John 1:8
He was not that light, but that he should bear witnessing of the light. (He was not that light, but he testified about the light.)
Wycliffe Modern Spelling
In The King James Version
He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.
In Context
Cross References
John 1:20He acknowledged, and denied not, and he acknowledged, For I am not Christ. (He confessed, and did not deny it, yea, he confessed, I am not the Messiah.)
Acts 19:4And Paul said, John baptized the people in the baptism of penance (or John baptized the people with a baptism of repentance), and taught, that they should believe in him that was to coming after him, [or and taught, that they should believe into him that was to come after him], that is, in 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 →