John 1:6

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.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

American Standard Version
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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

New King James Version
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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

Contextual Overview

⁶There 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. ⁹The Life-Light was the real thing: Every person entering Life he brings into Light. He was in the world, the world was there through him, and yet the world didn't even notice. He came to his own people, but they didn't want him. But whoever did want him, who believed he was who he claimed and would do what he said, He made to be their true selves, their child-of-God selves. These are the God-begotten, not blood-begotten, not flesh-begotten, not sex-begotten. ¹⁴ The Word became flesh and blood, and moved into the neighborhood. We saw the glory with our own eyes, the one-of-a-kind glory, like Father, like Son, Generous inside and out, true from start to finish.

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 1:6
God spoke: "Sky! In the middle of the waters; separate water from water!" God made sky. He separated the water under sky from the water above sky. And there it was: he named sky the Heavens; It was evening, it was morning— Day Two.

Genesis 1:11
God spoke: "Earth, green up! Grow all varieties of seed-bearing plants, Every sort of fruit-bearing tree." And there it was. Earth produced green seed-bearing plants, all varieties, And fruit-bearing trees of all sorts. God saw that it was good. It was evening, it was morning— Day Three.

Genesis 1:14
God spoke: "Lights! Come out! Shine in Heaven's sky! Separate Day from Night. Mark seasons and days and years, Lights in Heaven's sky to give light to Earth." And there it was.

Genesis 1:20
God spoke: "Swarm, Ocean, with fish and all sea life! Birds, fly through the sky over Earth!" God created the huge whales, all the swarm of life in the waters, And every kind and species of flying birds. God saw that it was good. God blessed them: "Prosper! Reproduce! Fill Ocean! Birds, reproduce on Earth!" It was evening, it was morning— Day Five.

Genesis 1:26
God spoke: "Let us make human beings in our image, make them reflecting our nature So they can be responsible for the fish in the sea, the birds in the air, the cattle, And, yes, Earth itself, and every animal that moves on the face of Earth." God created human beings; he created them godlike, Reflecting God's nature. He created them male and female. God blessed them: "Prosper! Reproduce! Fill Earth! Take charge! Be responsible for fish in the sea and birds in the air, for every living thing that moves on the face of Earth."

Psalms 19:1
A David Psalm God's glory is on tour in the skies, God-craft on exhibit across the horizon. Madame Day holds classes every morning, Professor Night lectures each evening.

Psalms 33:6
The skies were made by God 's command; he breathed the word and the stars popped out. He scooped Sea into his jug, put Ocean in his keg.

Psalms 150:1
Hallelujah! Praise God in his holy house of worship, praise him under the open skies; Praise him for his acts of power, praise him for his magnificent greatness; Praise with a blast on the trumpet, praise by strumming soft strings; Praise him with castanets and dance, praise him with banjo and flute; Praise him with cymbals and a big bass drum, praise him with fiddles and mandolin. Let every living, breathing creature praise God ! Hallelujah!

Ecclesiastes 11:3
When the clouds are full of water, it rains. When the wind blows down a tree, it lies where it falls. Don't sit there watching the wind. Do your own work. Don't stare at the clouds. Get on with your life.

Jeremiah 10:10
But God is the real thing— the living God, the eternal King. When he's angry, Earth shakes. Yes, and the godless nations quake.

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.