John 1:6
There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.
In Context
5And this light shineth in the darkness; and the darkness apprehended it not.
7He came for testimony, to bear witness concerning the light.
Cross References
Matthew 3:1And in those days came John the Baptizer. And he proclaimed in the desert of Judaea,
Matthew 21:25The baptism of John, from whence was it? From heaven, or from men? And they reasoned among themselves, and said: If we should say, From heaven; he will say to us, Why did ye not believe in him?
Luke 1:13And the angel said to him: Fear not, Zachariah; for thy prayer is heard, and thy wife Elisabeth will bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.
Luke 1:61And they said to her: There is no one among thy kindred called by that name.
Luke 3:2in the high priesthood of Annas and of Caiaphas; the word of God was upon John the son of Zachariah, in the wilderness.
Matthew Henry on John 1:2-6
John It is not material to enquire when and where this gospel was written; we are sure that it was given by inspiration of God to John, the brother of James, one of the twelve apostles, distinguished by the honourable character of that disciple whom Jesus loved, one of the first three of the worthies of the Son of David, whom he took to be the witnesses of his retirements, particularly of his transfiguration and his agony. The ancients tell us that John lived longest of all the twelve apostles, and was the only… Read the whole commentary →