John 1:6
There came a man — having been sent from God — whose name [is] John,
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.
In Context
5and the light in the darkness did shine, and the darkness did not perceive it.
Cross References
Malachi 3:1Lo, I am sending My messenger, And he hath prepared a way before Me, And suddenly come in unto his temple Doth the Lord whom ye are seeking, Even the messenger of the covenant, Whom ye are desiring, Lo, he is coming, said Jehovah of Hosts.
Matthew 3:1And in those days cometh John the Baptist, proclaiming in the wilderness of Judea,
Matthew 21:25the baptism of John, whence was it? — from heaven, or from men?' And they were reasoning with themselves, saying, 'If we should say, From heaven; he will say to us, Wherefore, then, did ye not believe him?
Luke 1:13and the messenger said unto him, 'Fear not, Zacharias, for thy supplication was heard, and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear a son to thee, and thou shalt call his name John,
Luke 1:61And they said unto her — 'There is none among thy kindred who is called by this name,'
Luke 3:2Annas and Caiaphas being chief priests — there came a word of God unto John the son of Zacharias, in the wilderness,
Matthew Henry on John 1:2-6
John It is not material to enquire when and where this gospel was written; we are sure that it was given by inspiration of God to John, the brother of James, one of the twelve apostles, distinguished by the honourable character of that disciple whom Jesus loved, one of the first three of the worthies of the Son of David, whom he took to be the witnesses of his retirements, particularly of his transfiguration and his agony. The ancients tell us that John lived longest of all the twelve apostles, and was the only… Read the whole commentary →