5And the light shines in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.


In Context

2 The same was in the beginning with God.

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

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

5 And the light shines in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.

6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

7 The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.

John 1:5 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

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

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

1:5The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood it.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:5And the light appears in darkness, and the darkness apprehended it not.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

1:5And the light shineth in darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

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

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

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

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

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

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:5The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness hasn't overcome it.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

1:5and the light in the darkness did shine, and the darkness did not perceive it.