Yohanes 1:6-7

1:6 A man came, sent from God, whose name was John. ¹  1:7 He came as a witness ²  to testify ³  about the light, so that everyone ⁴  might believe through him.

[1:6]  ¹ sn John refers to John the Baptist.

[1:7]  ² 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]  ³ tn Or “to bear witness.”

[1:7]  ⁴ tn Grk “all.”