John 1:8
He was not the light, but came that he might bear witness concerning the light.
1902 William Baxter Godbey NT
In The King James Version
He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.
In Context
9That was the true light, which lighteth every man, coming into the world.
Cross References
John 1:20Who art thou? and he confessed and denied not, and confessed that, I am not the Christ.
Acts 19:4And Paul said, John baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on the one coming after him, that is Jesus.
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 →