John 3:19

19This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil.

19And this is the judgment, that the Light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the Light; for their deeds were evil.

19This is the judgment, that the Light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the Light, for their deeds were evil.

19This is the judgment [that is, the cause for indictment, the test by which people are judged, the basis for the sentence]: the Light has come into the world, and people loved the 3:19 See note 1:5.darkness rather than the Light, for their deeds were evil. [Is 5:20]

19And this is the verdict: The Light has come into the world, but men loved the darkness rather than the Light because their deeds were evil.

19Here is the judgment. Light has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead of light. They loved darkness because what they did was evil.