Johannes 1,8

6 En mann ble sendt fra Gud; hans navn var Johannes.

7 Han kom som et vitne for å vitne om lyset, slik at alle kunne tro ved ham.

Han selv var ikke lyset; han kom bare for å vitne om lyset.

9 Det sanne lys som gir lys til hvert menneske, var i ferd med å komme inn i verden.

10 Han var i verden, og selv om verden ble til ved ham, kjente ikke verden ham.

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
He himself was not the Light, but he came to testify about the Light.
KJV
He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.
WEB
He was not the light, but was sent that he might testify about the light.
ASV
He was not the light, but [came] that he might bear witness of the light.
DARBY
*He* was not the light, but that he might witness concerning the light.
BLB
That one was not the Light, but [it is] so that he might testify concerning the Light.
ÅB
Han var ikke lyset, men han skulle vitne om lyset.
OTB
Han selv var ikke lyset; han kom bare for å vitne om lyset.
B1930
Han var ikke lyset, men han skulde vidne om lyset.

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