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John 1:6–7

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The Witness John

6There 1came a man sent from God, whose name was aJohn.

71He came 2aas a witness, to testify about the Light, bso that all might believe through him.

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John 1:7: He came as a witness, to bear witness about the light, that all might believe through him.

Footnotes

  1. 1Or came into being
  2. 1Lit This one
  3. 2Lit for testimony

Cross references

  1. aMatt 3:1
  2. aJohn 1:15, 19, 32; 3:26; 5:33
  3. bJohn 1:12; Acts 19:4; Gal 3:26

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. He came as a witness, to bear witness about the light, that all might believe through him.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

There was a man sent from God whose name was John. He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all might believe.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

There was a man sent from God whose name was John. He came as a witness to testify about the light, so that all might believe through him.

NLTNew Living Translation

God sent a man, John the Baptist, to tell about the light so that everyone might believe because of his testimony.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

A man came, sent from God, whose name was John. This one came for a witness, in order that he could testify about the light, so that all would believe through him.

KJV 1900King James Version

There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.