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John 1:6–8

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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.

81aHe was not the Light, but he came to testify about the Light.

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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
  4. 1Lit That one

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
  4. aJohn 1:20

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

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

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

NLTNew Living Translation

God sent a man, John the Baptist, 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.

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

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