Joh 1:8 | RWP | e4.org | He ( εκεινος ). "That one," i.e. John. He was a light ( ) as all believers are ( ), but not "the light" ( το φως ). But came ( αλλ' ). No verb in the Greek, to be supplied by repeating ηλθεν of verse . See similar ellipses in ; ; . In Johannine fashion we have the final ινα clause of verse repeated.

‏ John 1:8

He ( εκεινος ). "That one," i.e. John. He was a light (Joh 5:35) as all believers are (Mt 5:14), but not "the light" ( το φως ).

But came ( αλλ' ). No verb in the Greek, to be supplied by repeating ηλθεν of verse 7. See similar ellipses in 9:3; 13:18; 15:25. In Johannine fashion we have the final ινα clause of verse 7 repeated.