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John 1:7
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KJ21
The same came as a witness to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.
ASV
The same came for witness, that he might bear witness of the light, that all might believe through him.
AMP
This man came as a witness, to testify about the Light, so that all might believe [in Christ, the Light] through him.
AMPC
This man came to witness, that he might testify of the Light, that all men might believe in it [adhere to it, trust it, and rely upon it] through him.
BRG
The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.
CSB
He came as a witness to testify about the light, so that all might believe through him.
CSBA
He came as a witness to testify about the light, so that all might believe through him.
CEB
He came as a witness to testify concerning the light, so that through him everyone would believe in the light.
CJB
He came to be a testimony, to bear witness concerning the light; so that through him, everyone might put his trust in God and be faithful to him.
CEV
who came to tell about the light and to lead all people to have faith.
DARBY
He came for witness, that he might witness concerning the light, that all might believe through him.
DLNT
This one came for a testimony— in order that he might testify concerning the Light, in order that all might believe through him.
DRA
This man came for a witness, to give testimony of the light, that all men might believe through him.
ERV
He came to tell people about the light. Through him all people could hear about the light and believe.
EASY
He came to tell people about the light. God wanted everyone to believe in the one who is the light.
EHV
He came as an eyewitness to testify about the light so that everyone would believe through him.
ESV
He came as a witness, to bear witness about the light, that all might believe through him.
ESVUK
He came as a witness, to bear witness about the light, that all might believe through him.
EXB
He came to ·tell people the truth [testify; bear witness] about the Light so that ·through him all people could hear about the Light and believe [L everyone might believe through him].
GNV
This same came for a witness, to bear witness of that light, that all men through him might believe.
GW
John came to declare the truth about the light so that everyone would become believers through his message.
GNT
who came to tell people about the light, so that all should hear the message and believe.
HCSB
He came as a witness to testify about the light, so that all might believe through him.
ICB
He came to tell people about the Light. Through him all people could hear about the Light and believe.
ISV
He came as a witness to testify about the light, so that all might believe because of him.
PHILLIPS
A man called John was sent by God as a witness to the light, so that any man who heard his testimony might believe in the light. This man was not himself the light: he was sent simply as a personal witness to that light.
JUB
The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.
KJV
The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.
AKJV
The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.
LSB
He came as a witness, to bear witness about the Light, so that all might believe through him.
LEB
This one came for a witness, in order that he could testify about the light, so that all would believe through him.
TLB
God sent John the Baptist as a witness to the fact that Jesus Christ is the true Light.
MSG
There once was a man, his name John, sent by God to point out the way to the Life-Light. He came to show everyone where to look, who to believe in. John was not himself the Light; he was there to show the way to the Light.
MEV
This man came as a witness in order to testify concerning the Light, that all men through Him might believe.
MOUNCE
He came as a witness to bear testimony about the light so that everyone might believe through him.
NOG
John came to declare the truth about the light so that everyone would become believers through his message.
NABRE
He came for testimony, to testify to the light, so that all might believe through him.
NASB
He came as a witness, to testify about the Light, so that all might believe through him.
NASB1995
He came as a witness, to testify about the Light, so that all might believe through him.
NCB
He came as a witness to give testimony to the light, so that through him all might come to believe.
NCV
He came to tell people the truth about the Light so that through him all people could hear about the Light and believe.
NET
He came as a witness to testify about the light, so that everyone might believe through him.
NIRV
He came to be a witness about that light. He was a witness so that all people might believe.
NIV
He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all might believe.
NIVUK
He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all might believe.
NKJV
This man came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all through him might believe.
NLV
He came to tell what he knew about the Light so that all men might believe through him.
NLT
to tell about the light so that everyone might believe because of his testimony.
NMB
This man came as a witness, to bear witness of the light, so that all through him might believe.
NRSVA
He came as a witness to testify to the light, so that all might believe through him.
NRSVACE
He came as a witness to testify to the light, so that all might believe through him.
NRSVCE
He came as a witness to testify to the light, so that all might believe through him.
NRSVUE
He came as a witness to testify to the light, so that all might believe through him.
NTFE
He came as evidence, to give evidence about the light, so that everyone might believe through him.
OJB
This Yochanan came for an eidus (witness), that he might give solemn edut (testimony) about the Ohr, that kol Bnei Adam might have emunah through him.
RGT
One who came for a witness, to testify about the Light; so that through him all might believe.
RSV
He came for testimony, to bear witness to the light, that all might believe through him.
RSVCE
He came for testimony, to bear witness to the light, that all might believe through him.
TLV
He came as a witness to testify about the light, so that through him everyone might believe.
VOICE
This baptizer put in plain words the elusive mystery of the Divine Light so all might believe through him. Some wondered whether he might be the Light,
WEB
The same came as a witness, that he might testify about the light, that all might believe through him.
WE
He came to talk about the Light, so that all people might believe in the Light by what he said.
WYC
This man came into witnessing, that he should bear witnessing of the light, that all men should believe by him.
YLT
this one came for testimony, that he might testify about the Light, that all might believe through him;
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