8th January 2022 – John 1:9
9 "The true light, which enlightens everyone, was coming into the world."
John 1:9
The modern renderings of this verse differ from that of the AV, and the difference depends on whether the phrase 'cometh into the world' refers to 'every man' or to 'the light'. The RSV and the NEB take it with 'the light'. This seems almost preferable to the AV, although not a great deal of difference in the general meaning results. But it serves to link John's thought here to what he has said in 8. John was not the true Light, but only a witness to it: 'the real light, which enlightens every man, was even then coming into the world' (NEB). This is similar to the thought expressed in John's words in Mark 1:7, 'There cometh one mightier than I after me....', that is, the coming of Christ in His incarnation was the culmination, so to speak of the witness that had been borne to Him down the ages. As Westcott says, 'The mission of John was one and definite; but all along up to his time the Light of which he came to witness continued to shine, being revealed in many parts and in many ways.... (John's) words declare that men were not left alone to interpret the manifestations of the Light in the Life around them and in them. The Light from whom that Life flows made Himself known more directly. From the first He was (so to speak) on His way to the world, advancing towards the Incarnation by preparatory revelations. He came in type and prophecy and judgment.' As to the 'light that lighteth every man', Calvin says, 'Men have this peculiar excellence which raises them above other animals, that they are endued with reason and intelligence, and that they carry the distinction between right and wrong engraven on their conscience. There is no man, therefore, whom some perception of the eternal light does not reach'.
7th January 2022 – John 1:6-8
6 “There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. 7 He came as a witness, to bear witness about the light, that all might believe through him.8 He was not the light, but came to bear witness about the…
6th January 2022 – John 1:5
5 “The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.” John 1:5 The second section of the Prologue begins here, and now John introduces us to a mystery. This light of which he has been speaking…
5th December 2022 – John 1:1-4
1 “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that…
4th January 2022 – John 1:1-4
1 “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that…
3rd January 2022 – John 1:1-4
1 “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that…
2nd January 2022 – John 1:1-4
1 “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that…
1st January 2022 – John 1:1-18
1 “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that…
31st December 2021 – John 1:1
1 “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” John 1:1 John states the purpose of his having written the gospel clearly and succinctly in 20:31: ‘These are written that ye…
30th December 2021 – John 1:1
It is hardly possible to come to this wonderful piece of writing without beginning very quickly to develop a feeling of awe and a sense of mystery, for John is a deep and profound writer, and his insight into the…