John 1:8
He was not that light, but was sent to beare witnesse of that light.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.
In Context
9This was that true light, which lighteth euery man that commeth into the world.
Cross References
John 1:20And he confessed and denied not, and said plainely, I am not that Christ.
Acts 19:4Then saide Paul, Iohn verely baptized with the baptisme of repentance, saying vnto the people, that they shoulde beleeue in him, which should come after him, that is, in Christ Iesus.
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 →