John 1:8

This ish haElohim was not the Ohr, but he came that he might give solemn edut (testimony) about the Ohr.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.

In Context

7This Yochanan came for an eidus (witness), that he might give solemn edut (testimony) about the Ohr, that kol Bnei Adam might have emunah through him.

9The Ohr, the Ohr HaAmitti (the True Light), which gives rational haskalah (enlightenment) to kol Bnei Adam (all mankind), was coming into the Olam Hazeh.

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Cross References

John 1:20Yochanan made hoda'a (confession, admission) — he did not fail to make hoda'a — and said clearly, I am not the + 1:20 Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach.

Acts 19:4And Rav Sha'ul said, Yochanan gave a tevilah of teshuva to the people, saying that they should have emunah in Hu HaBah, + 19:4 Moshiach the one coming after him, that is, in Yehoshua. + 19:4 Lk 3:16

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 →

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