John 1:7

This man came into witnessing, that he should bear witnessing of the light, that all men should believe by him. (This man came as a witness, that he would testify about the light, so that all men could believe through him.)

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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

6A man was sent from God, to whom the name was John.

8He was not that light, but that he should bear witnessing of the light. (He was not that light, but he testified about the light.)

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Cross References

John 1:9There was a very light (or There was a true light), which (en)lighteneth each man that cometh into this world.

John 1:15John beareth witnessing of him, and crieth, and saith, (or John testified about him, and cried out, and said), This (man) is he of whom I said, He that shall come after me, is made before me, for he was before me;

John 1:26John answered to them, and said, I baptize in water, but in the middle of you hath stand [or stood] one, that ye know not; (John answered them, and said, I baptize in water, but in the midst of you hath stood one, whom ye know not;)

John 1:36and he beheld Jesus walking, and saith, Lo! the lamb of God.

John 5:33Ye sent to John, and he bare witnessing to [the] truth. (Ye sent messengers to John, and he testified about the truth, or and he testified truthfully.)

Ephesians 3:9and to (en)lighten all men, which is the dispensation of [the] sacrament hid from worlds in God, that made all things of nought; (and to enlighten all men, which is the dispensation of the mystery, or the secret, hidden from the beginning, or from the Creation, in God, who made everything out of nothing;)

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 →

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