John 1:8 - Catholic Public Domain Version

He was not the Light, but he was to offer testimony about the Light.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

He was not the Light himself, but came that he might bear witness regarding the Light.

American Standard Version (1901)

He was not the light, but came that he might bear witness of the light.

Common English Bible

He himself wasn’t the light, but his mission was to testify concerning the light.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

He was not the light, but was to give testimony of the light.

English Standard Version 2016

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

John 1:8 Marejeleo ya Msalaba

John 1:20

And he confessed it and did not deny it; and what he confessed was: "I am not the Christ."

John 1:9

The true Light, which illuminates every man, was coming into this world.

John 3:28

You yourselves offer testimony for me that I said, 'I am not the Christ,' but that I have been sent before him.

Acts 19:4

Then Paul said: "John baptized the people with the baptism of repentance, saying that they should believe in the One who is to come after him, that is, in Jesus."