John 1:8
The-there has_not_been-being the light; contrariwise, in-which-place he-may-witness about of{the light}.
Garth's Hyper-literal Translation
In The King James Version
He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.
In Context
9The light, the genuine, has-been-being, which is-light-izing every man coming into the world.
Cross References
John 1:20and he-acknowledges, and does_not_deny, and acknowledges that "I am_not_being the Anointed,"
Acts 19:4Moreover, Paul says, "John immerses [an] immerse-effect of{change-of-mind/thinking} to{the people}, saying into the being-come alongside same, in-which-place they-should-believe the-same. It-is-being into the Jesus Anointed."
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 →