John 5:35 meaning and explanation
John was a lamp that burned and gave light, and you were willing for a season to bask in his light.
John 5:35, Berean Standard Bible
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Jesus is speaking to Jewish leaders who had sent a delegation to John the Baptist (John 1:19) and had once welcomed his ministry. The Greek word for lamp, lychnos, means a small oil lamp, not the sun; John reflected light rather than being its source.
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