MHB
BHS
WLC
ALEP
KJV
8. He was not that Light, but [was sent] to bear witness of that Light.
AMP
8. He was not the Light himself, but came that he might bear witness regarding the Light.
KJVP
8. He G1565 D-NSM was G2258 V-IXI-3S not G3756 PRT-N that Light G5457 N-NSN , but G235 CONJ [ was ] [ sent ] to G2443 CONJ bear witness G3140 V-AAS-3S of G3588 T-GSN that Light G5457 N-GSN .
YLT
8. that one was not the Light, but -- that he might testify about the Light.
ASV
8. He was not the light, but came that he might bear witness of the light.
WEB
8. He was not the light, but was sent that he might testify about the light.
NASB
8. He was not the light, but came to testify to the light.
ESV
8. He was not the light, but came to bear witness about the light.
RV
8. He was not the light, but {cf15i came} that he might bear witness of the light.
RSV
8. He was not the light, but came to bear witness to the light.
NKJV
8. He was not that Light, but [was sent] to bear witness of that Light.
MKJV
8. He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.
AKJV
8. He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.
NRSV
8. He himself was not the light, but he came to testify to the light.
NIV
8. He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light.
NIRV
8. John himself was not the light. He came only as a witness to the light.
NLT
8. John himself was not the light; he was simply a witness to tell about the light.
MSG
8. John was not himself the Light; he was there to show the way to the Light.
GNB
8. He himself was not the light; he came to tell about the light.
NET
8. He himself was not the light, but he came to testify about the light.
ERVEN
8. John was not the light. But he came to tell people about the light.