John 1:9
The true light, which gives light to every man, was then coming into the world.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.
In Context
8He himself was not the light: he was sent to give witness about the light.
Cross References
Isaiah 49:6It is not enough for one who is my servant to put the tribes of Jacob again in their place, and to get back those of Israel who have been sent away: my purpose is to give you as a light to the nations, so that you may be my salvation to the end of the earth.
John 1:4What came into existence in him was life, and the life was the light of men.
John 6:32Jesus then said to them, Truly I say to you, What Moses gave you was not the bread from heaven; it is my Father who gives you the true bread from heaven.
John 12:46I have come as a light into the world, so that no one who has faith in me will go on living in the dark.
John 15:1I am the true vine and my Father is the gardener.
1 John 1:8If we say that we have no sin, we are false to ourselves and there is nothing true in us.
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 →