John 1:9
That was the true Light which lightens every man coming into the world.
English Majority Text (NT)
In The King James Version
That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.
In Context
8He was not that Light, but was sent so that he might testify concerning the Light.
10He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him.
Cross References
John 1:4In Him was life, and the life was the light of men.
John 6:32Then Jesus said to them, “Most assuredly I say to you, Moses has not given you the bread from heaven, but My Father gives you the true bread from heaven.
John 12:46I have come as a light into the world, so that whoever believes in Me may not abide in darkness.
John 15:1“I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser.
1 John 1:8If we claim that we have no sin, we are deceiving ourselves, and the truth is not 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 →