John 1:8
He was not the Light, but he existed that he might give testimony concerning the Light.
Weymouth NT (1912)
In The King James Version
He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.
In Context
9The true Light was that which illumines every man by its coming into the world.
Cross References
John 1:20He avowed--he did not conceal the truth, but avowed, "I am not the Christ."
Acts 19:4"John," he said, "administered a baptism of repentance, bidding the people believe on One who was to come after him; namely, on Jesus."
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 →