Holy BibleKing James Version

John 1:6 KJV

There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

John 1:6, King James Version

In context

5 And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.

6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

7 The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.

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Cross-references

  • Malachi 3:1 Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the Lord of hosts.
  • John 3:28 Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.
  • Isaiah 40:3 The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
  • Luke 1:76 And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;
  • Acts 13:24 When John had first preached before his coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.