John 1:4 - Compare All Versions
John 1:3-5 MSG (The Message)
Everything was created through him; nothing—not one thing!— came into being without him. What came into existence was Life, and the Life was Light to live by. The Life-Light blazed out of the darkness; the darkness couldn’t put it out.
John 1:4 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
In Him was life, and the life was the Light of men.
John 1:4 NCV (New Century Version)
In him there was life, and that life was the light of all people.
John 1:4 ASV (American Standard Version)
In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
John 1:4 NIV (New International Version)
In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind.
John 1:4 NKJV (New King James Version)
In Him was life, and the life was the light of men.
John 1:4 AMP (Amplified Bible)
In Him was life [and the power to bestow life], and the life was the Light of men.
John 1:4 NLT (New Living Translation)
The Word gave life to everything that was created, and his life brought light to everyone.
John 1:4 TPT (The Passion Translation)
A fountain of life was in him, for his life is light for all humanity.
John 1:4 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
In him was life, and the life was the light of men.