John 1:6

Easy-to-Read Version

There was a man named John, who was sent by God.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
There was a man sent from God whose name was John.

King James Version (1611)
There was a man sent from God, whose name was Iohn.

King James Version
There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

English Standard Version
There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

New American Standard Bible
A man came, one sent from God, and his name was John.

New Century Version
There was a man named John who was sent by God.

Amplified Bible
There came a man commissioned and sent from God, whose name was John.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
There came a man sent from God, whose name was John.

Legacy Standard Bible
There was a man having been sent from God, whose name was John.

Berean Standard Bible
There came a man who was sent from God. His name was John.

Contemporary English Version
God sent a man named John,

Complete Jewish Bible
There was a man sent from God whose name was Yochanan.

Darby Translation
There was a man sent from God, his name John.

Geneva Bible (1587)
There was a man sent from God, whose name was Iohn.

George Lamsa Translation
There was a man, sent from God, whose name was John.

Good News Translation
God sent his messenger, a man named John,

Lexham English Bible
A man came, sent from God, whose name was John.

Literal Translation
There was a man sent from God; his name was John.

American Standard Version
There came a man, sent from God, whose name was John.

Bible in Basic English
There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

Hebrew Names Version
There came a man, sent from God, whose name was Yochanan.

International Standard Version
There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.Malachi 3:1; Matthew 3:1; Luke 3:2; John 3:33;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
There was a man who was sent from Aloha, his name (was) Juchanon. [fn]

Murdock Translation
There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
There was a man sent from God, whose name was Iohn:

English Revised Version
There came a man, sent from God, whose name was John.

World English Bible
There came a man, sent from God, whose name was John.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. The same came for a testimony,

Weymouth's New Testament
There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
A man was sent fro God, to whom the name was Joon.

Update Bible Version
There came a man, sent from God, whose name was John.

Webster's Bible Translation
There was a man sent from God, whose name [was] John.

New English Translation
A man came, sent from God, whose name was John.

New King James Version
There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

New Living Translation
God sent a man, John the Baptist,

New Life Bible
There was a man sent from God whose name was John.

New Revised Standard
There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
There arose a man, sent from God, whose name was, John:

Douay-Rheims Bible
There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

Revised Standard Version
There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
There was a man sent from God whose name was Iohn.

Young's Literal Translation
There came a man -- having been sent from God -- whose name [is] John,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
There was sent from God a man, whose name was Ihon.

Mace New Testament (1729)
There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

THE MESSAGE
There once was a man, his name John, sent by God to point out the way to the Life-Light. He came to show everyone where to look, who to believe in. John was not himself the Light; he was there to show the way to the Light.

Simplified Cowboy Version
God sent a cowboy named John to tell us about this light.

Contextual Overview

⁵ The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not defeated it. ⁶ There was a man named John, who was sent by God. ⁷ He came to tell people about the light. Through him all people could hear about the light and believe. ⁸ John was not the light. But he came to tell people about the light. ⁹ The true light was coming into the world. This is the true light that gives light to all people. ¹⁰ The Word was already in the world. The world was made through him, but the world did not know him. ¹¹ He came to the world that was his own. And his own people did not accept him. ¹² But some people did accept him. They believed in him, and he gave them the right to become children of God. ¹³ They became God's children, but not in the way babies are usually born. It was not because of any human desire or plan. They were born from God himself. ¹⁴ The Word became a man and lived among us. We saw his divine greatness—the greatness that belongs to the only Son of the Father. The Word was full of grace and truth.

Bible Verse Review
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a man: John 1:33, John 3:28, Isaiah 40:3-5, Malachi 3:1, Malachi 4:5, Malachi 4:6, Matthew 3:1-11, Matthew 11:10, Matthew 21:25, Mark 1:1-8, Luke 1:15-17, Luke 1:76, Luke 3:2-20, Acts 13:24

John: Luke 1:13, Luke 1:61-63

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Cross-References

Genesis 1:5
God named the light "day," and he named the darkness "night." There was evening, and then there was morning. This was the first day.

Genesis 1:6
Then God said, "Let there be a space to separate the water into two parts!"

Genesis 1:7
So God made the space and separated the water. Some of the water was above it, and some of the water was below it.

Genesis 1:8
God named that space "sky." There was evening, and then there was morning. This was the second day.

Genesis 1:11
Then God said, "Let the earth grow grass, plants that make grain, and fruit trees. The fruit trees will make fruit with seeds in it. And each plant will make its own kind of seed. Let these plants grow on the earth." And it happened.

Genesis 1:12
The earth grew grass and plants that made grain. And it grew trees that made fruit with seeds in it. Every plant made its own kind of seeds. And God saw that this was good.

Genesis 1:13
There was evening, and then there was morning. This was the third day.

Genesis 1:14
Then God said, "Let there be lights in the sky. These lights will separate the days from the nights. They will be used for signs to show when special meetings begin and to show the days and years.

Genesis 1:20
Then God said, "Let the water be filled with many living things, and let there be birds to fly in the air over the earth."

Genesis 1:22
God blessed all the living things in the sea and told them to have many babies and fill the seas. And he blessed the birds on land and told them to have many more babies.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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 an extraordinary one, in his conception of a barren woman, and in being born when both parents were stricken in years; and whilst he was in the womb, he leaped for joy at the salutation of Mary; and as soon as born was filled with the Holy Ghost; and when he was grown up, and appeared in public, it was in an uncommon manner: his dress and his diet were both out of the common way; and his temper and spirit were that of Elias the prophet; and as for his work and office, it was very peculiar; he was the forerunner of Christ, and the first administrator of the new ordinance of baptism, and the greatest of all the prophets: this person had his mission from God, both to preach and baptize:

whose name was John; the name given him by the angel before his conception, and by his mother Elisabeth, after her neighbours and cousins had given him another; and which was confirmed by his father Zacharias, when deaf and dumb: it signifies grace, or gracious; and a gracious man he was; he was very acceptable to his parents; a man that had the grace of God in him, and great gifts of grace bestowed on him; he was a preacher of the doctrines of grace; and his ministry was very grateful to many.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

A man sent from God - See Matthew 3:0. The evangelist proceeds now to show that John the Baptist was not the Messiah and to state the true nature of his office. Many had supposed that he was the Christ, but this opinion he corrects; yet he admits that he was “sent from God” - that he was divinely commissioned. Though he denied that he was “the Messiah,” yet he did not deny that he was sent from or by heaven on an important errand to human beings. Some have supposed that the sole design of this gospel was to show that John the Baptist was not the Messiah. Though there is no foundation for this opinion, yet there is no doubt that one object was to show this. The main design was to show that “Jesus was the Christ,” John 20:31. To do this, it was proper, in the beginning, to prove that “John” was not the Messiah; and this might have been at that time an important object. John made many disciples, Matthew 3:5. Many persons supposed that he might be the Messiah, Luke 3:15; John 1:19. “Many of these disciples of John remained” at Ephesus, “the very place where John is supposed to have written this gospel, long after the ascension of Jesus,” Acts 19:1-3. It is not improbable that there might have been many others who adhered to John, and perhaps many who supposed that he was the Messiah. On these accounts it was important for the evangelist to show that John “was not the Christ,” and to show, also, that he, who was extensively admitted to be a prophet, was an important “witness” to prove that Jesus of Nazareth was the Christ. The evangelist in the first four verses stated that “the Word” was divine; he now proceeds to state the proof that he was a “man,” and was the Messiah. The first evidence adduced is the testimony of John the Baptist.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse John 1:6. Whose name was John. — This was John the Baptist; see his name and the nature of his office explained, Mark 1:4, and Matthew 3:1-3.