Verse 8

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

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Han var ikke lyset, men han skulle vitne om lyset.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Han var ikke Lyset, men han skulle være vitne om Lyset.

• Norsk King James

  Han var ikke det Lyset, men han ble sendt for å vitne om Lyset.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Han var ikke lyset, men han kom for å vitne om lyset.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Han var ikke lyset, men han skulle vitne om lyset.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Han var ikke lyset, men han kom for å vitne om lyset.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Han var ikke lyset, men kom for å vitne om lyset.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Han var ikke lyset, men ble sendt for å vitne om lyset.

• gpt4.5-preview

  Han var ikke selv Lyset, men kom for å vitne om Lyset.

• gpt4.5-preview

  Han var ikke selv Lyset, men han skulle vitne om Lyset.

• claude3.7

  He was not that Light, but that he might testify concerning the Light.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Han var ikke selv Lyset, men kom for å vitne om Lyset.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Han var ikke lyset, men han kom for å vitne om lyset.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "John.1.8", "source": "Οὐκ ἦν ἐκεῖνος τὸ Φῶς, ἀλλʼ ἵνα μαρτυρήσῃ περὶ τοῦ Φωτός.", "text": "Not *ēn ekeinos* the *Phōs*, but that he might *martyrēsē* concerning the *Phōtos*.", "grammar": { "*ēn*": "imperfect active indicative 3rd person singular of *eimi* - was", "*ekeinos*": "demonstrative pronoun, nominative masculine singular - that one/he", "*Phōs*": "nominative neuter singular - Light", "*martyrēsē*": "aorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular of *martyreō* - might testify/witness", "*Phōtos*": "genitive neuter singular of *phōs* - of the Light" }, "variants": { "*ekeinos*": "that one/he/that man", "*Phōs*": "Light/illumination (capitalized, indicating divine light)", "*martyrēsē*": "might testify/bear witness/give evidence" } }

• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Han var ikke lyset, men kom for å vitne om lyset.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Han var ikke Lyset, men (kom for) at han skulde vidne om Lyset.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Han var ikke lyset, men ble sendt for å vitne om lyset.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Han var ikke lyset, men han skulle vitne om lyset.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Han var ikke lyset, men han kom for å vitne om lyset.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Han var ikke lyset, men kom for å vitne om lyset.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Han var ikke lyset, men han ble sendt for å vitne om lyset.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

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

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  He was not that light, but that he might beare witnesse of ye light.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

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

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

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

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

• Webster's Bible (1833)

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

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

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

• American Standard Version (1901)

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

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

• World English Bible (2000)

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

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

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

Referenced Verses

• John 1:20 : 20 He confessed, and did not deny, but confessed, I am not the Christ.
• John 3:28 : 28 You yourselves bear me witness that I said, I am not the Christ, but I have been sent before him.
• 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.