Verse List for YHN 1:8

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=important Speaker(s)=Narrator (All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV) Yohan himself wasn’t the light—he was merely the announcer of the light.

OET-LV That one was not the light, but in _order _that he _may _testify concerning the light.

ULT That one was not the light, but, came so that he might testify about the light.

UST John himself was not that light, but he came in order to tell people about the light.

BSB He himself was not the Light, but he came to testify about the Light.

MSB He himself was not the Light, but he came to testify about the Light.

BLB He was not the Light, but came that he might witness concerning the Light.

AICNT He was not the light, but came to testify about the light.

OEB He was not the light, ⇔  but he came to bear witness to the light.

CSB He was not the light, but he came to testify about the light.

CEV John wasn't this light. He came only to tell about the light.

LSB He was not the Light, but he came to bear witness about the Light.

WEBBE & WMBB He was not the light, but was sent that he might testify about the light.

NET He himself was not the light, but he came to testify about the light.

LSV that one was not the Light, but—that he might testify about the Light.

FBV He himself was not the light, but he came to witness to the light.

TCNT He himself was not the light, but he came to testify about the light.

T4T John himself was not the one who was like a light [MET]. Instead, he came to tell others about that one who was like a light.

LEB That one was not the light, but came[fn] in order that he could testify about the light.

BBE He himself was not the light: he was sent to give witness about the light.

Moff He was not the Light; it was to bear testimony to the Light that he appeared.

Wymth He was not the Light, but he existed that he might give testimony concerning the Light.

ASV He was not the light, but came that he might bear witness of the light.

DRA He was not the light, but was to give testimony of the light.

YLT that one was not the Light, but — that he might testify about the Light.

Drby He was not the light, but that he might witness concerning the light.

RV He was not the light, but came that he might bear witness of the light.

SLT He was not that Light, but that he might testify for the Light.

Wbstr He was not that Light, but was sent to bear testimony of that Light.

KJB-1769 He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.

KJB-1611 Hee was not that light, but was sent to beare witnesse of that light.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation)

Bshps He was not that lyght: but was sent to beare witnesse of the lyght.
(He was not that light: but was sent to bear witness of the light.)

Gnva He was not that light, but was sent to beare witnesse of that light.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from marking of added words (and possibly capitalisation and punctuation))

Cvdl He was not that light, but that he might beare witnesse of ye light.
(He was not that light, but that he might bear witness of ye/you_all light.)

TNT He was not that lyght: but to beare witnes of the lyght.
(He was not that light: but to bear witness of the light.)

Wycl He was not the liyt, but that he schulde bere witnessing of the liyt.
(He was not the light, but that he should bear witnessing of the light.)

Luth Er war nicht das Licht, sondern daß er zeugete von dem Licht.
(He what/which not the light(n), rather that he fathered from to_him light(n).)

ClVg Non erat ille lux, sed ut testimonium perhiberet de lumine.
(Not/No was he/that_one light, but as testimony perhiberet from/about the_light.)

SR-GNT Οὐκ ἦν ἐκεῖνος τὸ φῶς, ἀλλʼ ἵνα μαρτυρήσῃ περὶ τοῦ φωτός. ‡

UGNT οὐκ ἦν ἐκεῖνος τὸ φῶς, ἀλλ’ ἵνα μαρτυρήσῃ περὶ τοῦ φωτός.

SBL-GNT οὐκ ἦν ἐκεῖνος τὸ φῶς, ἀλλʼ ἵνα μαρτυρήσῃ περὶ τοῦ φωτός.

RP-GNT Οὐκ ἦν ἐκεῖνος τὸ φῶς, ἀλλ' ἵνα μαρτυρήσῃ περὶ τοῦ φωτός.

TC-GNT οὐκ ἦν ἐκεῖνος τὸ φῶς, ἀλλ᾽ ἵνα μαρτυρήσῃ περὶ τοῦ φωτός.