Gospel of John · John 1:1–18
The Word Made Flesh
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John 1:1–2 · The Word with God, and the Word who is God
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
ἘνIn [the]PREPἀρχῇbeginningN-DSFἦνwasV-IAI-3SὁtheT-NSMλόγος,Word,N-NSMκαὶandCONJὁtheT-NSMλόγοςWordN-NSMἦνwasV-IAI-3SπρὸςwithPREPτὸν<the>T-ASMθεόν,God,N-ASM-TκαὶandCONJθεὸςGodN-NSM-TἦνwasV-IAI-3SὁtheT-NSMλόγος.Word.N-NSM
2He was with God in the beginning.
οὗτοςHeD-NSMἦνwasV-IAI-3Sἐνin [the]PREPἀρχῇbeginningN-DSFπρὸςwithPREPτὸν<the>T-ASMθεόν.God.N-ASM-T
John 1:3 · All things came into being through him
3Through Him all things were made, and without Him nothing was made that has been made.
πάνταAll thingsA-NPNδι’throughPREPαὐτοῦHimP-GSMἐγένετο,came into being,V-2ADI-3SκαὶandCONJχωρὶςwithoutPREPαὐτοῦHimP-GSMἐγένετοcame into beingV-2ADI-3Sοὐδὲnot evenCONJ-Nἕν.one [thing]A-NSNὃthatR-NSNγέγονενhas come into being.V-2RAI-3S
John 1:4–5 · Life and light, and the darkness that did not overcome it
4In Him was life, and that life was the light of men.
ἐνInPREPαὐτῷHimP-DSMζωὴlifeN-NSFἦν,was,V-IAI-3SκαὶandCONJἡtheT-NSFζωὴlifeN-NSFἦνwasV-IAI-3SτὸtheT-NSNφῶςlightN-NSNτῶν<the>T-GPMἀνθρώπων·of men,N-GPM
5The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
καὶAndCONJτὸtheT-NSNφῶςLightN-NSNἐνinPREPτῇtheT-DSFσκοτίᾳdarknessN-DSFφαίνει,shines,V-PAI-3SκαὶandCONJἡtheT-NSFσκοτίαdarknessN-NSFαὐτὸitP-ASNοὐnotPRT-Nκατέλαβεν.grasped [it].V-2AAI-3S
John 1:6–8 · A man sent from God, a witness to the light
6There came a man who was sent from God. His name was John.
ἘγένετοThere cameV-2ADI-3Sἄνθρωποςa manN-NSMἀπεσταλμένοςsentV-RPP-NSMπαρὰfromPREPθεοῦ,God,N-GSM-Tὄνομα[the] nameN-NSNαὐτῷto HimP-DSMἸωάννης·[was] John.N-NSM-P
7He came as a witness to testify about the Light, so that through him everyone might believe.
οὗτοςHeD-NSMἦλθενcameV-2AAI-3SεἰςasPREPμαρτυρίαν,a witnessN-ASFἵναthatCONJμαρτυρήσῃhe may testifyV-AAS-3SπερὶconcerningPREPτοῦtheT-GSNφωτός,Light,N-GSNἵναthatCONJπάντεςallA-NPMπιστεύσωσινmay believeV-AAS-3Pδι’throughPREPαὐτοῦ.him.P-GSM
8He himself was not the Light, but he came to testify about the Light.
οὐκNotPRT-NἦνwasV-IAI-3SἐκεῖνοςHeD-NSMτὸtheT-NSNφῶς,Light,N-NSNἀλλ’butCONJἵναthatCONJμαρτυρήσῃhe may witnessV-AAS-3SπερὶconcerningPREPτοῦtheT-GSNφωτός.Light.N-GSN
John 1:9–11 · The true light comes; the world and his own
9The true Light, who gives light to everyone, was coming into the world.
ἦνWasV-IAI-3SτὸtheT-NSNφῶςLightN-NSNτὸ<the>T-NSNἀληθινὸνtrueA-NSNὃwhoR-NSNφωτίζειenlightensV-PAI-3SπάνταeveryA-ASMἄνθρωπονmanN-ASMἐρχόμενονcomingV-PNP-ASMεἰςintoPREPτὸνtheT-ASMκόσμον.world.N-ASM
10He was in the world, and though the world was made through Him, the world did not recognize Him.
ἘνInPREPτῷtheT-DSMκόσμῳworldN-DSMἦν,He was,V-IAI-3SκαὶandCONJὁtheT-NSMκόσμοςworldN-NSMδι’throughPREPαὐτοῦHimP-GSMἐγένετο,came into being,V-2ADI-3SκαὶandCONJὁtheT-NSMκόσμοςworldN-NSMαὐτὸνHimP-ASMοὐκnotPRT-Nἔγνω.knew.V-2AAI-3S
11He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him.
εἰςToPREPτὰ<the>T-APNἴδια[His] ownA-APNἦλθεν,He came,V-2AAI-3SκαὶandCONJοἱ<the>T-NPMἴδιοι[His] ownA-NPMαὐτὸνHimP-ASMοὐnotPRT-Nπαρέλαβον.received.V-2AAI-3P
John 1:12–13 · The right to become children of God
12But to all who did receive Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God—
ὅσοιAs many asK-NPMδὲhoweverCONJἔλαβονreceivedV-2AAI-3Pαὐτόν,Him,P-ASMἔδωκενHe gaveV-AAI-3Sαὐτοῖςto themP-DPMἐξουσίανauthorityN-ASFτέκναchildrenN-APNθεοῦof GodN-GSM-Tγενέσθαι,to be,V-2ADNτοῖςto thoseT-DPMπιστεύουσινbelievingV-PAP-DPMεἰςinPREPτὸtheT-ASNὄνομαnameN-ASNαὐτοῦ,of Him,P-GSM
13children born not of blood, nor of the desire or will of man, but born of God.
οἳwhoR-NPMοὐκnot [born]PRT-NἐξofPREPαἱμάτωνbloodN-GPNοὐδὲnor [born]CONJ-NἐκofPREPθελήματοςwillN-GSNσαρκὸςof fleshN-GSFοὐδὲnor [born]CONJ-NἐκofPREPθελήματοςwillN-GSNἀνδρὸςof manN-GSMἀλλ’butCONJἐκofPREPθεοῦGodN-GSM-Tἐγεννήθησαν.were born.V-API-3P
John 1:14 · The Word became flesh and dwelt among us
14The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
ΚαὶAndCONJὁtheT-NSMλόγοςWordN-NSMσὰρξfleshN-NSFἐγένετοbecameV-2ADI-3SκαὶandCONJἐσκήνωσενHe dweltV-AAI-3SἐνamongPREPἡμῖν,us,P-1DPκαὶandCONJἐθεασάμεθαwe beheldV-ADI-1PτὴνtheT-ASFδόξανgloryN-ASFαὐτοῦ,of Him,P-GSMδόξανa gloryN-ASFὡςasPRTμονογενοῦςof an only begottenA-GSMπαρὰfromPREPπατρός,[the] Father,N-GSM-TπλήρηςfullA-NSMχάριτοςof graceN-GSFκαὶandCONJἀληθείας·truth.N-GSF
John 1:15 · He who comes after me ranks before me
15John testified concerning Him. He cried out, saying, “This is He of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me has surpassed me because He was before me.’”
(ἸωάννηςJohnN-NSM-PμαρτυρεῖwitnessesV-PAI-3SπερὶconcerningPREPαὐτοῦHimP-GSMκαὶandCONJκέκραγενhe has cried outV-2RAI-3Sλέγων·saying;V-PAP-NSMΟὗτοςThisD-NSMἦνwas HeV-IAI-3Sὃνof whomR-ASMεἶπον·I was saying;V-2AAI-1SὉThe [One]T-NSMὀπίσωafterPREPμουmeP-1GSἐρχόμενοςcomingV-PNP-NSMἔμπροσθένprecedencePREPμουover meP-1GSγέγονεν,has,V-2RAI-3SὅτιbecauseCONJπρῶτόςbeforeA-NSMμουmeP-1GSἦν·)He was.’V-IAI-3S
John 1:16–17 · Grace in place of grace; the law through Moses, grace and truth through Jesus Christ
16From His fullness we have all received grace upon grace.
ὅτιForCONJἐκfromPREPτοῦtheT-GSNπληρώματοςfullnessN-GSNαὐτοῦof HimP-GSMἡμεῖςwe ourselvesP-1NPπάντεςallA-NPMἐλάβομεν,have receivedV-2AAI-1PκαὶthenCONJχάρινgraceN-ASFἀντὶforPREPχάριτος·grace.N-GSF
17For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
ὅτι ὁ νόμος διὰ Μωϋσέως ἐδόθη, ἡ χάρις καὶ ἡ ἀλήθεια διὰ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ ἐγένετο.
ὅτιForCONJὁtheT-NSMνόμοςlawN-NSMδιὰthroughPREPΜωϋσέωςMosesN-GSM-Pἐδόθη,was given,V-API-3Sἡ<the>T-NSFχάριςgraceN-NSFκαὶandCONJἡ<the>T-NSFἀλήθειαtruthN-NSFδιὰthroughPREPἸησοῦJesusN-GSM-PΧριστοῦChristN-GSM-Tἐγένετο.came.V-2ADI-3S
γίνομαιginomai
ἐγένετο. egeneto · John 1:17 · word 15
- Parsing
- verb · aorist middle indicative 3rd person singular
- Codes
- V-2ADI-3S 3AMI-S--
- Strong’s
- G1096 cross-key only
- Gloss
- to be · in context “came.”
ὁ νόμος … ἐδόθη, ἡ χάρις καὶ ἡ ἀλήθεια … ἐγένετο
No team lexicon entry for G1096 yet
Echo: Exod 34:6 (allusion)Echo: Exod 33:12–17 (thematic)
Greek words, lemmas and parsing: MorphGNT: SBLGNT Edition (J. K. Tauber, CC BY-SA 3.0), combined with STEP Bible TAGNT glosses (CC BY 4.0; data; re-aligned to the MorphGNT words by AISBT); this word-data layer is shared under CC BY-SA 3.0 · SBL transliteration computed
×John 1:18 · The one and only, himself God, has made him known
18No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is Himself God and is at the Father’s side, has made Him known.
θεὸνGodN-ASM-Tοὐδεὶςno [one]A-NSMἑώρακενhas seenV-RAI-3Sπώποτε·ever yet;ADVμονογενὴςonly begottenA-NSMθεὸςGodN-NSM-TὁwhoT-NSMὢνis beingV-PAP-NSMεἰςinPREPτὸνtheT-ASMκόλπονbosomN-ASMτοῦof theT-GSMπατρὸςFather,N-GSM-TἐκεῖνοςHeD-NSMἐξηγήσατο.has made [Him] known.V-ADI-3S