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John 1:1–5

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IN the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
The same was in the beginning with God.
All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
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From verse 1

  1. Genesis 1:1Rank 1 from verse 1
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    1IN the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

  2. John 17:5Rank 2 from verse 1
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    5And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.

  3. Revelation 19:13Rank 3 from verse 1
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    13And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.

  4. Colossians 1:17Rank 4 from verse 1
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    17And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.

  5. John 1:14Rank 5 from verse 1
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    14And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

  6. 1 John 1:1–2Rank 6 from verse 1
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    1THAT which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life;

    2(For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and shew unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us;)

  7. Revelation 22:13Rank 7 from verse 1
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    13I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.

  8. John 1:2Rank 8 from verse 1
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    2The same was in the beginning with God.

  9. Revelation 1:8Rank 9 from verse 1
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    8I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.

  10. John 10:30–33Rank 10 from verse 1
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    30I and my Father are one.

    31Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him.

    32Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewed you from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me?

    33The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God.

  11. Proverbs 8:22–31Rank 11 from verse 1
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    22The Lord possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old.

    23I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was.

    24When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains abounding with water.

    25Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth:

    26While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world.

    27When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth:

    28When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep:

    29When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth:

    30Then I was by him, as one brought up with him: and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him;

    31Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights were with the sons of men.

  12. Matthew 1:23Rank 12 from verse 1
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    23Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.

  13. Philippians 2:6Rank 13 from verse 1
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    6Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:

  14. Isaiah 9:6Rank 14 from verse 1
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    6For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counseller, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

  15. Revelation 21:6Rank 15 from verse 1
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    6And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.

  16. Hebrews 13:8Rank 16 from verse 1
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    8Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.

  17. Isaiah 7:14Rank 17 from verse 1
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    14Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.

  18. 1 John 5:20Rank 18 from verse 1
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    20And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.

  19. 1 Timothy 3:16Rank 19 from verse 1
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    16And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.

  20. Hebrews 1:8–13Rank 20 from verse 1
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    8But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom.

    9Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.

    10And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands:

    11They shall perish; but thou remainest; and they all shall wax old as doth a garment;

    12And as a vesture shalt thou fold them up, and they shall be changed: but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail.

    13But to which of the angels said he at any time, Sit on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool?

  21. John 16:28Rank 21 from verse 1
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    28I came forth from the Father, and am come into the world: again, I leave the world, and go to the Father.

  22. Revelation 1:17Rank 22 from verse 1
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    17And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last:

  23. John 20:28Rank 23 from verse 1
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    28And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God.

  24. Titus 2:13Rank 24 from verse 1
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    13Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;

  25. Revelation 1:2Rank 25 from verse 1
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    2Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw.

  26. Hebrews 7:3Rank 26 from verse 1
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    3Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of God; abideth a priest continually.

  27. John 1:18Rank 27 from verse 1
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    18No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.

  28. Ephesians 3:9Rank 28 from verse 1
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    9And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:

  29. Revelation 3:14Rank 29 from verse 1
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    14And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God;

  30. Romans 9:5Rank 30 from verse 1
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    5Whose are the fathers, and of whom as concerning the flesh Christ came, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen.

  31. 1 John 5:7Rank 31 from verse 1
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    7For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.

  32. 2 Peter 1:1Rank 32 from verse 1
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    1SIMON Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ:

  33. Revelation 2:8Rank 33 from verse 1
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    8And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna write; These things saith the first and the last, which was dead, and is alive;

  34. Psalms 45:6Rank 34 from verse 1
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    6Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre.

  35. Isaiah 40:9–11Rank 35 from verse 1
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    9¶ O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God!

    10Behold, the Lord God will come with strong hand, and his arm shall rule for him: behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him.

    11He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.

  36. Revelation 1:11Rank 36 from verse 1
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    11Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea.

From verse 3

  1. Colossians 1:16–17Rank 1 from verse 3
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    16For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:

    17And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.

  2. 1 Corinthians 8:6Rank 2 from verse 3
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    6But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him.

  3. Revelation 4:11Rank 3 from verse 3
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    11Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.

  4. Psalms 33:6Rank 4 from verse 3
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    6By the word of the Lord were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.

  5. Genesis 1:26Rank 5 from verse 3
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    26¶ And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

  6. John 1:10Rank 6 from verse 3
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    10He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.

  7. Hebrews 1:2–3Rank 7 from verse 3
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    2Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;

    3Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;

  8. Isaiah 45:18Rank 8 from verse 3
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    18For thus saith the Lord that created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath established it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I am the Lord; and there is none else.

  9. Isaiah 45:12Rank 9 from verse 3
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    12I have made the earth, and created man upon it: I, even my hands, have stretched out the heavens, and all their host have I commanded.

  10. Psalms 102:25Rank 10 from verse 3
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    25Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of thy hands.

  11. Genesis 1:1Rank 11 from verse 3
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    1IN the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

  12. Hebrews 3:3–4Rank 12 from verse 3
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    3For this man was counted worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as he who hath builded the house hath more honour than the house.

    4For every house is builded by some man; but he that built all things is God.

  13. Hebrews 1:10–12Rank 13 from verse 3
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    10And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands:

    11They shall perish; but thou remainest; and they all shall wax old as doth a garment;

    12And as a vesture shalt thou fold them up, and they shall be changed: but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail.

  14. Ephesians 3:9Rank 14 from verse 3
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    9And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:

  15. John 5:17–19Rank 15 from verse 3
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    17¶ But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and I work.

    18Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God.

    19Then answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise.

From verse 4

  1. John 8:12Rank 1 from verse 4
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    12¶ Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.

  2. John 12:46Rank 2 from verse 4
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    46I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness.

  3. 1 John 1:5–7Rank 3 from verse 4
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    5This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.

    6If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:

    7But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.

  4. John 5:26Rank 4 from verse 4
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    26For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself;

  5. John 9:5Rank 5 from verse 4
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    5As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.

  6. Luke 1:78–79Rank 6 from verse 4
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    78Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us,

    79To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.

  7. John 11:25Rank 7 from verse 4
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    25Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:

  8. Isaiah 42:6–7Rank 8 from verse 4
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    6I the Lord have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles;

    7To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.

  9. 1 John 5:11Rank 9 from verse 4
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    11And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.

  10. John 14:6Rank 10 from verse 4
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    6Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

  11. Ephesians 5:14Rank 11 from verse 4
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    14Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.

  12. John 12:35Rank 12 from verse 4
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    35Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you: for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth.

  13. Matthew 4:16Rank 13 from verse 4
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    16The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up.

  14. Colossians 3:4Rank 14 from verse 4
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    4When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.

  15. Isaiah 42:16Rank 15 from verse 4
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    16And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not; I will lead them in paths that they have not known: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them.

  16. Acts 26:23Rank 16 from verse 4
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    23That Christ should suffer, and that he should be the first that should rise from the dead, and should shew light unto the people, and to the Gentiles.

  17. Luke 2:32Rank 17 from verse 4
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    32A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.

  18. John 1:8–9Rank 18 from verse 4
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    8He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.

    9That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.

  19. John 5:21Rank 19 from verse 4
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    21For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will.

  20. 1 John 1:2Rank 20 from verse 4
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    2(For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and shew unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us;)

  21. Psalms 84:11Rank 21 from verse 4
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    11For the Lord God is a sun and shield: the Lord will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.

  22. Malachi 4:2Rank 22 from verse 4
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    2¶ But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.

  23. Revelation 22:16Rank 23 from verse 4
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    16I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.

  24. Isaiah 35:4–5Rank 24 from verse 4
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    4Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompence; he will come and save you.

    5Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.

  25. 1 Corinthians 15:45Rank 25 from verse 4
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    45And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.

  26. Revelation 22:1Rank 26 from verse 4
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    1AND he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.

  27. Psalms 49:6Rank 27 from verse 4
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    6They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;

  28. Psalms 60:1–3Rank 28 from verse 4
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    1O GOD, thou hast cast us off, thou hast scattered us, thou hast been displeased; O turn thyself to us again.

    2Thou hast made the earth to tremble; thou hast broken it: heal the breaches thereof; for it shaketh.

    3Thou hast shewed thy people hard things: thou hast made us to drink the wine of astonishment.

From verse 5

  1. John 3:19–20Rank 1 from verse 5
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    19And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.

    20For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.

  2. John 12:36–40Rank 2 from verse 5
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    36While ye have light, believe in the light, that ye may be the children of light. These things spake Jesus, and departed, and did hide himself from them.

    37¶ But though he had done so many miracles before them, yet they believed not on him:

    38That the saying of Esaias the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spake, Lord, who hath believed our report? and to whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed?

    39Therefore they could not believe, because that Esaias said again,

    40He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart; that they should not see with their eyes, nor understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them.

  3. 1 Corinthians 2:14Rank 3 from verse 5
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    14But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

  4. Job 24:13–17Rank 4 from verse 5
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    13They are of those that rebel against the light; they know not the ways thereof, nor abide in the paths thereof.

    14The murderer rising with the light killeth the poor and needy, and in the night is as a thief.

    15The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, saying, No eye shall see me: and disguiseth his face.

    16In the dark they dig through houses, which they had marked for themselves in the daytime: they know not the light.

    17For the morning is to them even as the shadow of death: if one know them, they are in the terrors of the shadow of death.

  5. John 1:10Rank 5 from verse 5
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    10He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.

  6. Romans 1:28Rank 6 from verse 5
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    28And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;

  7. Proverbs 1:22Rank 7 from verse 5
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    22How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?

  8. Proverbs 1:29–30Rank 8 from verse 5
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    29For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the Lord:

    30They would none of my counsel: they despised all my reproof.

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John 1:1

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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COMBINED MEANING

Word

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The personal title of Jesus Christ, who was with God, was God, was made flesh, and is called The Word of God.

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John 1:2

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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John 1:3

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made

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Formed, caused, prepared, appointed, or brought into a stated condition.

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without

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Outside or on the exterior; beyond a boundary; lacking, absent, free from, not accompanied by, or apart from the person, thing, condition, means, or relation named.

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John 1:4

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

light

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Sense 1: Brightness or illumination. Sense 2: A source or opening that gives light. Sense 3: Figuratively, truth, knowledge, revelation, life, or favour contrasted with darkness. Sense 4: To illuminate or kindle. Sense 5: To alight or come upon. Sense 6: Slight, easy, swift, or not heavy.

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John 1:5

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light

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Sense 1: Brightness or illumination. Sense 2: A source or opening that gives light. Sense 3: Figuratively, truth, knowledge, revelation, life, or favour contrasted with darkness. Sense 4: To illuminate or kindle. Sense 5: To alight or come upon. Sense 6: Slight, easy, swift, or not heavy.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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darkness

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Sense 1: Absence of light. Sense 2: Obscurity, ignorance, distress, or moral evil by figure.

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comprehended

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of comprehend. Sense 1: To understand or grasp in the mind. Sense 2: To take within bounds or measure. Sense 3: To include or sum up.

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1:1IN the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

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1:2The same was in the beginning with God.

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1:3All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.

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1:4In him was life; and the life was the light of men.

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1:5And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.

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