John 1:6

John 1:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.
• New International Version (NIV)There was a man sent from God whose name was John.
• English Standard Version (ESV)There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.
• New King James Version (NKJV)There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

Context of John 1:6

4He was the source of life, and that life was the light for humanity. 5The light shines in the dark, and the dark has never extinguished it. God sent a man named John to be his messenger. 7John came to declare the truth about the light so that everyone would become believers through his message. 8John was not the light, but he came to declare the truth about the light.

John 1:6 word by word

Ἐγένετο ἄνθρωπος ἀπεσταλμένος παρὰ θεοῦ, ὄνομα αὐτῷ Ἰωάννης.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• There wasγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• a manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• sentἀποστέλλωapostellō · to sendG649
• fromπαράpara · from/with/besideG3844
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• whoseαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• nameὄνομαonoma · nameG3686
• JohnἸωάννηςIōannēs · JohnG2491

Cross-references for John 1:6

• John 1:33I didn’t know who he was. But God, who sent me to baptize with water, had told me, ‘When you see the Spirit come down and stay on someone, you’ll know that person is the one who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’
• John 3:28You are witnesses that I said, ‘I’m not the Messiah, but I’ve been sent ahead of him.’
• Isaiah 40:3A voice cries out in the desert: “Clear a way for the Lord. Make a straight highway in the wilderness for our God.
• Malachi 3:1“I’m going to send my messenger, and he will clear the way ahead of me. Then the Lord you are looking for will suddenly come to his temple. The messenger of the promise will come. He is the one you want,” says the Lord of Armies.
• Malachi 4:5“I’m going to send you the prophet Elijah before that very terrifying day of the Lord comes.
• Matthew 3:1Later, John the Baptizer appeared in the desert of Judea. His message was,
• Matthew 11:10John is the one about whom Scripture says, ‘I’m sending my messenger ahead of you to prepare the way in front of you.’
• Matthew 21:25Did John’s right to baptize come from heaven or from humans?” They discussed this among themselves. They said, “If we say, ‘from heaven,’ he will ask us, ‘Then why didn’t you believe him?’
• Mark 1:1This is the beginning of the Good News about Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
• Luke 1:15As far as the Lord is concerned, he will be a great man. He will never drink wine or any other liquor. He will be filled with the Holy Spirit even before he is born.
• Luke 3:2It was at the time when Annas and Caiaphas were chief priests that God spoke to John, son of Zechariah, in the desert.
• Acts 13:24Before Jesus began his ministry, John ⌞the Baptizer⌟ told everyone in Israel about the baptism of repentance.
• Luke 1:13The angel said to him, “Don’t be afraid, Zechariah! God has heard your prayer. Your wife Elizabeth will have a son, and you will name him John.

Commentaries on John 1:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Whose name was John - This was John the Baptist; see his name and the nature of his office explained, Mark 1:4; (note), and Matthew 3:1-3; (note).Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6A man sent from God - See John 20:31. To do this, it was proper, in the beginning, to prove that “John” was not the Messiah; and this might have been at that time an important object. John made many disciples, Matthew 3:5. Many persons supposed that he might be the Messiah, Luke 3:15; John 1:19. “Many of these disciples of John remained” at Ephesus, “the very place where John is supposed to have written this gospel, long after the ascension of Jesus,”…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-14Verses 6-14 John the Baptist came to bear witness concerning Jesus. Nothing more fully shows the darkness of men's minds, than that when the Light had appeared, there needed a witness to call attention to it. Christ was the true Light; that great Light which deserves to be called so. By his Spirit and grace he enlightens all that are enlightened to salvation; and those that are not enlightened by him, perish in darkness. Christ was in the world when he…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-9God sent a man named John the Baptist to announce the arrival of Jesus. He prepared people to accept Jesus as God's Son and Messiah (see 1:19–37; Luke 1:5–25, 57–80; 3:1–22). His work fulfilled what God had promised through the prophets (see Isaiah 40:3; Malachi 4:5–6).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 6-96-9. The Evangelist here approaches his grand thesis, so paving his way for the full statement of it in Joh 1:14, that we may be able to bear the bright light of it, and take in its length and breadth and depth and height.Read the comment

Topics related to John 1:6

• Jesus, the Christ
• John
• Prophets

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Commentaries on John 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings