John 1:8
He was not the Light himself, but came to testify concerning the Light.
The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge
In The King James Version
He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.
In Context
9For that was the true Light that enlighteneth every man who cometh into the world.
Cross References
John 1:20And he confessed, and denied not, but confessed, I am not the Meshicha.
Acts 19:4Paulos saith to them, Juhanon baptized the people with the baptism of repentance, saying that they should believe in him who was coming after him, who is Jeshu Meshiha.
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 →