John 1:7

KJV1611 – Modern English

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

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  • Acts 19:4 : 4 Then said Paul, John truly baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe on him who would come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.
  • John 1:19 : 19 And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who are you?
  • John 1:12 : 12 But as many as received him, to them he gave power to become the children of God, to those who believe in his name:
  • John 3:26-36 : 26 They came to John and said to him, Rabbi, he who was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you bore witness, behold, he baptizes, and all men come to him. 27 John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it is given to him from heaven. 28 You yourselves bear me witness that I said, I am not the Christ, but I have been sent before him. 29 He who has the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom's voice. Therefore this my joy is fulfilled. 30 He must increase, but I must decrease. 31 He who comes from above is above all. He who is of the earth is earthly and speaks of the earth. He who comes from heaven is above all. 32 What he has seen and heard, that he testifies; and no one receives his testimony. 33 He who has received his testimony has certified that God is true. 34 For he whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives not the Spirit by measure to him. 35 The Father loves the Son and has given all things into his hand. 36 He who believes in the Son has everlasting life, and he who does not believe the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him.
  • John 1:9 : 9 That was the true Light, which gives light to every man coming into the world.
  • John 1:15 : 15 John bore witness of him, and cried out, saying, This was he of whom I said, He who comes after me is preferred before me, for he was before me.
  • John 1:26-27 : 26 John answered them, saying, I baptize with water, but there stands one among you whom you do not know. 27 It is he who, coming after me, is preferred before me, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to loose.
  • John 1:32-34 : 32 And John bore witness, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it remained upon him. 33 I did not know him, but he who sent me to baptize with water said to me, Upon whom you see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, this is he who baptizes with the Holy Spirit. 34 And I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God.
  • John 1:36 : 36 And looking at Jesus as he walked, he said, Behold the Lamb of God!
  • Eph 3:9 : 9 And to make all people see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world has been hidden in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:
  • 1 Tim 2:4 : 4 Who desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
  • Titus 2:11 : 11 For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men,
  • 2 Pet 3:9 : 9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is patient toward us, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • John 1:8-11
    4 verses
    89%

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

    9 That was the true Light, which gives light to every man coming into the world.

    10 He was in the world, and the world was made through him, and the world did not know him.

    11 He came to his own, and his own did not receive him.

  • John 1:3-6
    4 verses
    83%

    3 All things were made through him, and without him nothing was made that was made.

    4 In him was life, and the life was the light of men.

    5 And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.

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

  • John 1:14-15
    2 verses
    77%

    14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

    15 John bore witness of him, and cried out, saying, This was he of whom I said, He who comes after me is preferred before me, for he was before me.

  • John 3:26
    76%

    26 They came to John and said to him, Rabbi, he who was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you bore witness, behold, he baptizes, and all men come to him.

  • John 12:46
    75%

    46 I have come as a light into the world, that whoever believes in me should not remain in darkness.

  • John 1:28-35
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    75%

    28 These things were done in Bethabara beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.

    29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world.

    30 This is he of whom I said, After me comes a man who is preferred before me, for he was before me.

    31 I did not know him, but that he should be revealed to Israel, therefore I came baptizing with water.

    32 And John bore witness, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it remained upon him.

    33 I did not know him, but he who sent me to baptize with water said to me, Upon whom you see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, this is he who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.

    34 And I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God.

    35 Again, the next day, John stood with two of his disciples.

  • John 3:19-21
    3 verses
    75%

    19 This is the condemnation, that light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.

    20 Everyone who does evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed.

    21 But he who does the truth comes to the light, that his deeds may be clearly seen, that they have been done in God.

  • Rev 1:2
    74%

    2 Who bore witness of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw.

  • 1 John 1:1-3
    3 verses
    73%

    1 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, concerning the Word of life;

    2 For the life was revealed, and we have seen it, and testify, and show to you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was revealed to us;

    3 That which we have seen and heard we declare to you, so that you also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.

  • John 3:28
    72%

    28 You yourselves bear me witness that I said, I am not the Christ, but I have been sent before him.

  • Luke 7:18
    72%

    18 And the disciples of John reported to him of all these things.

  • 1 John 5:6
    71%

    6 This is the One who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ, not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit who bears witness, because the Spirit is truth.

  • John 3:32
    71%

    32 What he has seen and heard, that he testifies; and no one receives his testimony.

  • John 1:17-19
    3 verses
    71%

    17 For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

    18 No one has seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he has declared him.

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

  • 1 John 1:5
    71%

    5 This then is the message which we have heard from him, and declare to you, that God is light, and in him there is no darkness at all.

  • 1 John 5:9
    70%

    9 If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater, for this is the witness of God which He has testified of His Son.

  • Luke 7:27
    70%

    27 This is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who shall prepare your way before you.

  • Mark 1:7
    70%

    7 And preached, saying, There comes one mightier than I after me, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie.

  • Mark 1:3
    70%

    3 The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

  • John 10:41
    70%

    41 And many came to him and said, John did no miracle, but all the things that John spoke about this man were true.

  • Matt 3:3
    70%

    3 For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

  • Luke 1:79
    69%

    79 To give light to those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.

  • John 1:26
    69%

    26 John answered them, saying, I baptize with water, but there stands one among you whom you do not know.

  • John 19:35
    69%

    35 And he who saw it bore witness, and his testimony is true: and he knows that he is telling the truth, so that you may believe.

  • Mark 1:5
    69%

    5 And all the land of Judea and those from Jerusalem went out to him, and were all baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.

  • Matt 3:13
    69%

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