Footnotes

1. John 1:6 sn John refers to John the Baptist.
2. John 1:7 tn Grk “came for a testimony.”sn Witness is also one of the major themes of John’s Gospel. The Greek verb μαρτυρέω (martureō) occurs 33 times (compare to once in Matthew, once in Luke, 0 in Mark) and the noun μαρτυρία (marturia) 14 times (0 in Matthew, once in Luke, 3 times in Mark).
3. John 1:7 tn Or “to bear witness.”
4. John 1:7 tn Grk “all.”
5. John 1:8 tn Or “to bear witness.”