One of the Lord's witnesses (John 1:1–14)
When this woman heard what she thought to be true about the movement of God among us, she testified.
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In John's prologue, the light shines in darkness and is not overcome--but the world does not know or accept the light. A witness is needed, someone to bear witness to who God is and what God has done.
