John 1:9
That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.
Webster Bible
In The King James Version
That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.
In Context
8He was not that Light, but was sent to bear testimony of that Light.
10He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.
Cross References
Isaiah 49:6And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldst be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation to the end of the earth.
John 1:4In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
John 6:32Then Jesus said to them, Verily, verily, I say to you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven.
John 12:46I am come a light into the world, that whoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness.
John 15:1I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.
1 John 1:8If we say that we have no sin, we deceive 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 →