John 1:6 BSB — MannaFest

John 1:6

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

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

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

KJV

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

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Commentary

2 voices

Irenaeus

AGAINST HERESIES 3.11.4 (202)

And that we may not have to ask, Of what God was the Word made flesh? he does himself previously teach us, saying, "There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. The same came as a witness, that he might bear witness of that Light. He was not that Light, but [came] that he might testify of the Light." By what God, then, was John, the forerunner, who testifies of the Light, sent [into the world]?

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: John (lightly modernized text, Grace Gems edition) (1869)

John, after beginning his gospel with a statement of our Lord's nature as God, proceeds to speak of His forerunner, John the Baptist. The contrast between the language used about the Savior, and that used about His forerunner, ought not to be overlooked. Of Christ we are told that He was the eternal God—the Creator of all things—the source of life and light. Of John the Baptist we are told simply, that "there was a man sent from God, whose name was John." We see, firstly, in these verses, the true nature of a Christian minister's office.

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Original language & word study

8 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Ἐγένετο	Egeneto	There came	G1096 →
ἄνθρωπος	anthrōpos	a man	G444 →
ἀπεσταλμένος	apestalmenos	sent	G649 →
παρὰ	para	from	G3844 →
θεοῦ,	theou	God,	G2316 →
ὄνομα	onoma	[the] name	G3686 →
αὐτῷ	autō	to Him	G846 →
Ἰωάννης.	Iōannēs	[was] John.	G2491 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Malachi 3:1
“Behold, I will send My messenger, who will prepare the way before Me. Then the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to His temple—the Messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight—see, He…
leads to
- Mark 1:2–3
  As it is written in Isaiah the prophet: “Behold, I will send My messenger ahead of You, who will prepare Your way.”
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Malachi 4:5
  Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD.
- Luke 1:76
  And you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High; for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for Him,
- Isaiah 63:9
  In all their distress, He too was afflicted, and the Angel of His Presence saved them. In His love and compassion He redeemed them; He lifted them up and carried them all the days…
- Luke 7:26–28
  What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.
Through
Luke 1:76
And you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High; for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for Him,
leads to
- Malachi 3:1
  “Behold, I will send My messenger, who will prepare the way before Me. Then the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to His temple—the Messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight—see, He…
Through
John 3:28
You yourselves can testify that I said, ‘I am not the Christ, but am sent ahead of Him.’
leads to
- John 1:23
  John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet: “I am a voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way for the Lord.’”
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- John 1:20
  He did not refuse to confess, but openly declared, “I am not the Christ.”