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Atomic Bible
John 1:5
The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
from The Beginning, John 1:1-5
What it says

The light shines in darkness, and darkness does not overcome it.

What it is doing

The verse closes the opening with light unbowed by darkness.

In context

1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2He was with God in the beginning. 3Through Him all things were made, and without Him nothing was made that has been made. 4In Him was life, and that life was the light of men. 5The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.