John 1:7
The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.
Updated King James Version
In The King James Version
The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.
In Context
6There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.
8He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.
Cross References
John 1:9That was the true Light, which lights every man that comes into the world.
John 1:15John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spoke, He that comes after me is preferred before me: for he was before me.
John 1:26John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there stands one among you, whom all of you know not;
John 1:36And looking upon Jesus as he walked, he says, Behold the Lamb of God!
John 5:33All of you sent unto John, and he bare witness unto the truth.
Ephesians 3:9And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world has been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:
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 →