中译版圣经:

• 他不是那光，乃是要为光作见证。
• 新中译版圣经:他不是那光，乃是要为光作见证。
• 新世纪圣经:他不是那光，而是要为那光作见证。
• LCC:他不是那光，他乃是要为光作见证。
• TCB:他本身不是那光，而是要为光作证。
• 当代圣经:约翰不是这光，他来不过是为光作证。
• CSG:他不是那光， 是为给那光作证。

英译版圣经:

• 新国际版圣经:He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light.
• NRSV:He himself was not the light, but he came to testify to the light.
• NASV:He was not the Light, but he came to testify about the Light.
• 古老版圣经:He was not that Light, but [was sent] to bear witness of that Light.
• ASV:He was not the light, but [came] that he might bear witness of the light.
• 基础英语版圣经:He himself was not the light: he was sent to give witness about the light.
• DBY:*He* was not the light, but that he might witnessconcerning the light.
• 标准修订版圣经:He was not the light, but came to bear witness to the light.
• 直译圣经95版:He was not the Light, but he came to testify about the Light.
• 直译圣经77版:He was not the light, but [came] that he might bear witness of the light.
• WEB:He was not that Light, but [was sent] to bear testimony of that Light.
• YLT:that one was not the Light, but -- that he might testify about the Light.

希伯来语圣经:

内容备注:

多语对照圣经中的一节平均而言是一句，包含有12个不同的英文译本，和6个中文译本，以及一个希伯来语本（圣经旧约使用希伯来语和亚兰语书写，新约用希腊语书写）

NIV:新国际版（New International Version，简称NIV）是一个当代英语圣经译本，也是目前在英语国家被最为广泛使用的圣经版本,适合个人研读之用的译本。
NCB: New Century Bible 《新世纪圣经》
LCC:(Library of Christian Classes）
CLB:当代圣经译本(The Chinese Living Bible, CLB)
KJV:詹姆士钦定本是近古英文,是现在所能见到的最老的英译本
BBE:基础英语供移民和儿童阅读
NRSV:是新标准修订版
NASB:用纯粹直译方法（Strictly Literal）的译本
BHS:希伯来语原文圣经

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• witness [´witnis]   n.见证人 vt.目击   (初中英语单词)
• international [,intə´næʃənəl]   a.国际的，世界的   (初中英语单词)
• testify [´testifai]   v.证明；证实；表明   (高中英语单词)
• concerning [kən´sə:niŋ]   prep.关于   (高中英语单词)
• testimony [´testiməni]   n.证明；证据；表明   (高中英语单词)