Yohanes 1:7-8

1:7 He came as a witness ¹  to testify ²  about the light, so that everyone ³  might believe through him. 1:8 He himself was not the light, but he came to testify ⁴  about the light.

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

[1:7]  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).

[1:7]  ² tn Or “to bear witness.”

[1:7]  ³ tn Grk “all.”

[1:8]  ⁴ tn Or “to bear witness.”