John 1:9
There was a very liyt, which liytneth ech man that cometh in to this world.
Wycliffe (portions)
In The King James Version
That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.
In Context
8He was not the liyt, but that he schulde bere witnessing of the liyt.
10He was in the world, and the world was maad bi hym, and the world knew hym not.
Cross References
John 1:4In hym was lijf, and the lijf was the liyt of men; and the liyt schyneth in derknessis,
John 6:32Therfor Jhesus seith to hem, Treuli, treuli, Y seie to you, Moyses yaf you not breed fro heuene, but my fadir yyueth you veri breed fro heuene;
John 12:46Y liyt cam in to the world, that ech that bileueth in me, dwelle not in derknessis.
John 15:1Y am a very vyne, and my fadir is an erthe tilier.
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 →