John 1:8
That man was not the light, but that he might testify about the light.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.
In Context
9He was the TRUE light coming into the world that enlightens every man.
Cross References
John 1:20And he confessed, and did not deny, and confessed, I am not the Christ.
Acts 19:4And Paul said, John indeed immersed an immersion of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe in him who was coming after him, that is, in Jesus, the Christ.
Matthew Henry on John 1:7-15
The Testimony of John Baptist; Christ's Incarnation. 6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. 7 The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe. 8 He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light. 9 That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world. 10 He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not. 11 He came unto his own, and his own received him not. 12 But as many as… Read the whole commentary →