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God sent a man, John the Baptist,[a] to tell about the light so that everyone might believe because of his testimony. John himself was not the light; he was simply a witness to tell about the light.

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  1. 1:6 Greek a man named John.

John’s Witness to the Word

There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. He came as a witness to testify about the light, so that all might believe because of him. John[a] was not the light, but he came[b] to testify about the light.

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  1. John 1:8 Lit. He
  2. John 1:8 The Gk. lacks he came