John 1:8

New International Version

He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light.

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He did not fail to confess, but confessed freely, “I am not the Messiah.”

You yourselves can testify that I said, ‘I am not the Messiah but am sent ahead of him.’

Paul said, “John’s baptism was a baptism of repentance. He told the people to believe in the one coming after him, that is, in Jesus.”

The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world.