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OET (OET-LV) This one came for a_testimony, in_order_that he_may_testify concerning the light, in_order_that all may_believe through him.
OET (OET-RV) He came as a testimony to tell about the light so that everyone would believe the light.
Note 1 topic: writing-pronouns
οὗτος
this_‹one›
He here refers to John the Baptist, who was introduced in the previous verse. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “John the Baptist” or “John the Immerser”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
περὶ τοῦ φωτός
concerning the light
Here John uses light to refer to the revelation of God’s truth and goodness in Jesus. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “about Jesus, who revealed the true and good things of God”
δι’ αὐτοῦ
through him
Here, through him indicates the means by which everyone might believe in the light. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “by means of him”
1:1-18 The beginning of this prologue (1:1-5) might be a poem or hymn sung by the earliest Christians. The prologue’s themes—the coming of the light into the world, the rejection of the light, and its gift of new life to believers—prepares readers for the story that follows.
OET (OET-LV) This one came for a_testimony, in_order_that he_may_testify concerning the light, in_order_that all may_believe through him.
OET (OET-RV) He came as a testimony to tell about the light so that everyone would believe the light.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and English gloss (7th line) are all thanks to the SR-GNT.