John 1:7

NET ©

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

NIV ©

He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all men might believe.

NASB ©

He came as a witness, to testify about the Light, so that all might believe through him.

NLT ©

to tell everyone about the light so that everyone might believe because of his testimony.

MSG ©

to point out the way to the Life-Light. He came to show everyone where to look, who to believe in.

BBE ©

He came for witness, to give witness about the light, so that all men might have faith through him.

NRSV ©

He came as a witness to testify to the light, so that all might believe through him.

NKJV ©

This man came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all through him might believe.

KJV
The same
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came
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for
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a witness
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to
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bear witness
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of
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the Light
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that
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all
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[men] through
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him
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might believe
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GREEK
outov
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D-NSM
hlyen
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V-2AAI-3S
eiv
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PREP
marturian
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N-ASF
ina
<2443>
CONJ
marturhsh
<3140> (5661)
V-AAS-3S
peri
<4012>
PREP
tou
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T-GSN
fwtov
<5457>
N-GSN
ina
<2443>
CONJ
pantev
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A-NPM
pisteuswsin
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V-AAS-3P
di
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PREP
autou
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P-GSM
NET © [draft] ITL
He
<3778>
came
<2064>
as
<1519>
a witness
<3141>
to
<2443>
testify
<3140>
about
<4012>
the light
<5457>
, so that
<2443>
everyone
<3956>
might believe
<4100>
through
<1223>
him
<846>
.
NET © Notes

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.”