John 1:8 - English Majority Text Version 2009

⁸ He was not that Light, but [was sent] so that he might testify concerning the Light.

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁸ He was not the Light himself, but came that he might bear witness regarding the Light.

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Common English Bible

⁸ He himself wasn’t the light, but his mission was to testify concerning the light.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁸ He was not the Light, but he was to offer testimony about the Light.

John 1:8 Cross References

John 1:20

He confessed, and did not deny, but confessed, "I am not the Messiah."

John 1:9

That was the true Light which lightens every man coming into the world.

John 3:28

You yourselves bear witness that I said, 'I am not the Christ,' but, 'I have been sent before Him.'

Acts 19:4

But Paul said, "John indeed baptized with a baptism of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe in the One coming after him, that is, in Christ Jesus."