John 1:8

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

John 1:8 · King James Version

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In other versions

He was not the light, but `came' that he might bear witness of the light.
ASV
He himself was not the light: he was sent to give witness about the light.
BBE
*He* was not the light, but that he might witness concerning the light.
DBY
He was not the light, but was sent that he might testify about the light.
WEB
that one was not the Light, but -- that he might testify about the Light.
YLT
He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.
ENG
He was not that Light, but was sent to bear testimony of that Light.
WBT
He himself was not the Light, but he came to testify about the Light.
BSB

In context

⁶There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

⁷The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.

⁸He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.

⁹That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.

¹⁰He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.

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