3 All things were made through him. Nothing that has been made was made without him.
4 Life was in him, and that life was the light for all people.
5 The light shines in the darkness. But the darkness has not understood it.
6 A man came who was sent from God. His name was John.
7 He came to give witness about that light. He gave witness so that all people could believe.
8 John himself was not the light. He came only as a witness to the light.
9 The true light that gives light to every man was coming into the world.