9That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness.
In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
Again, a new commandment I write unto you, which thing is true in him and in you: because the darkness is past, and the true light now shineth.
And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.
But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief. …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 6-14)The evangelist designs to bring in John Baptist bearing an honourable testimony to Jesus Christ, Now in these verses, before he does this, I. He gives us some account of the witness he is about to produce. His name was John , which signifies gracious ; his conversation was austere, but he was not the less gracious . Now, 1. We are here told concerning him, in general, that he was a man sent of God…
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