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There came a man, sent from God, whose name was John.
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Commentators highlight the dramatic shift from the eternal, divine Word (vv. 1-4) to "a man" in this verse. The Greek word for John's arrival implies he "came into being," contrasting with the eternal "was" used for Jesus. This stark difference emphasizes that while John was the greatest of prophets, he was a created human, whereas Jesus is the uncreated, eternal God.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
A man sent from God. See Matthew 3. The evangelist now proceeds to show that John the Baptist was not the Messiah, and to state the true n…
There came a man (εγενετο ανθρωπος). Definite event in the long darkness, same verb in verse 3.
Sent (απεσ…
19th Century
Anglican
There was a man, or, There appeared a man. The word is the same as the one used in John 1:3, were made, …
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Baptist
There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.
How very different is the style of this verse from the one that precedes it!
In vv.6–8 the human agent for introducing the Word to people is presented. As the Word came to bring the heavenly light to humanity, so John came t…
16th Century
Protestant
There was a man. The Evangelist now begins to speak about the manner in which the Son of God was manifested in the flesh; and so that no o…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
There was a man sent from God John the Baptist: he was not the Logos, or word; nor was he an angel, but a man; yet a…
John the Baptist came to bear witness concerning Jesus. Nothing more fully shows the darkness of human minds than the fact that when the Light had …
13th Century
Catholic
Previously, the Evangelist considered the divinity of the Word; here he begins to consider the incarnation of the Word.
In this, h…
