Berean Standard Bible

John 1:4-11

4InἐνenG1722HimαὐτῷautōG846wasἦν,ēnG1510lifeζωὴzōēG2222,andκαὶkaiG2532thatἡhēG3588lifeζωὴzōēG2222wasἦνēnG1510theτὸtoG3588lightφῶςphōsG5457τῶνtōnG3588of menἀνθρώπων,anthrōpōnG444.

5καὶkaiG2532TheτὸtoG3588LightφῶςphōsG5457shinesφαίνει,phaineiG5316inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588darknessσκοτίᾳskotiaG4653,andκαὶkaiG2532theἡhēG3588darknessσκοτίαskotiaG4653has notοὐouG3756overcomeκατέλαβεν.¶katelabenG2638itαὐτὸautoG846.

6There cameἘγένετοEgenetoG1096a manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444who was sentἀπεσταλμένοςapestalmenosG649fromπαρὰparaG3844Godθεοῦ,theouG2316.HisαὐτῷautōG846nameὄνομαonomaG3686wasJohnἸωάννης.IōannēsG2491.

7HeοὗτοςhoutosG3778cameἦλθενēlthenG2064asεἰςeisG1519a witnessμαρτυρίανmarturianG3141toἵναinaG2443testifyμαρτυρήσῃmarturēsēG3140aboutπερὶperiG4012theτοῦtouG3588Lightφωτός,phōtosG5457,so thatἵναinaG2443throughδι᾽di᾽G1223himαὐτοῦ.autouG846everyoneπάντεςpantesG3956might believeπιστεύσωσινpisteusōsinG4100.

8He himselfἐκεῖνοςekeinosG1565wasἦνēnG1510notοὐκoukG3756theτὸtoG3588Lightφῶς,phōsG5457,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235ἵναinaG2443he came to testifyμαρτυρήσῃmarturēsēG3140aboutπερὶperiG4012theτοῦtouG3588Lightφωτός.phōtosG5457.

9TheτὸtoG3588τὸtoG3588trueἀληθινὸνalēthinonG228LightφῶςphōsG5457,whoὃhoG3739gives light toφωτίζειphōtizeiG5461everyoneπάντα ἄνθρωπονpanta anthrōponG3956 G444,wasἦνēnG1510comingἐρχόμενονerchomenonG2064intoεἰςeisG1519theτὸνtonG3588worldκόσμον.kosmonG2889.

10He wasἦν,ēnG1510inἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588worldκόσμῳkosmōG2889,andκαὶkaiG2532thoughtheὁhoG3588worldκόσμοςkosmosG2889was madeἐγένετο,egenetoG1096throughδι᾽di᾽G1223HimαὐτοῦautouG846καὶkaiG2532,theὁhoG3588worldκόσμοςkosmosG2889did notοὐκoukG3756recognizeἔγνω.egnōG1097HimαὐτὸνautonG846.

11He cameἦλθεν,ēlthenG2064toεἰςeisG1519HisτὰtaG3588ownἴδιαidiaG2398,andκαὶkaiG2532HisοἱhoiG3588ownἴδιοιidioiG2398did notοὐouG3756receiveπαρέλαβον.parelabonG3880HimαὐτὸνautonG846.

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