They said therefore to him, "Who are you? Give us an answer to take back to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?"
and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life; and the life was the light of men. And the light shineth in darkness; but the darkness comprehended it not [or apprehended it not, or could not lay hold of it] ( John 1:3-5 ).