John 1:8
He was not that Light, but was sent so that he might testify concerning the Light.
English Majority Text (NT)
In The King James Version
He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.
In Context
9That was the true Light which lightens every man coming into the world.
Cross References
John 1:20He confessed, and did not deny, but confessed, “I am not the Messiah.”
Acts 19:4But Paul said, “John indeed baptized with a baptism of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe in the One coming after him, that is, in Christ 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 →