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Ἐν αὐτῷ ζωὴ ἦν, καὶ ἡ ζωὴ ἦν τὸ φῶς τῶν ἀνθρώπων,
RBT Hebrew Literal:
The Mother: A Light and Dark one
Within himself was zoe-life,9 and the Zoe-Life, she was the Light of the Men.
Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
LITV Translation:
In Him was life, and the life was the light of men;
ESV Translation:
In him was life, and the life was the light of men.

Footnotes

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There are a few kinds of “life” in the Greek that appear in the NT. Zoe (spiritual), psyche #G5590 (soul), and bios #G979 (physical).