1:6 A man came, sent from God, whose name was John. 1 1:7 He came as a witness 2 to testify 3 about the light, so that everyone 4 might believe through him.
1 sn John refers to John the Baptist.
2 tn Grk “came for a testimony.”
sn Witness is also one of the major themes of John’s Gospel. The Greek verb μαρτυρέω (marturew) occurs 33 times (compare to once in Matthew, once in Luke, 0 in Mark) and the noun μαρτυρία (marturia) 14 times (0 in Matthew, once in Luke, 3 times in Mark).
3 tn Or “to bear witness.”
4 tn Grk “all.”