中译版圣经:

• 这人来，为要作见证，就是为光作见证，叫众人因他可以信。
• 新中译版圣经:这人来，为要作见证，就是为光作见证，叫众人因他可以信。
• 新世纪圣经:他来是要作见证，就是为光作见证，使众人借着他可以相信。
• LCC:这个人来来作见证，是要为光作见证，使众人藉着他而相信。
• TCB:他来为那光作证，为要使大家听见他的信息而信。
• 当代圣经:为这光作证，好叫世人接受光。
• CSG:这人来，是为作证，为给光作证，为使众人藉他而信。

英译版圣经:

• 新国际版圣经:He came as a witness to testifyconcerning that light, so that through him all men might believe.
• NRSV:He came as a witness to testify to the light, so that all might believe through him.
• NASV:He came as a witness, to testify about the Light, so that all might believe through him.
• 古老版圣经:The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all [men] through him might believe.
• ASV:The same came for witness, that he might bear witness of the light, that all might believe through him.
• 基础英语版圣经:He came for witness, to give witness about the light, so that all men might have faith through him.
• DBY:He came for witness, that he might witnessconcerning the light, that all might believe through him.
• 标准修订版圣经:He came for testimony, to bear witness to the light, that all might believe through him.
• 直译圣经95版:He came as a witness, to testify about the Light, so that all might believe through him.
• 直译圣经77版:He came for a witness, that he might bear witness of the light, that all might believe through him.
• WEB:The same came for a witness, to bear testimony of the Light, that all [men] through him might believe.
• YLT:this one came for testimony, that he might testify about the Light, that all might believe through him;

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)