Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 1:4

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4. In Him was life — essentially and originally, as the previous verses show to be the meaning. Thus He is the Living Word, or, as He is called in 1 John 1:1 ; 1 John 1:2 , "the Word of Life." the life . . . the light of men —All that in men which is true light —knowledge, integrity, intelligent, willing subjection to God, love to Him and to their fellow creatures, wisdom, purity, holy joy, rational happiness—all this "light of men" has its fountain in the essential original "life" of "the Word" ( 1 John 1:5-7 ; Psalms 36:9 ). return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-5" class="com-number"

Pericope (part_of)

• part_of pericope/per-jhn-1-001

절 (explains)

bible-text/jhn-1-4

Source

• source-manifest/jfb — Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (PD)
• evidence_grade: T_theological