John 1:8 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

⁸ He himself was not the light, but he came to testify to the light.

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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.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

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

John 1:8 Cross References

John 1:20

He confessed and did not deny it, but he confessed, “I am not the Messiah.”

John 1:9

The true light, which enlightens everyone, was coming into the world.

John 3:28

You yourselves are my witnesses that I said, ‘I am not the Messiah, but I have been sent ahead of him.’

Acts 19:4

Paul said, “John baptized with the baptism of repentance, telling the people to believe in the one who was to come after him, that is, in Jesus.”