The evangelist had said concerning Jesus Christ that he was with God and that he was God; but here concerning John that he was a man, a mere man… John was a great man, but he was a man, a son of man; he was sent from God, he was God's messenger…We are here cautioned not to mistake [John] for the light who only came to bear witness to it: He was not that light that was expected and promised, but only was sent to bear witness of that great and ruling light. He was a star, like that which guided the wise men to Christ, a morning star; but he was not the Sun; not the Bridegroom, but a friend of the Bridegroom; not the Prince, but his harbinger…He was great as the prophet of the Highest, but not the Highest himself…Had John pretended to be that light he had not been so much as a faithful witness of that light. Those who usurp the honor of Christ forfeit the honor of being the servants of Christ; yet John was very serviceable as a witness to the light, though he was not that light. Those may be of great use to us who yet shine with a borrowed light. Before he goes on with John's testimony, he returns to give us a further account of this Jesus to whom John bore record. – Matthew Henry
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