 "ሕይወትም በእርሱ ነበረ ሕይወትም የሰው ብርሃን ነበር፤ ብርሃንም በጨለማ ያበራል፤ ጨለማም አላሸነፈውም።
What came to be through Him was life, and this life was the light of the human race; the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.