John 1:6

Green's Literal Translation

There was a man sent from God; his name was John.

Parallel Translations

Simplified Cowboy Version
God sent a cowboy named John to tell us about this light.

Legacy Standard Bible
There was a man having been sent from God, whose name was John.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
There came a man sent from God, whose name was John.

Bible in Basic English
There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

Darby Translation
There was a man sent from God, his name John.

New King James Version
There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

Christian Standard Bible®
There was a man named John who was sent from God.

World English Bible
There came a man, sent from God, whose name was John.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. The same came for a testimony,

Weymouth's New Testament
There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

King James Version (1611)
There was a man sent from God, whose name was Iohn.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
There was sent from God a man, whose name was Ihon.

Mace New Testament (1729)
There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

THE MESSAGE
There once was a man, his name John, sent by God to point out the way to the Life-Light. He came to show everyone where to look, who to believe in. John was not himself the Light; he was there to show the way to the Light.

Amplified Bible
There came a man commissioned and sent from God, whose name was John.

American Standard Version
There came a man, sent from God, whose name was John.

Revised Standard Version
There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
There was a man sent from God whose name was Iohn.

Update Bible Version
There came a man, sent from God, whose name was John.

Webster's Bible Translation
There was a man sent from God, whose name [was] John.

New Century Version
There was a man named John who was sent by God.

New English Translation
A man came, sent from God, whose name was John.

Contemporary English Version
God sent a man named John,

Complete Jewish Bible
There was a man sent from God whose name was Yochanan.

Geneva Bible (1587)
There was a man sent from God, whose name was Iohn.

George Lamsa Translation
There was a man, sent from God, whose name was John.

Hebrew Names Version
There came a man, sent from God, whose name was Yochanan.

International Standard Version
There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.Malachi 3:1; Matthew 3:1; Luke 3:2; John 3:33;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
There was a man who was sent from Aloha, his name (was) Juchanon. [fn]

Murdock Translation
There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

New Living Translation
God sent a man, John the Baptist,

New Life Bible
There was a man sent from God whose name was John.

English Revised Version
There came a man, sent from God, whose name was John.

Berean Standard Bible
There came a man who was sent from God. His name was John.

New Revised Standard
There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
There arose a man, sent from God, whose name was, John:

Douay-Rheims Bible
There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

King James Version
There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

Lexham English Bible
A man came, sent from God, whose name was John.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
There was a man sent from God, whose name was Iohn:

Easy-to-Read Version
There was a man named John, who was sent by God.

English Standard Version
There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

New American Standard Bible
A man came, one sent from God, and his name was John.

Good News Translation
God sent his messenger, a man named John,

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
A man was sent fro God, to whom the name was Joon.

Young's Literal Translation
There came a man -- having been sent from God -- whose name [is] John,

Contextual Overview

⁵ and the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overtake it. ⁶ There was a man sent from God; his name was John. ⁷ He came for a witness, that he might witness concerning the Light, that all might believe through Him. ⁸ He was not that Light, but that he might witness concerning the Light. ⁹ He was the true Light; He enlightens every man coming into the world. ¹⁰ He was in the world, and the world came into being through Him, yet the world did not know Him. ¹¹ He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him. ¹² But as many as received Him, to them He gave authority to become children of God, to the ones believing into His name, ¹³ who were born not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but were born of God. ¹⁴ And the Word became flesh and tabernacled among us. And we beheld His glory, glory as of an only begotten from the Father, full of grace and of truth.

Bible Verse Review
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a man: John 1:33, John 3:28, Isaiah 40:3-5, Malachi 3:1, Malachi 4:5, Malachi 4:6, Matthew 3:1-11, Matthew 11:10, Matthew 21:25, Mark 1:1-8, Luke 1:15-17, Luke 1:76, Luke 3:2-20, Acts 13:24

John: Luke 1:13, Luke 1:61-63

Reciprocal: Proverbs 2:13 - walk Proverbs 6:9 - when Song of Solomon 3:2 - will rise Mark 9:12 - restoreth Mark 11:30 - General Luke 20:4 - baptism John 5:33 - he

Cross-References

Genesis 1:5
And God called the light, Day. And He called the darkness, Night. And there was evening, and there was morning the first day.

Genesis 1:6
And God said, Let an expanse be in the midst of the waters, and let it be dividing between the waters and the waters.

Genesis 1:7
And God made the expanse, and He separated between the waters which were under the expanse and the waters which were above the expanse. And it was so.

Genesis 1:8
And God called the expanse, Heavens. And there was evening, and there was morning the second day.

Genesis 1:11
And God said, Let the earth sprout tender sprouts, the plant seeding seed, the fruit tree producing fruit according to its kind, whichever seed is in it on the earth. And it was so.

Genesis 1:12
And the earth bore tender sprouts, the plant seeding seed according to its kind, and the fruit tree producing fruit according to its kind, whichever seed is in it. And God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:13
And there was evening, and there was morning the third day.

Genesis 1:14
And God said, Let luminaries be in the expanse of the heavens, to divide between the day and the night. And let them be for signs and for seasons, and for days and years.

Genesis 1:20
And God said, Let the waters swarm with swarmers having a soul of life; and let the birds fly over the earth, on the face of the expanse of the heavens.

Genesis 1:22
And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas; and let the birds multiply in the earth.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

There was a man sent from God,.... John the Baptist: he was not the Logos, or word; nor was he an angel, but a man; yet an extraordinary one, in his conception of a barren woman, and in being born when both parents were stricken in years; and whilst he was in the womb, he leaped for joy at the salutation of Mary; and as soon as born was filled with the Holy Ghost; and when he was grown up, and appeared in public, it was in an uncommon manner: his dress and his diet were both out of the common way; and his temper and spirit were that of Elias the prophet; and as for his work and office, it was very peculiar; he was the forerunner of Christ, and the first administrator of the new ordinance of baptism, and the greatest of all the prophets: this person had his mission from God, both to preach and baptize:

whose name was John; the name given him by the angel before his conception, and by his mother Elisabeth, after her neighbours and cousins had given him another; and which was confirmed by his father Zacharias, when deaf and dumb: it signifies grace, or gracious; and a gracious man he was; he was very acceptable to his parents; a man that had the grace of God in him, and great gifts of grace bestowed on him; he was a preacher of the doctrines of grace; and his ministry was very grateful to many.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

A man sent from God - See Matthew 3:0. The evangelist proceeds now to show that John the Baptist was not the Messiah and to state the true nature of his office. Many had supposed that he was the Christ, but this opinion he corrects; yet he admits that he was “sent from God” - that he was divinely commissioned. Though he denied that he was “the Messiah,” yet he did not deny that he was sent from or by heaven on an important errand to human beings. Some have supposed that the sole design of this gospel was to show that John the Baptist was not the Messiah. Though there is no foundation for this opinion, yet there is no doubt that one object was to show this. The main design was to show that “Jesus was the Christ,” 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,” Acts 19:1-3. It is not improbable that there might have been many others who adhered to John, and perhaps many who supposed that he was the Messiah. On these accounts it was important for the evangelist to show that John “was not the Christ,” and to show, also, that he, who was extensively admitted to be a prophet, was an important “witness” to prove that Jesus of Nazareth was the Christ. The evangelist in the first four verses stated that “the Word” was divine; he now proceeds to state the proof that he was a “man,” and was the Messiah. The first evidence adduced is the testimony of John the Baptist.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse John 1:6. Whose name was John. — This was John the Baptist; see his name and the nature of his office explained, Mark 1:4, and Matthew 3:1-3.