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John 1:4

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All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.	In him was life; and the life was the light of men.	And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

In^G1722 him^G846 was^G2258 life^G2222; and^G2532 the life^G2222 was^G2258 the light^G5457 of men^G444.

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Original Greek

ἐν αὐτῷ ζωὴ ἦν, καὶ ἡ ζωὴ ἦν τὸ φῶς τῶν ἀνθρώπων,

Greek	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
ἐν	en	G1722	PREP	In
αὐτῷ	autō	G846	P-DSM	him
ζωὴ	zōē	G2222	N-NSF	life
ἦν,	ēn	G2258	V-IAI-3S	was
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	and
ἡ	hē	G3588	T-NSF	the
ζωὴ	zōē	G2222	N-NSF	life
ἦν	ēn	G2258	V-IAI-3S	was
τὸ	to	G3588	T-NSN	the
φῶς	phōs	G5457	N-NSN	light
τῶν	tōn	G3588	T-GPM	*
ἀνθρώπων,	anthrōpōn	G444	N-GPM	of men

Source: Textus Receptus (Scrivener 1894)

Strong's References

• G444 — ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos, anth'-ro-pos): a man, one of the human race — from ἀνήρ and (the countenance; from ὀπτάνομαι); man-faced, i.e. a human being:--certain, man.
• G846 — αὐτός (autós, ow-tos'): he, she, it, they, them, same — from the particle (perhaps akin to the base of ἀήρ through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward); the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative ἑαυτοῦ) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons:--her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare αὑτοῦ.
• G1722 — ἐν (en, en): in, on, among — a primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively), i.e. a relation of rest (intermediate between εἰς and ἐκ); "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.:--about, after, against, + almost, X altogether, among, X as, at, before, between, (here-)by (+ all means), for (… sake of), + give self wholly to, (here-)in(-to, -wardly), X mightily, (because) of, (up-)on, (open-)ly, X outwardly, one, X quickly, X shortly, (speedi-)ly, X that, X there(-in, -on), through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), under, when, where(-with), while, with(-in). Often used in compounds, with substantially the same import; rarely with verbs of motion, and then not to indicate direction, except (elliptically) by a separate (and different) preposition.
• G2222 — ζωή (zōḗ, dzo-ay'): life — from ζάω; life (literally or figuratively):--life(-time). Compare ψυχή.
• G2258 — ἦν (ēn, ane): imperfect of εἰμί; I (thou, etc.) was (wast or were):--+ agree, be, X have (+ charge of), hold, use, was(-t), were.
• G2532 — καί (kaí, kahee): and, even, also, namely — apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:--and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
• G5457 — φῶς (phōs, foce): light, a source of light — from an obsolete (to shine or make manifest, especially by rays; compare φαίνω, φημί); luminousness (in the widest application, natural or artificial, abstract or concrete, literal or figurative):--fire, light.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Greek (Textus Receptus, Scrivener 1894) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• G3588 — ὁ (ho, ho): the — the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):--the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• him — John 5:21, John 5:26, John 11:25, John 14:6, 1 Corinthians 15:45, Colossians 3:4, 1 John 1:2, 1 John 5:11, Revelation 22:1
• the life — Psalms 49:6, Psalms 60:1-3, Psalms 84:11, Isaiah 35:4-5, Isaiah 42:6-7, Isaiah 42:16, Malachi 4:2, Matthew 4:16, Luke 1:78-79, Luke 2:32, John 1:8-9, John 8:12, John 9:5, John 12:35, John 12:46, Acts 26:23, Ephesians 5:14, 1 John 1:5-7, Revelation 22:16

Reciprocal references (13): Exodus 37:17, Leviticus 24:2, Job 25:3, Psalms 43:3, Isaiah 49:6, Ezekiel 21:27, John 3:19, Acts 3:15, Acts 26:18, Ephesians 5:8, Hebrews 1:3, 1 John 2:8, Revelation 21:23

Related Topics

• Thompson Chain: LIFE-DEATH, LIGHT-DARKNESS
• Torrey’s: EXCELLENCY AND GLORY OF CHRIST, THE, TYPES OF CHRIST, URIM AND THUMMIM
• Nave’s: JESUS, THE CHRIST, LIGHT, REGENERATION, TYPES, WISDOM

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