John 1:4-9

⁴In him was life; and the life was the light of men. ⁵And the light shineth in the darkness; and the darkness apprehended it not. ⁶There came a man, sent from God, whose name was John. ⁷The same came for witness, that he might bear witness of the light, that all might believe through him. ⁸He was not the light, but [came] that he might bear witness of the light. ⁹There was the true light, [even the light] which lighteth every man, coming into the world.