John 1:7

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

He came as a witness to testify about the light, so that everyone might believe through him.

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  • Acts 19:4 : 4 Paul said,“John baptized with a baptism of repentance, telling the people to believe in the one who was to come after him, that is, in Jesus.”
  • John 1:19 : 19 The Testimony of John the Baptist Now this was John’s testimony when the Jewish leaders sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him,“Who are you?”
  • John 1:12 : 12 But to all who have received him– those who believe in his name– he has given the right to become God’s children
  • John 3:26-36 : 26 So they came to John and said to him,“Rabbi, the one who was with you on the other side of the Jordan River, about whom you testified– see, he is baptizing, and everyone is flocking to him!” 27 John replied,“No one can receive anything unless it has been given to him from heaven. 28 You yourselves can testify that I said,‘I am not the Christ,’ but rather,‘I have been sent before him.’ 29 The one who has the bride is the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom, who stands by and listens for him, rejoices greatly when he hears the bridegroom’s voice. This then is my joy, and it is complete. 30 He must become more important while I become less important.” 31 The one who comes from above is superior to all. The one who is from the earth belongs to the earth and speaks about earthly things. The one who comes from heaven is superior to all. 32 He testifies about what he has seen and heard, but no one accepts his testimony. 33 The one who has accepted his testimony has confirmed clearly that God is truthful. 34 For the one whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for he does not give the Spirit sparingly. 35 The Father loves the Son and has placed all things under his authority. 36 The one who believes in the Son has eternal life. The one who rejects the Son will not see life, but God’s wrath remains on him.
  • John 5:33-35 : 33 You have sent to John, and he has testified to the truth. 34 (I do not accept human testimony, but I say this so that you may be saved.) 35 He was a lamp that was burning and shining, and you wanted to rejoice greatly for a short time in his light.
  • John 1:15 : 15 John testified about him and shouted out,“This one was the one about whom I said,‘He who comes after me is greater than I am, because he existed before me.’”
  • John 1:26-27 : 26 John answered them,“I baptize with water. Among you stands one whom you do not recognize, 27 who is coming after me. I am not worthy to untie the strap of his sandal!”
  • John 1:32-34 : 32 Then John testified,“I saw the Spirit descending like a dove from heaven, and it remained on him. 33 And I did not recognize him, but the one who sent me to baptize with water said to me,‘The one on whom you see the Spirit descending and remaining– this is the one who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’ 34 I have both seen and testified that this man is the Chosen One of God.”
  • John 1:36 : 36 Gazing at Jesus as he walked by, he said,“Look, the Lamb of God!”
  • Eph 3:9 : 9 and to enlighten everyone about God’s secret plan– the mystery that has been hidden for ages in God who has created all things.
  • 1 Tim 2:4 : 4 since he wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth.
  • Titus 2:11 : 11 For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all people.
  • 2 Pet 3:9 : 9 The Lord is not slow concerning his promise, as some regard slowness, but is being patient toward you, because he does not wish for any to perish but for all to come to repentance.
  • John 1:9 : 9 The true light, who gives light to everyone, was coming into the world.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • John 1:8-11
    4 verses
    89%

    8He himself was not the light, but he came to testify about the light.

    9The true light, who gives light to everyone, was coming into the world.

    10He was in the world, and the world was created by him, but the world did not recognize him.

    11He came to what was his own, but his own people did not receive him.

  • John 1:3-6
    4 verses
    83%

    3All things were created by him, and apart from him not one thing was created that has been created.

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

    5And the light shines on in the darkness, but the darkness has not mastered it.

    6A man came, sent from God, whose name was John.

  • John 1:14-15
    2 verses
    77%

    14Now the Word became flesh and took up residence among us. We saw his glory– the glory of the one and only, full of grace and truth, who came from the Father.

    15John testified about him and shouted out,“This one was the one about whom I said,‘He who comes after me is greater than I am, because he existed before me.’”

  • John 3:26
    76%

    26So they came to John and said to him,“Rabbi, the one who was with you on the other side of the Jordan River, about whom you testified– see, he is baptizing, and everyone is flocking to him!”

  • John 12:46
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    46I have come as a light into the world, so that everyone who believes in me should not remain in darkness.

  • John 1:28-35
    8 verses
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    28These things happened in Bethany across the Jordan River where John was baptizing.

    29On the next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said,“Look, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!

    30This is the one about whom I said,‘After me comes a man who is greater than I am, because he existed before me.’

    31I did not recognize him, but I came baptizing with water so that he could be revealed to Israel.”

    32Then John testified,“I saw the Spirit descending like a dove from heaven, and it remained on him.

    33And I did not recognize him, but the one who sent me to baptize with water said to me,‘The one on whom you see the Spirit descending and remaining– this is the one who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’

    34I have both seen and testified that this man is the Chosen One of God.”

    35Again the next day John was standing there with two of his disciples.

  • John 3:19-21
    3 verses
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    19Now this is the basis for judging: that the light has come into the world and people loved the darkness rather than the light, because their deeds were evil.

    20For everyone who does evil deeds hates the light and does not come to the light, so that their deeds will not be exposed.

    21But the one who practices the truth comes to the light, so that it may be plainly evident that his deeds have been done in God.

  • John 5:32-35
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    32There is another who testifies about me, and I know the testimony he testifies about me is true.

    33You have sent to John, and he has testified to the truth.

    34(I do not accept human testimony, but I say this so that you may be saved.)

    35He was a lamp that was burning and shining, and you wanted to rejoice greatly for a short time in his light.

  • Rev 1:2
    74%

    2who then testified to everything that he saw concerning the word of God and the testimony about Jesus Christ.

  • 1 John 1:1-3
    3 verses
    73%

    1¶ The Prologue to the Letter This is what we proclaim to you: what was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we have looked at and our hands have touched(concerning the word of life–

    2and the life was revealed, and we have seen and testify and announce to you the eternal life that was with the Father and was revealed to us).

    3What we have seen and heard we announce to you too, so that you may have fellowship with us(and indeed our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ).

  • John 3:28
    72%

    28You yourselves can testify that I said,‘I am not the Christ,’ but rather,‘I have been sent before him.’

  • Luke 7:18
    72%

    18Jesus and John the Baptist John’s disciples informed him about all these things. So John called two of his disciples

  • 1 John 5:6
    71%

    6Jesus Christ is the one who came by water and blood– not by the water only, but by the water and the blood. And the Spirit is the one who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth.

  • John 3:32
    71%

    32He testifies about what he has seen and heard, but no one accepts his testimony.

  • John 1:17-19
    3 verses
    71%

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

    18No one has ever seen God. The only one, himself God, who is in closest fellowship with the Father, has made God known.

    19The Testimony of John the Baptist Now this was John’s testimony when the Jewish leaders sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him,“Who are you?”

  • 1 John 1:5
    71%

    5God Is Light, So We Must Walk in the Light Now this is the gospel message we have heard from him and announce to you: God is light, and in him there is no darkness at all.

  • 1 John 5:9
    70%

    9If we accept the testimony of men, the testimony of God is greater, because this is the testimony of God that he has testified concerning his Son.

  • Luke 7:27
    70%

    27This is the one about whom it is written,‘Look, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way before you.’

  • Mark 1:7
    70%

    7He proclaimed,“One more powerful than I am is coming after me; I am not worthy to bend down and untie the strap of his sandals.

  • Mark 1:3
    70%

    3the voice of one shouting in the wilderness,‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make his paths straight.’”

  • John 10:41
    70%

    41Many came to him and began to say,“John performed no miraculous sign, but everything John said about this man was true!”

  • Matt 3:3
    70%

    3For he is the one about whom the prophet Isaiah had spoken:“The voice of one shouting in the wilderness,‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make his paths straight.’”

  • Luke 1:79
    69%

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

  • John 1:26
    69%

    26John answered them,“I baptize with water. Among you stands one whom you do not recognize,

  • John 19:35
    69%

    35And the person who saw it has testified(and his testimony is true, and he knows that he is telling the truth), so that you also may believe.

  • Mark 1:5
    69%

    5People from the whole Judean countryside and all of Jerusalem were going out to him, and he was baptizing them in the Jordan River as they confessed their sins.

  • Matt 3:13
    69%

    13The Baptism of Jesus Then Jesus came from Galilee to John to be baptized by him in the Jordan River.