John 1:6
4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
5 And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.
7 The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.
8 He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.
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.
Compare
- 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, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts.
Read in contextJohn 3:28
Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.
Read in contextIsaiah 40:3–5
The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
Read in contextJohn 1:33
And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost.
Read in contextActs 13:24
When John had first preached before his coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.
Read in contextLuke 1:76
And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;
Read in contextMatthew 3:1–11
In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,
Read in contextMark 1:1–8
The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God;
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