John 1:8
He was not himself the light, but came to bear witness concerning the light.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.
In Context
7He came for testimony, to bear witness concerning the light.
9The true light was that, which enlighteneth every man who cometh into the world.
Cross References
John 1:20And he confessed, and denied not, but confessed I am not the Messiah.
Acts 19:4Paul said to them: John baptized the people with the baptism of repentance, while he told them to believe in him who was to come after him, that is, in Jesus the Messiah.
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 →