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He was in the beginning with God.
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All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made.
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In Him was life, and the life was the light of men.
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And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.
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There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.
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This man came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all through him might believe.
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He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.
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That was the true Light which gives light to every man coming into the world.
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He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him.
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He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him.
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But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: