John 1:8
He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.
John 1:8 in other translations
| BSB | He himself was not the Light, but he came to testify about the Light. |
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| WEB | He was not the light, but was sent that he might testify about the light. |
| ASV | He was not the light, but came that he might bear witness of the light. |
| YLT | that one was not the Light, but--that he might testify about the Light. |
| DARBY | He was not the light, but that he might witness concerning the light. |
| BBE | He himself was not the light: he was sent to give witness about the light. |
| Webster | He was not that Light, but was sent to bear testimony of that Light. |
What does John 1:8 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 1:6-9
6-9. The Evangelist here approaches his grand thesis, so paving his way for the full statement of it in Joh 1:14, that we may be able to bear the bright light of it, and take in its length and breadth and depth and height.
Barnes' Notes
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on John 1:6-14
John the Baptist came to bear witness concerning Jesus. Nothing more fully shows the darkness of men's minds, than that when the Light had appeared, there needed a witness to call attention to it. Christ was the true Light; that great Light which deserves to be called so. By his Spirit and grace he enlightens all that are enlightened to salvation; and those that are not enlightened by him, perish in darkness. Christ…
John 1:8 in the original Greek
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Cross references for John 1:8
- John 1:20
And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ.
- John 3:28
Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.
- Acts 19:4
Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.
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Context
- John 1:7
The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.
- John 1:8
He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.
- John 1:9
That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.
John 1:8 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | No era él la luz, sino para que diese testimonio de la luz. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Lui n’était pas la lumière, mais pour rendre témoignage de la lumière: |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Er war nicht das Licht, sondern auf daß er zeugte von dem Lichte. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Non erat ille lux, sed ut testimonium perhiberet de lumine. |