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John 1:8

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

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John 1:8 — English Standard Version (ESV)

He was not the light, but came to bear witness about the light.

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

He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.

John 1:8 — New Living Translation (NLT)

John himself was not the light; he was simply a witness to tell about the light.

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

He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.

John 1:8 — New Century Version (NCV)

John was not the Light, but he came to tell people the truth about the Light.

John 1:8 — American Standard Version (ASV)

He was not the light, but came that he might bear witness of the light.

John 1:8 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

He was not the light, but that he might witness concerning the light.

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

John was not the light, but he came to declare the truth about the light. 

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

He was not the light,

but he came to testify about the light.

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

He himself was not the light, but he came to testify to the light.

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

That one was not the light, but came in order that he could testify about the light.

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

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

John 1:8 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

He was not the Light, but he came to testify about the Light.


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