Berean Standard Bible
John 1:15-36
15JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491testifiedμαρτυρεῖmartureiG3140concerningπερὶperiG4012HimαὐτοῦautouG846καὶkaiG2532.He cried outκέκραγενkekragenG2896,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, “ThisοὗτοςhoutosG3778is HeἦνēnG1510of whomὃνhonG3739I saidεἶπον·eiponG2036, ‘He whoὁhoG3588comesἐρχόμενοςerchomenosG2064afterὀπίσωopisōG3694meG1473hasγέγονεν,gegonenG1096surpassedἔμπροσθένemprosthenG1715meG1473becauseὅτιhotiG3754He wasἦν.ēnG1510beforeπρῶτόςprōtosG4413meG1473.’”
18No oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762has ever seenἑώρακεν πώποτε·he'ōraken pōpoteG3708G4455GodΘεὸνTheonG2316, butthe one and only SonμονογενὴςmonogenēsG3439, who is HimselfGodθεὸςtheosG2316andὁhoG3588isὢνōnG1510atεἰςeisG1519theτὸνtonG3588Father’sτοῦ πατρός,tou patrosG3588G3962sideκόλπονkolponG2859,ἐκεῖνοςekeinosG1565has made Him knownἐξηγήσατο.exēgēsatoG1834.
19AndκαὶkaiG2532thisαὕτηhautēG3778wasἐστὶνestinG1510ἡhēG3588John’sτοῦ Ἰωάννουtou IōannouG3588G2491testimonyμαρτυρίαmarturiaG3141whenὅτεhoteG3753theοἱhoiG3588JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453ofἐξexG1537JerusalemἹεροσολύμωνHi'erosolumōnG2414sentἀπέστειλανapesteilanG649πρὸςprosG4314αὐτὸνautonG846priestsἱερεῖςhi'ereisG2409andκαὶkaiG2532LevitesΛευίταςLeuitasG3019toἵναinaG2443askἐρωτήσωσινerōtēsōsinG2065himαὐτόν·autonG846, “WhoτίςtisG5101areεἶ;eiG1510youσὺsuG4771?”
21“Thenοὖν;ounG3767whoτίtiG5101are youΚαὶKaiG2532?”they inquiredἠρώτησαν αὐτόν·ērōtēsan autonG2065G846. “Areεἶ;eiG1510youσὺsuG4771ElijahἨλίαςĒliasG2243καὶkaiG2532?”He saidλέγει·legeiG3004, “I amεἰμί.eimiG1510notοὐκoukG3756.” “AreεἶeiG1510youσύ;suG4771theὁhoG3588ProphetπροφήτηςprophētēsG4396καὶkaiG2532?”He answeredἀπεκρίθη·apekrithēG611, “Noοὔ.ouG3756.”
23Johnrepliedἔφη·ephēG5346inκαθὼςkathōsG2531the words ofεἶπενeipenG2036IsaiahἨσαΐαςĒsaiasG2268theτῇtēaG3588prophetπροφήτης.prophētēsG4396: “IἐγὼegōG1473ama voiceφωνὴphōnēG5456of one callingβοῶντοςboōntosG994inἐνenG1722theτὴνtēnG3588wildernessἐρήμῳ·erēmōG2048, ‘Make straightεὐθύνατεeuthunateG2116theὁhoG3588wayὁδὸνhodonG3598for the Lordκυρίου·kuriouG2962.’”
25καὶkaiG2532askedἠρώτησανērōtēsanG2065himαὐτὸνautonG846καὶkaiG2532εἶπανeipanG2036αὐτῷ·autōG846, “WhyτίtiG5101thenοὖνounG3767do you baptizeβαπτίζειςbaptizeisG907,ifεἰeiG1487youσὺsuG4771areεἶeiG1510notοὐκoukG3756theὁhoG3588ChristχριστὸςchristosG5547,norοὐδὲoudeG3761ElijahἨλίαςĒliasG2243,norοὐδὲoudeG3761theὁhoG3588Prophetπροφήτης;prophētēsG4396?”
26“IἐγὼegōG1473baptizeβαπτίζωbaptizōG907withἐνenG1722waterὕδατι·hudatiG5204ὁhoG3588,”JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491repliedἀπεκρίθη αὐτοῖς λέγων·apekrithē autois legōnG611G846G3004, “but amongμέσοςmesosG3319youὑμῶνhumōnG4771standsἕστηκενhestēkenG2476OneὃνhonG3739youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771do notοὐκoukG3756knowG1492.
29TheΤῇTēaG3588next dayἐπαύριονepaurionG1887JohnsawβλέπειblepeiG991τὸνtonG3588JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424comingἐρχόμενονerchomenonG2064towardπρὸςprosG4314himαὐτὸνautonG846andκαὶkaiG2532saidλέγει·legeiG3004, “LookG2400,theὁhoG3588LambἀμνὸςamnosG286τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,whoὁhoG3588takes awayαἴρωνairōnG142theτὴνtēnG3588sinἁμαρτίανhamartianG266of theτοῦtouG3588worldκόσμου.kosmouG2889!
30This isἐστινestinG1510HeοὗτόςhoutosG3778ofὑπὲρhuperG5228whomοὗhouG3739IG1473saidεἶπον·eiponG2036, ‘A manἀνὴρanērG435who comesἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064afterὀπίσωopisōG3694meG1473ὃςhosG3739hasγέγονενgegonenG1096surpassedἔμπροσθένemprosthenG1715meG1473becauseὅτιhotiG3754He wasἦν.ēnG1510beforeπρῶτόςprōtosG4413meG1473.’
31I myselfG2504did notοὐκoukG3756knowᾔδεινēdeinG1492Himαὐτόν,autonG846,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235the reasonδιὰ τοῦτοdia toutoG1223G3778IG1473cameἦλθονēlthonG2064baptizingβαπτίζων.baptizōnG907withἐνenG1722waterὕδατιhudatiG5204wasthatἵναinaG2443He might be revealedφανερωθῇphanerōthēaG5319τῷtōG3588to IsraelἸσραήλ,IsraēlG2474.”
32ThenκαὶkaiG2532JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491testifiedἐμαρτύρησεν λέγωνemarturēsen legōnG3140G3004ὅτιhotiG3754, “I sawτεθέαμαιtetheamaiG2300theτὸtoG3588SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151descendingκαταβαῖνονkatabainonG2597fromἐξexG1537heavenοὐρανοῦ,ouranouG3772likeὡςhōsG5613a doveπεριστερὰνperisteranG4058andκαὶkaiG2532restingἔμεινενemeinenG3306onἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909Himαὐτόν.autonG846.
33I myselfG2504did notοὐκoukG3756knowG1492Himαὐτόν,autonG846,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235theὁhoG3588One whosentπέμψαςpempsasG3992meG1473to baptizeβαπτίζεινbaptizeinG907withἐνenG1722waterὕδατι,hudatiG5204ἐκεῖνόςekeinosG1565toldεἶπεν·eipenG2036meG1473, ‘The manonἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909whomὃν ἂνhon anG3739G302you seeG3708theτὸtoG3588SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151descendκαταβαῖνονkatabainonG2597andG2532restμένονmenonG3306ἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909αὐτόν,autonG846isἐστινestinG1510οὗτόςhoutosG3778HeὁhoG3588who will baptizeβαπτίζωνbaptizōnG907withἐνenG1722theHolyἁγίῳ.hagiōG40SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151.’
Commentaries on John 1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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