John 1:8

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.

[1:8]  ¹ tn Or “to bear witness.”

[1:7]  ² tn Grk “came for a testimony.”

[1:7]  ³ tn Or “to bear witness.”

[1:7]  ⁴ tn Grk “all.”

[12:36]  ³ tn The idiom “sons of light” means essentially “people characterized by light,” that is, “people of God.”