8He was not the light, but was to give testimony of the light.


In Context

5 And the light shineth in darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.

6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

7 This man came for a witness, to give testimony of the light, that all men might believe through him.

8 He was not the light, but was to give testimony of the light.

9 That was the true light, which enlighteneth every man that cometh into this world.

10 He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.

John 1:8 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:8He was not that Light, but [was sent] to bear witness of that Light.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

1:8He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:8He was not the light, but that he might witness concerning the light.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

1:8He was not the light, but came that he might bear witness of the light.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:8He was not the light, but came that he might bear witness of the light.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:8He was not that Light, but was sent to bear testimony of that Light.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:8He was not the light, but was sent that he might testify about the light.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

1:8that one was not the Light, but — that he might testify about the Light.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:8He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.