John 1:6 - Forerunner Commentary

John 1:6

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4 ^aIn Him was life, and ^bthe life was the light of men.

5 And ^athe light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not¹ comprehend it.

John’s Witness: The True Light

6 There was a ^aman sent from God, whose name was John.

7 This man came for a ^awitness, to bear witness of the Light, that all through him might ^bbelieve.

8 He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that ^aLight.

9 ^aThat¹ was the true Light which gives light to every man coming into the world.

10 He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and ^athe world did not know Him.

11 ^aHe came to His¹ own, and His own did not receive Him.

12 But ^aas many as received Him, to them He gave the¹ right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name:

13 ^awho were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

The Word Becomes Flesh

14 ^aAnd the Word ^bbecame ^cflesh and dwelt among us, and ^dwe beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, ^efull of grace and truth.

15 ^aJohn bore witness of Him and cried out, saying, “This was He of whom I said, ^b‘He who comes after me is preferred before me, ^cfor He was before me.’ ”

16 And of His ^afullness we have all received, and grace for grace.

Verse Comparison: John 1:6

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American Standard Version
There came a man, sent from God, whose name was John.

Amplified® Bible
There came a man sent from God, whose name was John.

Contemporary English Version
God sent a man named John,

Darby English Version
There was a man sent from God, his name John.

Good News Bible
God sent his messenger, a man named John,

International Standard Version
There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

King James Version
There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

New American Standard Bible
There came a man sent from God, whose name was John.

New International Version
There came a man who was sent from God; his name was John.

New King James Version
There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
There came a man sent from God, named John.

Young's Literal Translation
There came a man -- having been sent from God -- whose name `is' John,

New English Translation
A man came, sent from God, whose name was John.¹

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