11 translations · Greek
John 1:4
In him was life, and the life was the light of men.
John 1:4 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- In him was life, and the life was the light of men.
- KJV King James Version
- In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- In Him was life, and that life was the light of men.
- ASV American Standard Version
- In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- In Him was life, and the life was the light of men,
- FBV Free Bible Version
- In him was life, the life that was the light of everyone.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- In him was life, and the life was the light of men,
- DBY Darby Translation
- In him was life, and the life was the light of men.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- In him was life, and the life was the light of men.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- In him was life, and the life was the light of men.
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| ἐν | en | In | G1722 ἐν in/on/among |
| αὐτῷ | autō | Him | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
| ζωὴ | zōē | life | G2222 ζωή life |
| ἦν | ēn | was | G1510 εἰμί to be |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| ἡ | hē | [that] | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ζωὴ | zōē | life | G2222 ζωή life |
| ἦν | ēn | was | G1510 εἰμί to be |
| τὸ | to | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| φῶς | phōs | light | G5457 φῶς light |
| τῶν | tōn | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ἀνθρώπων | anthrōpōn | of men | G444 ἄνθρωπος a human |
Related verses
- John 8:12
Again, therefore, Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”
- John 12:46
I have come as a light into the world, that whoever believes in me may not remain in the darkness.
- John 5:26
For as the Father has life in himself, even so he gave to the Son also to have life in himself.
- 1 John 1:5–7
This is the message which we have heard from him and announce to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. If we say that we have fellowship with him and walk in the darkness, we lie, and don’t tell the truth. But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ, his Son, cleanses us from all sin.
- John 9:5
While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”
- Luke 1:78–79
because of the tender mercy of our God, whereby the dawn from on high will visit us, to shine on those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death; to guide our feet into the way of peace.”
- John 11:25
Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will still live, even if he dies.
- Isaiah 42:6–7
“I, Yahweh, have called you in righteousness, and will hold your hand, and will keep you, and make you a covenant for the people, as a light for the nations; to open the blind eyes, to bring the prisoners out of the dungeon, and those who sit in darkness out of the prison.
- John 14:6
Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.
- 1 John 5:11
The testimony is this, that God gave to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
2 The same was in the beginning with God.
3 All things were made through him. Without him was not anything made that has been made.
4 In him was life, and the life was the light of men.
5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness hasn’t overcome it.
6 There came a man, sent from God, whose name was John.
Read all of John 1 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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