- John 1:4
In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
JOHN 14:6
Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
John 8:12
Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.”
- John 1:5
And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
Comprehended
καταλαμβάνω katalambánō, kat-al-am-ban’-o; from G2596 and G2983; to take eagerly, i.e. seize, possess, etc. (literally or figuratively):—apprehend, attain, come upon, comprehend, find, obtain, perceive, (over-)take.
Matt 11:12
And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.
Luke 16:16
16 “The law and the prophets were until John. Since that time the kingdom of God has been preached, and everyone is pressing into it.
Matt 21:31,32
Jesus said to them, “Assuredly, I say to you that tax collectors and harlots enter the kingdom of God before you. 32 For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him; but tax collectors and harlots believed him; and when you saw it, you did not afterward relent and believe him.
It is no breach of good manners to go to heaven before our betters: and it is a great commendation of the gospel from the days of its infancy, that it has brought many to holiness that were very unlikely
– Matthew Henry
2 Timothy 4:7
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.
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