John 1 The Deity of Jesus Christ

v1. I the beginning was the Word, and the word was with God, and the WORD WAS GOD.
   God was, is, and always will be.
v3. All things came into being through God and apart from God nothing ever was.
    Without God earth would not exist. No living thing would be in existsance.
v4. In Him was life, and the life was the Light of men.
v5. The Light shines in the darkness and the darkness did not comprehend it.
Jesus was the Light and those who lived in darkness did not understand/grasp Him
    Comprehend: comprehend


com·pre·hend [ kòmprə hénd ] (past and past participle com·pre·hend·ed, present participle com·pre·hend·ing, 3rd person present singular com·pre·hends)
verb

Definition:

1. transitive and intransitive verb understand: to grasp the meaning or nature of something

It was hard to comprehend the sheer scale of the problem.

2. transitive verb include something: to include something as a part of a larger whole ( formal )

[14th century. < Latin comprehendere "grasp fully" < prehendere "seize"]

com·pre·hend·i·ble adjective

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