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Hee was not that light, but was sent to beare witnesse of that light.
- 1611 King James Bible
Other Translations of John 1:8
He was not that Light, but [was sent] to bear witness of that Light.
- King James Version (Pure Cambridge 'Authorized Version')
He was not the light, but `came' that he might bear witness of the light.
- American Standard Version (1901)
He himself was not the light: he was sent to give witness about the light.
- Basic English Bible
He himself was not the light: he was sent to give witness about the light.
- Darby Bible
He was not the light, but was to give testimony of the light.
- Douay Rheims Bible
Joh 1:8 He was not that Light, but [was sent] to bear testimony. An early heretical sect held that John the Baptist was the Messiah. The apostle is explicit, in order to correct this error.
- People's Bible
He was not that Light, but was sent to bear testimony of that Light.
- Webster's Bible
He was not the Light, but he existed that he might give testimony concerning the Light.
- Weymouth Bible
He was not the light, but was sent that he might testify about the light.
- World English Bible
He was not the liyt, but that he schulde bere witnessing of the liyt.
- Wycliffe Bible
that one was not the Light, but -- that he might testify about the Light.
- Youngs Literal Bible
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