8 He himself was not the Light, but he came to testify about the Light. 9 The true Light who gives light to every man was coming into the world. 10 He was in the world, and though the world was made through Him, the world did not recognize Him.
John 1:8–10
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John 1:3–5
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John 1:14–16
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John 3:18–20
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John 3:31–33
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John 1:30–32
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John 12:45–47
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Odes of Solomon 41:14–16
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