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John 1:7–8

7 1He came 2aas a witness, to testify about the Light, bso that all might believe through him.

8 1aHe was not the Light, but he came to testify about the Light.

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John 1:7–8 — The New International Version (NIV)

He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all might believe. He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light.

John 1:7–8 — English Standard Version (ESV)

He came as a witness, to bear witness about the light, that all might believe through him. He was not the light, but came to bear witness about the light.

John 1:7–8 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe. He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.

John 1:7–8 — New Living Translation (NLT)

to tell about the light so that everyone might believe because of his testimony. John himself was not the light; he was simply a witness to tell about the light.

John 1:7–8 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

This man came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all through him might believe. He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.

John 1:7–8 — New Century Version (NCV)

He came to tell people the truth about the Light so that through him all people could hear about the Light and believe. John was not the Light, but he came to tell people the truth about the Light.

John 1:7–8 — American Standard Version (ASV)

The same came for witness, that he might bear witness of the light, that all might believe through him. He was not the light, but came that he might bear witness of the light.

John 1:7–8 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

He came for witness, that he might witness concerning the light, that all might believe through him. He was not the light, but that he might witness concerning the light.

John 1:7–8 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

John came to declare the truth about the light so that everyone would become believers through his message. John was not the light, but he came to declare the truth about the light. 

John 1:7–8 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

He came as a witness

to testify about the light,

so that all might believe through him.

He was not the light,

but he came to testify about the light.

John 1:7–8 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

He came as a witness to testify to the light, so that all might believe through him. He himself was not the light, but he came to testify to the light.

John 1:7–8 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

This one came for a witness, in order that he could testify about the light, so that all would believe through him. That one was not the light, but came in order that he could testify about the light.

John 1:7–8 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

He came to give witness about that light. He gave witness so that all people could believe.

John himself was not the light. He came only as a witness to the light.


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