“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 Go…”
Irenaeus, 3th c. — AGAINST HERESIES 3.11.4
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6There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.
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4In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
5And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
— John 1:6 —
7The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.
8He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.