"The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world." True doesn't just mean real. It means ultimate, the source behind every glimpse of light we've ever known.

"He came as a witness to testify concerning that light." Not the source, but a faithful reflection.

John 1:6 "There was a man sent from God whose name was John." The first human character walks onto the page. What defines him?

John 1:1-5 From Word to Light. A pause before the story begins.

John 1:5 "The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it." John doesn't pretend the darkness isn't there. But...

John 1:4 "In him was life, and that life was the light of all people." From the very first words of the Bible, light has a source. John says it has come into the world.

John 1:4 "In him was life, and that life was the light of all people." What John means by life.

John 1:3 "Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made." The one we've been getting to know made everything that exists.

John 1:2 "He was with God in the beginning. Not repetition. John knows what we might do with an idea this big.

John 1:1 "The Word was God" The most explosive phrase in the sentence.