King James Version
John 1:5 in the King James Version says “And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. comprehended: or, did not admit, or, receive” — study this verse from John chapter 1 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. comprehended: or, did not admit, or, receive”
John 1:5 · KJV
All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. comprehended: or, did not admit, or, receive
There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.
The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“the light”
G5457luminousness (in the widest application, natural or artificial, abstract or concrete, literal or figurative)
“shineth”
G5316to lighten (shine), i.e., show (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative)
“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“it”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“comprehended”
G2638to take eagerly, i.e., seize, possess, etc. (literally or figuratively)
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