John 1:6

One day, God sent a man called John to talk to people.

Plain English Version

In The King James Version

There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

In Context

5That light shines out into the darkness and makes everything clear, and the darkness can’t put it out.

7His job was to tell everyone about the person that is that light, so everyone could hear his message and believe it.

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Cross References

Matthew 3:1Many years later, while Jesus was still in Nazareth, John the Baptiser started his work. He went to the bush in Judea country, and he started to tell everybody his message.

Luke 1:13But the angel told him, “Don’t be frightened, Zekariah. God has heard what you have been asking him, and he will give you what you want. Your wife, Elizabeth, will have a baby boy, and you will name him John.

Luke 1:61They said, “What? Nobody in your family has that name.”

Matthew Henry on John 1:2-6

John It is not material to enquire when and where this gospel was written; we are sure that it was given by inspiration of God to John, the brother of James, one of the twelve apostles, distinguished by the honourable character of that disciple whom Jesus loved, one of the first three of the worthies of the Son of David, whom he took to be the witnesses of his retirements, particularly of his transfiguration and his agony. The ancients tell us that John lived longest of all the twelve apostles, and was the only… Read the whole commentary →

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