John 5:35

5:35 He was a lamp that was burning and shining,61 and you wanted to rejoice greatly for a short time62 in his light.

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61	sn He was a lamp that was burning and shining. Sir 48:1 states that the word of Elijah was “a flame like a torch.” Because of the connection of John the Baptist with Elijah (see John 1:21 and the note on John’s reply, “I am not”), it was natural for Jesus to apply this description to John.
62	tn Grk “for an hour.”