Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
lighteth every man, etc.--rather, "which, coming into the world, enlighteneth every man"; or, is "the Light of the world" (John 9:5). "Coming into the world" is a superfluous and quite unusual description of "every man"; but it is of all descriptions of Christ amongst the most familiar, especially in the writings of this Evangelist (John 12:46; John 16:28; John 18:37; 1 John 4:9; 1 Timothy 1:15, etc.).
The Evangelist here approaches his grand thesis, so paving his way for the full statement of it in John 1:14, that we may be able to bear the bright light of it, and take in its length and breadth and depth and height.
Other commentary entries containing this verse:
Malachi 4:2
Matthew 5:14
John 1:1
John 1:10-13
John 8:12
1 Timothy 1:15
Revelation 3:7
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