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John 1:8

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8He was not that mLight, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.

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Footnotes

  1. mGk. not as ch. 5:35.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

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

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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

CSBChristian Standard Bible

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

NLTNew Living Translation

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

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

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