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John 1:6-8
New Catholic Bible
John 1:6-8
New Catholic Bible
Faith Means Welcoming the Word of God Made Man.[a] 6 A man appeared, sent by God, whose name was John.[b] 7 He came as a witness to give testimony to the light, so that through him all might come to believe. 8 He himself was not the light; his role was to bear witness to the light.
Footnotes
- John 1:6 The second stage of the Prologue calls to mind the struggle of human beings against the light. John came, a man sent to announce the coming of the light to God’s own, that is, the people of Israel. But he was not the Messiah! In Jesus, and in Jesus alone, the very Word of God became flesh, in order that the gift of the Lord might be present among us, in our human existence.
- John 1:6 John, i.e., the Baptist.
