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John 1:6

John

4 In Him was life, and that life was the light of men.

5 The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.

There came a man who was sent from God. His name was John.

7 He came as a witness to testify about the Light, so that through him everyone might believe.

8 He himself was not the Light, but he came to testify about the Light.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
There came a man who was sent from God. His name was John.
KJV
There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.
WEB
There came a man sent from God, whose name was John.
ASV
There came a man, sent from God, whose name was John.
DARBY
There was a man sent from God, his name John.
BLB
There was a man sent from God; His name [was] John.
ÅB
Det sto fram en mann, utsendt fra Gud; hans navn var Johannes;
OTB
En mann ble sendt fra Gud; hans navn var Johannes.
B1930
Det fremstod en mann, utsendt fra Gud; hans navn var Johannes;

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Malachi 3:1

    “Behold, I will send My messenger, who will prepare the way before Me. Then the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to His temple—the Messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight—see, He is coming,” says the LORD of Hosts.

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  • John 3:28

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

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  • Isaiah 40:3–5

    A voice of one calling: “Prepare the way for the LORD in the wilderness; make a straight highway for our God in the desert.

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  • John 1:33

    I myself did not know Him, but the One who sent me to baptize with water told me, ‘The man on whom you see the Spirit descend and rest is He who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.’

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  • Acts 13:24

    Before the arrival of Jesus, John preached a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

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  • Luke 1:76

    And you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High; for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for Him,

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  • Matthew 3:1–11

    In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea

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  • Mark 1:1–8

    This is the beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.

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