John 1:4-9

Moffatt(i) 4 In him life lay, and this life was the Light for men: 5 amid the darkness the Light shone, but the darkness did not master it. 6 A man appeared, sent by God, whose name was John: 7 he came for the purpose of witnessing, to bear testimony to the Light, so that all men might believe by means of him. 8 He was not the Light; it was to bear testimony to the Light that he appeared. 9 The real Light, which enlightens every man, was coming then into the world: