Treasury of Scripture Knowledge He was not the light, but was to give testimony of the light. that light. John 1:20 And he confessed and did not deny: and he confessed: I am not the Christ. John 3:28 You yourselves do bear me witness that I said that I am not Christ, but that I am sent before him. Acts 19:4 Then Paul said: John baptized the people with the baptism of penance saying: That they should believe in him, who was to come after him, that is to say, in Jesus. Context The Witness of John…7This man came for a witness, to give testimony of the light, that all men might believe through him. 8He was not the light, but was to give testimony of the light. 9That was the true light, which enlighteneth every man that cometh into this world.… Cross References Lexicon He himselfἐκεῖνος (ekeinos) Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's Greek 1565: That, that one there, yonder. From ekei; that one (neuter) thing); often intensified by the article prefixed. was ἦν (ēn) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's Greek 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. not οὐκ (ouk) Adverb Strong's Greek 3756: No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not. the τὸ (to) Article - Nominative Neuter Singular Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. Light, φῶς (phōs) Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular Strong's Greek 5457: Light, a source of light, radiance. From an obsolete phao; luminousness. but ἀλλ’ (all’) Conjunction Strong's Greek 235: But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise. he came to testify μαρτυρήσῃ (martyrēsē) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's Greek 3140: To witness, bear witness, give evidence, testify, give a good report. From martus; to be a witness, i.e. Testify. about περὶ (peri) Preposition Strong's Greek 4012: From the base of peran; properly, through, i.e. Around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time. the τοῦ (tou) Article - Genitive Neuter Singular Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. Light. φωτός (phōtos) Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular Strong's Greek 5457: Light, a source of light, radiance. From an obsolete phao; luminousness. Additional Translations He himself was not the Light, but he came to testify about the Light. He was not the Light, but came that he might witness concerning the Light. He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light. He was not the light, but came that he might bear witness of the light. He was not the light, but that he might witness concerning the light. He was not the light, but came that he might bear witness of the light. He was not that Light, but was sent to bear testimony of that Light. He was not the Light, but he existed that he might give testimony concerning the Light. He was not the light, but was sent that he might testify about the light. that one was not the Light, but -- that he might testify about the Light. Jump to Previous Bear Existed Light Testify Testimony WitnessJump to Next Bear Existed Light Testify Testimony WitnessExternal Links John 1:8 NIVJohn 1:8 NLT John 1:8 ESV John 1:8 NASB John 1:8 ASV John 1:8 Bible Apps John 1:8 Biblia Paralela John 1:8 Chinese Bible John 1:8 French Bible John 1:8 German Bible Alphabetical: a about as but came He himself light not only testify the to was witness NT Gospels: John 1:8 He was not the light but was (Jhn Jo Jn) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |
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