1:8 He himself was not the light, but he came to testify 1 about the light.
John 1:7
1:7 He came as a witness 2 to testify 3 about the light, so that everyone 4 might believe through him.
John 12:36
12:36 While you have the light, believe in the light, so that you may become sons of light.” 5 When Jesus had said these things, he went away and hid himself from them.
1 tn Or “to bear witness.”
2 tnGrk “came for a testimony.”
3 tn Or “to bear witness.”
4 tnGrk “all.”
3 tn The idiom “sons of light” means essentially “people characterized by light,” that is, “people of God.”