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


In Context

5 and the light in the darkness did shine, and the darkness did not perceive it.

6 There came a man — having been sent from God — whose name is John,

7 this one came for testimony, that he might testify about the Light, that all might believe through him;

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

9 He was the true Light, which doth enlighten every man, coming to the world;

10 in the world he was, and the world through him was made, and the world did not know 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 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 American King James Version of the Holy Bible

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