“Moses, then, was a sage, king, legislator. But our Saviour surpasses all human nature. He is so lovely, as to be alone loved by us, whose hearts are set on the true beauty, for "He was the true light." He is shown to be a King, as such hailed by unsophisticated children and by the unbelieving and ignorant Jews, and he…”
Clement of Alexandria, 3th c. — The Stromata Book 2
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9That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.
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7The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.
8He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.
— John 1:9 —
10He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.
11He came unto his own, and his own received him not.