John 1:8
He himself was not the Light but was to testify about the Light—
Family 35 New Testament
In The King James Version
He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.
In Context
7This man came as a witness to testify about the Light, so that all might believe through him.
9the true Light which illumines everyone who comes into the world.
Cross References
John 1:20He confessed, he did not deny but confessed, “I am not the Christ.”
Acts 19:4So Paul said, “John indeed baptized with a baptism of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe into the One who would come after him, that is, into 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 →