John 1:9
It, was—The real light that enlighteneth every man—Coming into the world.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.
In Context
8He, was not the light,—but, that he might bear witness concerning the light,
Cross References
Isaiah 49:6Yea he said—It is too small a thing, for being my Servant, That thou shouldest raise up the tribes of Jacob, And the preserved of Israel, shouldst restore,—So I will give thee to become a light of nations, That, my salvation, may reach as far as the end of the earth.
John 1:4in him, was, life, and, the life, was, the light of men.—
John 6:32Jesus said unto them—Verily, verily, I say unto you: Not Moses, gave you the bread out of heaven; but, my Father, giveth you the real bread out of heaven.
John 12:46I, a light, into the world have come, that, no one who believeth on me, in darkness, should abide.
John 15:1I, am the real vine, and, my Father, is, the husbandman.
1 John 1:8If we say—Sin, have we none! we are deceiving, ourselves, and, the truth, is not in us.
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 →