Berean Standard Bible
John 1:19-51
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.’
38δὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424turnedΣτραφεὶςStrapheisG4762andκαὶkaiG2532sawθεασάμενοςtheasamenosG2300themαὐτοὺςautousG846followingἀκολουθοῦνταςakolouthountasG190. “WhatτίtiG5101do you wantζητεῖτε;zēteiteG2212?”He askedλέγειlegeiG3004αὐτοῖς·autoisG846δὲdeG1161οἱhoiG3588.They saidεἶπανeipanG2036to Himαὐτῷ·autōG846, “Rabbiῥαββί,rhabbiG4461” (whichὃhoG3739meansλέγεται μεθερμηνευόμενονlegetai methermēneuomenonG3177G3004Teacherδιδάσκαλε,didaskaleG1320), “whereποῦpouG4226are You stayingμένεις;meneisG3306?”
39“ComeἔρχεσθεerchestheG2064andκαὶkaiG2532seeG3708,”He repliedλέγειlegeiG3004αὐτοῖς·autoisG846.SoοὖνounG3767they wentἦλθανēlthanG2064andκαὶkaiG2532sawG3708whereG4225He was stayingμένει,meneiG3306,andκαὶkaiG2532spentἔμεινανemeinanG3306thatἐκείνην·ekeinēnG1565τὴνtēnG3588dayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250withπαρ᾽par᾽G3844HimαὐτῷautōG846.It wasἦνēnG1510aboutὡςhōsG5613thetenthδεκάτη.dekatēG1182hourὥραhōraG5610.
40AndrewἈνδρέαςAndreasG406,SimonΣίμωνοςSimōnosG4613Peter’sΠέτρουPetrouG4074ὁhoG3588brotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80,wasἦνēnG1510oneεἷςheisG1520ofἐκekG1537theτῶνtōnG3588twoδύοduoG1417whoτῶνtōnG3588heardἀκουσάντωνakousantōnG191παρὰparaG3844John’sἸωάννουIōannouG2491testimonyandκαὶkaiG2532followedἀκολουθησάντωνakolouthēsantōnG190Jesusαὐτῷ.¶autōG846.
41HeοὗτοςhoutosG3778firstG4412foundΕὑρίσκειHeuriskeiG2147τὸνtonG3588hisτὸν ἴδιονton idionG3588G2398brotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80SimonΣίμωναSimōnaG4613andκαὶkaiG2532toldλέγειlegeiG3004himαὐτῷ·autōG846, “We have foundεὑρήκαμενheurēkamenG2147theτὸνtonG3588MessiahΜεσσίαν,MessianG3323” (whichὅhoG3739isἐστινestinG1510translated asμεθερμηνευόμενονmethermēneuomenonG3177Christχριστός.christosG5547).
42AndrewbroughtἤγαγενēgagenG71himαὐτὸνautonG846toπρὸςprosG4314τὸνtonG3588JesusἸησοῦν.IēsounG2424ὁhoG3588, whoἸησοῦςIēsousG2424looked atἐμβλέψαςemblepsasG1689himαὐτῷautōG846andsaidεἶπεν·eipenG2036, “YouσὺsuG4771areεἶeiG1510SimonΣίμωνSimōnG4613ὁhoG3588sonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of JohnἸωάννου·IōannouG2491G2495.YouσὺsuG4771will be calledκληθήσῃklēthēsēG2564CephasΚηφᾶς,KēphasG2786” (whichὃhoG3739is translated asἑρμηνεύεταιhermēneuetaiG2059PeterΠέτρος.¶PetrosG4074).
43TheΤῇTēaG3588next dayἐπαύριονepaurionG1887JesusdecidedἠθέλησενēthelēsenG2309to set outἐξελθεῖνexeltheinG1831forεἰςeisG1519τὴνtēnG3588GalileeΓαλιλαίανGalilaianG1056καὶkaiG2532.FindingεὑρίσκειheuriskeiG2147PhilipΦίλιππονPhilipponG5376καὶkaiG2532ὁhoG3588, HeἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424toldλέγειlegeiG3004himαὐτῷautōG846, “FollowἀκολούθειakoloutheiG190MeG1473.”
45PhilipΦίλιπποςPhilipposG5376foundΕὑρίσκειHeuriskeiG2147τὸνtonG3588NathanaelΝαθαναὴλNathanaēlG3482andκαὶkaiG2532toldλέγειlegeiG3004himαὐτῷ·autōG846, “We have foundεὑρήκαμεν,heurēkamenG2147theὃνhonG3739OneMosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475wrote aboutἔγραψενegrapsenG1125inἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588LawνόμῳnomōG3551, the OneκαὶkaiG2532theοἱhoiG3588prophetsπροφῆται,prophētaiG4396foretold—JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424τοῦtouG3588ofἀπὸapoG575NazarethΝαζαρέτ.NazaretG3478, thesonυἱὸνhuionG5207τὸνtonG3588of JosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501.”
46“CanδύναταίdunataiG1410anything goodτι ἀγαθὸνti agathonG5100G18comeG1510fromἐκekG1537NazarethΝαζαρὲτNazaretG3478καὶkaiG2532?”NathanaelΝαθαναήλ·NathanaēlG3482askedεἶπενeipenG2036αὐτῷautōG846. “ComeἔρχουerchouG2064andκαὶkaiG2532seeG2400ὁhoG3588,”saidλέγειlegeiG3004PhilipΦίλιππος·PhilipposG5376αὐτῷautōG846.
47ὁhoG3588WhenJesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424sawG3708τὸνtonG3588NathanaelΝαθαναὴλNathanaēlG3482approachingἐρχόμενον πρὸς αὐτὸνerchomenon pros autonG2064G4314G846καὶkaiG2532,He saidλέγειlegeiG3004ofπερὶperiG4012himαὐτοῦ·autouG846, “HereG2400isa trueἀληθῶςalēthōsG230IsraeliteἸσραηλίτηςIsraēlitēsG2475,inἐνenG1722whomᾧhōG3739there isἔστιν.estinG1510noοὐκoukG3756deceitδόλοςdolosG1388.”
48“HowπόθενpothenG4159do You knowγινώσκεις;ginōskeisG1097meG1473?”NathanaelΝαθαναήλ·NathanaēlG3482askedλέγειlegeiG3004αὐτῷautōG846.JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424repliedἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611καὶkaiG2532εἶπενeipenG2036αὐτῷ·autōG846, “BeforeπρὸproG4253PhilipΦίλιππονPhilipponG5376τοῦtouG3588calledφωνῆσαιphōnēsaiG5455youσεseG4771,I sawG3708youσε.seG4771ὄνταontaG1510underὑπὸhupoG5259theτὴνtēnG3588fig treeσυκῆνsukēnG4808.”
50JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424ἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611καὶkaiG2532saidεἶπενeipenG2036to himαὐτῷ·autōG846, “Do you believeπιστεύεις;pisteueisG4100just becauseὅτιhotiG3754I toldεἶπόνeiponG2036youσοιsoiG4771ὅτιhotiG3754I sawὄψῃ.opsēG3708youσεseG4771underὑποκάτωhupokatōG5270theτῆςtēsG3588fig treeσυκῆς,sukēsG4808?You will seeG3708greater thingsμείζωmeizōG3173than theseτούτωνtoutōnG3778.”
51ThenκαὶkaiG2532He declaredλέγει αὐτῷ·legei autōG3004G846, “TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281,trulyἀμὴνamēnG281,I tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖνhuminG4771,you will all seeG3708τὸνtonG3588heavenοὐρανὸνouranonG3772openἀνεῳγόταaneōgotaG455andκαὶkaiG2532theτοὺςtousG3588angelsἀγγέλουςangelousG32τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316ascendingἀναβαίνονταςanabainontasG305andκαὶkaiG2532descendingκαταβαίνονταςkatabainontasG2597onἐπὶepiG1909theτὸνtonG3588SonυἱὸνhuionG5207τοῦtouG3588of Manἀνθρώπου.¶anthrōpouG444.”
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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