1. John 1:8 (ESV)
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What other witnesses are mentioned in John's Gospel?

John 1:8 (ESV)

8 He was not the light, but came to bear witness about the light.

Several other witnesses are also found throughout the Gospel: the Samaritan woman John 4:9–39), the works of Jesus (John 5:36; John 10:25), the Father (John 5:32, John 5:37; John 8:18), the Old Testament (John 5:39–40, the crowd (John 12:17), the Holy Spirit and the apostles (John 15:26–27).1

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