John 1:7
this one came for testimony, that he might testify about the Light, that all might believe through him;
Young's Literal Translation
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
6There came a man — having been sent from God — whose name [is] John,
8that one was not the Light, but — that he might testify about the Light.
Cross References
John 1:9He was the true Light, which doth enlighten every man, coming to the world;
John 1:15John doth testify concerning him, and hath cried, saying, 'This was he of whom I said, He who after me is coming, hath come before me, for he was before me;'
John 1:26John answered them, saying, 'I baptize with water, but in midst of you he hath stood whom ye have not known, this one it is who is coming after me, who hath been before me,
John 1:36and having looked on Jesus walking, he saith, 'Lo, the Lamb of God;'
John 5:33ye have sent unto John, and he hath testified to the truth.
Ephesians 3:9and to cause all to see what [is] the fellowship of the secret that hath been hid from the ages in God, who the all things did create by Jesus Christ,
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 →