John 1:8

Legacy Standard Bible

He was not the Light, but he came to bear witness about the Light.

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And he confessed and did not deny, but confessed, “I am not the Christ.”

There was the true Light which, coming into the world, enlightens everyone.

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

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