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In him was life, and that life was the light of men. the light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood it. 


John 1:4-5


Here John is setting up the ground rules for the rest of his gospel. When we meet Jesus, which we will in verse 29, we need to see him with these two distinct qualities: life and light. Everything else is in contrast to this. In other words, everything else is death and darkness.

Apart from Jesus death and darkness is what we are faced with. In Christ is lightness and life.