John 1:9
He was the true Light, which doth enlighten every man, coming to the world;
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.
In Context
8that one was not the Light, but — that he might testify about the Light.
10in the world he was, and the world through him was made, and the world did not know him:
Cross References
Isaiah 49:6And He saith, 'It hath been a light thing That thou art to Me for a servant To raise up the tribes of Jacob, And the preserved of Israel to bring back, And I have given thee for a light of nations, To be My salvation unto the end of the earth.'
John 1:4In him was life, and the life was the light of men,
John 6:32Jesus, therefore, said to them, 'Verily, verily, I say to you, Moses did not give you the bread out of the heaven; but my Father doth give you the true bread out of the heaven;
John 12:46I a light to the world have come, that every one who is believing in me — in the darkness may not remain;
John 15:1'I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman;
1 John 1:8if we may say — 'we have not sin,' ourselves we lead astray, and the truth is not in us;
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 →