요한복음 1:8
He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.
Context
This verse from 요한복음 Chapter 1 connects to 3 cross-references. 예루살렘으로 가는 긴 여정이 시작된다. 사마리아인들이 거절하자 제자들이 불을 부르려 하나 꾸짖으신다. 선한 사마리아인 비유로 이웃의 진정한 의미를 가르치시며, 마르다의 분주함보다 마리아의 경청을 칭찬하신다.
다른 번역본
He was not the light, but came that he might bear witness of the light.
that one was not the Light, but--that he might testify about the Light.
He himself was not the light: he was sent to give witness about the light.
상호 참조
And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ.
Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.
Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on …