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John 1:8

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

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John 1:8 in other translations

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

John 1:8 · World English Bible

John 1:8 in context

  1. 6There came a man, sent from God, whose name was John.
  2. 7The same came for witness, that he might bear witness of the light, that all might believe through him.
  3. 8He was not the light, but came that he might bear witness of the light.
  4. 9There was the true light, even the light which lighteth every man, coming into the world.
  5. 10He was in the world, and the world was made through him, and the world knew him not.