John 1:8 He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light. Was the saying less true of Jeremiah preaching beside the temple that was to be desolate, of Ezekiel preaching by the river of Chebar? Was it less true of St. Peter on the day of Pentecost, of St. Paul at Antioch? Was it less true of Bernard, of , of Luther, of any man who in later days has awakened men out of the slumber of death? What can be said of each except this, "The same came for a witness"? What would each have said of himself but this, "I am not that Light, but am come to bear witness of that Light"? (F. D. Maurice.) Parallel Verses KJV: He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.WEB: He was not the light, but was sent that he might testify about the light. |
    |