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John 1:4-12

4InἐνenG1722himαὐτῷautōG846wasἦν,ēnG1510lifeζωὴzōēG2222;andκαὶkaiG2532the lifeἡ ζωὴhē zōēG3588G2222wasἦνēnG1510the lightτὸ φῶςto phōsG3588G5457of menτῶν ἀνθρώπων,tōn anthrōpōnG3588G444.
5AndκαὶkaiG2532the lightτὸ φῶςto phōsG3588G5457shinethφαίνει,phaineiG5316inἐνenG1722darknessτῇ σκοτίᾳtēa skotiaG3588G4653;andκαὶkaiG2532the darknessἡ σκοτίαhē skotiaG3588G4653comprehendedκατέλαβεν.¶katelabenG2638itαὐτὸautoG846notοὐouG3756.
6There wasἘγένετοEgenetoG1096a manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444sentἀπεσταλμένοςapestalmenosG649fromπαρὰparaG3844Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,whoseαὐτῷautōG846nameὄνομαonomaG3686wasJohnἸωάννης.IōannēsG2491.
7The sameοὗτοςhoutosG3778cameἦλθενēlthenG2064forεἰςeisG1519a witnessμαρτυρίανmarturianG3141,toἵναinaG2443bear witnessμαρτυρήσῃmarturēsēG3140ofπερὶperiG4012the Lightτοῦ φωτός,tou phōtosG3588G5457,thatἵναinaG2443allπάντεςpantesG3956menthroughδι᾽di᾽G1223himαὐτοῦ.autouG846might believeπιστεύσωσινpisteusōsinG4100.
8He wasἦνēnG1510notοὐκoukG3756thatἐκεῖνοςekeinosG1565Lightτὸ φῶς,to phōsG3588G5457,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235was senttoἵναinaG2443bear witnessμαρτυρήσῃmarturēsēG3140ofπερὶperiG4012that Lightτοῦ φωτός.tou phōtosG3588G5457.
9ThatwasἦνēnG1510the trueἀληθινὸνalēthinonG228Lightτὸ φῶςto phōsG3588G5457,whichὃhoG3739lightethφωτίζειphōtizeiG5461everyπάνταpantaG3956manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444that comethἐρχόμενονerchomenonG2064intoεἰςeisG1519the worldτὸ κόσμον.to kosmonG3588G2889.τὸνtonG3588
10He wasἦν,ēnG1510inἐνenG1722the worldτῷ κόσμῳtō kosmōG3588G2889,andκαὶkaiG2532the worldὁ κόσμοςho kosmosG3588G2889was madeἐγένετο,egenetoG1096byδι᾽di᾽G1223himαὐτοῦautouG846,andκαὶkaiG2532the worldὁ κόσμοςho kosmosG3588G2889knewἔγνω.egnōG1097himαὐτὸνautonG846notοὐκoukG3756.
11He cameἦλθεν,ēlthenG2064untoεἰςeisG1519his ownἴδιαidiaG2398,andκαὶkaiG2532his ownἴδιοιidioiG2398receivedπαρέλαβον.parelabonG3880himαὐτὸνautonG846notοὐouG3756.τὰtaG3588οἱhoiG3588
12ButδὲdeG1161as many asὅσοιhosoiG3745receivedἔλαβονelabonG2983himαὐτόν,autonG846,to themαὐτοῖςautoisG846gave heἔδωκενedōkenG1325powerἐξουσίανexousianG1849to becomeγενέσθαι,genesthaiG1096the sonsτέκναteknaG5043of GodθεοῦtheouG2316, evento themτοῖςtoisG3588that believeπιστεύουσινpisteuousinG4100onεἰςeisG1519hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846nameτὸ ὄνομαto onomaG3588G3686:
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