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  • John 3:19
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
    • 19 Now this is the basis for judgment: that the light has come into the world,+ but men have loved the darkness rather than the light, for their works were wicked.

  • John 3:19
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
    • 19 αὕτη This δέ but ἐστιν is ἡ the κρίσις judgment ὅτι that τὸ the φῶς light ἐλήλυθεν has come εἰς into τὸν the κόσμον world καὶ and ἠγάπησαν loved οἱ the ἄνθρωποι men μᾶλλον rather τὸ the σκότος darkness ἢ than τὸ the φῶς, light, ἦν was γὰρ for αὐτῶν of them πονηρὰ wicked τὰ the ἔργα. works.

  • John 3:19
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
    • 19 Now this is the basis for judgment, that the light+ has come into the world+ but men have loved the darkness rather than the light,+ for their works were wicked.

  • John 3:19
    The Bible in Living English
    • 19 And this is the judgment, that the light has come into the world and men loved the darkness rather than the light; for their doings were bad.

  • John 3:19
    American Standard Version
    • 19 And this is the judgment, that the light is come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light; for their works were evil.

  • John 3:19
    The Emphasized Bible
    • 19 And this is the judgment: That the light hath come into the world,—And men loved rather the darkness than the light, For wicked were their works.

  • John 3:19
    King James Version
    • 19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.

  • John
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1986-2023
    • 3:19 it-2 274; jy 44-45; w93 4/1 13-15; w91 8/1 8-13; gt chapter 17

  • John
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1930-1985
    • 3:19 w76 309; w75 653; w74 522; w73 7; w67 218; w64 729; w59 64; w52 341; w51 529, 582

  • John
    Research Guide for Jehovah’s Witnesses—2019 Edition
    • 3:19

      Insight, Volume 2, p. 274

      Jesus—The Way, pp. 44-45

      The Watchtower,

      4/1/1993, pp. 13-15

      8/1/1991, pp. 8-13

      5/15/1976, p. 309

      11/1/1975, p. 653

      9/1/1974, p. 522

      1/1/1973, p. 7

      4/1/1967, pp. 218-219

      12/1/1964, pp. 728-730

      1/15/1959, pp. 63-64

      6/1/1952, pp. 341-342

      10/1/1951, pp. 581-583

      9/1/1951, pp. 528-530

  • John Study Notes—Chapter 3
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
    • 3:19

      the light: The first occurrence of “light” in this verse indicates that Jesus personified light in his life and teachings and that he reflected understanding and enlightenment from Jehovah God. Jesus is also figuratively referred to as “the light” at Joh 1:7-9.​—For the expression come into the world, see study note on Joh 1:9.

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