There was (ην). Imperfect indicative. Emphatic position at the beginning of the sentence and so probably not periphrastic conjugat…

That was the true Light. Not John, but the Messiah. He was not a false, uncertain, dangerous guide, but was one who was true, real, steady…

That was the true Light.—The right rendering of this verse is uncertain. It would, probably, give a better sense to trans…

The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe. He was not that Light, but was sent to bear …

St. Augustine of Hippo: John himself shows what Light it is to which he bears witness, saying, That was the true Light.…

Christ is the real or genuine light of humanity who was about to enter the world. His function would be to give the light of truth to all whom his …

The true light was. The Evangelist did not intend to contrast the true light with the false, but to distinguish Christ f…

That was the true light
Christ is that light, that famous and excellent light, the fountain of all light to all crea…

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. 1. Previously, the Evangelist considered the forerunner and his witne to the incarnate Word; in this section, he considers the inc…