7. He came to tell people about the light. Through him all people could hear about the light and believe.
8. John was not the light. But he came to tell people about the light.
9. The true light was coming into the world. This is the true light that gives light to all people.
10. The Word was already in the world. The world was made through him, but the world did not know him.
11. He came to the world that was his own. And his own people did not accept him.
12. But some people did accept him. They believed in him, and he gave them the right to become children of God.