King James Version
John 1:8 in the King James Version says “He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.” — study this verse from John chapter 1 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.”
John 1:8 · KJV
There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.
The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.
He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.
That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.
He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“Light”
G5457luminousness (in the widest application, natural or artificial, abstract or concrete, literal or figurative)
“of”
G4012properly, through (all over), i.e., around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time (with the genitive cas
“Light”
G5457luminousness (in the widest application, natural or artificial, abstract or concrete, literal or figurative)
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