Philip found Nathanael, and said to him, "We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, wrote: Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph."

 Here we meet another of John's key-words--darkness (skotos, G4655, skotia, G4653) . This word occurs seven times in the gospel. To John there was a darkness in the world that was as real as the light. 