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  • John 1:9
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
    • 9 The true light that gives light to every sort of man was about to come into the world.+

  • John 1:9
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
    • 9 ῏Ην Was τὸ the φῶς light τὸ the ἀληθινὸν true ὃ which φωτίζει is enlightening πάντα every ἄνθρωπον man ἐρχόμενον coming εἰς into τὸν the κόσμον. world.

  • John 1:9
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
    • 9 The true light+ that gives light+ to every sort of man+ was about to come into the world.*

  • John 1:9
    The Bible in Living English
    • 9 There was coming into the world the true light that lights every man.

  • John 1:9
    American Standard Version
    • 9 There was the true light, even the light which lighteth every man, coming into the world.

  • John 1:9
    The Emphasized Bible
    • 9 It was—The real light that enlighteneth every man—Coming into the world.

  • John 1:9
    King James Version
    • 9 That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.

  • John
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1930-1985
    • 1:9 w82 5/1 21; w73 442; w70 528; w64 51; g64 9/22 28; w62 172; w59 61-62; w50 395

  • The True Light of the World
    The Good News According to Jesus—Video Reference Guide
    • The true light was about to come into the world (gnj 1 1:10:28–1:10:55)

  • John Study Notes—Chapter 1
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
    • 1:9

      world: The Greek word koʹsmos here refers to the world of mankind. In this context, the expression come into the world seems to refer primarily to Jesus’ going out among mankind at the time of his baptism rather than to his birth as a human. After his baptism, he carried out his assigned ministry, acting as a light bearer to the world of mankind.​—Compare Joh 3:17, 19; 6:14; 9:39; 10:36; 11:27; 12:46; 1Jo 4:9.

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