Translations
AMP Amplified Bible

This 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 darkness rather than the Light, for their deeds were evil.

CSB Christian Standard Bible

This is the judgment: The light has come into the world, and people loved darkness rather than the light because their deeds were evil.

ESV English Standard Version

And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil.

KJV King James Version

And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.

NASB New American Standard Bible

And 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.

NIV New International Version

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

NKJV New King James Version

And this is the condemnation, that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.

NLT New Living Translation

And the judgment is based on this fact: God’s light came into the world, but people loved the darkness more than the light, for their actions were evil.

NRSV New Revised Standard Version

And this is the judgment, that the light has come into the world, and people loved darkness rather than light because their deeds were evil.