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John 1:1-5

The Word came into the world as a man

1 In the beginning, the Word was already there. The Word was with God. The Word was God. 2 He was with God from the beginning. 3 God made all things through the Word. God did not make anything without him. 4 It is the Word who caused everything to live. Because of this, he has brought light to all people. 5 The light shines in the dark, and the dark cannot put out the light.

1:1Jesus Christ is the Word of God. God shows himself to us in Jesus. Jesus is like God's message to us. God speaks to us in a way that we can understand, because Jesus lived as a man in this world.
1:5In the Bible, when people do not know the truth about God, it is like they are living in a dark place. The Word (God's Son, Jesus) is like light. He shows us what is true. God's light shines in the dark places and nothing can stop that light. Jesus said that he himself was the light of the world. See John 8:12; 9:5.