For witness (εις μαρτυριαν). Old word from μαρτυρεω (from μαρτυς), both more common in John's writings than the rest of the N.T. T…

For a witne . To give testimony. He came to prepare the minds of the people to receive him (Matthew 3; Luke 3); to …

For a Witness.—Stress is laid upon the work of John as “witness.” This was generally the object of his coming. It was especially t…

There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might b…

St. Augustine of Hippo: What was said above refers to the Divinity of Christ. He came to us in the form of a man, but a man in s…

“Witne ” (GK 3456) is distinctly a Johannine word. It is especially pertinent in this gospel, which attempts to establish by adequate testimony the…

The same came for a witness
The end of his being sent, and the design of his coming were,

John the Baptist came to bear witne concerning Jesus. Nothing more fully shows the darkne of human minds than the fact that when the Light had appe…

1. Previously, the Evangelist considered the divinity of the Word; here he begins to consider the incarnation of the Word.

   In this, h…