The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world.
A prophecy against Damascus: “See, Damascus will no longer be a city but will become a heap of ruins.Book of Isaiah 17:1 NIV
He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him.John 1:10 NIV
He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light.John 1:8 NIV