He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
He; that is John the Baptist, was not the true light: but the word was the true light. In the translation, it is necessary to express that the word was the true light, lest any one should think that John the Baptist was this light. (Witham)
