John 1:4-9 It was by Him that life began to exist, and that life was the light of mankind.

Williams⁽ⁱ⁾ ⁴ It was by Him that life began to exist, and that life was the light of mankind. ⁵ So the light continues to shine in the darkness, for the darkness has never overpowered it. ⁶ There appeared a man named John, sent from God. ⁷ He came for the purpose of testifying, to testify to the light, so that everyone through him might come to believe. ⁸ He was not the light; he came to testify to the light. ⁹ The real light, which sheds light upon everyone, was just coming into the world.