He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.
He confessed, and did not deny, but confessed, “I am not the Christ.”
You yourselves bear me witness, that I said, ‘I am not the Christ,’ but, ‘I have been sent before Him.’
Then Paul said, “John indeed baptized with a baptism of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe on Him who would come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.”
That was the true Light which gives light to every man coming into the world.