John 1:8

American Standard Version (1901) ☆

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

ASV Byzantine Text ☆

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

English Berean Standard Bible ☆

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

Bible in Basic English ☆

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

Darby Translation ☆

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

Douay-Rheims 1899 ☆

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

Geneva Bible 1599 ☆

He was not that light, but was sent to beare witnesse of that light.

Noyes Bible ☆

He was not the light, but came to bear witness of the light.

King James Version ☆

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

King James Version + Apocrypha ☆

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

KJV Cambridge Paragraph ☆

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

Majority Standard BIble ☆

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

Webster Bible ☆

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

Open English Bible (Commonwealth) ☆

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

Open English Bible (US) ☆

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

Revised Version ☆

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

Tyndale NT ☆

He was not that lyght: but to beare witnes of the lyght.

World English Bible ☆

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

World English Bible (Catholic) ☆

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

World English Bible British Edition ☆

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

World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon ☆

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

World English Bible Classic ☆

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

World English Bible Updated ☆

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

World Messianic Bible ☆

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

World Messianic Bible British Edition ☆

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

Wycliffe Bible portions ☆

He was not the liyt, but that he schulde bere witnessing of the liyt.

Young's Literal Translation ☆

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

Text-Critical English NT ☆

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

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The Orthodox Jewish Bible - Tanakh and Orthodox Jewish Brit Chadasha - The Holy Bible ☆

This ish haElohim was not the Ohr, but he came that he might give solemn edut (testimony) about the Ohr.

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Arabic Van Dyck Bible ☆

لَمْ يَكُنْ هُوَ ٱلنُّورَ، بَلْ لِيَشْهَدَ لِلنُّورِ.

Bodo Parja: BOPO Bible ☆

ସେ ନିଜେ ସେ ଉଜାଳ୍‌ ନଃରିଲା, ମଃତର୍‌ ସେ ଉଜାଳାର୍‌ କଃତା ସାକି ଦେଉଁକେ ଆସିରିଲା ।

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Borna NT Latin Version ☆

Bíwere shááni jangoni gawosh b́ weyi bako bí b́tookon sháánaliye.

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Breton Gospels ☆

Ne oa ket ar sklêrijenn, met kaset e oa da reiñ testeni d'ar sklêrijenn.

Bugun Bible ☆

Awai sbang ne muchuang asi ro, ai ne muchuang chiang pha miyao ji yao pha wuii phro.

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Burmese Common Language Bible ☆

သူ​သည်​အ​လင်း​တော်​မ​ဟုတ်။ အ​လင်း​တော် အ​ကြောင်း​ကို​သက်​သေ​ခံ​ရန်​လာ​သူ​ဖြစ်​၏။-

Judson Burmese Bible ☆

ထိုသူ သည် အလင်း တော်မ ဟုတ် ။ အလင်း တော်၏အကြောင်း ကို သက်သေခံ ခြင်းငှာ သာ လာ၏။

Chamorro Gospels, Acts, and Psalms ☆

Güiya ti y candet, lao mamaela para ufannae testimonio nu y candet.

Daai Chin NT ☆

Amät cun akvai am ni, akvaia mawng pyen khaia lawki.

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Asang Khongca Bible ☆

Anih loe to Aanghaih to na ai ni, toe to Aanghaih hnukung ah oh han ih ni patoeh.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019 ☆

Anih te vangnah la om pawt dae vangnah kawng aka phong ham ni.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs ☆

Anih te vangnah la om pawt dae vangnah kawng aka phong ham ni.

Chinese Union Version (simplified) ☆

他不是那光，乃是要为光作见证。

Chinese Union Version (traditional) ☆

他不是那光，乃是要為光作見證。

World Chinese Bible ☆

他本身不是那光，而是要来为光作见证。

Yao NT ☆

Che Yohana nsyene nganaŵa lilanguka lyo nambo ŵaiche kukwasalila ŵandu pangasisa nkati lilanguka lyo.

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Coptic Boharic NT ☆

ⲚⲈ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ϦⲀ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ.

Coptic NT ☆

ⲛⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ϧⲁ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ.

Croatian Bible ☆

Ne bijaše on Svjetlo, nego - da posvjedoči za Svjetlo.

Czech Kralická Bible 1613 ☆

Nebyl on to Světlo, ale poslán byl, aby svědectví vydával o tom Světle.

Danish Bible 1931 ☆

Han var ikke Lyset, men han skulde vidne om Lyset.

Desiya NT ☆

ଜଅନ୍‌ ନିଜେ ସେ ଉଜଲ୍‌ ନ ରଇଲା, ମାତର୍‌ ଲକ୍‌ମନ୍‌କେ ସେ ଉଜଲ୍‌ ବିସଇର୍‍ ସାକି ଦେବାକେ ଆସିରଇଲା ।

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Dieri NT ☆

Wata nau munta praitji nganana wonti, a‐ai, praitjandru nulu tinkari ngankananto.

Dutch Bible 1917 ☆

Hij was het Licht niet, maar was gezonden, opdat hij van het Licht getuigen zou.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius ☆

Hijzelf was niet het Licht, Maar hij moest getuigen van het Licht.

Esperanto Bible ☆

Li ne estis la lumo, sed li venis, por atesti pri la lumo.

French: Bible J.N. Darby ☆

Lui n’était pas la lumière, mais pour rendre témoignage de la lumière :

French Ostervald Bible ☆

Il n'était pas la lumière, mais il était envoyé pour rendre témoignage à la lumière.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible ☆

Il n’était pas la lumière, mais il parut pour rendre témoignage à la lumière.

French Free Holy Bible for the World ☆

Il n’était pas la lumière, mais il fut envoyé pour rendre témoignage à la lumière.

Gamo NT ☆

Izi poo7o gish markatana yides atiin izi ba hues po7o gidena.

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Gata Didayi NT ☆

ଜହନ୍ ନିଜେ ଆତେନ୍‌ ତାରାସ୍ ଆଲେଃଗେ ମାତର୍‌ ତାରାସ୍ ସାମୁଆଁରେ ସାକି ବିଃନ୍‍ସା ପାଙ୍ଗ୍‌ଲେଗେ ।

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German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible ☆

Er war nicht das Licht, sondern auf daß er zeugte von dem Lichte.

German Luther Bible 1912 ☆

Er war nicht das Licht, sondern daß er zeugte von dem Licht.

German Textbibel ☆

Nicht war er das Licht, sondern zeugen sollte er vom Licht.

German Schlachter Bible 1951 ☆

Nicht er war das Licht, sondern er sollte zeugen von dem Licht.

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Gofa NT ☆

I poo7uwabaa markkattanaw yisippe attin ba huu7en poo7o gidenna.

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Gourmanchéma NT ☆

Wani ka, den tie mi yenma, ama o den cua ki baa tieni siedi mi yenma po.

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Textus Receptus ☆

Οὐκ ἦν ἐκεῖνος τὸ φῶς, ἀλλ᾿ ἵνα μαρτυρήσῃ περὶ τοῦ φωτός.

Text-Critical Greek NT ☆

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

Solid Rock Greek New Testament ☆

Οὐκ ἦν ἐκεῖνος τὸ φῶς, ἀλλ᾽ ἵνα μαρτυρήσῃ περὶ τοῦ φωτός.

Greek Majority Text NT ☆

ουκ ην εκεινοσ το φωσ αλλ ινα μαρτυρηση περι του φωτοσ

Byzantine Greek NT ☆

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

Tischendorf Greek NT ☆

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

SBL Greek NT ☆

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

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Haitian Creole Bible 1985 ☆

Se pa li menm ki te limyè a. Li te vin pou sèvi temwen pou pale sou limyè a.

Hawaiian Bible 1868 ☆

Aole no oia ka malamalama, aka, na hele mai ia e hoike i ka malamalama.

Salkinson Hebrew NT ☆

ח וְלֹא הוּא הָיָה הָאוֹר כִּי אִם־בָּא לְהָעִיד עַל־הָאוֹר הַהוּא׃

Modern Hebrew Bible ☆

הוא לא היה האור כי אם להעיד על האור׃

Italian Diodati Bible ☆

Egli non era la Luce , anzi era mandato per testimoniar della Luce.

Italian Riveduta Bible ☆

Egli stesso non era la luce, ma venne per render testimonianza alla luce.

Japanese Freedom Bible ☆

彼は光ではなかった。光についてあかしするために遣わされたのである。

New Japanese NT ☆

彼は光ではなかった。ただ光についてあかしするために来たのである。

Juray: ଆଜାଡ଼ି ତଙରନ୍‌ (Bible) ☆

ଆନିନ୍‌ଡମ୍‌ ତି ଆ ସନାଆର୍‌ ତଡ୍‌, ବନ୍‌ଡ ସନାଆରନ୍‌ ଆ ଆସନ୍‌ ସାକିନ୍‌ ତନିୟନ୍‌ ଆସନ୍‌ ଆନିନ୍‌ ଇୟ୍‌ଲାୟ୍‌ ।

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K’iche’ of Totonicapan NT ☆

Man are taj tunal ri Juan, xwi xpe che uqꞌalajisaxik ri Tunal.

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Mahanji NT ☆

U Yohana sale velumuli, khukhuta akhinchile khwilola ulumuli.

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Korean Bible 1910 ☆

그는 이 빛이 아니요 이 빛에 대하여 증거하러 온 자라

Kosraean Bible ☆

Tia el pa kalem sac, a el tuku in fahkak ke kalem sac.

Kuhane NT ☆

Johani kena vali iseli, kono avakezi kuti za pake ze seli.

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Clementine Vulgate 1598 ☆

Non erat ille lux, sed ut testimonium perhiberet de lumine.

Meitei Bible ☆

Mahak masamakti mangal adu natte adubu mahakti mangal adugi maramda hainanaba lakpani.

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Meriam Mir Bible ☆

E dali nole abele datki, E tabaruk ko ageakarem datki penoka ekas.

Munda NT ☆

ଇନିଃ ଆଇଃକ୍‌ଗି ଏନ୍‌ ମାସ୍କାଲ୍ କାଏ ତାଇକେନା; ମେନ୍‌ଦ ଏନ୍‌ ମାସ୍କାଲ୍‌ରେୟାଃ ଗାୱା ଏମ୍‌ ନାଗେନ୍ତେ ହିଜୁଃୟାନାଏ ।

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Tutsa Naga NT ☆

Heh teewah bah amiisak di weephaak tah angta; weephaak tiit ah ba baatkaat taha.

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Ndengereko NT ☆

Yohana abile kwaa yelo bweya, ila aisile ili shuhudia husu yelo bweya.

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Ngoni NT ☆

Yohani mwene avi lepi lumuli lwenulo, nambu abweli kuvajovela vandu kuluvala lumuli lwenulo.

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Old Persion Version Bible ☆

اوآن نور نبود بلکه آمد تا بر نور شهادت دهد.

Pohnpeian NT & Psalms, old alphabet ☆

Kaidin i me marain o, a a kin kadede marain o.

Pohnpeian NT & Psalms, new alphabet ☆

Kaidin i me marain o, a a kin kadede marain o.

World Portuguese Bible ☆

Ele não era a luz, mas foi enviado para que testificasse a respeito da luz.

Portuguese Bíblia Livre ☆

Ele não era a Luz; mas foi enviado para que testemunhasse da Luz.

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Romanian Free Holy Bible ☆

El nu era lumina, ci a fost trimis ca să mărturisească despre lumină.

Romanian BTF Bible ☆

Nu era el acea Lumină, ci a fost trimis să aducă mărturie despre Lumina aceea.

Romanian Free Holy Bible ☆

El nu era lumina, ci a fost trimis ca să mărturisească despre lumină.

Romanian Bible (Cyrillic) ☆

Ну ера ел Лумина, чи ел а венит ка сэ мэртурисяскэ деспре Луминэ.

Russian Synodal Bible ☆

Он не был свет, но был послан, чтобы свидетельствовать о Свете.

Safwa NT ☆

O Yohana sagali lukhozyo, ila ahenzele nkahakikisye ahusu lula olukozyo.

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Sakachep NT ☆

Ama hah vâr chu nimaka; vâr thurchi mingei min riet ranga juong ani.

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Serbian DK Bible (Latin) ☆

On ne beše Videlo, nego da svedoči za Videlo.

Serbian DK Bible (Cyrillic) ☆

Он не беше Видело, него да сведочи за Видело.

Mashi Bible ☆

Arhali ye wali bulangashane, ci kabalamwanzi k’obulangashane.

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Soli NT ☆

Nteko kwambeti nendi walikuba mumuni, nsombi walesa kuba kamboni wa mumuni.

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Reina Valera 1909 ☆

No era él la luz, sino para que diese testimonio de la luz.

Spanish BLL ☆

Él no era la luz, sino que fue enviado para dar testimonio de la luz.

Spanish Free Bible for the World ☆

Él no era la luz, sino que fue enviado para dar testimonio de la luz.

La Biblia en Español Sencillo ☆

Juan no era la luz, sino que vino para dar testimonio acerca de la luz.

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Spanish Bible (God's Word for You) ☆

Juan no era la Luz, sino vino a dar testimonio de la Luz.

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Swahili Bible ☆

Yeye hakuwa huo mwanga, ila alikuja tu kuwaambia watu juu ya huo mwanga.

Tagin first Bible translation based on TEV (Good News) ☆

Hv atubongv loung mato; hv loung gv lvkwngbv minpa tvvbv aatoku.

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Revised West Version ☆

Naʻe ʻikai ko e Maama ko ia ia, ka ko e fakamoʻoni ki he Maama ko ia.

Ukrainian Bible by P. Kulish ☆

Не був він сьвітло, а щоб сьвідкувати про сьвітло.

Ukrainian Freedom Bible ☆

Не був він сьвітло, а щоб сьвідкувати про сьвітло.

Vietnamese Bible 1923 ☆

Chính người chẳng phải là sự sáng, song người phải làm chứng về sự sáng.

Eastern Yiddish NT ☆

ער איז נישט געווען דאס ליכט, נאר (איז געקומען) כדי עדות צו זאגן וועגן דעם ליכט.

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