John 1:6-7

6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. 7 He came as a witness, to bear witness about the light, that all might believe through him.

John the Baptist is the John referred to in today’s verse. Here, we are introduced to another key idea in the Gospel—“witness.”

The testimony of witnesses is an important theme in John’s Gospel. John the author himself is a witness of the crucifixion (see 19:35), and we will learn later that the entire Gospel is in fact true testimony about Jesus (21:24).

QUESTION OF THE DAY

If you were put on the witness stand today, what testimony could you provide about Jesus?