He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light.
Whill he yet talked to the people: beholde his mother and his brethren stode without desyringe to speake with him.Matthew 12:46 TYN
The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world.John 1:9 NIV
He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all might believe.John 1:7 NIV