<p>1:8- see on Lk. 12:49,50.</p><p><em>John was not the light, but was sent that he might testify concerning the light</em>- As noted on :7, John was witnessing to the disciples of John the Baptist, and some of them apparently felt that he was an end in himself. They were not giving due weight to his message about the Lord Jesus; instead they were just approvingly focusing upon his calls for repentance and criticism of Jewish society.</p>