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John 1:15-30

15JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491bearethwitnessG3140ofhim,andcrieth,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,ThiswasG1510heofwhomIsaidG3004,HethatcomethaftermeisG1510becomeG1096beforeme:forhewasG1510beforeme.

16ForofhisfulnessweallreceivedG2983,andgraceχάρινcharinG5485forgraceχάριτος.charitosG5485.

17ForthelawνόμοςnomosG3551wasgivenG1325throughMosesΜωϋσέωςMōuseōsG3475;graceχάριςcharisG5485andtruthἀλήθειαalētheiaG225cameG1096throughJesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547.

18NomanhathseenG3708GodG2316atanytimeG4455;theonlyμονογενὴςmonogenēsG3439begottenG3439SonG5207,whoisG1510inthebosomκόλπονkolponG2859oftheFatherπατρός,patrosG3962,hehath declaredhim.

19AndthisisG1510thewitnessG3141ofJohnἸωάννουIōannouG2491,whenὅτεhoteG3753theJewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453sentG649untohimfromJerusalemἹεροσολύμωνHi'erosolumōnG2414priestsἱερεῖςhi'ereisG2409andLevitestoaskἐρωτήσωσινerōtēsōsinG2065him,Whoart thou?

20AndheconfessedG3670,anddeniedG720not;andheconfessedG3670,IamG1510nottheChristχριστός.¶christosG5547.

21AndtheyaskedἠρώτησανērōtēsanG2065him,Whatthen? Art thouElijahἨλίαςĒliasG2243?Andhesaith,IamG1510not. Art thoutheprophetπροφήτηςprophētēsG4396?Andheansweredἀπεκρίθη·apekrithēG611,No.

22TheysaidλέγειςlegeisG3004thereforeοὖνounG3767untohim,Whoart thou?thatwemaygiveδῶμενdōmenG1325ananswerἀπόκρισινapokrisinG612tothemthatsentG3992us.Whatsayest thouofthyself?

23HesaidG3004,IamthevoiceφωνὴphōnēG5456ofoneG3588cryingβοῶντοςboōntosG994inthewildernessἐρήμῳ·erēmōG2048,MakestraightthewayὁδὸνhodonG3598oftheLordκυρίου·kuriouG2962,assaidG3004IsaiahἨσαΐαςĒsaiasG2268theprophetπροφήτης.prophētēsG4396.

24AndtheyhadbeenG1510sentG649fromthePhariseesΦαρισαίωνPharisaiōnG5330.

25AndtheyaskedἠρώτησανērōtēsanG2065him,andsaidG3004untohim,WhyτίtiG5101thenbaptizest thou,ifthou artnottheChristχριστὸςchristosG5547,neitherElijahἨλίαςĒliasG2243,neithertheprophetπροφήτης;prophētēsG4396?

26JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611them,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,IbaptizeβαπτίζωbaptizōG907inwaterὕδατι·hudatiG5204:inthemidstμέσοςmesosG3319ofyoustandethoneG3739whomyeknownot,

27evenhethatcomethafterme,thelatchetofwhoseshoeIamG1510notworthyἄξιοςaxiosG514tounloose.

28ThesethingsταῦταtautaG3778wereG1510doneinBethanyΒηθανίᾳBēthaniaG963beyondtheJordanἸορδάνουIordanouG2446,whereὅπουhopouG3699JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491wasG1510baptizingG907.

29OnthemorrowheseethJesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424comingG2064untohim,andsaith,BeholdἴδεideG2396,theLambἀμνὸςamnosG286ofGodθεοῦ,theouG2316,thattakethawayαἴρωνairōnG142thesinἁμαρτίανhamartianG266oftheworldκόσμου.kosmouG2889!

30ThisisG1510heofwhomIsaidG3004,AftermecomethamanἀνὴρanērG435whoisG1510becomeG1096beforeme:forhewasG1510beforeme.

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