Verse
John 1:5 — And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it…
“And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.”
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The verses around John 1:5.
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.
Verse explanation
“Comprehend” here could also be translated as overcome or put out, since the original Greek verb carries both senses. The idea is that the darkness can neither understand the light nor extinguish it.
From the John 1 study in Bible in Stories.
John 1:5 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
E a luz resplandece nas trevas, e as trevas não a comprehenderam.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
E a luz brilha nas trevas; e as trevas não a compreenderam.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
La luz brilla en la oscuridad, y la oscuridad no la ha apagado.
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