John 1:4 BSB — MannaFest

Original language & word study

12 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ἐν	en	In	G1722 →
αὐτῷ	autō	Him	G846 →
ζωὴ	zōē	life	G2222 →
ἦν,	ēn	was,	G1510 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἡ	hē	the	G3588 →
ζωὴ	zōē	life	G2222 →
ἦν	ēn	was	G1510 →
τὸ	to	the	G3588 →
φῶς	phōs	light	G5457 →
τῶν	tōn	<the>	G3588 →
ἀνθρώπων,	anthrōpōn	of men,	G444 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
John 8:12
Once again, Jesus spoke to the people and said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”
leads to
- John 12:46
  I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in Me should remain in darkness.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- John 9:5
  While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- John 1:4–9
  In Him was life, and that life was the light of men.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- John 12:35
  Then Jesus told them, “For a little while longer, the Light will be among you. Walk while you have the Light, so that darkness will not overtake you. The one who walks in the…
- Matthew 5:14
  You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden.
Through
John 12:46
I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in Me should remain in darkness.
leads to
- John 8:12
  Once again, Jesus spoke to the people and said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Psalms 36:9
  For with You is the fountain of life; in Your light we see light.
- Isaiah 42:7
  to open the eyes of the blind, to bring prisoners out of the dungeon and those sitting in darkness out from the prison house.

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

John 8:12Once again, Jesus spoke to the people and said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”John 12:46I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in Me should remain in darkness.John 5:26For as the Father has life in Himself, so also He has granted the Son to have life in Himself.1 John 1:5–7And this is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you: God is light, and in Him there is no darkness at all.John 9:5While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”Luke 1:78–79because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the Dawn will visit us from on high,1 John 1:5And this is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you: God is light, and in Him there is no darkness at all.John 11:25Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me will live, even though he dies.Isaiah 42:6–7“I, the LORD, have called you for a righteous purpose, and I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you and appoint you to be a covenant for the people and a light to the nations,John 14:6Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.1 John 5:11And this is that testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son.John 1:9The true Light who gives light to every man was coming into the world.Ephesians 5:14So it is said: “Wake up, O sleeper, rise up from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”John 12:35Then Jesus told them, “For a little while longer, the Light will be among you. Walk while you have the Light, so that darkness will not overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going.Matthew 4:16the people living in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death, a light has dawned.”Isaiah 42:16I will lead the blind by a way they did not know; I will guide them on unfamiliar paths. I will turn darkness into light before them and rough places into level ground. These things I will do for them, and I will not forsake them.Colossians 3:4When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory.Psalms 43:3Send out Your light and Your truth; let them lead me. Let them bring me to Your holy mountain, and to the place where You dwell.

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