“He was not the light, but was sent that he might testify about the light.”
— WEB
John 1:8
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Translations sourced from the public-domain WEB, KJV, and ASV. See all sources.
“He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.”
— KJV
“He was not the light, but [came] that he might bear witness of the light.”
— ASV
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Commentary
not that Light--(See on Joh 5:35). What a testimony to John to have to explain that "he was not that Light!" Yet was he but a foil to set it off, his night-taper dwindling before the Dayspring from on high (Joh 3:30).
— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)
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