John 1:6 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

⁶ There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁶ There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁶ There came a man sent from God, whose name was John. [Mal. 3:1.]

American Standard Version (1901)

⁶ There came a man, sent from God, whose name was John.

Common English Bible

⁶ A man named John was sent from God.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁶ There was a man sent by God, whose name was John.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁶ There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

John 1:6 Cross References

Malachi 3:1

“Behold, I send my messenger to prepare the way before me, and the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple; the messenger of the covenant in whom you delight, behold, he is coming, says the Lord of hosts.

Matthew 11:10

This is he of whom it is written, ‘Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee.’

Matthew 21:25

The baptism of John, whence was it? From heaven or from men?” And they argued with one another, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say to us, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’

Luke 1:13

But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer is heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John.

Luke 1:76

And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High; for you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways,

John 1:33

I myself did not know him; but he who sent me to baptize with water said to me, ‘He on whom you see the Spirit descend and remain, this is he who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’

John 3:28

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

Acts 13:24

Before his coming John had preached a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.