Article November 28, 1970 ISSUE

Words of Current Interest

The words in this issue are related to the Lesson-Sermon in the CHRISTIAN SCIENCE QUARTERLY designated to be read in Christian Science churches on December 6, 1970.

The darkness comprehended it not (John 1:5)

The verb rendered "comprehend" means literally "to lay hold of so as to make one's own, to appropriate, attain to, apprehend." In addition it can mean "to overtake." Goodspeed suggests, "The darkness has never put it out"; and Weymouth, "The darkness has never overpowered it."

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