He was not the light, but came that he might bear witness of the light.
And he confessed, and denied not; and he confessed, I am not the Christ.
Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but, that I am sent before him.
And Paul said, John baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people that they should believe on him that should come after him, that is, on Jesus.
There was the true light, even the light which lighteth every man, coming into the world.