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John 1:7

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1:7He came as a witness15 to testify16 about the light, so that everyone17 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. 15 Grk “came for a testimony.” Witness is also one of the major themes of John’s Gospel. The Greek verb μαρτυρέω (martureō) occurs 33 times (compare to once in Matthew, once in Luke, 0 in Mark) and the noun μαρτυρία (marturia) 14 times (0 in Matthew, once in Luke, 3 times in Mark).
  2. 16 Or “to bear witness.”
  3. 17 Grk “all.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

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

NIVNew International Version (2011)

He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all might believe.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

He came as a witness to testify about the light, so that all might believe through him.

NLTNew Living Translation

to tell about the light so that everyone might believe because of his testimony.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

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

The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.