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

4In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. 5The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overpowered it. There came a man sent from God, whose name was John. 7He came as a witness to testify about the light, so that through him everyone might believe. 8He was not the light, but he came to bear witness concerning 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 did not know Him; but the One who sent me to immerse in water said to me, ‘The One on whom you see the Ruach coming down and remaining, this is the One who immerses in the Ruach ha-Kodesh.’
• John 3:28You yourselves testify that I said, ‘I am not the Messiah,’ but rather, ‘I am sent before Him.’
• Isaiah 40:3A voice cries out in the wilderness, “Prepare the way of Adonai, Make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
• Malachi 3:1“Behold, I am sending My messenger, and he will clear the way before Me. Suddenly He will come to His Temple —the Lord whom you seek— and the Messenger of the covenant —the One whom you desire— behold, He is coming,” says Adonai-Tzva’ot.
• Matthew 3:1In those days, John the Immerser came proclaiming in the wilderness of Judea,
• Matthew 11:10This is the one about whom it is written, ‘Behold, I send My messenger before You, who will prepare Your way before You.’
• Matthew 21:25John’s immersion, where was it from? From heaven or from men?” They began to dialogue among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will say to us, ‘Then why didn’t you believe him?’
• Mark 1:1The beginning of the Good News of Yeshua ha-Mashiach, Ben-Elohim.
• Luke 1:15He will be great before Adonai; and he should not drink wine and intoxicating beverage, but he will be filled with the Ruach ha-Kodesh just out of his mother’s womb.
• Luke 3:2During the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came upon John, the son of Zechariah, in the wilderness.
• Acts 13:24Before His coming, John had proclaimed an immersion of repentance to all the people of Israel.
• Luke 1:13But the angel said, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife, Elizabeth, will give birth to your 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