John 1:7

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

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  • Acts 19:4 : 4 And Paul said, John gave a baptism which goes with a change of heart, saying to the people that they were to have faith in him who was coming after him, that is, in Jesus.
  • John 1:19 : 19 And this is the witness of John when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to him with the question, Who are you?
  • John 1:12 : 12 To all those who did so take him, however, he gave the right of becoming children of God--that is, to those who had faith in his name:
  • John 3:26-36 : 26 And they went to John and said to him, Rabbi, the man who was with you on the other side of the Jordan, the man to whom you gave witness, is now giving baptism, and everyone is going to him. 27 And this was John's answer: A man is unable to have anything if it is not given to him from heaven. 28 You yourselves give witness that I said, I am not the Christ. What I said was, I am sent before the Christ. 29 He who has the bride is the husband: but the husband's friend, whose place is by his side and whose ears are open to him, is full of joy because of the husband's voice: such is my joy, and it is complete. 30 He has to become greater while I become less. 31 He who comes from heaven is greater than all others: he who comes from earth is of the earth, and of the earth are his words: he who comes from heaven is over all. 32 He gives witness of what he has seen and of what has come to his ears; and no man takes his witness as true. 33 He who so takes his witness has made clear his faith that God is true. 34 For he whom God has sent says God's words; and God does not give him the Spirit by measure. 35 The Father has love for the Son and has put all things into his hands. 36 He who has faith in the Son has eternal life; but he who has not faith in the Son will not see life; God's wrath is resting on him.
  • John 5:33-35 : 33 You sent to John and he gave true witness. 34 But I have no need of a man's witness: I only say these things so that you may have salvation. 35 He was a burning and shining light, and for a time you were ready to be happy in his light.
  • John 1:15 : 15 John gave witness about him, crying, This is he of whom I said, He who is coming after me is put over me because he was in existence before me.
  • John 1:26-27 : 26 John's answer was: I give baptism with water; but there is one among you of whom you have no knowledge; 27 It is he who is coming after me; I am not good enough to undo his shoes.
  • John 1:32-34 : 32 And John gave this witness, saying, I saw the Spirit coming down from heaven like a dove and resting on him. 33 I had no knowledge who he was, but he who sent me to give baptism with water said to me, The one on whom you see the Spirit coming down and resting, it is he who gives baptism with the Holy Spirit. 34 This I saw myself and my witness is that he is the Son of God.
  • John 1:36 : 36 And looking at Jesus while he was walking he said, See, there is the Lamb of God!
  • Eph 3:9 : 9 And make all men see what is the ordering of the secret which from the first has been kept in God who made all things;
  • 1 Tim 2:4 : 4 Whose desire is that all men may have salvation and come to the knowledge of what is true.
  • Titus 2:11 : 11 For the grace of God has come, giving salvation to all men,
  • 2 Pet 3:9 : 9 The Lord is not slow in keeping his word, as he seems to some, but he is waiting in mercy for you, not desiring the destruction of any, but that all may be turned from their evil ways.
  • John 1:9 : 9 The true light, which gives light to every man, was then coming into the world.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • John 1:8-11
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    89%

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

    9 The true light, which gives light to every man, was then coming into the world.

    10 He was in the world, the world which came into being through him, but the world had no knowledge of him.

    11 He came to the things which were his and his people did not take him to their hearts.

  • John 1:3-6
    4 verses
    83%

    3 All things came into existence through him, and without him nothing was.

    4 What came into existence in him was life, and the life was the light of men.

    5 And the light goes on shining in the dark; it is not overcome by the dark.

    6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

  • John 1:14-15
    2 verses
    77%

    14 And so the Word became flesh and took a place among us for a time; and we saw his glory--such glory as is given to an only son by his father--saw it to be true and full of grace.

    15 John gave witness about him, crying, This is he of whom I said, He who is coming after me is put over me because he was in existence before me.

  • John 3:26
    76%

    26 And they went to John and said to him, Rabbi, the man who was with you on the other side of the Jordan, the man to whom you gave witness, is now giving baptism, and everyone is going to him.

  • John 12:46
    75%

    46 I have come as a light into the world, so that no one who has faith in me will go on living in the dark.

  • John 1:28-35
    8 verses
    75%

    28 These things took place at Bethany on the other side of the Jordan, where John was giving baptism.

    29 The day after, John sees Jesus coming to him and says, See, here is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!

    30 This is he of whom I said, One is coming after me who is put over me because he was in existence before me.

    31 I myself had no knowledge of him, but I came giving baptism with water so that he might be seen openly by Israel.

    32 And John gave this witness, saying, I saw the Spirit coming down from heaven like a dove and resting on him.

    33 I had no knowledge who he was, but he who sent me to give baptism with water said to me, The one on whom you see the Spirit coming down and resting, it is he who gives baptism with the Holy Spirit.

    34 This I saw myself and my witness is that he is the Son of God.

    35 The day after, John was there again with two of his disciples;

  • John 3:19-21
    3 verses
    75%

    19 And this is the test by which men are judged: the light has come into the world and men have more love for the dark than for the light, because their acts are evil.

    20 The light is hated by everyone whose acts are evil and he does not come to the light for fear that his acts will be seen.

    21 But he whose life is true comes to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that his acts have been done by the help of God.

  • John 5:32-35
    4 verses
    75%

    32 There is another who gives witness about me and I am certain that the witness he gives about me is true.

    33 You sent to John and he gave true witness.

    34 But I have no need of a man's witness: I only say these things so that you may have salvation.

    35 He was a burning and shining light, and for a time you were ready to be happy in his light.

  • Rev 1:2
    74%

    2 Who gave witness of the word of God, and of the witness of Jesus Christ, even of all the things which he saw.

  • 1 John 1:1-3
    3 verses
    73%

    1 That which was from the first, which has come to our ears, and which we have seen with our eyes, looking on it and touching it with our hands, about the Word of life

    2 (And the life was made clear to us, and we have seen it and are witnessing to it and giving you word of that eternal life which was with the Father and was seen by us);

    3 We give you word of all we have seen and everything which has come to our ears, so that you may be united with us; and we are united with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ:

  • John 3:28
    72%

    28 You yourselves give witness that I said, I am not the Christ. What I said was, I am sent before the Christ.

  • Luke 7:18
    72%

    18 And the disciples of John gave him an account of all these things.

  • 1 John 5:6
    71%

    6 This is he who came by water and by blood, Jesus Christ; not by water only but by water and by blood.

  • John 3:32
    71%

    32 He gives witness of what he has seen and of what has come to his ears; and no man takes his witness as true.

  • John 1:17-19
    3 verses
    71%

    17 For the law was given through Moses; grace and the true way of life are ours through Jesus Christ.

    18 No man has seen God at any time; the only Son, who is on the breast of the Father, he has made clear what God is.

    19 And this is the witness of John when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to him with the question, Who are you?

  • 1 John 1:5
    71%

    5 This is the word which came to us from him and which we give to you, that God is light and in him there is nothing dark.

  • 1 John 5:9
    70%

    9 If we take the witness of men to be true, the witness of God is greater: because this is the witness which God has given about his Son.

  • Luke 7:27
    70%

    27 This is he of whom it has been said, See, I send my servant before your face, who will make ready your way before you.

  • Mark 1:7
    70%

    7 And he said to them all, There is one coming after me who is greater than I, whose shoes I am not good enough to undo.

  • Mark 1:3
    70%

    3 The voice of one crying in the waste land, Make ready the way of the Lord, make his roads straight;

  • John 10:41
    70%

    41 And a great number of people came to him, saying, John did no sign: but everything John said of this man was true.

  • Matt 3:3
    70%

    3 For this is he of whom Isaiah the prophet said, The voice of one crying in the waste land, Make ready the way of the Lord, make his roads straight.

  • Luke 1:79
    69%

    79 To give light to those in dark places, and in the shade of death, so that our feet may be guided into the way of peace.

  • John 1:26
    69%

    26 John's answer was: I give baptism with water; but there is one among you of whom you have no knowledge;

  • John 19:35
    69%

    35 And he who saw it has given witness (and his witness is true; he is certain that what he says is true) so that you may have belief.

  • Mark 1:5
    69%

    5 And there went out to him all the people of Judaea, and all those of Jerusalem, and they were given baptism by him in the river Jordan, saying that they were sinners.

  • Matt 3:13
    69%

    13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan, to be given baptism by him.