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John 1:7

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1:7 He came as a witness 1  to testify 2  about the light, so that everyone 3  might believe through him.

1 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).

2 tn Or “to bear witness.”

3 tn Grk “all.”



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