John 1:6

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible

There arose a man, sent from God, whose name was, John:

Parallel Translations

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

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

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]

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.

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.

English Standard Version
There was 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.

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.

Contemporary English Version
God sent a man named John,

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

Christian Standard 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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

Contextual Overview

⁵ And, the light, in the darkness, shineth; and, the darkness, thereof, laid not hold. ⁶ There arose a man, sent from God, whose name was, John: ⁷ The same, came, for a witness, That he might bear witness, concerning the light, that, all, might believe, through him. ⁸ He, was not the light, - but, that he might bear witness concerning the light, ⁹ It, was - The real light that enlighteneth every man - Coming into the world. ¹⁰ In the world, he was, and, the world, through him, came into existence, and, the world, knew him not. ¹¹ Into his own possessions, he came, and, his own people, received him not home. ¹² But, as many as did receive him, he gave, unto them, authority, children of God, to become, - unto them who were believing on his name: ¹³ Who - not of bloods, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but - of God, were born. ¹⁴ And, the Word, became, flesh, and pitched his tent among us, and we gazed upon his glory, - a glory, as an Only-begotten from his Father. Full of favour and 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, but the darkness, called he, night. So it was evening - and it was morning, one day.

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

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

Genesis 1:8
And God called the expanse, heavens. So it was evening - and it was morning, a, second day.

Genesis 1:11
And God said - Let the land put-forth vegetation-herb yielding seed, fruit-tree, bearing fruit, after its kind, whose seed is within it on the land. And it was so,

Genesis 1:12
And the land brought-forth vegetation - herb yielding seed after its kind, and tree bearing fruit, whose seed is within it, after its kind, And God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:13
So it was evening - and it was morning, a third day.

Genesis 1:14
And God said - Let there be luminaries 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 an abundance of living soul, and, birds, shall fly over the earth, over 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 land.

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.