John 1:6-8

King James Version

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.

John 1:6-8

New Catholic Bible

Faith Means Welcoming the Word of God Made Man.^[a] ⁶A man appeared, sent by God, whose name was John.^[b] ⁷He came as a witness to give testimony to the light, so that through him all might come to believe. ⁸He himself was not the light; his role was to bear witness to the light.

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Footnotes

John 1:6 The second stage of the Prologue calls to mind the struggle of human beings against the light. John came, a man sent to announce the coming of the light to God’s own, that is, the people of Israel. But he was not the Messiah! In Jesus, and in Jesus alone, the very Word of God became flesh, in order that the gift of the Lord might be present among us, in our human existence.
John 1:6 John, i.e., the Baptist.

John 1:6-8

New International Version

⁶There was a man sent from God whose name was John.^(A) ⁷He came as a witness to testify^(B) concerning that light, so that through him all might believe.^(C) ⁸He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light.