John 1:9
He was the true Light, which enlightens every man, coming into the world;
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.
In Context
8that one was not the Light, but—that he might testify about the Light.
10He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him:
Cross References
Isaiah 49:6And He says, “It has been a light thing || That You are My Servant || To raise up the tribes of Jacob, || And to bring back the preserved of Israel, || And I have given You for a light to the nations, || To be My salvation to the end of the earth.”
John 1:4In Him was life, and the life was the light of men,
John 6:32Jesus, therefore, said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, Moses did not give you the bread out of Heaven, but My Father gives you the true bread out of Heaven;
John 12:46I—light to the world—have come, that everyone who is believing in Me may not remain in the darkness;
John 15:1“I AM the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser;
1 John 1:8if we may say, “We have no sin,” we lead ourselves astray, 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 →