John 1:8
He was not the Light, but he was to offer testimony about the Light.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.
In Context
7He arrived as a witness to offer testimony about the Light, so that all would believe through him.
9The true Light, which illuminates every man, was coming into this world.
Cross References
John 1:20And he confessed it and did not deny it; and what he confessed was: “I am not the Christ.”
Acts 19:4Then Paul said: “John baptized the people with the baptism of repentance, saying that they should believe in the One who is to come after him, that is, in Jesus.”
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 →