel were worthy to be written in letters of gold.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-5