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


In Context

5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness hasn't overcome it.

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

7 The same came as a witness, that he might testify about the light, that all might believe through him.

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

9 The true light that enlightens everyone was coming into the world.

10 He was in the world, and the world was made through him, and the world didn't recognize him.

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 Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

1:8He was not the light, but was to give testimony of 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 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.