Parallel Verses

Amplified

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

New American Standard Bible

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

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

There was a man named John
who was sent from God.

International Standard Version

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

A Conservative Version

A man came to be who was sent from God, his name was John.

American Standard Version

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

An Understandable Version

There was a man sent from God whose name was John [the Immerser].

Anderson New Testament

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

Bible in Basic English

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

Common New Testament

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

Daniel Mace New Testament

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

Darby Translation

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

Godbey New Testament

There was a man having been sent from God, whose name was John;

Goodspeed New Testament

There appeared a man by the name of John, with a message from God.

John Wesley New Testament

There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. The same came for a testimony,

Julia Smith Translation

A man was sent from God, the name to him John.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

A man came, sent from God, {whose name was} John.

Modern King James verseion

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

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

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

Moffatt New Testament

A man appeared, sent by God, whose name was John:

Montgomery New Testament

A man came into being, sent from God, whose name was John.

NET Bible

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

New Heart English Bible

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

Noyes New Testament

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

Sawyer New Testament

There was a man, sent by God, whose name was John.

The Emphasized Bible

There arose a man, sent from God, whose name was, John:

Thomas Haweis New Testament

A man was sent from God, whose name was John.

Twentieth Century New Testament

There appeared a man sent from God, whose name was John;

Webster

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

Weymouth New Testament

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

Williams New Testament

There appeared a man named John, sent from God.

World English Bible

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

Worrell New Testament

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

Worsley New Testament

There was a man sent from God, whose name was John:

Youngs Literal Translation

There came a man -- having been sent from God -- whose name is John,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
γίνομαι 
Ginomai 
be, come to pass, be made, be done, come, become, God forbid , arise, have, be fulfilled, be married to, be preferred, not tr, , vr done
Usage: 531

a man
ἄνθρωπος 
Anthropos 
man, not tr,
Usage: 316

ἀποστέλλω 
Apostello 
Usage: 73

παρά 
Para 
of, with, from, by ... side, at, than,
Usage: 145

God
θεός 
theos 
Usage: 1151


Usage: 0

ὄνομα 
Onoma 
name, named, called, surname , named , not tr
Usage: 162

Devotionals

Devotionals about John 1:6

Devotionals containing John 1:6

References

Word Count of 37 Translations in John 1:6

Context Readings

The Prologue To John's Gospel

5 The Light shines on in the darkness, and the darkness did not understand it or overpower it or appropriate it or absorb it [and is unreceptive to it]. 6 There came a man commissioned and sent from God, whose name was John. 7 This man came as a witness, to testify about the Light, so that all might believe [in Christ, the Light] through him.


Cross References

Malachi 3:1

“Behold, I am going to send My messenger, and he will prepare and clear the way before Me. And the Lord [the Messiah], whom you seek, will suddenly come to His temple; the Messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight, behold, He is coming,” says the Lord of hosts.

John 1:33

I did not recognize Him [as the Messiah], but He who sent me to baptize in water said to me, ‘He upon whom you see the Spirit descend and remain, this One is He who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’

John 3:28

You yourselves are my witnesses that I stated, ‘I am not the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed),’ but, ‘I have [only] been sent ahead of Him [as His appointed forerunner and messenger to announce and proclaim His coming].’

Isaiah 40:3-5


A voice of one is calling out,
“Clear the way for the Lord in the wilderness [remove the obstacles];
Make straight and smooth in the desert a highway for our God.

Malachi 4:5-6

“Behold, I am going to send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and terrible day of the Lord.

Matthew 3:1-11

In those days John the Baptist appeared, preaching in the Wilderness of Judea [along the western side of the Dead Sea] and saying,

Matthew 11:10

This is the one of whom it is written [by the prophet Malachi],

Behold, I send My messenger ahead of You,
Who will prepare Your way before You.’

Matthew 21:25

The baptism of John—from where did it come? From heaven [that is, ordained by God] or from men?” And they began debating among themselves [considering the implications of their answer], saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will say to us, ‘Then why did you not believe John?’

Mark 1:1-8

The beginning of the [facts regarding the] good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.

Luke 1:13

But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zacharias, because your petition [in prayer] was heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you will name him John.

Luke 1:15-17

for he will be great and distinguished in the sight of the Lord; and will never drink wine or liquor, and he will be filled with and empowered to act by the Holy Spirit while still in his mother’s womb.

Luke 1:61-63

And they said to her, “None of your relatives is called by that name.”

Luke 1:76


“And you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High;
For you will go on before the Lord (the Messiah) to prepare His ways;

Luke 3:2-20

in the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas [his son-in-law], the word of God came to John, the son of Zacharias, in the wilderness.

Acts 13:24

Before His coming John [the Baptist] had preached a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

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