He was the burning and shining lamp, and you were willing for a time to rejoice in his light.
John 5:35
Surrounding context
5:34 Yet I do not receive testimony from man, but I say these things that you may be saved.
5:35 He was the burning and shining lamp, and you were willing for a time to rejoice in his light.
5:36 But I have a greater witness than John's; for the works which the Father has given Me to finish--the very works that I do--bear witness of Me, that the Father has sent Me.