Parallel Verses

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.

Amplified

There came a man commissioned and 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 His light shines through darkness and it cannot be extinguished. 6 There came a man sent from God, whose name was John. 7 He came to tell (witness) (testify) about the light and help people have faith.


Cross References

Malachi 3:1

Behold, I send my messenger! He will prepare the way before me. Seek Jehovah! He will suddenly come to his Temple along with the messenger of the covenant. He is one you desire, behold, he comes, said Jehovah of Hosts.

John 1:33

I did not know he was the one. God sent me to baptize in water and said: 'You will see one upon whom the spirit descends. The same is he who baptizes in Holy Spirit.'

John 3:28

You bear witness that I said I am not the Christ. I have been sent before him.

Isaiah 40:3-5

A voice of one calling: In the wilderness prepare the way for Jehovah. Make straight in the desert a highway for our God.

Malachi 4:5-6

Behold! I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and terrible Day of Jehovah comes.

Matthew 3:1-11

John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness of Judea, proclaiming:

Matthew 11:10

This is he of whom it is written: 'Behold, I send my messenger ahead of you. He will prepare the way for you.'

Matthew 21:25

Where did the baptism of John come from? Was it from heaven or from men? They talked among themselves. If we say, 'From heaven,' he will say, 'Why did you not have faith in him?'

Mark 1:1-8

The beginning of the good news about Jesus Christ, the Son of God.

Luke 1:13

Have no fear Zechariah, said the angel, for God has heard your prayer. Your wife Elisabeth will have a son and his name will be John.

Luke 1:15-17

He will be great in the eyes of God. He will not drink wine or strong drink and he will be full of Holy Spirit from the time of his birth.

Luke 1:61-63

They all said: None of your relatives are called by this name.

Luke 1:76

Your child will be called the prophet of the Most High. You will go in advance of Jehovah God to make his ways ready. (Malachi 3:1)

Luke 3:2-20

This was in the time when Annas and Caiaphas were chief priests. The word of God was delivered to John the son of Zechariah. He was in the wilderness.

Acts 13:24

Before Jesus came John preached the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

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