John 1:7
This man cam in to witnessyng, that he schulde bere witnessing of the liyt, that alle men schulden bileue bi hym.
Wycliffe (portions)
In The King James Version
The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.
In Context
6A man was sent fro God, to whom the name was Joon.
8He was not the liyt, but that he schulde bere witnessing of the liyt.
Cross References
John 1:9There was a very liyt, which liytneth ech man that cometh in to this world.
John 1:15Joon berith witnessyng of hym, and crieth, and seith, This is, whom Y seide, He that schal come aftir me, is maad bifore me, for he was tofor me;
John 1:26Joon answeride to hem, and seide, Y baptise in watir, but in the myddil of you hath stonde oon, that ye knowen not;
John 1:36and he biheeld Jhesu walkinge, and seith, Lo! the lomb of God.
John 5:33Ye senten to Joon, and he bar witnessyng to treuthe.
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 →