Text -- John 1:7 (NET)

1:7 He came as a witness to testify about the light, so that everyone might believe through him.

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Joh 1:7

¹ tn Grk “came for a testimony.”

sn Witness is also one of the major themes of John’s Gospel. The Greek verb μαρτυρέω (marturew) occurs 33 times (compare to once in Matthew, once in Luke, 0 in Mark) and the noun μαρτυρία (marturia) 14 times (0 in Matthew, once in Luke, 3 times in Mark).

² tn Or “to bear witness.”

³ tn Grk “all.”